In fact, Blackout\’s entire origin really revolves around the Dan Ketch version of Ghost Rider. I mean, he did cross paths with the Blaze version but the Ketch version is the one responsible for making him an ugly bastard and is arguably the one he hated the most.

Man, the more I think about this the less enthused I am. Nic Cage and Mark Steven Johnson should have left the first film alone. Now the prospect of a sequel with a villain whose story starts with a different incarnation of the title character just seems sad.

Oh well. Years down the line I wouldn\’t be surprised if we get a third take on the character along the lines of Punisher: War Zone. Hopefully by then whoever handles it can resist casting wrong actors in the lead roles and deliver the requisite level of supernatural horror with a faint hint of noir it should have had to begin with.