All-New Ghost Rider (USA) di Felipe Smith

[Nightmist]

I disegni non mi piacciono proprio è più forte di me, sembra una specie di anime comic di quelli che giravano qualche hanno fa, in pratica un cartone animato su carta.

[Azrael]

All-New Ghost Rider #1
Written by Felipe Smith
Art by Tradd Moore, Nelson Daniel and Val Staples
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10

All-New. All-Different.

Pop the clutch. Time to switch gears. Put your pedal to the metal - and get ready to meet your new Ghost Rider. He's... a little unconventional.

Out of all of the Marvel NOW! offerings, it's All-New Ghost Rider that might bear the most watching. Outside of name - and maybe spirit - there's little to link this book from the grindhouse western-style trappings of Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch. Instead of flaming motorcycles alongside tumbleweeds, this is a slicker, shinier Ghost Rider, drag-racing through the neon streets of East Los Angeles. He may not be the Ghost Rider you remember - but he's a Ghost Rider who deserves a chance to ride.

Stylistically, this book is like a dark twist on Jaime Reyes during the original run of DC's Blue Beetle. Robbie Reyes (no relation) is a kid growing up in the southwest, misunderstood, yet growing up with a fierce loyalty to his family. Yet whereas Jamie was a character born of naturalism and an innate sweetness, Robbie's life is painted in much starker colors. Writer Felipe Smith is all about taking characters to the red line of believability, and so the melodrama is cranked to 11. Not only is Robbie's every race over-the-top and harrowing, but even bits like defending his developmentally disabled brother Gabe come off so big, it might even be off-putting. But for every bit that might be too much - like Gabe freaking out over how much he likes macaroni and cheese - there's an equally intense beat that works, like Robbie tearing up at how ineffectual he is protecting his brother. Think of it as "emotionally hardcore."

And that influence extends to the art. Tradd Moore's manga-inspired characters are almost elastic, they bend so much - he reminds me a lot of a cross between Damion Scott and Freddie Williams II, with his characters contorting and stretching with a somewhat thin set of lines. His designwork for his characters really lends some emotion to some of the scenes, not to mention a real visceral punch to the brutal fisticuffs early on the in the book. But it's the chase sequences that really stand out - you can see how much thought Moore put into the chases, and they're some of the best, most innovative bits of comic bookery I've seen in quite a while. It's Speed Racer put through the worst neighborhood in Detroit, as Moore criss-crossed his pages with tire-tread-esque panels, laced with the perspectives of each of the racers. Including an ominous-looking skull.

But that's not to say that this book is perfect - far from it. Smith's pacing is ever-so-slightly off, making this issue feel a bit decompressed. This is particularly a problem since we barely get to see Ghost Rider himself - this is the same sort of playbook from the old Blue Beetle days, but for a character as speed-obsessed as Robbie Reyes, it's ironic that we don't get to the real meat of the story faster. In addition, people are going to either love or hate Tradd Moore's style - there's no middle ground here, especially as his fluid, bendy characters get more and more overpronounced.

But considering how much the concept has flailed about in the past, All-New Ghost Rider isn't a bad respite. There's no way that Marvel is going to keep Robbie Reyes in the driver's seat - there's already too much iconography, too much history to just forget about Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch. But for now, it's good to rest the concept and see what other directions it might go. If Smith can provide a solid platform for Moore to cut loose next issue, I'd say that All-New Ghost Rider will be a fantastic showcase for a future superstar artist.

[Azrael]

PREVIEW: ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #2



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=21030

[Spider Jerusalem]

Che. Figata.

Ok, avevo l' hype altissimo per questa serie e non sono rimasto deluso anche se è solo il primo capitolo. La trama di base è semplice ma è molto giovanile e cattura ( si strizza l' occhio a Fast and Furious e Need for Speed che attualmente tirano ), il protagonista mi sembra anche un buon personaggio su cui si può costruire un' ottima caratterizzazione I disegni poi, adoro alla follia Tradd Moore Un vero e proprio "All-New", speriamo duri e non venga troncato dopo pochi capitoli, fossi in casa Marvel ci punterei moltissimo!

[Azrael]

4/5

http://www.comicvine.com/reviews/all-new-ghost-rider-2/1900-2911/

[Azrael]

Ghost Rider #2 (Published by Marvel Comics; review by George Marston; 'Rama Rating 9 out of 10):

Ghost Rider is absolutely insane, and that's starting to look like a very good thing. Though last issue felt disconnected, sacrificing a cohesive story for energy and momentum, Ghost Rider #2 starts bringing those threads together, and paints a clearer picture of Robbie Reyes's larger-than-life world, leaving behind some of its harder to follow conceits. Smith and Moore's Ghost Rider is something like Speed Racer via Katsuhiro Otomo, with Smith providing the most maniacal, entertaining take on Mr. Hyde yet, and Moore twisting, tearing, and exploding the anatomy of both people and cars the way only he can. Ghost Rider is fast and furious, speed lines and blood splatters, and it's unlike anything else Marvel is doing right now, and it's quickly becoming a must-read.

[Azrael]

3.5/5

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=7195

[Spider Jerusalem]

Letto anche il #2. Si continua benissimo, c'è qualche scena più calma ma quando c'è azione questa serie sprizza adrenalina da ogni vignetta. In più iniziamo a vedere anche qualche cattivo e le prime interazioni tra Robbie e Ghost Rider... Insomma a me sta piacendo da matti!

[Azrael]

ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #5
FELIPE SMITH (W) • TRADD MOORE (A/C)
"ENGINES OF VENGEANCE"
• It's the fight you've been waiting for: GHOST RIDER VS. a modified MR. HYDE
• ROBBIE REYES' violent neighborhood has become a full-blown urban battlefield. Can he save it? Will he want to?
• All-out action and a twist that will hit you at a 100mph!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

[Azrael]

ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3 Felipe Smith variant


ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3 Mark Texeira variant

[Azrael]

PREVIEW: ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #3



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=21580

[Azrael]

4/5

http://www.comicvine.com/reviews/all-new-ghost-rider-3/1900-3029/

[angelus86]

Il #2 l'ho trovato più lento e noiosetto del #1, ma il #3 è davvero figo! Le prime pagine, in cui Robbie interagisce con GR, mi sono piaciute tantissimo, poi è un albo pieno d'azione, e continuo ad adorare le tavole di Tradd Moore!

[Azrael]

All-New Ghost Rider #3 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by David Pepose; 'Rama Rating: 3 out of 10):

Style can only take you so far, and All-New Ghost Rider #3 already feels in danger of stalling out. Writer Felipe Smith's story focuses a little too heavy on the nondescript gangbanger bad guys, and has too little time with new antihero Robbie Reyes behind the wheel. (And when the Ghost Rider is in action, he's not even driving!) It's not bad to remove your main character from his regular motorcycling milieu, but there needs to be something else substantial in its place. Artist Tradd Moore is clearly stretching himself with his cartoony lines, but sometimes moments don't translate or - in the case of one bad guy who nearly folds in half with a blow to the chin - winds up looking comical. Moore's true believers will have every reason to stick around, but this relaunch of Ghost Rider is unlikely to win any new converts.

[Azrael]

4/5

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=7328