Inner Demons Episode 36: "Dad Panther"

Look listeners, it can't be said that the humble hosts of Inner Demons, Chris Munn & Brian Biggie, don't suffer for your entertainment.  This episode, they review Chris' choice for worst Ghost Rider comic of all time, Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther # 2.  Say a prayer before diving into this one, folks.  But hey, they also look at (the much, much better) Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 1 and Ghost Rider 2099 # 12, so it's like a sandwich with two awesome kaiser buns holding together some rotten meat.  Wakanda Forever!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 35: "Miracle Man on 34th Street"

Merry Ghostmas from Inner Demons!  Chris and Brian are delivering an early present for Vengeance Eve with our special holiday episode!  We look at the Christmas classic "Silent Night...Deadly Night!" from Marvel Two-In-One # 8, then we round out the episode with discussions about the decidedly non-yuletide Ghost Rider (1990) # 16 and Ghost Rider (2006) # 6!  Just like Santa Claus, Ghost Rider knows when you've been naughty, when you've been nice, and when you've spilled innocent blood.

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 34: "Mister Man-Hyde"

Inner Panthers has returned after that unfortunate incident with the Infinity Warps for another episode of all new comic reviews!  Host Chris Biggie has some really bizarre memories of being two different people, but there's no way anything could smash two hosts together into one super host, right?  While he struggles with his identity he takes a critical look at Avengers # 10 and Cosmic Ghost Rider # 5, which feature a weird spin-off character named Ghost Rider, before taking a look at the origin of his hero Johnny T'Challa Blaze in Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther # 1!  

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 33: "Satanic Fanboys"

Inner Demons returns...in SPAAAAAACE!  This episode Brian and Chris review Cosmic Ghost Rider #s 3 and 4, which features a pretty detailed account on how to murder every hero in the Marvel Universe, Thanos Legacy # 1, which brings Cosmic Ghost Rider firmly into the present day, and What If?: Ghost Rider # 1, which is certainly a comic book that exists.  Throw up your devil horns and head bang until your neck breaks, it's the most metal episode of Inner Demons yet!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 32: "Ghost Rider Genisys"

After a long hiatus Inner Demons has returned to go back, way back, back into time!  This is our All New Avengers review episode, where Chris and Brian take a look at issues 6 through 9 of the new Avengers series!  We talk about Robbie Reyes getting his Pacific Rim on, how the first Ghost Rider's origin story has turned the character's history into a "Choose Your Own Adventure", and Namor's brilliant idea to put armor on sharks!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 31: "Hulk Can't Breathe!"

Inner Demons returns with heavy hearts and sad tidings following the passing of Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich, who will missed by Flameheads everywhere.  This episode Chris and Brian review some classic comics, including Johnny Blaze's fight against the Hulk in Ghost Rider (1973) # 11, Danny Ketch's confrontation with Blackout in Ghost Rider (1990) # 15, and a return to the abandoned Quentin Carnival in Ghost Rider (2006) # 5.  Listen, enjoy, and then go read Marvel Spotlight # 5 in Mr. Friedrich's memory!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 30: "Magical Snapbracelet"

Inner Demons would like to extend an apology to John Tesh, we had no idea you were actually the Devil and would very much like to keep our souls from frying in one of your lakes of hellfire.  Chris and Brian have some excellent comic reviews in this episode and perhaps your enjoyment of them would convince you to spare us, oh benevolent Lucifer?  You could listen to our thoughts on Cosmic Ghost Rider # 2 or Ghost Rider 2099 # 11, though perhaps you'd rather hear our critique of Mythos: Ghost Rider # 1, in which you bless the pages with your handsome visage?  Please don't poke us with that pitchfork, Mr. Tesh!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 29: "You Say He's Just a Friend"

Okay people, you don't need Inner Demons to tell you how awesome Ghost Rider is or how essential to your daily lives these comics truly are.  You certainly shouldn't have to listen to Chris and Brian as they thoughtfully do a critical autopsy on such works of four color art as Ghost Rider (1973) # 9, Ghost Rider (1990) # 14, and Ghost Rider (2006) # 4.  You don't NEED such an in-depth analysis in your lives, but wouldn't you just give anything to have it?  Wouldn't you sell...YOUR SOUL????

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Inner Demons Episode 28: "Punch That Baby!"

Inner Demons is a proud member of the Church of Celestial God Vomit, and with our guidance you too can practice the beliefs of the space gods!  Our reviews of Avengers (2018) # 3, 4, and 5 will surely bring you to your knees in worship of the Final Host!  Don't listen to that heretic and blasphemer Frank Castle, though, for our sermon on Cosmic Ghost Rider # 1 will prove him to be the Devil himself.  He even punches poor defenseless toddlers in the face!  Peace be with you space brothers and sisters!

You can listen to the episode at the Vengeance Unbound page on blogspot, or you can download it from Stitcher, iTunes, or Google Podcasts.  You can also find us on Facebook, just search  for "Vengeance Unbound" and on Twitter under @InnerDemonsGR.  Thanks for listening!

Too Many Ghost Riders?

So, yesterday Marvel released a bit of information on a new 2-issue limited series coming in November called Infinity Warps: Ghost Panther.  No details on the creative team yet, but it's spinning out of the upcoming Infinity Wars event and is one of several mini-series that features "mash-ups" of Marvel characters.  Captain America and Doctor Strange are put together to make "Soldier Supreme", for example.  Ghost Panther is, naturally, a combination of Ghost Rider and Black Panther, and the artwork released so far by Humberto Ramos certainly looks awesome.

This is another instance in a trend that I'm not sure is all that great for the character, namely putting the Ghost Rider name and brand with another established character.  Look at the examples we've had in the last year.  Leaving Ghost Panther to the side, the other big success story has of course been Cosmic Ghost Rider.  This future Spirit of Vengeance is a possessed Frank Castle, the Punisher, and he was the break-out character of Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's recent run on Thanos.  The Cosmic Ghost Rider mini-series actually debuts tomorrow and is expected to be a huge hit for Marvel.  While it's awesome that we're getting a new Ghost Rider series out of this, it also makes Ghost Rider as a concept one that can be traded around to just make a cool visual.  Gone is the actual character of Johnny Blaze (or Danny Ketch, for that matter) to give the character an actual personality of his own.  Now he's just a cool visual that can be bolted on to other characters or concepts, such as the Punisher.

For another recent example, there's the Doctor Strange: Damnation event, which has as its big hook the idea of Doctor Strange and several Avengers (including Black Panther) becoming evil Ghost Riders working for Mephisto.  Before that, last year saw the Venom/Ghost Rider combination, "Host Rider", showing up in the Edge of Venomverse mini-series. The flaming skull is such an iconic, awesome visual identity, but is that all Ghost Rider is to Marvel and the creators?  Has the character reached a point of saturation, where the skull and hellfire can be slapped onto anyone?  Sure, Robbie Reyes is in the Avengers now, but some fans consider even him to be a dilution of a character they love.

Ghost Rider has, in the last decade, gone from a character with two incarnations (three, if you're counting Carter Slade in the 1960s) to a legacy hero that's possessed countless human hosts since the dawn of time.  There's prehistoric Ghost Riders on wholly mammoths and future Ghost Riders as Heralds of Galactus, all of which brings some inspired storytelling and improved recognition for the character.  But is the cost of all that exposure for Ghost Rider the loss of characters like Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch?  Is Robbie Reyes the last bastion of that dual nature for the Spirit of Vengeance?  Do all we, as fans of the character, have to look forward to is more books like Ghost Panther or Cosmic Ghost Rider?  I guess we'll have to wait and see.