War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Dark Elf Realm # 1

Cover Date: July 2019; Publication Date: May 2019

Writer: Bryan Hill; Artist: Leinil Francis Yu; Inker: Gary Alanguilan; Letterer: VC's Joe Sabino; Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth; Editor: Will Moss; Associate Editor: Sarah Brunstad; Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu

At Avengers Mountain, Thor's mother Freya meets with the Punisher to discuss a mission and the agents needed to carry it through.  Castle handpicks She-Hulk, Ghost Rider, and Blade and assembles them in a meeting room to listen to Freya.  She tells them that Malekith has his own Black Bifrost Bridge in the Dark Elf realm of Svartalfheim that must be destroyed.  The heroes all agree to join her, but she tells them that first they must be tested.  Using Asgardian magic Freya forces each of them to confront their greatest fear: for She-Hulk it is her cousin the Hulk and for Blade it is himself as a future lord of the vampires.  Robbie Reyes faces Johnny Blaze, who calls him an imposter. The Avengers fight through the magic and attack Freya to prove their worth. She stops the magic challenge and cinsukts with Punisher to plan their attack on the Black Bifrost. Much later in Svartalfeim, Freya decides to make a last stand to defend the Black Bifrost, as it is now the only way to cross between the Nine Realms.

Ghost Rider (2016) # 5

"Four on the Floor, Part 5"

Cover Date: May 2017; Publication Date: March 2017

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Danilo S. Beyruth; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Val Staples & Jesus Aburtov; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Felipe Smith

Robbie Reyes, as Ghost Rider, fights a gang of thugs outside of his ex-con co-worker Ramon's house.  Ramon gets a phone call telling him about a situation, and he hops on motorcycle to leave.  Robbie, goaded by Eli in his head, follows Ramon to Canelo's Auto Body, where he finds the purple alien monster, the Agents of SHIELD, and the three assembled superheroes (Totally Awesome Hulk, Silk, and All-New Wolverine).  They tell Robbie that the alien absorbs DNA by biting, so he needs to be careful; if the alien were to acquire his powers it would be unstoppable.  The creature mutates as it fights the heroes, having taken on the attributes of SHIELD agents Coulson and May, and Ramon decides to take matters into his own hands.  He grabs a drum of gasoline and stuffs a rag into the top, which he lights on fire and drives toward the monster.  Robbie grabs Ramon and drives the drum into the alien himself, causing it to explode.  But when Ghost Rider walks out of the fire, the alien jumps him and bites him on the shoulder.  Instead of the alien mutating, though, it's Robbie who changes into a more bestial, powerful form of the Ghost Rider.  With Eli's guidance, Robbie blasts the alien with hellfire, which it cannot adapt against.  The alien reverts back into a small hunk of rock, leaving the heroes stunned by Ghost Rider's transformation.

The next day, Amadeus Cho explains that the alien reverted to his dormant state when it couldn't adapt to Ghost Rider's power.  Agent Coulson remarks that it was lucky that Ghost Rider's power wasn't intrinsic to his biology, and all the alien got was Robbie's DNA.

Ghost Rider (2016) # 4

"Four on the Floor, Part 4"

Cover Date: April 2017; Publication Date: February 2017

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Danilo S. Beyruth; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Val Staples & Jesus Aburtov; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Felipe Smith

Late at night in East Los Angeles, Ghost Rider has tracked down the group of kidnappers that he had last encountered in Hillrock Heights.  Despite Eli pushing him to murder the criminals, Robbie lets them go after scaring them.  Robbie's refusal to give in to his rage is making him sick, and Eli tells him that if he doesn't unleash his wrath soon then Eli will take over their body again. 

The next morning, the heroes that are tracking down the alien monster (Totally Awesome Hulk, All-New Wolverine, and Silk) have joined forces with Agents Coulson and May of SHIELD.  They track the alien's energy signature back to Hillrock Heights, directly beneath Canelo's Auto & Body repair shop.  Inside, Robbie watches Ramon Cordova interact with gangsters, and Eli tries to talk him into destroying the ex-convict.  Outside, Ramon tells the gangsters to leave, breaking one's nose and threatening to kill the other.  When Ramon goes back inside, he yells at Robbie's little brother Gabe, who had taken Ramon's tools and put them away without permission.  Robbie, meanwhile, has been confronted by Wolverine and Hulk in their civilian identities, and while Robbie says he can repair Wolverine's car he's not interested in teaming up with them to find the alien. 

