Lacks the charm of the first series
8:43 am 1 December 2016
Ghost Rider (2016-) #1 - Felipe Smith, Danilo Beyruth, Tradd Moore, Marco Checchetto
Maybe because there's less of a focus on Gabe and Robbie? When he's hanging out with and taking care of his brother, I find Robbie the most endearing. The resignation with Eli doesn't help and the fact that he's got two guest stars - one who shows up on later on - adds to this sense of disconnect.

It's a pretty scattered story, but for all that, I enjoyed seeing Robbie Reyes as the Ghost Rider more than I realized I would. I missed him more than I thought I would.

I wish it had focused on Robbie himself. He was all about taking care of his neighborhood, and that was nice, too. He is Latino and his neighborhood is poor and mostly ethnic from what I can tell - and it meant that the little guys that most people forgot got some decent protection.

Instead, this looks like a more epic tale taking him further and further away from his roots. I enjoyed this, a great deal, but have many, many concerns. I could have done without the backstory with a villain that outraces the Hell Charger, but it was cuter, felt more in line with Robbie's origins, and it helped soothe some of those concerns.

Definitely giving this a good shot, but if I find this doesn't do it for me, I will drop this series.
Marvel Graphic Novel read in 2016 ( )