Exclusive: Ghost Rider Is Blazing Back to Comics
To be clear: the prior Ghost Riders did have some demonic/satanic overtones; the current one decidedly does not, and is just your run-of-the-mill evil spirit.
[...] where the previous holders of the name Ghost Rider have had their lives ruined by the spirit of vengeance, the current one already had a pretty rough life, living in a poor neighborhood, balancing taking care of a developmentally disabled brother with a job and school, etc.
Beyond the background, Reyes' vehicle of choice is a flaming Dodge Charger, instead of a motorcycle -- which led always fickle comic book fans to point out that Reyes was driving, not riding.
All of these titles have used a similar template that traces its origins back to Spider-Man's introduction in 1962: take a teenager who grew up in a realistic (read: not a billionaire's mansion) setting; give them too much power; and see if they can handle the responsibility.
From older fans angry about their favorite characters getting a makeover -- and it should be noted that in nearly all of these cases, the original characters are also still popping around the Marvel Universe -- to younger fans who feel like there hasn't been enough change behind the scenes -- comics is a traditionally white, male dominated industry --
Guest stars will include the new Hulk -- a super-smart Asian American teen named Amadeus Cho -- and the new Wolverine -- a teenaged, female clone of the original clawed mutant, named Laura.
Hello, fellow teens.
Because of his background, Reyes is "a little more serious" than other heroes, though he will have a rapport, a "kinship" with Laura, because they're both distrustful.
Miles Morales, the new-ish mixed-race Spider-Man who kicked off Marvel's trend toward diversity in 2011, despite my fervent wish for a modern riff on the line-up from 1991's Fantastic Four #348, where the title heroes were replaced by Spider-Man, The Hulk, Wolverine and Ghost Rider.
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