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The Ghost Rider's road of vengeance is slowly winding its way into the center of the Marvel Universe. In "Ghost Rider" #10 — in stores today — the Spirit of Vengeance continues his battle with one of the demonically possessed casualties of “Civil War” and this June, Johnny Blaze's fiery alter ego will confront Marvel's Green Gamma Powered Goliath head on as “Ghost Rider” ties into “World War Hulk.” CBR News spoke with “Ghost Rider” writer Daniel Way.

When Johnny Blaze arrives in Manhattan to tackle the Hulk, he shouldn't expect to be treated like the cavalry arriving in the nick of the time to save everybody. To the heroes and citizens in New York, watching Ghost Rider and the Hulk tangle is comparable to how the citizens of Tokyo feel when Godzilla shows up to battle another monster. “Once he gets there everybody is just going to fall back,” Way stated. “They're not going to help. Especially Dr. Strange, he knows the score. He thinks, ‘If Ghost Rider can beat the Hulk great. If Hulk takes out Ghost Rider great because Ghost Rider is just as much a threat as Hulk is at this point. This plan he's got going is not safe and Dr. Strange has explained that quite clearly. The best situation is that the both take each other out.”

Since Johnny Blaze is in control, Ghost Rider just might get himself taken out in his battle with the Hulk “Ghost Rider left alone is extremely powerful; it's almost boundless.” Way said. “Johnny Blaze is kind of the safety switch that keeps Ghost Rider from going super nova. So the more Johnny is in control, the less powerful the Ghost Rider is; which is not a good situation to be in when you're wading into a fight with the Hulk. Johnny is going to have to rely on his wits which are a pretty limited resource.”

Even with only a limited amount of power available, Ghost Rider's battle with the Hulk should still be pretty brutal and spectacular. “I gotta tell you, the fight between these two characters, I can't wait to see it on paper. I didn't hold back on anything,” Way stated. “I think we worked in some really cool stuff. There's one shot in there that's going to be remembered well.

“Ghost Rider” #12-13 will feature some guest star appearances by other Marvel heroes. As we mentioned before though, Johnny Blaze shouldn't expect any of this characters to give him a hand with the Hulk. “This battle will be closely monitored,” Way stated. “All eyes are on this battle in this two-parter. Two characters in particular are watching it.”

The spectators observing the fight between the Spirit of Vengeance and the Green King might include members of the Initiative, America's superhuman army. If that's the case they'll have to carefully consider how they handle Ghost Rider. “Ghost Rider is not a superhero. He's a supernatural,” Way explained. “So you can't really enlist him and going after him would be a losing proposition. You can't really kill him. It's kind of, and we should introduce this into the Marvel Lexicon, the Hulk Complex; the harder you beat on him the worse it gets.

“Now down the line,” Way continued. “there are a couple of big developments we need to get out of the way, but yes it is possible that Ghost Rider will ‘Come Back to Earth' and get involved. Eventually he's got to really get in and mix it up in the Marvel Universe. That's part of the plan, but he has some stuff to get off of his plate first.”

One of the things Ghost Rider needs to get off his plate is his crusade against the 666 avatars of Lucifer. “Ghost Rider's battle with Lucifer has not gone unnoticed and actually that's a big component of the story arc after the ‘World War Hulk' tie-in. That arc is going to be the big because Ghost Rider is reaching the end of the chain and it's about time for the big face-off.”

“Right from the get go I really wanted to streamline what Ghost Rider was and I think that's all coming together,” Way continued. “Ghost Rider is the Spirit of Vengeance and its human host. What is the human host all about? That's one of the only big questions left and that one gets answered in the arc after the ‘World War Hulk' tie-ins.”

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