Later, while the team of heroes and SHIELD agents stake out the repair shop, Robbie drives to Cordova's house to talk to him about what happened with Gabe.  Cordova tells Robbie to back off, saying he's not cut out for street life, but before Robbie can reply the gang members that Ramon chased off arrive and start shooting.  Ramon saves Robbie, telling him to stay down while he takes care of the thugs.  Robbie is able to transform into Ghost Rider without Ramon seeing and takes out the gangsters, possibly killing one of them.  Back at the auto shop, the alien arrives and is engaged by SHIELD.  When the heroes attack as well, the alien grabs Agents Coulson and May, biting them both on their necks. 

Ghost Rider (2016) # 3

"Four on the Floor, Part 3"

Cover Date: March 2017; Publication Date: January 2017

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Danilo S. Beyruth; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Val Staples & Jesus Aburtov; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Felipe Smith

In the Hillrock Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles, the Totally Awesome Hulk and All-New Wolverine are confronted by Ghost Rider, who sees the Hulk and thinks he's another by-product of Mr. Hyde's strength-enhancing pills.  He drives his car into the Hulk, who barely manages to hold the vehicle back, and a ring of fire opens up beneath them.  At the same time, the pink alien monster erupts from the ground and attacks Wolverine, just as Ghost Rider and Hulk disappear, teleported by Robbie to the Arizona Desert.  Hulk and Ghost Rider fight to a stale-mate, but Robbie starts to lose control and transforms briefly into a more demonic form.  Robbie is able to regain control and turns back to his human self, telling Eli that Hulk has a "pure soul".  Robbie tells Hulk that he thought he was threatening his neighborhood and needed to be stopped somewhere away from innocent people.  Realizing their misunderstanding, Robbie teleports them back to Hillrock Heights, where they find Wolverine hanging out with "El Perro Ribioso", who Eli recognizes as the ex-convict working at Canelo's Auto Shop.  The alien monster left as soon as Ghost Rider and Hulk disappeared, as if it was disinterested in staying in the area.  Hulk and Wolverine invite Ghost Rider to help them find the monster, but he simply drives away without saying a word.

The next morning, Robbie complains to Mr. Canelo about "Mad Dog", but Canelo tells him that before he complains about other employees he should consider leaving his little brother Gabe with a babysitter instead of bringing him to work.  Meanwhile, Hulk and Wolverine have used their flying truck to track the monster to a casino in Las Vegas, where it has mutated once again and is now able to shoot webbing.  They are again unable to defeat the alien, which again escapes, and in the rubble of the casino they find the spider-powered hero Silk, who has been vacationing and attacked out of nowhere.  Silk agrees to join them in finding the alien and tells them that she has some friends that can help.  In the Mojave Desert, the three heroes are joined by Agents Coulson and May of SHIELD.

Ghost Rider (2016) # 2

"Four on the Floor, Part 2"

Cover Date: February 2017; Publication Date: December 2016

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Danilo S. Beyruth; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Val Staples & Jesus Aburtov; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Marco Chechetto

In Los Angeles, Laura Kinney (the All-New Wolverine) is attacked by the alien creature that escaped from the beach.  She discovers that its skin is impervious even to her adamantium claws, which cannot cut through it.  The "Totally Awesome" Hulk arrives and punches the monster into a glass window, causing shrapnel to fly at them.  He explains that the monster is a power-mimic that has already copied his abilities, including the impenetrable skin.  He sees that the shrapnel had cut Wolverine to shreds, and the alien makes contact with her blood, mutating it yet again. 

Meanwhile, Robbie and Gabe arrive at Canelo's Auto Shop while their boss, Mr. Canelo, conducts an interview with a new employee named Ramon who has just got out of prison.  Robbie goes to the bathroom and vomits, asking Eli what happened the night before.  Eli explains that they "leveled up", that every time he uses his power as the Ghost Rider it makes them more powerful.  Ramon leaves, and the other employees tell Robbie that the man was Ramon "Mad Dog" Cordova, a.k.a. El Perro Rabioso, who was a psychotic gangster that went to prison over a decade ago.

Back at the fight, the monster uses Wolverine as a "human dagger" and impales her claws through the Hulk's chest.  While the two heroes heal from their massive wounds, the monster escapes.  Hulk explains to Wolverine that he put a tracking device on it and asks her to help him find and stop it before it hurts more people.

That night in Hillrock Heights, Ramon Cordova's old gang attempts to get him to join back up with them to go to war with another gang.  Ramon refuses, saying that prison changed him and he has turned away from his murderous past.  Amadeus Cho and Wolverine pull up in a van and ask to be let through, and when the gang leader threatens them Cho steps out and turns into the Hulk.  The gang attacks, forcing Hulk and Wolverine to defend themselves, but the sound of an engine interrupts the fight.  The gang backs off, leaving Hulk and Wolverine in the street as a howling mad Ghost Rider arrives.

