Is anybody reading that ongoing Godzilla comic series? Is it any good? And how was the series that ran for 12 issues ending in 2012?
Depends, IDW has done two on-going Godzilla comic series.
1. Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters
2. GODZILLA
The current one is Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth.
But I think your talking about Kingdom of Monsters (2012)
Kingdom of Monsters is actually surprisingly good, although with a few minor issues. One of those problems is the pacing can seem kinda off some of the time, like it's rushing a bit fast.
And that the on-going doesn't have a central main character until issue 3 (Steve Woods).
Steve Woods is kind of a bleak cold character, but that somewhat makes him a interesting character during his introduction, although they do develop him later on. I lightly recommend this comic, but don't expect this to be a complete origin story of Godzilla. It's a soft origin story in issue one and a little bit over in issue 2. But that's about it.
In this series, this is the world's first encounter with Godzilla. And you'll love that the most out of this on-going. We...Well, put the God, in Godzilla due to our desperation and ignorance when he first awakened. How? Well, when Godzilla first shows up, he's just a normal dinosaur.
The comic then presented the number one thing, that EVERYONE believed would get rid of Godzilla.
Drop a nuke on him.....
Not only did he survive and was mutated.
We pretty much screwed ourselves by giving him his atomic breath and nuclear powers. Yeah, not the best idea from humanity XD
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Godzilla Rulers of the Earth is waaay better, but you'll be a bit lost since it's a light sequel from GODIZLLA. You won't like the main characters all that much, but you will like the fact that Godzilla is much more of a character in this on-going than the previous ones. Besides being awesomely destructive, he also has some personality as well. It's an on-going worth following.
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But if you want to start small, with great quality, and has a good Godzilla origin with a satisfying comic end. I HIGHLY recommend Godzilla half century war.
Story Plot:
Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction, courtesy of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe! The year is 1954 and Lieutnant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives... and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years!
It's highly regarded as one of the best Godzilla comics to date by fans and critics, alongside Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths. It's a mini series, simply 5 issues, the tradeback is out so you can catch that and enjoy yourself! It truly is a great comic, smooth pacing, great character development, awesome kaiju battles, and very surprising nods to the weaponry from Toho's Godzilla films.
And even better, the comic has a human villain, and it's a funny but worthy nod xD Can anyone guess who the villain is based off of by his name?
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