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Ghost Rider (2006) (Collected Editions) #3
Ghost Rider, Vol. 3: Apocalypse Soon
The final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer is here Ghost Rider, now back in control after Johnny has (once again) proven himself to be... not so good at it, has begun his brutal final march toward Lucifer's ultimate destruction. But should the fate of the mortal world - and possibly the immortal world - be entrusted to a vengeful spirit bonded to the soul of an ex-carnival performer? Heaven doesn't think so. Collects Ghost Rider #12-13 and Annual.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 9, 2008
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October 13, 2016
Johnny Blaze the Ghost Rider briefly suspends his campaign of hunting down all of Lucifer’s avatars to fight Hulk in New York!
Apocalypse Soon is a short one at three issues, two of which are World War Hulk tie-ins. Ghost Rider battles Hulk, there’s plenty of big ‘splosions as the Rider’s chains rips a plane in half, carries a train, and topples a skyscraper - who knew it was that powerful?! But it’s lots of noise over nothing - Johnny rides off in the end and Hulk is fine. Meh.
Stuart Moore writes the annual which closes out the volume. Ghost Rider gets back to fighting Lucifer and they get into an extended bar fight where they’re both still standing by the end. Even more meh!
The blockbuster action of Daniel Way’s issues is fun in a silly way but very shallow and irrelevant like a lot of event tie-ins - Moore’s issue feels even more pointless. Apocalypse Soon is definitely the weakest entry in Way’s pretty average Ghost Rider run.
Apocalypse Soon is a short one at three issues, two of which are World War Hulk tie-ins. Ghost Rider battles Hulk, there’s plenty of big ‘splosions as the Rider’s chains rips a plane in half, carries a train, and topples a skyscraper - who knew it was that powerful?! But it’s lots of noise over nothing - Johnny rides off in the end and Hulk is fine. Meh.
Stuart Moore writes the annual which closes out the volume. Ghost Rider gets back to fighting Lucifer and they get into an extended bar fight where they’re both still standing by the end. Even more meh!
The blockbuster action of Daniel Way’s issues is fun in a silly way but very shallow and irrelevant like a lot of event tie-ins - Moore’s issue feels even more pointless. Apocalypse Soon is definitely the weakest entry in Way’s pretty average Ghost Rider run.
September 8, 2015
Something of a step back from Volume 2. The Hulk story did little for the overall story.
June 3, 2019
Better than the last volume at least. So this volume collects two World War Hulk tie in issues and then an Annual that has Ghost rider against Lucifer. I remember reading the World War Hulk tie ins as a kid and loving them, they're still pretty good now, not much story but its still fun to see Ghost Rider and Hulk have a big fight!
As for the annual, I enjoyed the artwork, it's a big step up from any of the previous art. The story was okay, a bit boring for me.
As for the annual, I enjoyed the artwork, it's a big step up from any of the previous art. The story was okay, a bit boring for me.
November 9, 2023
Another terrible volume in an abysmal run.
I already mentioned in my previous review that I hate the art. This art doesn't work for GR and it doesn't work for me period.
Another rather meandering story as GR tries to track down the remaining 666. More boring, uninspired fights. I thought this would get good because the GR Vs the hulk should be a rad match-up, both having immense power but the hulk being a huge bruiser and GR being fast on the bike and with a different power set.
Instead, GR drops a building on him, Hulk beats on him a little with the big part of the "fight" being when hulk tricks GR by looping his chain around a bus, so GR thinks he has him but... its a bus. Thrilling.
Then GR turns around and leaves.
Way is not the writer for this book and the artist doesn't fit. Hard pass.
I already mentioned in my previous review that I hate the art. This art doesn't work for GR and it doesn't work for me period.
Another rather meandering story as GR tries to track down the remaining 666. More boring, uninspired fights. I thought this would get good because the GR Vs the hulk should be a rad match-up, both having immense power but the hulk being a huge bruiser and GR being fast on the bike and with a different power set.
Instead, GR drops a building on him, Hulk beats on him a little with the big part of the "fight" being when hulk tricks GR by looping his chain around a bus, so GR thinks he has him but... its a bus. Thrilling.
Then GR turns around and leaves.
Way is not the writer for this book and the artist doesn't fit. Hard pass.
May 1, 2024
The annual issue is truly great. There are plenty of kills and thrills from the devil, as usual, until Johnny shows up. The Hulk arc seems to be a prelude for World War Hulk.
October 23, 2017
Ghost Rider isn't normally my jam, being more something I pick up to read around Halloween because it seems thematic. Having read the previous two volumes some time ago, I vaguely remembered the setup for this, but I actually rather liked that this book tied in with an event (World War Hulk) and involved a fight between Ghost Rider and the Hulk, revealing some interesting things about the Ghost Rider. The longer, annual issue continued the previous story though, and I found it growing on me. I'm still not quite fanatical about the character, but I'm more interested to see how this particular story ends, at least.
February 1, 2018
Weak volume made up of two World War Hulk issues and a so-so Annual. There's some over-the-top action and great art, but it's not really worth the time.
August 29, 2021
Read as part of a "Complete Collection" book, counting it as part of the series
Teases at a small part of World War Hulk. Recommend reading that for the bigger picture.
Teases at a small part of World War Hulk. Recommend reading that for the bigger picture.
May 20, 2023
3.5 Stars
Not really a whole lot to this volume, but we get to see Ghost Rider vs. Hulk as part of the World War Hulk event. It's always fun to see those two collide. Otherwise not much to it.
Not really a whole lot to this volume, but we get to see Ghost Rider vs. Hulk as part of the World War Hulk event. It's always fun to see those two collide. Otherwise not much to it.
March 16, 2015
One of the pile of comics my boyfriend gave me to read.. and I'm not sure why with this one! There was one story that crosses over into World War Hulk (so at least I understood that after reading Planet Hulk!) but most it was just kind of OK. It's so short it's hard to really say much about. Half the book is like an advert for that terrible Nicholas Cage movie they made.
I know nothing about Ghost Rider aside from that awful movie, so I come at this knowing the bare basics and it thought me nothing more than that. The majority of it is Johnny and the Spirit arguing for control, or Lucifer killing people. It's so short and without substance.
It's not got my interested in Ghost Rider.. I have Revelations (Vol. 4) still to read now, so we'll see if that changes.
I know nothing about Ghost Rider aside from that awful movie, so I come at this knowing the bare basics and it thought me nothing more than that. The majority of it is Johnny and the Spirit arguing for control, or Lucifer killing people. It's so short and without substance.
It's not got my interested in Ghost Rider.. I have Revelations (Vol. 4) still to read now, so we'll see if that changes.
October 17, 2015
I am not entirely sure which individual issues are in each trade paperback version of this, so I'll kind of guestimate and add them all after I finish the series. I've read a lot of comics up to this point (over nine-hundred as of today (10-16-2015), so I can't add all of them, but I would like to start adding them.
Partly to keep track of them and add more to my read list, but to help this series with it's rating. I love this series, but I guess I was the only one who did.
Partly to keep track of them and add more to my read list, but to help this series with it's rating. I love this series, but I guess I was the only one who did.
December 31, 2012
bk 3 - pulling in some other marvel characters like the hulk, a distraction to what the ghost rider needs to be doing. again the art is great and it's still okay for 7th graders.
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