ML Preorder/Order Schedule

[TFitz]

man so torn... but I think I need to replace my TB series VII... Ultimately my issue is I want him a bit "grittier"... he's just so shiny! you can't make believe doing the devils bidding in a clean shiny blue onesie!

Yeah, that'd be like Wolverine trying to be all stealthy in a light yellow outfit. Crazy!

 

[Thor-El]

Happily pre-ordered this. Can't wait to add it to the collection.

 

[NORM]

But didn't Hasbro release a Johnny Blaze GR in the leather jump suit, in this blue color scheme, with the bike? The bike wasn't red, it was regular bike colors. I feel like that could be a grittier option.

 

[Enforcer]

Ghost rider has never gotten proper movie treatment the 2nd movie is just sooooo bad I find it unwatchable.

Definitely a property overdue for a modern comic book movie approach in quality. Weren't there rumors forever about Ryan Gosling playing him? I bet that would make for a great film.

 

[hmmberto]

But didn't Hasbro release a Johnny Blaze GR in the leather jump suit, in this blue color scheme, with the bike? The bike wasn't red, it was regular bike colors. I feel like that could be a grittier option.

This is the third crack at classic blue Johnny Blaze with his ride. (I know you know all this, just using it as a chance to post some fun/nostalgic pics)

Toy Biz series VII - "Phasing" variant

Hasbro circa 2018 in Legendary Riders

New guy

I still really love both the previous versions, but I never did find the blue TB variant (still have the regular black one, though). The Legendary Riders version has held up really well in my opinion and he's not going anywhere, but there's no denying the beauty of a more fully classic Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider. I think Ghost Riders in general are infinitely toyetic, so I've got room for plenty of different iterations!

 

[altcunningham]

Now that I know this bike is a Hellfire lantern construct, I think it's pretty cool. Also looks comic accurate either way.

 

[Thor-El]

I still really like the previous Legendary Riders Johnny GR, and it's definitely a grittier, more "realistic" take on the character. But I also love this purely 80s comic version as well. But I may throw the Legendary version onto this Hellcycle from time to time just to see how it looks.

 

[NORM]

The ML7 Ghost Rider was a quality figure, but was he ever depicted in comics as completely skeletal? That figure was sculpted so lanky, like it was a skeleton wearing a leather outfit. Not the super-heroic proportions I tend to associate with Ghost Rider. I don't read GR comics, so I don't know, is he all just skeleton underneath? No flesh, muscles, organs? What fills out his clothes for him to look so built? Just fire? Like a hot air balloon?

 

[Lucid Silverback]

Ghost rider has never gotten proper movie treatment the 2nd movie is just sooooo bad I find it unwatchable.

I agree completely. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Nick Cage's Ghost Rider is supposed to be in either Doomsday or Secret Wars. And while I'm not a fan of Cage's jellybean-drinking portrayal of the character, hopefully Marvel Studios can work their magic like they did with Spider-Man and finally do him justice.


And although I would really prefer this particular figure have slightly looser clothing with some fabric wrinkles, I will still happily add him to my collection --after I remedy those white gloves! Lol

 

[altcunningham]

I will still happily add him to my collection --after I remedy those white gloves! Lol

I pulled some black hands way back during your education session, so I'm ready.

 

[TheGillMan]

The ML7 Ghost Rider was a quality figure, but was he ever depicted in comics as completely skeletal? That figure was sculpted so lanky, like it was a skeleton wearing a leather outfit. Not the super-heroic proportions I tend to associate with Ghost Rider. I don't read GR comics, so I don't know, is he all just skeleton underneath? No flesh, muscles, organs? What fills out his clothes for him to look so built? Just fire? Like a hot air balloon?

Some artists did depict him as skeletal, with flames making up his "musculature". It wasn't really consistent though.

 

[Gothneo]

This is the third crack at classic blue Johnny Blaze with his ride. (I know you know all this, just using it as a chance to post some fun/nostalgic pics)

Toy Biz series VII - "Phasing" variant

Hasbro circa 2018 in Legendary Riders

New guy

I still really love both the previous versions, but I I never did find the blue TB variant (still have the regular black one, though). The Legendary Riders version has held up really well in my opinion and he's not going anywhere, but there's no denying the beauty of a more fully classic Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider. I think Ghost Riders in general are infinitely toyetic, so I've got room for plenty of different iterations!

Yeah.. the TB Series VI "phasing" and the Rhino Wave GRs are my display picks... I was on the fence but the TB one, which I will still keep in display is a bit spindly and dated. I feel like this is decent offering and the bike is fire!

 

[TheGillMan]

I'm going to put this particular GR with my Defenders, and keep the TRU set with the Thunderbolts team he was on with Red Hulk, Elektra, Punisher, etc.

 

[hmmberto]

The ML7 Ghost Rider was a quality figure, but was he ever depicted in comics as completely skeletal? That figure was sculpted so lanky, like it was a skeleton wearing a leather outfit. Not the super-heroic proportions I tend to associate with Ghost Rider. I don't read GR comics, so I don't know, is he all just skeleton underneath? No flesh, muscles, organs? What fills out his clothes for him to look so built? Just fire? Like a hot air balloon?

This brings back so many memories of some of the frustrations from the Toy Biz days. Highly articulated, detailed, 1/12 versions of iconic Marvel characters! But some of them come in this weird re-imagined way that - while kinda cool - weren't exactly what people were wanting for the very first figure of that character right out of the gate. See: Johnny Blaze GR, Apocalypse, Ultron. That, and the tendency to make conglomerated looks of characters that sort of collapsed a bunch of different costumes into a single design instead of being accurate to a single look.

Nowadays, I might actually be kind of interested in a subline that made re-imagined or niche versions like skeleton Ghost Rider, which is honestly still a pretty cool figure. It was hard to be satisfied with it at the time, though, as it was the only representation we had of Johnny Blaze for a very long time.

 

[Gothneo]

The hate for that TB Ultron united collectors in a way that I think surprised even JF back in the day!