One genius piece of fan art combines two unlikely characters for the ultimate ’90s crossover — like Griff Tannen, from the Back to the future Franchise legendary second installment, is transformed into the Ghost Rider. The mash-up Answers a question most readers didn’t even know they had: “What if Griff Tannen became bound to the Spirit of Vengeance instead of Johnny Blaze?”
Shared on Instagram by fan artist Tom Hoskisson (@tomhoskissonat)This clever Griff Tannen/Ghost Rider combination brings together the most striking aspects of both characters and adds a fun and colorful ’90s twist. There have been many iterations of Ghost Rider and many have even had cybernetic enhancements, but Tom Hoskisson’s fan art takes the character in an unusual, but ingenious direction.
The addition of Ghost Rider’s flames makes Griff Tannen’s slapstick villain appear fierce and the inclusion of Griff’s cybernetic enhancements innovatively modernizes the Ghost Rider character while also alluding to some of Ghost’s high-tech variants Rider.
Ghost Rider and Griff Tannen are an unlikely couple who somehow fit perfectly
Fan art by @tomhoskissonat
Hoskisson’s fan art combines the most memorable aspects of Griff and Ghost Rider’s character designs to create something unique. The fan art turns Griff’s bully gear into dangerous hellfire weapons with a smoking hot cybernetic bat and knee pads studded with spikesAnd his futuristic green jacket and silver helmet have been stunningly redesigned to match Ghost Rider’s aesthetic in Hoskisson’s art style. The fan art also pays homage to the origins of both characters through the use of a fun 90s aesthetic background.
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Despite drastically different motivations, both Griff Tannen and Ghost Rider are largely imposing figures who use physical transformation as a form of power. Griff as Ghost Rider with the spirit of vengeance or the demon Zarathos would be a more self-serving evil as opposed to Ghost Rider’s usual anti-hero nature. Tom Hoskisson’s fan art poses a hypothetical new direction for how Marvel could modernize Ghost Rider, bringing back under-utilized cybernetic counterparts. Although even more tired, it targets fans’ nostalgia for both Back to the future and the classic iterations of Ghost Rider.
Ghost Rider Griff Tannen fits into the many variants of Marvel’s Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider, first introduced in Marvel Spotlight #5 – Created by writers Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas, and artist Mike Ploog
Johnny Blaze was the first Ghost Rider, and Danny Ketch took the character to new heights of popularity as the 1990s incarnation. There have been 35 versions of Ghost Rider in the Marvel Universe, and counting, and Tom Hoskisson’s Griff Tannen incarnation of the character wouldn’t feel out of place among them. Although, certainly, he would be more likely to occupy the villainous end of the Spirit of Vengeance spectrum, although he would certainly not be alone in that regard.
As unexpected of a crossover as it may be, Ghost Rider Griff emphasizes the fact that pop culture is endlessly permeable.
Hoskisson’s fan art of Ghost Rider Griff Tannen, who rides a flaming hoverboard and boasts an assortment of cybernetic enhancements, is a delightful reimagining of both iconic characters. As unexpected of a crossover as it may be, Ghost Rider Griff emphasizes the fact that pop culture is endlessly permeable, and that’s the most exciting thing about it. if anything, Hoskision’s amalgamation of Ghost Rider And Back to the future Griff Tannen should inspire more cosplay artists to go on a rampage Featuring surprising new iterations of classic characters.