Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1

This opening chapter of the six-part limited series sets a haunting tone right from the cover, where Clayton Crain's painted skull — cracked and veined with crackling blue and orange hellfire — looms over a faded period map evoking America's dark Civil War-era history. The pairing of Garth Ennis's storytelling sensibility with Crain's visceral, almost photorealistic artwork promises something grittier and more historically rooted than a typical Ghost Rider outing. It's a striking first issue that wears its atmosphere on its sleeve.