Ghost Rider: Hell Bent and Heaven Bound

by Jason Aaron and Stephan Pastis

Through the years, Johnny Blaze has lost everything to the curse of the Ghost Rider - his family, his life, even his soul. But now, at long last, Johnny finally knows who's responsible for turning him into a flame-headed horror-show on wheels, and he's hitting the road, looking for vengeance and answers - but mostly just vengeance

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785130179
• ISBN13: 9780785130178
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Marvel
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

"Grindhouse" Ghost Rider Once Again....

Jason Aaron writes comics for toughguys. His versions of Ghost Rider and Wolverine would make great flicks repeated at 2 in the mornin' on TNT, resembling men who've been through the thick of it. The humor is dark, over-the-top, savage and shocking. Thankfully, the art captures the Tarantino-esque plot and dialogue, keeping the reader entangled within the burning coal mountains of Montana. It's not all supposed to make sense, or be "safe," and Wizard Magazine's writer of the year tends to keep it this way: inventive, brutal and fun. Aaron's run of Ghost Rider may be the best one yet. Hopefully much of Hell Bent & Heaven Bound influences the sequel to the film.

An Awesome U-Turn on the Burning Highway

Jason Aaron single-handedly turned Ghost Rider into one of the most fun and exciting supernatural action comics ever. What was a super-hero clogged, pretentiously hokey, gimmicky mission story (G.R. must capture 666 demons) became a credible tale of heavenly insurgency and violent struggle. Aaron GETS IT. Ghost Rider is rooted in 1970s occult and biker kitsch: Eval Knieval in a Hammer Horror pic. Denim and leather, whiskey and pentagrams; this is Satanic vengeance on the highway. He cleans up the messy mythology of G.R.'s past with new ideas, but remains sensitive to long-time devotees. Check it out.

Ghost Rider Rides Again

This is fantastic. It takes the spirit of previous Ghost Rider concepts and strips out the turgid bits, replacing them with sheer fun. There's a war going on in Heaven, and Johnny Blaze wants to take vengeance on the angel Zadkiel who's been screwing up his life. He goes from place to place, lead to lead, trying to find out how to get to Heaven. Wherever he goes, chaos and structural damage ensues -- whether because he himself causes it, or Zadkiel's zealots do, or some local weirdness gets in his way. The humor is sharp and the action is good. Nothing lags. One can't help but draw comparisons to "Preacher" plot-wise, but it lacks the melancholy and raw shock factor that sometimes made "Preacher" a chore to read. There is more of a supernatural air to this volume, and a small amount of horror used to very good effect. I was introduced to the Ghost Rider character back when it was featuring its first renaissance (the original Danny Ketch story) and this is the first time I've liked the Johnny Blaze character. Much of this is owed to the writer (Jason Aaron). The art is also dynamic and full of movement. Much is expressed by show rather than tell. If you're a fan of Ol' Flaming-Head, you owe it to yourself to check out this fresh interpretation.

Incredible, incredible stuff.

I've never liked a Ghost Rider comic before in my entire life, but as soon as I saw Jason Aaron was writing it, I decided to give it a chance and it is definitely one of the best books on the market. Why nobody's ever written Ghost Rider like this before is beyond me.