| Title | : | Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1302913530 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781302913533 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 |
| Publication | : | First published January 23, 2019 |
COLLECTING: COSMIC GHOST RIDER 1-5
Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die Reviews
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I was quite disappointed in this comic really. The back story I found more interesting than the actual story. The best thing I liked about this story is the comic is the art work. Also small things like Cable getting older every time he comes back from the future. As good as he look in Ghost Rider form. The part that annoyes me his language. Can any really picture a cosmic spirit of vengeance calling someone "dude"?
Ok if anyone was to be changed into a Spirit of Vengeance it would be the Punisher. The one of the many confusing things in this comic is in human form he seems very much like you would expect displaying his violent tendencies, but in Ghost Rider form he is pretty much all about restraint, and talkinging like at teenager (yes I mentioned it again, it really annoyes me).
The question asked in this book is if you had a chance to kill a the baby version of the vicious mass murderer in the universe while they were a baby would you?
I would have actually preferred if the showed the adventures or the origin of this Frank became the Ghost Rider to the Cosmic Ghost Rider rather the this mixed bag of a story. Sometimes great artwork is not enough. -
I just don't get the Cosmic Ghost Rider hype. He doesn't act like Frank Castle at all. (Going insane is not going to make the Punisher call people "Dude".) He's basically Cosmic Deadpool. In this, he decides to go back in time and kill baby Thanos before deciding to raise him. The stuff with Cable was mildly amusing. I can't say I was a fan of Dylan Burnett's art either. Meh.
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I can't believe how fucking FUN this was.
So after the events of Thanos Wins, we get a little bit more time with this insane Frank. That's right, the Cosmic Ghost Rider is none other than Punisher. He died so this story begins with him in Valhalla and he decides to go on a little journey. Heads back into the past and is ready to kill baby Thanos, but the little baby Thanos decides to say "Fuck that" and attacks him. Frank decides he can't kill a innocent, because he hasn't killed yet, and decides to embark on a quest to raise him. Of course...this doesn't work out well.
Good: Everything. The art is fantastic, with vivid colors and badass fight scenes. The humor is on point, laughing multiple times throughout. Baby Thanos is amazing, just amazing. I also loved the ending, as it's almost bitter sweet. Also, the ending builds into a new run which I'm sure freaking excited for.
Bad: Nothing.
Overall, loved this. Might be my favorite Marvel title of the year. Off the walls crazy. A 5 out of 5. -
This was so freaking metal, Cosmic Ghost Rider was the book that caught my attention to Donny Cates, I became a huge fan of his style after reading it, the story is absolute mayhem, with stunning visuals by Dylan Burnett, one of those rare occasions where the multiverse totally works for me, a real blast to read, just make sure you play something
appropriate in the background while you go through it. -
This is fucking cool, slightly lacking in story, but not guts.
I’d recommend reading the Thanos run by Cates first. As it is linked. -
Worth it just for the Juggerduck, frankly...
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I don't get the hype around Donny Cates. Like, what the hell is this Cosmic Ghost Rider book? So Cates made Frank Castle into a new Ghost Rider in his Thanos book for some reason, and this version of Castle is acting entirely out of character, more akin to some kind of watered-down version of Deadpool. He died in that same Thanos book and ended up in Valhalla, but it turns out he's too much of a dick and Odin doesn't want him there, so Castle fucks right off out of Valhalla and somehow ends up snatching baby Thanos out of the cradle instead. First he wants to kill the little shit, but then decides that he will raise him to be a better man. I don't know, maybe this sounds better than the book actually is, but I thought it was random, messy and entirely pointless by the end, because, no duh, pretty much everything goes back to normal and the whole timeline just resets. But why does it even have to be Frank? This Cosmic Ghost Rider has nothing in common with the character of Frank Castle, and it's so stupid to choose him, the most grounded, tied to reality character in the Marvel lore to go against the likes of Thanos, Galactus, Odin and so on. What does he have to do with any of those characters?! This book has no personal stakes or an emotional core, it's just a bunch of insane shit that happens for no reason. And there is something about Cates' writing that I absolutely hate, some sense of smugness and narcissism, like he thinks he is very smart and bold with his choices. To me it just comes off as infantile and off-putting. How come this is the closest Marvel currently has to a flagship writer, and why do most people seem to love his stuff? I really don't get it, and I don't think I want to give him any more chances, either. Then again, this book is very representative of current day Marvel comics — convoluted, desperate and soulless.
