The series is set in the year 2099, in a dystopian possible future of the Marvel Universe, and features Kenshiro "Zero" Cochrane, a hacker who was killed but resurrected as the Ghost Rider — his mind controlling a powerful and well-armed robot.

As the poison from a flechette coursed through his body, Zero downloaded his mind into cyberspace, thus blocking access to the knowledge he had stolen from his enemies.

[1] The Ghost Rider proceeds to avenge his own death and struggles against the plans of the D/Monix corporation,[volume & issue needed] which leads to a confrontation with Zero's father, Harrison Cochrane.

[2] Zero Cochrane helps the Wolverine of the modern age explore and travel through a new and different world of 2099 in order to gain the knowledge of both time periods to keep them from merging into each other.

The reinforced carbon-steel silicon composite robotic body gave Ghost Rider superhuman strength, endurance, and durability.

Ghost Rider rode a modified version of Zero Cochrane's original souped-up motorcycle,[1] a Ford Velociraptor 900 with thrusters and anti-gravity propulsion.