FINALLY Received My Danny Ketch Ghost Rider! (A Review!)

Hello All!

   Finally have the 85th Anniversary Ghost Rider in hand!  Long story short,  canceled with Entertainment Earth after almost two months of waiting, when I saw it in Stock on Hasbro Pulse!  Had it within a week, and they shipped via FedEx to arrive on a Sunday,  so I was elated!  Very Pleased to finally have a proper Hasbro 90's Danny/Noble Kale, but unfortunately with a few caveats...

   I should preface my review with some context,  however!  I have been a Danny GR fan since issue #1 of the 90's title, and followed the entire run, along with all other subsequent appearances up until the conclusion of the "Heaven's on Fire" arc in his brother Johnny Blaze's own book!  He's also tied with Moon Knight in my all-time favorite comic-characters in Marvel,  and in my top five all-time comic-character favorites in general,  so I feel comfortable objectively reporting on my opinion,  lol.   

   First and in my mind, most glaringly obvious,  he's somehow scaled slightly on the small side!  I am well aware that Dwight felt the three prior Blaze Ghost Rider figures were "off" in his mind, understandable seeing as how they were made on the long-outdated, "Return of Marvel Legends" Starlord body,  also used for the A.I.M Scientists!  But honestly,  Both of the Blaze and Ketch GR's are generally drawn in the 6'2 range of height at minimum,  so really that height and width works well for both characters! But unfortunately,  this figure comes in at the barely 6-foot range based on even the lean and lanky "Sunfire" buck! Also along these lines, his overall proportions seem... almost puny, especially alongside the aforementioned Sunfire body, or even the Spidey-UK and Vulcan bodies! He's drawn in the comics as someone at least as tall and broad as Captain America, and clad in tight leather,  jeans and biker-boots, so in my eyes, he could definitely be bulkier!  Even his "fist"-hand seems tiny,  and standing him next to the new Jack O'Lantern,  he seems significantly slight!  I will however give tons of credit to the texturing, spikes, and attention to detail on the body!  I don't even mind the reuse of the skull from the Blaze versions, but I would have dug a slightly larger, more flared flame-sculpt, personally.  I am totally fine with the chain re-use, and was pleased that they actually sculpted a new and accurate "chest-chain"! 

  Moving on to the cycle,  it's quite nice! I appreciate the textures and paint-apps, love the flame add-ons, and the movable foot-rest and sliding ram-windshield!  My only issue here is the curious open "eye"-headlight,  as I have no recollection of it EVER being drawn this way!  I plan to "fix" it with translucent orange acrylic sheets,  but have to ask... Why?

   I Absolutely don't mean to sound picky! I just know that in all likelihood,  This is probably the only version of that particular GR that we may ever get, and so I wish that it had been just slightly better.  Still love it and Glad and Grateful to have it though! Now PLEASE make his baddies like Scarecrow,  Blackout and Deathwatch, and Madcap! Lilith, Orb and Blackheart are great starts, but we need MORE!😁