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I finally got around to reading the last issue which completed this series.
All five issues are a total riot, the weakest one being issue number 4, but hey, you gotta have some monologuing somewhere, right?
The whole premise of Frank Castle taking on the mantle of The Ghost Rider is crazy enough...but that just w3asnt good enough was it? Let's throw him in space too!
And ya know what...fuck it! Let's also make him a babysitter!
And you can bet your Action Comics #1 that it was a helluva lot of fun to watch play out!
Color me a fan! -
The absurd Cosmically-infused Ghost Rider Frank Castle returns in what is another fun and silly comic from Donny Cates. This is just pure fun, though I definitely felt more fatigue set in on this volume than I did the Thanos collection. If there’s more to be had, I hope Frank can go in some more interesting directions,
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Started out another weird-ass black comedy Deadpool thing (we've had way too much Deadpool these past few years), but ended up surprisingly somber by the end, with a couple good character moments, even if I can't imagine the actual Frank Castle involved in any of them.
Would've been just two stars if it weren't for the stuff towards the end, but make it two and a half. -
This was a lot different than I thought it would be. I was expecting a dark, serious book but instead this is a silly comedy with cartoony art. Also, the characterization of Frank Castle seemed a bit off to me.
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I’ll give this a 3 1/2. It was pure fun. The character and set up are over the top and that’s what makes it fun. For me, I think it suffers a bit due to the hype. Certainly worth a read just don’t let the hype get to you.
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Batshit crazy, funny and entertaining.
After introducing Cosmic Ghost Rider in Thanos Wins, Cates is giving us the whole mini-series focused CGR trying to change the future by kidnapping baby Thanos. And it's one hell of a ride!
Dylan Burnett's art fit the story very well and the colors are fantastic.
Including "Thanos Legacy" was absolutely useless and I just glanced through it after a couple of pages. I'd rather have the book $2 cheaper than reading such a crappy issue. -
This was ridiculously fun!! Cates created such a fun vibe. The artwork was popping. We need more of this.
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I loved this fun read! The only reason it’s not a 5 star comic in my mind is the Cosmic Ghost Rider voicing is more Wade Wilson than Frank Castle...
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Cosmic Ghost Rider is truly a comic book - high action, high comedy, low sense-making, zero attempts at continuity. It's great fun, but don't expect to remember anything afterwards. Frank Castle aka The Punisher aka herald of Galactus and Thanos aka Cosmic Ghost Rider goes to the past to kidnap baby Thanos and raise him without the urge to kill half the galaxy. This enlightened path instantly goes awry as Frank finds himself lured into killing everyone in sight. It's a silly blast.
Donny Cates is one of my favorite writers and his humor/action-heavy plot fits perfectly with Dylan Burnett's art. Cosmic Ghost Rider is kind of a throwaway trifle, but it's a really high quality throwaway trifle. -
Alright, I read NOTHING leading into this book, but boy I had FUN. Just a blast with the insane 616 Frank, a man unhinged in a world too super for him. This whole thing is off-the-wall, but there's actually a pretty sizable heart in the center, even if Frank reads more like Deadpool in his current state. I loved reading this though, just a great, multiversal, wacky thing, with just enough plot to keep you reading. Can we please get Ryan Browne involved somehow?
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I read a digital copy of this book.