Ghost Rider (2016) # 1

"Four on the Floor, Part 1"

Cover Date: January 2017; Publication Date: November 2016

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Danilo S. Beyruth; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Val Staples & Jesus Aburtov; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Marco Chechetto

At Canelo's Auto Shop, Robbie Reyes is spending time with his younger, disabled brother, Gabe, bonding with him over cars.  Elsewhere, on the Santa Monica Coastline, a group of archaeologists have made an interesting discovery of an unknown chemical element, which has attracted the attention of Amadeus Cho.  Inside their trailer, the scientists see the chemical goo attack and absorb a lab rat, which causes them to flee.  Cho transforms into the Totally Awesome Hulk and goes into the trailer.  Meanwhile, on their way home, Robbie's route is blocked by a moving truck on their street.  When he asks them to move, the driver of the van shows a gun in his belt and tells them to keep moving before he shoots them.  Back on the coastline, Cho discovers that whatever the creature bites causes it to transform into a mutated copy.  It attempts to bite him, but as the Hulk he has impenetrable skin.

After arriving home, Robbie drops Gabe off and says he needs to run an errand.  Robbie transforms into Ghost Rider and tracks down the moving van on the road.  He attacks the driver and stops the van, cutting it open to free a family that had been taken captive before driving away in the Hell Charger.  Cho, meanwhile, catches the small creature in his hands and sticks his tongue out at it, which the monster promptly bites.  The monster grows to the Hulk's size and immediately starts attacking, but when Cho gets the upper hand the creature burrows into the sand and disappears.  The next day, Robbie and Gabe enjoy a taco from a sidewalk stand and then leave.  Also at the stand is Laura Kinney, the All-New Wolverine, and her companion Gabby.  Wolverine senses the creature in the sewer grate behind them and pops her claws, saying "things are about to get messy".

"Pyston Nitro Strikes!"

Writer: Felipe Smith; Artist: Tradd Moore; Letterer: VC's Joe Sabino; Colorist: Val Staples; Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor In Chief: Axel Alonso 

Canelo's Auto Shop is visited by Rhonda Reubens, a fitness guru famous for her work with celebrities.  While the other employees fawn over her, Rhonda is immediately attracted to Robbie's Dodge Charger.  As she leaves the shop, she removes her wig to reveal the words "Pyston Nitro" tattooed on her forehead, swearing that Robbie's car will soon be hers.

That night, Reubens arrives at Robbie's house on a skateboard, strapped with Uzis and a crowbar.  When she attempts to break into the car, Robbie wakes up and transforms into the Ghost Rider, teleporting from his bed to the interior of the car.  When he attacks the car thief, who introduces herself as Pyston Nitro, she steps on her skateboard and zips away at super speed.  Robbie jumps in the car and attempts to follow her, unable to believe that he's being outrun by a skateboard.  Eli chimes in and teleports the car right to her, which results in them being trapped in a field of "slow time".  Nitro attempts to gun Robbie down, but realizes he's bullet proof.  She rides away, and once gone the car returns to its normal speed.  Eli explains to Robbie that she wasn't faster than them, she's able to slow time down in her immediate vicinity while she moves normally.  Later that night, Robbie lies awake in bed staring at Rhonda's business card, while Rhonda lays in bed looking at pictures of Robbie on social media.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2015) # 24

"Think Fast"

Cover Date: December 2017; On Sale Date: October 2017

Writer: Brandon Montclare; Artist: Dominika "Domo" Stanton; Letterer: Travis Lanham; Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain; Editor: Chris Robinson; Senior Editor: Mark Paniccia; Editor-in-Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Natacha Bustos

Following the loss of Devil Dinosaur, the tween girl genius Moon Girl (real name Lunella Lafayette) is looking for a new partner.  After a brief excursion to the Mojoverse to meet the X-Babies, she sets her sights on Johnny Blaze.  She finds him about to start a race in New York City with two other Spirits of Vengeance who have been pulled from different times.  This race, held once every Solstice, has dire consequences for the loser.  Moon Girl hops on the back of Blaze's bike, but when the race starts he immediately hits a car in the intersection, which allows a little kid Ghost Rider on a flaming big wheel to race ahead.  Moon Girl loans Blaze her roller skates and hops on his shoulders to give chase, eventually leading to all three of them crashing right before reaching the finish line.  They're then passed by an Old Timey Ghost Rider on an old style bicycle, who wins the race.  Moon Girl leaves as the three Spirits of Vengeance argue with one another about rematches, eventually turning into a brawl on the street.

