Solicitation information for Marvel’s Ghost Rider #7 by Benjamin Percy and Cory Smith indicates Johnny Blaze will join his most shocking team yet.
Marvel’s Ghost Rider has been a member of the Avengers, Midnight Suns, Defenders and a number of other teams, but the character will soon be working with a totally new group of people — the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In the October 2022 solicitations for Marvel Comics, the publisher revealed new information for the upcoming Ghost Rider #7. The synopsis for the issue indicates Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider will be enlisted into working with the government unit after a recent spike in unusual paranormal activity. Cover art for the issue also shows Johnny holding a F.B.I. badge with his name on it.
The synopsis for Ghost Rider #7 reads, “SHADOW HUNTERS! There’s a new splinter group within the F.B.I. that is charged with quelling the rise in supernatural activity in the country, and it’s helmed by Agent Talia Warroad, who aims to enlist the dangerous power of the drifter named Johnny Blaze!”
The Road to Ghost Rider’s New Team
The current Ghost Rider run launched in February. The series has seen Johnny Blaze awaken from a seemingly perfect world only to then take on a host of monstrous threats. The third issue of the series pits him up against a ghostly, Stephen King-like semi-truck, while Ghost Rider #4 places Johnny in a nightmarish circus run by the undead. Meanwhile, agents Talia Warroad and Horace Whilmer have been investigating the recent paranormal incidents, putting them on an inevitable collision course with the Spirit of Vengence.
Ghost Rider #5, which releases in August, will bring in a number of other characters from across the Marvel Universe as Johnny enters into a high-stakes racing motorcycle race. The synopsis for the issue reads, “DEATH RALLY! New alliances and old betrayals come into play when a mysterious invitation goes out, drawing Johnny Blaze to the world’s largest motorcycle rally, featuring a race Johnny might not want to win…but can’t lose. Featuring guest stars from across the Marvel Universe!” During San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), Marvel also released a preview for Ghost Rider #8, which shows Johnny riding alongside Marvel characters such as Blade, Rhino, Man-Thing, Doctor Doom and more. Additionally, Marvel will release a Ghost Rider: Vengeance Forever #1 one-shot on Aug. 10 which will feature several different incarnations of the popular Marvel character, including Ghost Rider 2099.
Ghost Rider #7 comes from writer Benjamin Percy, artist Cory Smith, cover artist Kael Ngu and variant cover artists Kaare Andrews and Maria Wolf. The issue goes on sale Oct. 12 from Marvel.
Source: Marvel Comics