This mini-series is the continuation of Donny Cate's Thanos Wins story, where we meet Frank Castle (originally The Punisher) in his new role as the Cosmic Ghost Rider. Thanos wins, Ghost Rider ends up on Asgard. The universe is ruled under his tyranny rain and the only thing Ghost Rider can do is go back and kill baby Thanos. His way to cure the future and get some peace and payback. However, things don't go entirely by plan when he realises that Thanos isn't evil as a baby. Surely he can't just kill a baby in cold blood. So he decides to raise Thanos as his own son and raise him to not be evil. Sounds simple right? Of course not. This series is so funny. We meet so many different characters, some we know, some we don't and the humour is top class throughout this book. Even in the series moments, there's a touch of comedy. This humour is well welcome after the darkness in Thanos Wins. I love Frank Castle, I think he's a great character, and it was so funny to see how he interacted with baby Thanos and how he finds out that maybe he wasn't cut out to raise a Titan. Overall, one of the best marvel books I've read. -
Ailesi ölünce gözü dönüp tüm kötülere savaş açan Frank Castle önceleri sadece Punisher'dı. Acımasız bir intikamcı... Ama en nihayetinde o bile ölüp cehenneme gitti. Ancak bu onun intikam hırsını durdurmadı ve Mephisto ile bir anlaşma yapıp Ghost Rider olarak dünyaya geri döndü. Artık hepten dehşet vericiydi.
Bu yetmezmiş gibi Galactus'un elçisi olup kozmik güçler kazandı. Böylece adı Cosmic Ghost Rider'a dönüştü. Bununla kaldı mı peki? Tabii ki hayır. Frank daha sonra da Thanos'un elçiliğini yapmaya başladı ve tüm evrene dehşet saçtı. Özetle Frank Castle haddinden fazla uzun ve kanlı süren ömründe pek çok hata yaptı.
Sonra bir gün bu hatalarını düzeltmeye karar verir, geçmişe gider ve Thanos'u henüz bir bebekken öldürmeye çalışır. Ama yapamaz. Çünkü karşısında sadece masum bir bebek bulur. Böylece kötü hatalar silsilesine bir yenisini ekler Frank: Thanos'u kendisi büyütecek, onu bir katil olmaktan koruyacaktır.
Frank Castle... Punisher olarak sayısız can alan, Cosmic Ghost Rider olarak galaksiye ölüm saçan adam, Thanos'u iyi biri olarak yetiştirecek... Ne ters gidebilir ki?
Zaman yolculuğu, Thanos, Watcher, Galactus ve daha nicesiyle dolu uçuk kaçık bir macera var bu cildin sayfaları arasında. Eğlenceli bir şey arayanlara tavsiye olunur. -
In a last ditch effort at redemption for a cosmically enhanced life of bad decisions, Frank Castle, the Cosmic Ghost Rider, goes back in time to kill Thanos in the crib. But as anyone who's ever time travelled before will know, that's never going to end well...
On the surface, this sounds like a load of rubbish. But it is not.
Once you get past the idea that this is a Frank Castle driven insane and with the powers of Galactus and the Spirit of Vengeance, and not the usual Punisher character, this becomes a wild ride through the Marvel Universe of past, present, and future with a surprisingly big heart at its centre. The moral issues that poor Frank struggles with, as well as the consequences of his actions, reach an epic scale by the end of the series, and it all comes full circle by the end showing the futility of attempting to kill/rehabilitate someone like Thanos.
Dylan Burnett is an old collaborator of Donny Cates' if I remember right, and the two work well in tandem. Burnett's characters are spindly and grizzled, and he matches the insanity of Cates' scripts without missing a beat. The bigger set pieces later on in the series look excellent.
Also included here is Thanos Legacy #1, which sets the stage for Cates' Guardians Of The Galaxy run, with art by Brian Level. I'm surprised Marvel collected this here and not with the first volume of Cates' Guardians, but then I'm also not surprised at Marvel's peculiar trade decisions, so hey.