Marvel Legacy (2017) # 1

Cover Date: November 2017; On Sale Date: September 2017

Writer: Jason Aaron; Artists: Esad Ribic, Steve McNiven, Chris Samnee, Russell Dauterman, Alex Maleev, Ed McGuinness, Stuart Immonen, Pepe Larraz, Jim Cheung, Daniel Acuña, Greg Land, Mike Deodato, Jr., and David Marquez; Letterer: Cory Petit; Colorists: Matthew Wilson and Daniel Acuña; Assistant Editor: Alanna Smith; Editor: Tom Brevoort; Editor-in-Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Joe Quesada

One million years ago, during the Stone Age of the Marvel Universe, a group of heroes assembled by Odin (including the original incarnations of the Black Panther, Phoenix, Starbrad, Iron Fist, and the Sorcerer Supreme) have been in battle with a giant alien Celestial.  The last of the "Prehistoric Avengers" is the Ghost Rider, who swears vengeance upon the Celestial for the death of his mammoth.  When the Celestial stirs, Odin and the others charge forward to attack.

In the present day, Robbie Reyes is asleep in his car before being awakened by a police officer demanding to see his identification.  Robbie speeds away, confused when he realizes he drove in his sleep to Cape Town, South Africa.  He's attacked by the current wielder of the Starbrand, Earth's "energy defense system", who claims that they have been drawn to the area to find something.  While Robbie has no idea what Starbrand is referring to, the attacking hero states that no one can be allowed to find and claim it.  Robbie transforms into the Ghost Rider and fights back, with their fierce battle taking them to an archaeological excavation site overseen by SHIELD.  Starbrand dismissively murders the SHIELD agents and the battle moves on, allowing the surviving archaeologists to descend into the excavated cave.  Inside, deep in the earth, they find the Celestial buried by Odin, which kills them with its giant hand.  Back on the surface, Ghost Rider is able to finally defeat Starbrand by giving him the Penance Stare.  Consumed by the pain he has caused others, Starband dies in a massive explosion.  Robbie transforms back to his human form and is extremely confused that he was able to utilize the Penance Stare.  As he gets in his car and drives back toward Los Angeles, the Asgardian trickster god Loki arrives in the cave as the "inheritor" of the Celestial.

The Unbelievable Gwenpool # 15

Cover Date: May 2017; On Sale Date: March 2017

Writer: Christopher Hastings; Artist: Myisha Haynes; Letterer: VC's Clayton Clowes; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Editor: Heather Antos; Supervising Editor: Jordan D. White; Editor-in-Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Paulina Ganucheau

Gwenpool and Hawkeye are told a story of Asgardian dwarves and a gem they carved hundreds of years ago that could allow a soul to possess another being's body.  The museum curator telling them the story asks if Hawkeye has been able to recover the meteor stolen from their exhibit, and Hawkeye tells her that the dwarves have used the ore to carve another gem.  Gwen says that the gem, and her ghost friend Cecil who is trapped inside it, is locked in the Ghost Rider's trunk, but then realizes that since she read the comics she knows Ghost Rider's identity and where he goes to high school.  They are unaware that another dwarf, working as a janitor in the museum, overhears their conversation.

At the school, specifically inside Ghost Rider's trunk, Cecil the ghost is speaking with Eli Morrow, the evil spirit that powers the car.  Eli attempts to convince Cecil that he needs to possess Gwen's body in order to achieve vengeance, but Gwen arrives with a blindfolded Hawkeye and grabs the gem from the car.  Robbie Reyes sees what's going on from a window and runs outside, just as a truck full of dwarves drive by and grab the gem from Gwen before speeding off.  Robbie transforms into Ghost Rider and is convinced by Gwen to team up with her and Hawkeye to save Cecil.  This leads to a chase through the city that ends at the docks, where the dwarves are preparing the ritual to place one of them inside the gem.  To stop the heroes, they release the vessel they had chosen to possess, a giant purple monster hidden inside a crate at the dock.  Cecil convinces Gwen to place the gem on the monster, allowing Cecil to take over its body and chase away the dwarves.  Cecil is happy to have a body again, and he tells Ghost Rider that the spirit inside his car is "pretty friggin' evil, dude."  Robbie agrees and drives away, leaving Gwen and Hawkeye to clean up the mess.

The Unbelievable Gwenpool # 14

Cover Date: April 2017; On Sale Date: February 2017

Writer: Christopher Hastings; Artist: Myisha Haynes; Letterer: VC's Clayton Clowes; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Editor: Heather Antos; Supervising Editor: Jordan D. White; Editor-in-Chief: Axel Alonso; Cover Artist: Paulina Ganucheau

Gwenpool and her ghost friend Cecil meet with a sorceress, their goal being Cecil's return to a corporeal form.  The witch tells them that there is a vessel in Los Angeles that can help them, Cecil would enter it and would then be able to return to life.  She locates a magical portal in Los Angeles and prepares to send Gwen and Cecil through it via her bathtub, but hesitates when she recognizes the type of magic that has created the portal.  Gwen and Cecil jump through anyway, before the sorceress can tell them that the magic came from Satan.

