Cover Date: April 2023; On Sale Date: February 2023
Writer: Benjamin Percy; Artist: David Wachter; Letterer: VC's Travis Lanham; Colorist: Bryan Valenza; Editor: Darren Shan; Editor in Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Bjorn Barends
Johnny Blaze wakes up in a tent after suffering through nightmares of dying in various horrific ways. Talia Warroad is outside, sitting before a campfire where she is attempting a spell. The two then continue their journey across the backroads of America, fighting off the demonic taint spread by Blackheart as they go. Johnny also has a new motorcycle, created from the body of Exhaust, a demon that had previously possessed Johnny. The motorcycle seems to have a mind of its own, attacking innocent admirers and attempting to run Talia off the road with its thick exhaust fumes. Talia warns Johnny that he needs to get rid of the bike.
At a diner in Georgia, Johnny and Talia make plans to head to Savannah, one of the central focal points of Blackheart's demonic corruption of the country. When Talia leaves the diner she is attacked by the motorcycle, who wants to kill her and keep Johnny all to itself. Johnny saves Talia and gains control of the bike, crashing it in a construction site. The bike, transformed back into the mangled body of Exhaust, is buried on the construction site by Johnny and Talia. Later, when they get closer to Savannah, they see the outline of the city on fire.