As both a coda to his Thanos run, a set-up for what comes next, and a standalone story of its own, Cosmic Ghost Rider is, as the cover attests, wonderfully absurd. Marvel needs more off-the-wall books like this, and I hope we see lots more of this character. -
That was a fun ride! I didn't know what to expect but i enjoyed Cosmic Ghost Rider. Frank Castle is now Ghost Rider and has been imbued with cosmic power making him ridiculously powerful and after some time with both Thanos and Galactus he decides to take care Thanos once and for all by time traveling (Marvel and time travel, shocking i know) and finding baby Thanos. Cates's writing doesnt take it self to serious but it works, the story is just really fun. The art is also pretty damn good and matches the story really well. Id like to find the stuff leading up to this because I did find this new incarnation of Ghost Rider a good amount of fun. Solid read
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I went into this knowing nothing about it other than it was written by Donny Cates, who has been doing some excellent stuff at Marvel lately. I genuinely thought this was Ghost Rider in space, but big surprise, it's actually about the Punisher!
There's a very brief sequence in the beginning, explaining how Frank Castle gets to this position in life, but from there the story is off the rails, crazy. I found myself with a smile the entire time I read this because of the insane antics. At least a couple times, I genuinely laughed out loud () which doesn't happen very often. Sure, if you are a die-hard Punisher fan you may think this is ridiculous, but just let it all go and enjoy the ride. it has the same tone and look of the early DC Comic Lobo books by Giffen and Grant: Sarcastic humor and over the top violence. Sort of a Pulp Fiction feel as well.
And deep within the story, there's actually a theme as well, an overdone theme, but at least it has a core. The age old question of "Would you kill Hitler as a baby, knowing what he would do in the future?" is paralleled into the Marvel Universe. There's also an examination of just what is Frank, his purpose in the Universe and what is he really looking for? Granted these are touched on lightly and overshadowed by the nutty and frenzied action scenes, but there is a purpose.
This was a welcome surprise and breath of fresh air. -
Update: I read it again and now I see it is a nice exploration of utilitarianism. Frank is pursuing a deontological viewpoint and is finally confronted with the consequentialist viewpoint of what he is doing, ultimately finding the utility of everyone else's happiness outweighs his own, except there is still another layer I am not grasping which is revealed by his final choice and the alternate self he sees.
Original Review:
I enjoyed this quote a lot, but I am not sure what the message is. I definitely think there is a further exploration of Cates' favorite themes here, but to what end? Frank cannot kill baby Thanos because he is innocent, he feels he could kill old Thanos, but he also raised old Thanos so is he killing himself, but then old Thanos made an alternate Frank who is innocent so what does that mean and what do Frank's actions after seeing his innocent self mean? See, a lot to unpack. I think this deserves another read.
This definitely feels like there is an element of God Country's thesis part 2 here. -
Frank Castle as a cosmic time jumping avenger from hell is fascinating but is played for laughs. The tone is mixed between recent Guardians of the Galaxy, the jokier elements of recent Deadpool or Walter Simonson's Thor, and DC's classic Lobo, not the weirder cosmic elements of Warlock or the Silver Surfer, even if the characters overlap. There are high points: like the various incarnations of Cable and the alternate reality Guardians of the Galaxy fighting Cosmic Ghost Rider and stellar artwork by Dylan Burnett. However, Cates characterization is just bizarre and clearly aimed at making this a teen comic: Frank Castle, a literal spirit of vengeance, acts with high school restraint with dealing with baby Thanos and talks like a pre-teen, not a cosmically powdered soldier with a mission of vengeance. This leads to a tone that is very hard to place and plots that don't feel like they are weighty enough or even coherent.