In the Hollywood Hills, a group of Asgardian trolls are in the midst of a ceremony that involves both a sacrifice of one of their number and a large diamond that they have stolen.  They're being watched by Kate Bishop, the teenage Hawkeye, but before she can act the party is broken up by the arrival of Ghost Rider in the Hell Charger.  While Ghost Rider and Hawkeye fight the trolls, Gwenpool and Cecil pop out of the Hell Charger's trunk, which was the portal that the witch had sent them through.  During the melee Cecil tries to grab the diamond but finds himself sucked into the gem.  When the police arrive the trolls and heroes scatter, with Ghost Rider grabbing the diamond and throwing it into his car before he leaves.  Gwen hitches a ride with Hawkeye, but they quickly realize they can't catch up with him.

Later, Robbie arrives back at his house and leaves the diamond inside his car.  Cecil, still trapped inside the diamond, hears the voice of Eli Morrow asking him if he has really achieved the vengeance his spirit needs to move on to the next world.

Avengers (2018) # 27-30

"Starbrand Reborn"

Cover Date: December 2019 through February 2020; On Sale Date: October through December 2019

Writer: Jason Aaron; Artist: Ed McGuiness, Paco Medina, & Francesco Manna; Letterer: VC's Cory Petit; Colorist: Justin Ponsor; Editor: Tom Brevoort; Associate Editor: Alanna Smith; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness & Mico Suayan

The Avengers travel to the Ravenstarr Prison Galaxy after Gladiator of the Shi'ar sends them a distress signal related to the emergence of a new Starbrand. The team is split up after entering the prison galaxy, with Thor being infected by the Brood. Split off from the rest of the team, Ghost Rider races through space with Black Widow and the dying Blade (affected by the proximity of numerous red suns) against the Silver Surfer.

The Silver Surfer, along with his fellow former Heralds of Galactus Firelord and Terrax the Tamer, have come to kill the Starbrand host before it can destroy the galaxy. Ghost Rider confronts the Silver Surfer in space and blasts him with hellfire before stealing his surfboard. The Surfer recovers and retrieves his board, sending Ghost Rider back into his car in defeat before they crashland on a nearby planet. With Ghost Rider and Blade out of commission, Black Widow unpacks a suit of advanced War Machine armor to fight a gathering of inmates looking for a way out of the prison.

The War Widow takes out the inmates but is attacked by the Silver Surfer, who tells her that the Avengers will not claim the Starbrand. While Ghost Rider is wired into his car to facilitate his healing, Blade is covered in his own suit of organic armor by the Boy-Thing, saving Blade's life and allowing him to join in the fight against the Surfer. While the other Avengers do battle with Firelord and Terrax, Gladiator discovers the Starbrand's host on a nearby planet: a pregnant woman who will destroy the galaxy to save her unborn child.

The Avengers fight the Heralds and Gladiator to save the life of Suzanne Selby and her unborn baby, with Selby dying during childbirth and the infant gaining the power of the Starbrand. The Silver Surfer had a change of heart and helps the Avengers fight off his fellow Heralds, and the Avengers bring the baby back to Earth to raise themselves.

Incoming! (2019) # 1

"Incoming!"

Cover Date: February 2020; On Sale Date: December 2019

Writer: Ed Brisson; Artist: Aaron Kuder; Letterer: VC's Travis Lanham; Colorist: Michael Garland; Editor: Tom Brevoort; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Patrick Gleason

Johnny Blaze arrives in Las Vegas and confronts a group of demons that are preparing to invade the Hotel Inferno and free their master, Mephisto. Blaze kills the demons and is then confronted by Wong, who demands to know why Johnny is there. Blaze tells Wong to stand aside, as he's come to take Mephisto himself.

Ghost Rider (2019) # 3

"The King of Hell, Part 3"

Cover Date: February 2020; On Sale Date: December 2019

Writer: Ed Brisson; Artist: Juan Frigeri; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Jason Keith; Editor: Chris Robinson; Senior Editor: Jordan D. White; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Aaron Kuder

A flashback to the year 1654 shows the Spirit of Vengeance named Chief Hellhawk fighting Necrosis, the Spirit of Corruption. Necrosis gains the upper hand and kills Chief Hellhawk.

In the present day, Danny is pulled from the East River by Sister Sara, the Caretaker, who tells him that he's the only one that can stop his brother Johnny. Meanwhile, an angry Blaze realizes that there's only one person he can turn to for help in returning Hell's escapee demons. At the Fadeaway Pub, Danny and Caretaker have a conversation about what's happening to Johnny and how being the King of Hell is corrupting him. In Hell, Lilith addresses an army of demons and opens a portal, sending them to Earth to kill Blaze and give her the throne to Hell. Danny meets with his ex-girlfriend Stacy Dolan outside of her home and tells her that Johnny is responsible for the deaths on the cruise ship. Stacy convinces Danny to help stop his brother, and the Caretaker arrives on her motorcycle to take Danny with her. Finally, in Utah on the road to Las Vegas, Johnny kills two demons who are on their way to the Hotel Inferno before making his way to see the imprisoned Mephisto.

