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Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears

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Years before Johnny Blaze ever made a deal that turned him into Ghost Rider, the spirit of vengeance rode high in the old west. Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears follows burned out Confederate Army lieutenant Travis Parham, who finds friendship and sanctuary with a freed slave named Caleb. A few years later, Travis makes a return to see his friend, only to find him and his family tortured and murdered by a gang of angry old slave owners. As Travis embarks on a mission to avenge their deaths, he finds he isn't the only one riding for revenge, as a mysterious and cloaked man with some strange and otherworldly abilities on horseback is on the same mission. Trail of Tears isn't so much a prequel to Road to Damnation as its billed to be, but instead serves as a very entertaining and somewhat poignant western horror story. Sadly though, much like Road to Damnation, Trail of Tears suffers from feeling as if Ennis is being held back in his storytelling. Ennis' Road to Damnation art partner Clayton Crain once again provides some amazing, CGI-esque artwork that must be seen to be believed. All in all, Trail of Tears is a western horror story with an Ennis fueled Ghost Rider twist that all fans of the character should definitely check out.

trail of tears is amazing; graphic, brutal, and amazing. the writer (Ennis) and animator (crain) have shown the ghost rider legend the way it should be in a most visceral and frightening fashion. Ghost rider was always my favorite comic book figure, but the 2 series these men have created gave me a new found love the character.

Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears is one of my personal favorites. The story is about standard: A guy gets helped by a friend, the friend is wronged, everyone seeks revenge, carnage ensues. Don't listen to what Max said -- the art in this book is incredible. Fans of Stjepan Sejic or John Bolton will find plenty to get excited about.

Oh, and knowledge of Ghost Rider is not really necessary here. I have never, ever read a Ghost Rider comic, and I enjoyed this one thoroughly. Perhaps it is just bitter Ghost Rider fans that would find something to be upset about.

This series has the most amazing artwork I've ever seen in a Ghost Rider tale. Clayton Crain really makes the dark and gruesome writing of Garth Ennis justice. The tale is very worth reading to any Ghost Rider fan. It is very dark and very graphic, as is typical of Ennis' style. Since this is the prequel to Road to Damnation, I will be reading that next. Thought it would be best to start here. This is definitely worth reading at least once as it helps give some back story to the Ghost Rider mythos way before Johnny Blaze.

Years before Johnny Blaze ever made a deal that turned him into Ghost Rider, the spirit of vengeance rode high in the old west. Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears follows burned out Confederate Army lieutenant Travis Parham, who finds friendship and sanctuary with a freed slave named Caleb. A few years later, Travis makes a return to see his friend, only to find him and his family tortured and murdered by a gang of angry old slave owners. As Travis embarks on a mission to avenge their deaths, he finds he isn't the only one riding for revenge, as a mysterious and cloaked man with some strange and otherworldly abilities on horseback is on the same mission. Trail of Tears isn't so much a prequel to Road to Damnation as it is billed to be, but instead serves as a very entertaining and somewhat poignant western horror story. Sadly though, much like Road to Damnation, Trail of Tears suffers from feeling as if Ennis is being held back in his storytelling. Ennis' Road to Damnation art partner Clayton Crain is here once again, and once again he provides some amazing, CGI-esque artwork that must be seen to be believed. All in all, Trail of Tears is a western horror story with an Ennis fueled Ghost Rider twist that all fans of the character should definitely check out.

Civil War vengeance story.


Ennis does like a war tale, and he comes up with another that has that backdrop, a a confederate soldier is adly wounded and nursed back to health by a freed slave.

When he leaves, his family falls prey to KKK killers, and when the confederate comes back to visit, the Spirit of Vengeance is not far behind.

This one has a cape and a horse, but not a pale one, so as not to be confusing I suppose.


3.5 out of 5

This gory, by-the-numbers revenge tale is nothing new and features a number of tired contrivances that you might recognize from your favorite straight-to-dvd horror flick. The computer rendered art is muddy and will be completely dated in six months or less.

Also includes one of the worst logos in comics.