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Pretty weird. I'm glad someone at Marvel has a sense of humor and is okay with letting stuff like this hit the market, but I wish this was still a bit more coherent than it is. And I really wasn't a fan of the artwork--this is a story that calls for someone with a bit more refinement. Still, I enjoyed it and it was fun. Just not a whole lot to it is all.
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I read quite a few of Frank's stories and this one has a different flavor. There is a great deal more humor from Frank himself, though arguably he is a bit crazy after his recent experiences. If you love the old Frank, this story might not be for you. Still, give it a try. You might be surprised. The ending is superb, no matter what comics you like.
Frank Castle has gone through some nasty stuff since the last time I read anything about him. Now he is dead. Again, apparently. He is in Valhalla and he is as pissed off as ever. Odin transforms him into the Ghost Rider again. The power messes with his mind, but he immediately knows what he wants. He heads to Titan to kill Thanos as a baby and thus prevent the world's destruction. He can't go through with it, but hopes that keeping the baby around - as in kidnapping him from his family - might prevent him from becoming the genocidal monster we all know and 'love'. Exposing him to hilariously large amounts of violence might not be the way to do it, though. -
Чудова, хоча і дещо сумбурна історі. Такий собі мальописний "рок-концерт" що починається з бухла, проблем і плавно перетікає у масштабну пи#дялку. В підсумку Френк Касл, він же Примарний вершник настільки за#обує всіх, а весь Всесвіт дістає його, що він вирішує змінити майбутнє, і не вигадує нічого кращого, а ніж повернутися у майбутнє і завалити малюка Таноса у колисці, якого вважає причиною всіх бід.
Спочатку сюжет достатньо рваний, та динамічний, але далі все потрошку розкручується, діалоги стають більш змістовнішими та логічнішими. Касл починає "тверезіти" та робить спроби осягнути весь пи#децизм подій і звісно ж у спробах щось виправити все тільки погіршує, насамкінець нас чекає доволі прозаїчна, але цілком логічна розв'язка.
Однозначно варто відзначити чудову роботу художника Д. Бернетта та колориста А. Фабела. Хлопці дуже старалися, масштаби деяких панелей та розворотів вибивають з грудей дух, вогнена насиченість та бурлеск кольорів нагадує виступ Judas Priest чи Iron Maiden.
Даний мальопис, дійсно хороша можливість розважити себе доволі годною історію і класним виразним малюнком.
p.s. Ще в зібірці присутня бонусна історія "Спадок Таноса #1" від інших авторів, така собі коротенька передісторія Таноса, його безмежного честолюбства та вселенських амбіцій. -
This was such a great book! It picks up after the events of Thanos wins, we have Frank resurrected in Valhalla by Odin and he decides to raise baby Thanos this time to avoid the horrible future? But then again what could possibly go wrong? The answer s everything. We see Frank meet Galactus of this timeline and their inevitable confrontation, their fight, Watcher, Cable bringing so many heroes to fight this Rider to stop him from raising Thanos and its the coolest scene ever where he takes out all the heroes and the splash pages are insane, and then we have a future version of Thanos who became THE PUNISHER and when he takes him to his timeline and all that follows is insane, its a war between the two and Frank realizes it was all wrong and this guy turned out to be even worse and so its an all out war between the two and that ending and how he comes into the main timeline just wow! There is a backup story that sets up Guardians Vol 1 really well! Epic volume, the art is insanely gorgeous and Cates has another winner story in his hands!
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This is flat-out bonkers. Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, becomes the Ghost Rider then a herald of Galactus, combining a bad attitude with the power of Hell along with the Power Cosmic. Then he works for Thanos, serving Death, thus becoming the most powerful being in the universe. Yet he still gets killed and is taken to Valhalla. So of course he beats up an Asgardian while spending his afterlife in Valhalla, causing Odin to kick him out. So Frank decides to kidnap baby Thanos and raise him.
That doesn’t end well.
This whole story is just batshit crazy. I was amused by all the accidental references to Avengers: Endgame, too.
