Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Dr. Fate Vs. Ghost Rider



The two Ghost Rider movies starring Nicholas Cage are both extremely cheesy with weak villains and lots of over-acting.  Even so, whenever I stumble upon one of the action sequences on TV while channel flipping, I have to stop and watch it.  It's a testament to the awesome design of the character and his vehicles.  Even in a sub-par product, he is very cool to watch do his thing.

These two first crossed paths way back in STF #233...

22 comments:

AirDave said...

Nicholas Cage as Ghost Rider is why I wish he would make more National Treasure films! ;)

jlbgriggs2 said...

Beautiful cover. Love it!

Carycomic said...

This is much more dramatic than the previous cover. Suitably so!

I can't wait to see what you have on tap for tomorrow. :-)

Mr. Morbid's House Of Fun said...

Another damn good cover Ross.
Yeah I hated and still hate that Cage was casted as Ghost Rider when so many better choices existed. That being said, I'll defintiely agree that the action scenes, even the scene form the second one where he pisses fire, were the only ones worth watching.

Hopefully one day soon they give us a reboot, as Hollyweird tends to do, and we finally get a proper GH movie that does him justice. My only concern is they'll use the current Robbie Reyes version like they did on Agents of Shield. Nothing against him personally, he's just not Ghost Rider to me.

Fate has this fight easily in the bag as well.

Jim Burrows said...

Another top-notch composition that really sells itself. Hard to believe that the art wasn't created this way from the start.

Anonymous said...

Dale's right. Cage was much more believable in DRIVE ANGRY (as a muscle car motorhead)!

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Bob Greenwade said...

I'm one of those few who think that Nic Cage actually worked OK as Johnny Blaze, and I was happy when the Ghost Rider appearance on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did nothing to make those movies "not happen." I didn't enjoy the films enough to want to go buy the DVD releases, and (since others have mentioned theirs) my own favorite Nic Cage movie of those I've seen is Next, but... well, let's just say that my bar for Awful Superhero Movie is Batman & Robin. Next to that one, anything looks good.

Ya know, I don't think I'd even mind if Robbie Reyes got his own mini-series on the new Disney streaming service. I know that Loki, Scarlet Witch, and (probably) Hawkeye have their own coming, and the whole concept is meant for movie characters who won't be getting their own solo films, but I'd welcome it nonetheless.

Now, from the Department of Incongruity: What if Dr. Fate met the Tick?

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Anonymous said...

Yes! But, only at skeletons.

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Carycomic said...

Ankhs make Logan run. ;-)

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Anonymous said...

How about REM Speedwagon? ;-)

Simreeve said...

Brother Kellymatthew Barnes said...
"I miss REM (Pronounced Rehm. Android from Logan's Run TV Series 1978 CBS, and not the rock band.)"

Team-up suggestion: REM and Rom...

Anonymous said...

@Simreeve: great idea! And the story could involve both of them having amnesia for some reason.

Prospective title? "In Memoriam."

Brother Kellymatthew said...

Simrreve REM the android And RoM The Space Knight would be an ongoing that I would purchase on a Bi-Weekly basis, especially if it's the Galadorian (MARVEL) ROM The Space Knight. Add Ikon (MARVEL Annihilators) everybody's favorite Amorous Galadorian Space Knight for Comic relief. XD XD

Anonymous said...

I only know the Ikonn that Dr. Strange occasionally invokes for illusory purposes.

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