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Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic Collection
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Vengeance Reborn
A new era for the Spirit of Vengeance! Danny Ketch becomes the new Ghost Rider - and rides flaming-headfirst into a gang war between the Kingpin and his conjuring competitor, Deathwatch! Danny's baptism of fire continues with the bite of Blackout, the mania of Mister Hyde and the horror of the Scarecrow! But when Ghost Rider enters the realm of Nightmare, it kicks off a supernatural adventure that pits him against Doctor Strange! The gritty new Ghost Rider makes his presence felt across the Marvel Universe - meeting X-Factor, crossing paths with Moon Knight, taking on the fanatical Flag-Smasher with the Punisher and dealing out vengeance to a gang of killers alongside Wolverine! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #1-12; MARC MOON KNIGHT #25; DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #28 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64-71.
464 pages, Paperback
First published October 10, 2023
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Howard Mackie
1,033 books34 followersHoward Mackie is an American comic book editor and writer. He has worked almost exclusively for Marvel Comics.
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September 28, 2025
The 90s, baby! This book delivers if you’re looking for early 90s comics nostalgia. It’s got everything; dark 90s art, lots of violence, and leather jackets. Always had a soft spot for Danny Ketch Ghost Rider since he was around when I started reading comics. I think this book is pretty good. It’s a lot darker than I thought a mainstream comic would be and I do really enjoy Saltares art. The Wolverine story wasn’t much, but the main book delivers. Looking forward to the next volume which should have Johnny Blaze entering the story.
February 22, 2024
The gold standard for ghost rider…even if most people don’t realize his importance…
Ghost Rider Epic Collection: Vengeance Reborn by Howard Mackie collects the first 12 issues of the 90s ghost rider run along with some other scattered tie in issues.
This is the ghost rider everyone things of when they think of the spirit of vengeance.
Johnny Blaze was a joke stunt rider with convoluted powers. Dan Kerch was the real deal. The second ghost rider (don’t bother thinking of the eastern phantom rider) is what started it all.
What do you think of when you hear the words “ghost rider”? Spiked leather jacket? Chain weapons? Slamming skull (without eyeballs)? Penance stare? A solitary figure fighting evil and not constantly whining about his traveling carnival family?
Dan Ketch Ghost Rider is the version you see, whether it’s the fantastic four cartoon when he beat GALACTUS or the Nicholas Cage movies (even though they tried to give Johnny blade the Dan ketch attributes).
Anyway…this was a very dark gritty reboot of the concept as Dan Ketch finds himself injured and forced to avenge a loved one. What follows is a brutal battle against New York crime and various mobsters.
New figures like Blackout (a vampire) and Deathwatch (kingpin-like crime boss) join existing villains like Scarecrow, Mr Hyde, and Flagsmasher in challenging the new spirit of Vengeance.
Sure, some of the stories didn’t make a ton of sense, but they were fun to read…and outside of a few super hero guest appearances they were set in their own isolated pocket of the marvel universe.
It’s no surprise that the 90s ghost rider led to its own dark horror line of comics since Dan Ketch was a solid guest star in a number of books back then…even popping up in the new fantastic four, X-men, secret defenders, and whatever other book needed a cover appearance sales bump…
Ghost Rider Epic Collection: Vengeance Reborn by Howard Mackie collects the first 12 issues of the 90s ghost rider run along with some other scattered tie in issues.
This is the ghost rider everyone things of when they think of the spirit of vengeance.
Johnny Blaze was a joke stunt rider with convoluted powers. Dan Kerch was the real deal. The second ghost rider (don’t bother thinking of the eastern phantom rider) is what started it all.
What do you think of when you hear the words “ghost rider”? Spiked leather jacket? Chain weapons? Slamming skull (without eyeballs)? Penance stare? A solitary figure fighting evil and not constantly whining about his traveling carnival family?
Dan Ketch Ghost Rider is the version you see, whether it’s the fantastic four cartoon when he beat GALACTUS or the Nicholas Cage movies (even though they tried to give Johnny blade the Dan ketch attributes).
Anyway…this was a very dark gritty reboot of the concept as Dan Ketch finds himself injured and forced to avenge a loved one. What follows is a brutal battle against New York crime and various mobsters.
