A Classic Camaro May or May Not Be Cursed in The Ride: Burning Desire

Newer comic fans may not be aware of the long history behind The Ride, an Image Comics jam book birthed by the legendary Gaijin Studios 15 years ago. Featuring contributions from Cully Hamner, Jason Pearson, Brian Stelfreeze, Ron Marz, Laura Martin and other major names in the last few decades of sequential art, The Ride centers on a ’68 Camaro with a shady history, and the wild string of miscreants who cross paths with the vehicle. To celebrate the 15-year milestone, The Ride returns this week for Burning Desire, a brand-new five-issue mini-series written by Doug Wagner and drawn by Daniel Hillyard, with a special back-up story in each issue from a rotating array of guests—starting with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes.

Wagner has contributed to every iteration of The Ride, and is also the co-creator, alongside Hillyard, of the idiosyncratic Plastic, a violent saga of a man in love with an inflatable sex toy. Burning Desire is likely to match Plastic’s perversion levels, with Wagner promising “unicorn onesies, love paddles, leather bunny ears, a guy in a Sailor Moon outfit that’s way too tight, an angel with only one arm and a heroin problem, a hairless dwarf and a disavowed detective whose past desperately wants her burned alive—are all going to take a road trip in a classic ’68 Camaro that may or may not be cursed.”

With The Ride: Burning Desire #1 hitting shelves this Wednesday, Paste has an exclusive preview of the vehicular carnage, as well as a first look at Adam Hughes’s Heroes Con variant cover. Find all of that below, and keep glued to Paste for more on Image Comics throughout the month.

A Classic Camaro May or May Not Be Cursed in The Ride: Burning Desire

Legendary Artist Adam Hughes Provides the First Backup Story for the New Image Comics Series