History ComicBook / GhostRider2022

* BaitAndSwitch: Zeb, a mysterious new character debuting in this comic, is initially presented as a villainous figure who, as soon as he steps inside Hayden Falls, walks over to a young boy and entices him into brutally murdering his playmate. Once it's revealed, however, that Zeb's real purpose is to ''help'' Johnny Blaze and that Hayden Falls is actually a hellish den populated by demons in disguise, Zeb's earlier action takes a much different context.

* LotusEaterMachine: The first issue opens with Johnny struggling to make sense of his apparent idyllic life in a town called Hayden Falls, surrounded by people who adore him, including loved ones who are supposed to be long dead. Despite the town's best efforts to keep him sedated with false reassurances, Johnny soon fully realizes that the whole thing is a sham: a demonic, illusionary world resided and maintained by lesser demons working for an as of yet unnamed greater evil. With the help of an enigmatic new ally, Johnny reawakens to his Ghost Rider powers, tears the town apart in revenge, and sets off on a new journey across America to uncover the truth of what happened to him, and how he got placed in that fake world to begin with.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Hayden Falls, where the story begins, appears to be an idyllic representation of America, populated by kindly locals. But underneath the veil of pristine lies a nightmarish den of misery, chaos, and demonic residents, the illusionary town itself being nothing but a cage meant to serve as Johnny Blaze's eternal prison... that is, until he realizes the facade.

* WarriorPoet: Benjamin Percy's characterization of Johnny Blaze has shades of this. His first-person narration is often laced with flowery descriptions and has a tendency to delve into philosophical monologues about the people/situations he encounters on his journey.

* NoTellMotel: Of the "gruesome unsolved murders" kind. Johnny wanders across one in issue 2 and decides to work there temporarily for his ongoing travel expenses. He soon discovers that the innkeeper is secretly an evil man who kidnaps his own tenants, offering them as sacrifices to a nightmarish demon living in the mines hidden deep within the premises in exchange for the priceless gemstones that the demon keeps in its dwelling. In the end, Ghost Rider makes the innkeeper and his demonic patron pay dearly for their crimes, then burns their damned motel to the ground for good measure.

* NoTellMotel: Of the "gruesome unsolved murders" kind. Johnny wanders across one in issue 2 and decides to work there temporarily for his ongoing travel expenses. He soon discovers that the innkeeper is secretly an evil man who kidnaps his own tenants, offering them as sacrifices to a nightmarish demon living in the mines hidden deep within the premises, in exchange for the priceless gemstones that the demons keeps in its dwelling. Ghost Rider makes the innkeeper and his demonic patron pay dearly for their crimes, then burns their damned motel to the ground for good measure.

* NoTellMotel: Of the "gruesome unsolved murders" kind. Johnny runs across a seedy roadside motel in issue 2 and decides to work there temporarily for his ongoing travel expenses. He soon discovers that the innkeeper is secretly an evil man who kidnaps his own tenants, offering them as sacrifices to a nightmarish demon living in the mines hidden deep within the premises, in exchange for the priceless gemstones that the demons keeps in its dwelling. Ghost Rider makes the innkeeper and his demonic patron pay dearly for their crimes, then burns their damned motel to the ground for good measure.

* BodyHorror: The stitched-up wound on Johnny’s head starts bleeding, then opens wide to reveal an eye.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Let it be known... I RIDE AGAIN."]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: Zeb, a mysterious new character debuting in this comic, is initially presented as a villainous figure, who, as soon as he steps inside Hayden Falls, walks over to a young boy and entices him into brutally murdering his playmate. Once it's revealed, however, that Zeb's real purpose is to ''help'' Johnny Blaze and that Hayden Falls is actually a hellish den populated by demons in disguise, Zeb's earlier action takes a much different context.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Hayden Falls, where the story begins, is initially presented as America in its most idyllic form, populated by kindly locals. But underneath the veil of pristine lies a nightmarish den of misery, chaos, and demonic residents, the illusionary town itself being nothing but a cage meant to serve as Johnny Blaze's eternal prison... that is, until he realizes the facade.

* BaitAndSwitch: Zeb, a mysterious new character debuting in this comic, is initially presented as a villainous figure who, as soon as he steps inside Hayden Falls, walks over to a young boy and entices him into brutally murdering his playmate. Once it's revealed, however, that Zeb's real purpose is to ''help'' Johnny Blaze and that Hayden Falls is actually a hellish den populated by demons in disguise, Zeb's earlier action takes a much different context.

