11/16/2023 0 Comments Latina ghost rider agents of shield![]() ![]() Marvel title, which recast the (again, traditionally white) hero as a Muslim teen living in New Jersey. At the same time, Marvel initiated an extremely successful relaunch of their Ms. The revamped Ghost Rider was an early salvo in this war for diverse voices and characters, changing a traditionally white character into a Latino teen. Though the conversation has been ongoing and far more complicated than we can get into here, Marvel - led by Alonso - has long been championing a push for greater diversity in comics, both when it comes to characters and behind the scenes. Let's back up one huge step from the minutiae of how comic book characters' heads are shaped, though, and discuss the world when Reyes was introduced, all those many two years ago. He's not wearing a helmet, and his head isn't a skull: this Ghost Rider is designed so his look simulates the lines of the classic muscle car he was racing the night he died. ![]() He's an amalgam of a flaming car and a human being. One other big difference, which Smith felt strongly about clearing up? Reyes' doesn't have a floating head, or a human skull like previous Ghost Riders. Ghost Rider "bust turnaround" concept art by Tradd Moore Marvel Comics "We had Knight Rider," Smith joked with mock anger, "who was also a black car who talked to him." Instead of a curse, Smith said that Reyes looks at being Ghost Rider as, "something that empowers him."īeyond 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. ![]() And 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. 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. "Robbie makes the choice to do good things, because it's the spirit who compels him to kill." "Prior Ghost Riders were compelled to do good," Smith told. Morrow was a serial killer in life, and functions as the Hulk to Reyes' Bruce Banner. Reyes is younger, and he's not a spirit of vengeance. Those going into either the show or the comic expecting Nicolas Cage's flamboyant (flame-boyant?) take on the character should check their expectations at the door. Alonso says Marvel execs were "given a heads up about" Reyes' appearance on S.H.I.E.L.D. Still, it's not like the comics and TV shows exist in a vacuum. "I would have loved to have launched it sooner, but he has a prosperous career in animation, we needed the time to carve it up and do it right." "We were waiting for Felipe's schedule more than anything," Axel Alonso, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, told over the phone. That is, until he's taken over by an evil spirit named Eli Morrow, who gives him the power to turn any vehicle into a ghost-powered death machine.ĭespite Ghost Rider's absence from the comic books for the past year, it was more happy coincidence than coordination that led to Reyes' return on TV and in comics simultaneously. The more up-to-date incarnation focused on Mexican-American Los Angeles teenager Robbie Reyes, a part-time mechanic who also care of his developmentally disabled brother Gabe. Then in 2014, Marvel gave the character a modern makeover courtesy of Smith and Moore. The title launches ongoing this November.įor those not familiar with Ghost Rider, he was originally a motorcycle-riding, flaming skeleton man possessed by a demon. Tradd Moore, who co-created this brand new take on the character with Smith, will provide a back-up story in the first issue. The new series, appropriately titled Ghost Rider, will be written by Felipe Smith (who will also be doing art for the covers), with interior art by Danilo Beyruth. can exclusively reveal that he's also - after almost a year away - headed back to Marvel Comics. Are you ready for the Ghost Rider-issance? Marvel's flame-headed anti-hero is headed to TV on ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but that's not the only place ol' skull 'n' fire will be turning up. ![]()
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