This is actually a pretty well-executed idea, and not a bad Ghost Rider story. Of course, previous issues have set a low bar–I think I’ve given more “D” and “F” grades to GR comics than any others, but still, credit where it’s due: This isn’t a bad arc.
Dormammu tricks Ghost Rider into fighting Dr. Strange by attacking him with a fake Strange illusion. Ghost Rider then goes after the real Doctor, and then, while they are together, Dormammu does a mind switch, putting Johnny Storm’s consciousness inside Dr. Strange’s body and taking over Blaze’s body for himself.
What follows is a fistfight, which feels a little lame, and Johnny wins, forcing Dormammu to pop out of Blaze’s body and restore everyone to their rightful spots.
Also, Clea gets to do some girl power stuff.
Throughout the Strange/Ghost Rider story, we are shown a western bounty hunter stalking Ghost Rider.
He turns out to be a supernatural force himself. I like that Bounty Hunter rides a horse because it harkens back to the original Ghost Rider character, who was an undead cowboy on a white horse.
What’s weird is that he shows up right when the Dr. Strange story is ending, Strange specifically notes that he is evil, and yet he doesn’t do anything to help. Ghost Rider solves this problem on his own.
Roger McKenzie is one of Marvel’s overlooked writers. He did a good job with a character who is extremely difficult to write for.