* BaitAndSwitch: Zeb, a mysterious new character debuting in this comic, is initially presented as a villainous figure who, as soon as he steps inside Hayden Falls, walks over to a young boy and entices him into brutally murdering his playmate. Once it's revealed, however, that Zeb's real purpose is to ''help'' Johnny Blaze and that Hayden Falls is actually a hellish den populated by demons in disguise, Zeb's earlier action is seen on a much different light.

* BaitAndSwitch: Zeb, a mysterious new character debuting in this comic, is initially presented as a villainous figure who entices a young boy into brutally murdering another as soon as he steps inside Hayden Falls. But once it's revealed that Zeb's actually come to ''help'' Johnny Blaze and that Hayden Falls is a hellish den populated by demons in disguise, Zeb's earlier action is seen on a much different light.

* SpottingTheThread: "Roxanne" and her wedding ring. It's what ultimately convinces Johnny that the wife standing before him isn't the real deal, having remembered that he never gave her such a ring. In a fit of rage, he cuts off the woman's fingers, unmasking her as a demonic imposter, then burns the ring in disgust before vanquishing the demon and the rest of her town cohorts.

* CostumeEvolution: Johnny, once again, begins his comic book by sporting a new look. Forgoing the skin-tight simple leathers from his King of Hell days, he now wears what can best be described as a design fusion of his original blue jumpsuit (the HighCollarOfDoom and square-shaped chest/abdomen covering) and his brother Danny's original biker look (black leathers and spikes) while adding his own unique spin to it.

* RevisitingTheRoots: The 2022 comic promises to be a "back to basics" approach in Ghost Rider storytelling, once again featuring Johnny Blaze in the role of a (dark) KnightErrant travelling across the Americas and encountering all manner of supernatural horrors along the way, just like in his original series. Only this time, things have grown DarkerAndEdgier and with a looming, greater mystery on the horizon.
* SpottingTheThread: "Roxanne" and her wedding ring. It's what ultimately convinces Johnny that the wife standing before him isn't the real deal, having remembered that he never gave her such a ring. Unmasking the demonic imposter by cutting off her fingers, Johnny then burns the ring in disgust before proceeding to kill the demon and the rest of her town cohorts.

* RevisitingTheRoots: The 2022 comic promises to be a "back to basics" approach in Ghost Rider storytelling, once again featuring Johnny Blaze in the role of a (dark) KnightErrant travelling across the Americas and encountering all manner of supernatural horrors along the way, just like in his original series... only this time, things have grown DarkerAndEdgier and with a looming, greater mystery on the horizon.

* PerceptionFilter: At various points readers (and Johnny) see two different versions of Hayden's Falls and its inhabitants. One is an idyllic small town, the other is a nest of demons.

* SpottingTheThread: "Roxanne" and her wedding ring. It's what ultimately convinces Johnny that the wife standing before him isn't the real deal, having remembered that he never gave her such a ring. Unmasking the demonic imposter by cutting off her fingers, Johnny then burns the ring in disgust before proceeding to kill the demon and the rest of her town cohorts.

* SpottingTheThread: "Roxanne" and her wedding ring. It's what ultimately convinces Johnny that the wife standing before him isn't the real deal, having remembered that he never gave her such a ring. Unmasking the demonic imposter by cutting off her fingers, Johnny burns the ring in disgust before and then proceeds to kill the demon and the rest of her town cohorts.

* LotusEaterMachine: The first issue opens with Johnny struggling to make sense of his apparent idyllic life in a town called Hayden Falls, surrounded by people who adore him, including loved ones who are supposed to be long dead. Despite the town's best efforts to keep him sedated with false reassurances, Johnny soon fully realizes that the whole thing is a sham: a demonic, illusionary world resided and maintained by lesser demons working for an as of yet unnamed greater evil. With the help of an enigmatic new ally, Johnny reawakens to his Ghost Rider powers, tears the town apart in revenge, and sets off on a new journey across America to uncover the truth of what happened to him, and how he got put in that fake world to begin with.

* RevisitingTheRoots: The 2022 comic promises to be a "back to basics" approach in Ghost Rider storytelling, once again featuring Johnny Blaze in the role of a (dark) KnightErrant travelling across the Americas and encountering all manner of supernatural horrors along the way, just like in his original series... only this time, things have grown DarkerAndEdgier and with a looming, greater mystery on the horizon.

The first issue was released 23 February 2022.

* PerceptionFilter: At various points readers (and Johnny) see two different versions of Hayden's Falls and its inhabitants. One is an idyllic small town, the other is a nest of demons.

* BodyHorror: The stitched-up wound on Johnny’s head starts bleeding, then opens wide to reveal an eye.

!!Tropes appearing in ''Ghost Rider (2022)'':

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