Every once in a while I get the urge to read a comic with giant monsters/kaiju. Every once in a while I want to read a comic for pure
entertainment value, that I can enjoy in the moment and then forget about it. Godzilla comics usually satisfy those urges, and this one is
just a cut above when it comes to quality and story-telling.
I love Churilla’s art when he can depict giant monsters in bigger panels, where he seems to excel. When he’s drawing scenes with the
scientists in discussion or peril, or facial close-ups, it’s a bit weak.
Sure that there are parallel worlds where things might be better than our current globe, a group of genius scientists construct a portal. Once they turn it on, they enter an alternate world that has suffered for decades at the claws of giant monsters. Soldiers inform then that this world is over-run by kaiju and Godzilla keeps the other monsters in check, sometimes with the help of the Mecha-Godzilla robot construct.
Realizing their mistake, the scientists scramble to avoid the monsters and make their way back to the portal, only to watch the three-headed
King Ghidorah follow them through. It proceeds to destroy their world, and the scientists create a fleet of mini-sized Mecha-Godzillas to take it down. When that doesn’t work, they return through the portal to the alternate world and lure Godzilla into following them back. They mess up, and a ton of monsters get through as well. The final solution to their problem is pretty blunt and unexpected, sacrificing the many for the few.
A fun read, and it will curb my giant monster urges well into next year. THREE STARS.