tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post5636919440793046262..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: Ghost Rider #20: This Sucker is GoodTimothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-63577315424585828592008-02-22T14:55:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:55:00.000-05:00You're probably right about that - a cheap shot at...You're probably right about that - a cheap shot at best. But I was not in the "Grindhouse was awesome" tent this year. I felt really rooked by the project and didn't think that Tarantino's piece was anywhere near as good as the stuff he's done.<BR/><BR/>So that was that talking.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-38322100457483856212008-02-22T14:29:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:29:00.000-05:00I think it diminishes what Aaron is doing by calli...I think it diminishes what Aaron is doing by calling them "Tarantino bits," because Ghost Rider is clearly a 1970s, exploitation-style creation and it's completely appropriate to draw from 1970s iconography and cinema to tell Ghost Rider stories.<BR/><BR/>I don't care if it's just straight exploitation fun or it veers toward religious themes, I'm definitely along for the ride.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-1296650791224356472008-02-22T14:00:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:00:00.000-05:00Finally got around to this one and it was pretty g...Finally got around to this one and it was pretty good; definitely interesting enough to stick around for the arc. Hope to see more less of the Tarantino bits and more of the philosophical/religious stuff.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-75445091483040096322008-02-15T07:53:00.000-05:002008-02-15T07:53:00.000-05:00There are no bad characters, just bad haircuts.There are no bad characters, just bad haircuts.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-6619831632635097552008-02-15T01:29:00.000-05:002008-02-15T01:29:00.000-05:00Wow, really? Geez, I might have to buy this, then....Wow, really? Geez, I might have to buy this, then. I knew Aaron was good, but still... Ghost Rider? Huh.Bill Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811238618910477219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-31701842119447870782008-02-14T17:10:00.000-05:002008-02-14T17:10:00.000-05:00Picked this up on your recommendation--it's a pret...Picked this up on your recommendation--it's a pretty good read. I must say I loved Aaron's text piece at the end of the issue if only for the introduction.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-87585551893893191942008-02-14T16:37:00.000-05:002008-02-14T16:37:00.000-05:00I can see how you might think so, much how much "b...I can see how you might think so, much how much "badassery" is there really? Most of it is faux-badassery. A lot of posing and flexing and acting sullen. Name some comics that you think might be considered badass, and I'll tell you that most of them are not.<BR/><BR/>Aaron's Ghost Rider is, though, in a down and dirty way that perfectly fits the premise of the series.<BR/><BR/>And Omega IS refreshing, I agree. But so is Ghost Rider, because it's the real deal.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-22573833641003286142008-02-14T13:00:00.000-05:002008-02-14T13:00:00.000-05:00Who am I to argue with a comics fan extraordinaire...Who am I to argue with a comics fan extraordinaire such as Timothy? But I want to gently bring the following point, straight from my personal aesthetic idiosnycrasies, into the discussion: There's already way, way too much "badassness" in American comics - which is also the reason why Lethem and Dalrymple's "Omega" is so refreshing. I don't know Jason Aaron's "Ghost Rider", so take this please only as a short comment on the general "badass situation".<BR/><BR/>FrFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-11113322641210189442008-02-14T10:31:00.000-05:002008-02-14T10:31:00.000-05:00I had to track down Swamp Thing issue 20 too, sinc...I had to track down Swamp Thing issue 20 too, since it was never reprinted. I started reading Swamp Thing when the first Moore tpb came out and ran into Steve Bissette at a comic shop (the owner was like, "hey, this is Steve Bissette. He's an artist.") I had no idea of his greatness because I was a stupid teenage boy shopping for back issues of the 1970s "Joker" series.<BR/><BR/>But Alan Moore didn't take the series in the bold new direction UNTIL #21, so it makes sense that #20 isn't in that first tpb. Morrison and Aaron take their series in a new direction immediately.<BR/><BR/>And, btw, it is the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-10179281933979899772008-02-14T09:49:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:49:00.000-05:00OH! While we're on the subject of new beginnings -...OH! While we're on the subject of new beginnings - does anyone out there know WHY Alan Moore' "first" issue of Swamp Thing is listed as 21 - "The Anatomy Lesson", where they retcon the nature of the ST - when he actually wrote 20? It's never reprinted (and they're on the 3rd time reprinting now) and would actually make a nice bit of symmetry with Morrison's DP (Moore - 20-64 and Morrison - 19-63). I have it - it cost me a bunch 5 years ago, and it's not terrible, tying up some loose ends and setting up 21, but it seems like comic history is engaging in it's own retcon.<BR/><BR/>Any thoughts?Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-72658090426050898632008-02-14T09:42:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:42:00.000-05:00It's a perfect jumping on point. I haven't read m...It's a perfect jumping on point. I haven't read much Ghost Rider ever, and this issue clearly starts something new. In fact, I tried reading some of Way's run on this title just to prepare for Aaron's arrival, but I found myself just skimming through, not interested in the thin plots in previous issues. <BR/><BR/>No, issue 20 of Ghost Rider (just like issue 19 of Doom Patrol) is the real beginning of the series.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-44866769159671046042008-02-14T09:00:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:00:00.000-05:00Where are we at with GR, Tim? Is this one of the "...Where are we at with GR, Tim? Is this one of the "good jumping on points"? Is he Ketch, Blaze or what?<BR/><BR/>I'll admit I looked through the first mini when I was picking it up for my brother-in-law and it looked nice, but I haven't read it since the early 90s.<BR/><BR/>The Morrison comparison is intriguing, especially since he's always used as a comparison to "crazy" writers. I haven't heard anyone use that for a new writer.<BR/><BR/>I'll check this out.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.com