Ghost Rider (2019) # 2

"The King of Hell, Part 2"

Cover Date: January 2020; On Sale Date: November 2019

Writer: Ed Brisson; Artist: Aaron Kuder w/ Craig Yeung, John Lucas, & Luciano Vecchio; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna; Colorist: Jason Keith; Editor: Chris Robinson; Senior Editor: Jordan D. White; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Aaron Kuder

In New York City, Johnny Blaze finds and tortures a demon, demanding to know the whereabouts of the other escapees from Hell. At the Fadeaway Pub, Danny Ketch is awakened by Stacy Dolan, who is investigating the death of one of the bar's regular patrons and the eyewitness reports of a "man with a flaming skull". Danny insists that he wasn't responsible for the patron's death and Stacy asks him to help find out who killed him. In Hell, the demon tortured by Blaze is rescued from his punishment by Lilith, who applauds the demon for leading Blaze right where she wants him to go.

On a boat at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, Blaze is in the process of killing the Hell escapees, who have taken over the bodies of innocent people. He uses his Damnation Stare to send the demons back to Hell, but to everyone else it appears that he is just killing normal people. Stacy arrives with the police outside and calls Danny, who quickly transforms into the Ghost Rider and races to the cruise ship. He arrives in time to stop Johnny from killing another demon and the fight leads outside, where a demon has possessed the body of the SWAT Team leader. Sensing the demon's presence, Johnny kills the police officer and then rides off, pursued by Danny. Atop the Brooklyn Bridge, Johnny gets the upper hand over Danny and strips him of the Spirit of Vengeance before dumping his body in the river.

Avengers (2018) # 8-10

"Inside Avengers Mountain" / "Defenders of the Deep" / "The Battle For the Right to Be Called...Earth's Mightiest"

Cover Date: October 2018, November 2018, & December 2018; On Sale Date: August 2018, September 2018, & October 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron; Artist: David Marquez, Ed McGuiness, Frazer Irving, Adam Kubert, & Andrea Sorrentino; Letterer: VC's Cory Petit; Colorist: Justin Ponsor; Editor: Tom Brevoort; Associate Editor: Alanna Smith; Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski; Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

Robbie Reyes has a phone conversation with his little brother Gabe as he drives the Hell Charger across the Arctic Ocean. He arrives at Avengers Mountain, the hero team's new headquarters made out of the body of the dead Celestial Progenitor. Robbie is met inside by Captain America, who welcomes him to the team. Robbie is then forced to transform into the Ghost Rider to train with the Captain.

Days earlier, following the defeat of the Final Host, the Avengers face the captive Loki, who claims to have set everything in motion so the Avengers would reform. The Celestials depart with Loki, but Ghost Rider explains that they are leaving the body of the Progenitor for the heroes as a warning to the next threats that come to Earth. Back in the present, a whaling ship is attacked by Atlantean warriors, who are killed by the ship's guards. When Black Panther holds the first meeting of the new Avengers team it is interrupted by a crisis alert. The Roxxon whaling ship is now under attack by an enraged Manor the Sub-Mariner.

An underwater fight between Stingray and Tiger Shark is interrupted by Namor the Sub-Mariner, who tells them they can either join him or stay out of the ocean. He savagely beats Stingray nearly to death, causing Tiger Shark to agree to joining his war against the surface.

Days earlier, the Avengers are in the ruins of Atlantis fighting Namor's Atlantean army tobrwcuse a crew of Roxxon soldiers thst have been taken captive. The Atlanteans summon a massive sea beast that swallows Ghost Rider's He'll Charger, but Robbie is able to drive his way back out of its mouth. The Avengers confront Manor, who holds his own against all of them until Captain America attempts to talk him down. Namor accuses the Roxxon ship of poisoning his people and murdering his soldiers, and even Captain America's promise to have them face justice isn't enough to sway Namor's anger. He reluctantly lets the Avengers leave with the Roxxon soldiers.

Later, spurred on by the deaths Atlantean child refugees on the surface, Namor has declared war on all air breathers. He has had the Roxxon guards murdered in their prison cells amd has assembled his own team of superhuman Atlantean he has dubbed the Defenders of the Deep.