New figures like Blackout (a vampire) and Deathwatch (kingpin-like crime boss) join existing villains like Scarecrow, Mr Hyde, and Flagsmasher in challenging the new spirit of Vengeance.
Sure, some of the stories didn’t make a ton of sense, but they were fun to read…and outside of a few super hero guest appearances they were set in their own isolated pocket of the marvel universe.
It’s no surprise that the 90s ghost rider led to its own dark horror line of comics since Dan Ketch was a solid guest star in a number of books back then…even popping up in the new fantastic four, X-men, secret defenders, and whatever other book needed a cover appearance sales bump…
October 30, 2023
The issue penciled by Larry Stroman and inked by Tex was especially rad. It was fun revisiting these comics!
March 22, 2024
I hadn’t read these since their original release. I had no memories of the stories but I recalled I liked the art very much.
Well, now I know why I didn’t recall the stories: cuz' they’re plain baaaad. Not only they are unoriginal and mostly dull but they suffer from cringy dialogues from another century with people speaking aloud the thoughts from their minds or debating on the price of tea when fighting. Aaaargh. I found it annoying as a YA already but now I’m definitely too old for this shit.
This collection also includes a perfectly disposable story excerpted from Marvel Comics Present. Texeira's on art but Harry Candelario botches the inks and it’s terrible to behold.
Art on the rest is good though (with the exception of Chris Marrinan on the Doctor Strange isssue) : Saltares + Texeira most of the time, Texeira alone and an interesting Stroman + Texeira.
There’s even a good Mark Bagley issue! I don’t doubt this is all because of Tom Palmer’s inks but still.
Well, now I know why I didn’t recall the stories: cuz' they’re plain baaaad. Not only they are unoriginal and mostly dull but they suffer from cringy dialogues from another century with people speaking aloud the thoughts from their minds or debating on the price of tea when fighting. Aaaargh. I found it annoying as a YA already but now I’m definitely too old for this shit.
This collection also includes a perfectly disposable story excerpted from Marvel Comics Present. Texeira's on art but Harry Candelario botches the inks and it’s terrible to behold.
Art on the rest is good though (with the exception of Chris Marrinan on the Doctor Strange isssue) : Saltares + Texeira most of the time, Texeira alone and an interesting Stroman + Texeira.
There’s even a good Mark Bagley issue! I don’t doubt this is all because of Tom Palmer’s inks but still.
November 3, 2023
Danny Ketch was my introduction to Ghost Rider and the series helped elevate Marvel's supernatural titles during the 1990s. The Howard Mackie's writing is fun and the art is appropriate for the tone of the stories. Also, the mapping of the content is well done and easy to follow.
February 5, 2024
Great collection. The 90's Danny Ketch Ghost Rider is my favorite of all the runs on the character. Fans of 90's Marvel will enjoy this one as well. I hope we get a volume two or some kind of omnibus.
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June 14, 2024This relaunch of Ghost Rider as a character seems to have benefited from good timing, since it's late eighties launch seems to have helped most of the worse excesses of early nineties edgelord overload. The art and story have aged really well, and the redesign, esp of the bike, still looks great
August 22, 2024
Classic super hero comics with a grim twist, by 1990s marvel standards at least.
There’s a lot of crossovers with other superheroes. And I like that there’s at least three times where there’s police bunched up, and the captain goes “stop him!!” And all the police officers are like “lol how?”
There’s a lot of crossovers with other superheroes. And I like that there’s at least three times where there’s police bunched up, and the captain goes “stop him!!” And all the police officers are like “lol how?”
December 29, 2024
I absolutely love this era of ghost rider, from the stories to the amazing artwork this is such a fun read.
October 3, 2025
Went into this with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Really fun stories and more violence than I was expecting from a comic of it's time. Makes me want to pick up volume 2.
January 23, 2024
Siempre es complaciente leer a Marvel de los 90s. Los primeros números son un vagos pero el personaje va creciendo y para mi gusto justo cuando está por mejorar la historia finaliza este volumen. Creo que el segundo volumen será mejor. Me gusto verlo accionar con los otros antihéroes de Marvel: Punisher, Wolverine y Moon Knight. Mención aparte merece el crossover en dos títulos con Dr. Strange, creo que Marvel ya no lo hace pero fue genial en su momento.
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