The most obvious change to begin with is the fact that, in the comics, Ghost isn't a woman. Going by the name of John Morley, the character was originally an Iron Man villain and an expert in industrial sabotage, spurred primarily by his hatred of American corporations.
Naturally, the character became something of an anti-hero after those first few encounters. The menacing aesthetic has stuck though, with Morley's suit having been fitted specifically to aid infiltration, disruption, and combat.
They rely on stealth primarily, being able to turn both himself and objects of his choosing invisible at a moment's notice. He can also tap into pretty much any electronic network in his vicinity, is a master inventor and - further still - he's proficient in all kinds of combat too.
These attributes have led to him duking it out with the Avengers, of all people. Equally interesting however is the fact that Ghost has also served on the Thunderbolts - Marvel Comics' Suicide Squad equivalent. Could Kevin Feige be seeding their arrival to the franchise?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