While Russia reforms its superpowered team the Winter Guard, Namor and his Defenders of the Deep attack the underwater facility Hydropolis. When the attack sets off the alarms at Avengers Mountain the heroes are all alerted. Ghost Rider is racing Tony Stark, Hell Charger against a repulsar powered car, with Robbie promising to help Tony contact his dead father even if he loses the race.  The call to assemble interrupts their race and both take off across the ocean to Avengers Mountain. The Avengers quickly confront Namor and engage his Defenders in battle, but the fight is interrupted by the Winter Guard, who have come to take Namor into custody for crimes against Russia. This turns into a fight between all three teams that only end a after Namor and the Defenders retreat. After a tense standoff the Winter Guard leave the Avengers to go about saving Hydropolis. Following this event, General Thunderbolt Ross meets with Agent Phil Coulson, who introduces the general to the. Squadron Supreme of America.

Later, in East Los Angeles, Robbie Reyes goes outside his home to check on his car. He's suddenly attacked by a very drunk and enraged Odin, who stabs Robbie through the chest as revenge for the death of Starbrand. Robbie turns into Ghost Rider and explains that Starbrand attacked him and was acting crazy, that his death was accidental. Odin realizes his mistake and apologizes, then proceeds to tell Robbie about the first Ghost Rider. The visit ends with Odin riding with Robbie in the Hell Charger across mountains.

Avengers (2018) # 6

"Planet of Pathogens"

Cover Date: October 2018
On Sale Date: August 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Paco Medina & Ed McGuiness
Inker: Mark Morales & Juan Vlasco
Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
Colorist: David Curiel
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Associate Editor: Alanna Smith
Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski

Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

In Russia the Avengers are making their final stand against the Final Host, the Horde, and Loki.  While the "giant sized" Avengers find themselves outmatched by the Final Host, Doctor Strange battles Loki, and Captain America joins Black Panther and Captain Marvel to fight back against the Horde.  The heroes are eventually overwhelmed, with Ghost Rider piloting the fallen Celestial and succumbing to an overload of information.  Iron Man attempts to fly the Final Host to space and then blow up his giant armor, but is stopped by the First Celestial Host, who have been reanimated as "zombies".  The Avengers listen to Ghost Rider's rants about "god's vomit" and make the leap that they were left by the First Host as the living virus vaccine against the Horde.  Using the knowledge planted in his mind by the Eternals, Iron Man instructs the Avengers to combine their power as the Uni-Mind inside the Ghost Rider Celestial, who burns out the Horde infection of the planet.  Realizing that the Final Host are still a threat, the Avengers team up with the First Celestial Host to defeat the Final Host while the captive Loki watches and laughs, welcoming back the Avengers.

Avengers (2018) # 5

"The Secret Origin of the Marvel Universe"

Cover Date: September 2018
On Sale Date: July 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Paco Medina & Ed McGuiness
Inker: Juan Vlasco w/ Mark Morales & Karl Story
Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
Colorist: David Curiel
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Associate Editor: Alanna Smith
Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski

Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

Beneath the Arctic Circle, Loki tells Captain America about the Progenitor, the first Celestial who came to Earth to die from the Horde infection billions of years ago and whose body remains buried in the ice.  Loki explains to Captain America, and to the listening Ghost Rider who is sneaking up in his Hellcharger, that humanity was borne of that infection of "God's vomit".  Another Celestial came to Earth in one million B.C. and was beaten by Odin and his band of heroes, a group that were unable to defeat the entirety of the First Host when they arrived to check on their brother.  However, instead of destroying the Earth the First Host left, quarantining the planet's infection.  The Horde infected many of the Celestials, transforming them into the Final Host that Loki has brought to Earth.  Ghost Rider rescues Captain America and captures Loki with his chains, interrupting the history lesson.

Meanwhile, Iron Man and Doctor Strange are attempting to save a crashing airliner when Stark receives a call from Ghost Rider, who claims to have been given Stark's number by his deceased father via the Hellcharger.  Ghost Rider and Captain America are in Russia when the Final Host catches up, causing them to crash.  The rest of the Avengers arrive, including the Horde-powered Captain Marvel and Black Panther.  She-Hulk and Thor consume the egg of Frost Giant blood, which transforms them into giants, and Iron Man's giant Godkiller armor arrives.  Ghost Rider is given a pep talk by Captain America, which gives Robbie the idea to power up a nearby dead Celestial with hellfire, transforming him into demonic giant. The four giant-sized Avengers then prepare to do battle with the Final Host for the fate of the planet.

