Then again, this book is very representative of current day Marvel comics - convoluted, desperate and soulless. How come this is the closest Marvel currently has to a flagship writer, and why do most people seem to love his stuff? I really don't get it, and I don't think I want to give him any more chances, either. To me it just comes off as infantile and off-putting. And there is something about Cates' writing that I absolutely hate, some sense of smugness and narcissism, like he thinks he is very smart and bold with his choices. What does he have to do with any of those characters?! This book has no personal stakes or an emotional core, it's just a bunch of insane shit that happens for no reason. But why does it even have to be Frank? This Cosmic Ghost Rider has nothing in common with the character of Frank Castle, and it's so stupid to choose him, the most grounded, tied to reality character in the Marvel lore to go against the likes of Thanos, Galactus, Odin and so on. I don't know, maybe this sounds better than the book actually is, but I thought it was random, messy and entirely pointless by the end, because, no duh, pretty much everything goes back to normal and the whole timeline just resets. First he wants to kill the little shit, but then decides that he will raise him to be a better man. He died in that same Thanos book and ended up in Valhalla, but it turns out he's too much of a dick and Odin doesn't want him there, so Castle fucks right off out of Valhalla and somehow ends up snatching baby Thanos out of the cradle instead. Like, what the hell is this Cosmic Ghost Rider book? So Cates made Frank Castle into a new Ghost Rider in his Thanos book for some reason, and this version of Castle is acting entirely out of character, more akin to some kind of watered-down version of Deadpool. Might be my favorite Marvel title of the year. Also, the ending builds into a new run which I'm sure freaking excited for. I also loved the ending, as it's almost bitter sweet. ![]() The humor is on point, laughing multiple times throughout. The art is fantastic, with vivid colors and badass fight scenes. Frank decides he can't kill a innocent, because he hasn't killed yet, and decides to embark on a quest to raise him. Heads back into the past and is ready to kill baby Thanos, but the little baby Thanos decides to say "Fuck that" and attacks him. He died so this story begins with him in Valhalla and he decides to go on a little journey. That's right, the Cosmic Ghost Rider is none other than Punisher. So after the events of Thanos Wins, we get a little bit more time with this insane Frank. I can't believe how fucking FUN this was. I would have actually preferred if they showed the adventures or the origin of this Frank became the Ghost Rider to the Cosmic Ghost Rider rather than this mixed bag of a story. The question asked in this book is if you had a chance to kill the baby version of the vicious mass murderer in the universe while they were a baby, would you? ![]() ![]() The one of the many confusing things in this comic is in human form he seems very much like you would expect displaying his violent tendencies, but in Ghost Rider form he is pretty much all about restraint, and talkinging like at teenager (yes I mentioned it again, it really annoyes me). Ok, if anyone was to be changed into a Spirit of Vengeance, it would be the Punisher. ![]() Can any really picture a cosmic spirit of vengeance calling someone "dude"? Also, small things like Cable getting older every time he comes back from the future. The best thing I liked about this story is the comic is the artwork. The back story I found more interesting than the actual story. I was quite disappointed in this comic, really.
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