Avengers (2018) # 4

"A Battle That Was Lost a Million Years Ago"

Cover Date: September 2018
On Sale Date: July 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Paco Medina & Ed McGuiness
Inker: Juan Vlasco w/ Mark Morales & Jay Leisten
Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
Colorist: David Curiel
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Associate Editor: Alanna Smith
Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski

Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

In the ruins of Old Asgard, Odin tells Thor and She-Hulk about the Prehistoric Avengers and their battles against the Celestials a million years ago.  Odin takes them to a room that may contain a weapon to aid them, but the item is protected by layers of ice that the two Avengers must smash their way through.  Meanwhile, in Olympia, Iron Man and Doctor Strange discover that the Eternals have all killed themselves, driven mad by the dying Celestials.  They find one of the Eternals, Ikaris, barely clinging to life, and before he dies he implants knowledge of the Uni-Mind in Iron Man's brain.  On the Alpha Flight space station, Captain Marvel and Black Panther study one of the alien insects, identifying it as part of the Horde, a race of cosmic locusts that devour solar systems and are longtime enemies of the Celestials.  They've started emerging on Earth, burrowing out of the bodies of the fallen Celestials.

At the North Pole, Loki continues telling Captain America about the Progenitor, the first Celestial who fell to Earth 4 billion years ago and was buried in ice.  The Final Host have come to Earth to stop the cycle of disease billions of years in the making.  Ghost Rider, having driven his Hell-Charger across the ocean, comes up on the Final Host and breaks his way through the ice to travel underwater.  Back in Asgard, Thor and She-Hulk make their way through the cold to find an egg containing the blood of Ymir, fist of the Frost Giants.  Thor succumbs to the cold and She-Hulk gives him warmth with a kiss, which revives him.  As they emerge from the chamber, Odin reminisces about his battle with the First Host alongside his allies, and how it ended with all of them defeated and at the space giants' mercy. 

Avengers (2018) # 3

"Where Space Gods Go to Die"

Cover Date: August 2018
On Sale Date: June 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Paco Medina & Ed McGuiness
Inker: Juan Vlasco w/ Mark Morales & Jay Leisten
Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
Colorist: David Curiel
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Associate Editor: Alanna Smith
Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski

Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

Ghost Rider and She-Hulk have destroyed the alien insects that had attacked them, and in response to the voice in her head She-Hulk smashes a path through the ground down toward the center of the Earth.  Ghost Rider reluctantly follows her in his Hell-Charger.  Meanwhile, In New York City, Loki had incapacitated Thor, Iron Man, and Captain Marvel while explaining that the Final Host have arrived to exterminate all human life on the planet.  Captain America, held in stasis by the Host, manages to throw his shield at the warp grenades held by Loki.  Loki, the Final Host, and Captain America are all teleported into the sun.

At the Earth's core, Black Panther and Doctor Strange are being overwhelmed by the insect horde and are rescued by Ghost Rider and She-Hulk.  Captain America wakes up in a bubble created by Loki inside the sun, where he finds that all of the Final Host survived.  Back in New York, Ghost Rider arrives with the other heroes inside his car, and they confer notes with Iron Man, Thor, and Captain Marvel.  The Final Host have arrived at the North Pole and Loki explains to Captain America that he's actually the hero, that he found one of the Final Host inside a crater where he'd been left to die by Odin a million years ago.  Back in New York, the heroes start making plans, and Thor teleports himself and She-Hulk to the ruins of Old Asgard to get answers from Odin.  Captain Marvel and Black Panther go to the Alpha Flight space station to come up with a way to combat the insects, and Iron Man goes with Doctor Strange to find the Eternals.  Left alone, Ghost Rider uses a piece of the Celestial technology as a homing beacon and drives off across the ocean to find the Final Host.  At the North Pole, beneath the ice, Loki shows Captain America the corpse of another Celestial that he calls the Progenitor, the cause of the planet's infection.

Avengers (2018) # 2

"Still Avenging After All These Years"

Cover Date: August 2018
On Sale Date: June 2018

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ed McGuiness
Inker: Mark Morales & Jay Leisten
Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
Colorist: David Curiel
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Associate Editor: Alanna Smith
Editor-in-Chief: C.B. Cebulski

Cover Artist: Ed McGuiness

While the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and Captain Marvel) are contending with the Final Host of Celestials that have appeared above Manhattan, they are being observed by an unknown person who narrates to himself about the events.  Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Robbie Reyes - the Ghost Rider - finishes his battle with the subterranean insect creatures that attacked him.  He drives off, wondering why his demon-possessed car has suddenly stopped talking to him.  Back in New York, Jennifer Walters approaches one of the fallen Celestials and is attacked by more of the insects hiding inside its body.  She transforms into the Hulk and destroys the bugs.  She's then contacted by the still living Celestial, named Eson, who teleports her to Los Angeles directly into the Ghost Rider's path.  Hulk attacks and, after a brief battle, the two are again attacked and surrounded by the bugs.  In New York, Captain Marvel's plan to teleport the Final Host into the sun using warp grenades is foiled when the Avengers are stopped by the mysterious narrator, revealed to be Loki.  The Asgardian tells the heroes that the First Host are there to correct the mistake they made one million years ago by ushering in global extinction.