IDW's GODZILLA General Discussion

[ZillaMaster91]

I dunno what the latter is, so I'm going with Godzilla.

Half Century War is the next Godzilla miniseries coming this August. There's another thread about it - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9296

[KaijuX]

...I change my mind. As much as I am excited for GODZILLA, HCW seems to be an extremely intriguing concept. So now its HCW for me. But I'll probably get it in Trade, so yeah. Not for a looooong while.

[kaiju115]

I'm pretty much excited for the both of them. The ongoing series looks like it ought be good, the miniseries sounds like its gonna be good. So yeah, it looks like everything is gonna go great.

[attilagodzilla]

Why is it that the mini series look more interesting then the main series.

[Tyler]

Why is it that the mini series look more interesting then the main series.

Working on a mini allows you more time to flesh out the story and art. Or at least that's the way I see it.

[Captain Aktion]

Why is it that the mini series look more interesting then the main series.

For the same reason short stories are often time better than novels. It allows for a concentration and focus on the highlights and story beats that long-form narrative often has to sacrifice for sake of having "more".

[attilagodzilla]

it's a shame really.If they could make a story consisting out of different story arcs it would be better
example someone said if KoM focesed 3 or 4 issues on godzilla then a few on rodan and anguirus they could give all the monsters some time to shine and make progress with the story KoM now feels rushed a bit

[Tyler]

^ I see what you mean. Instead of one issue alone to introduce Godzilla in KOM it really should've been an entire arc on its own. Then introduce other monsters in subsequent miniseries. I've spouted this out before but ongoing minis are the way to go. It allows you to begin and end stories in a satisfying way. If you pick up the TPB you really get a substantial read out of it. With KOM there was no sense of one story starting or ending. It's like they just made it up as they went along.

[KaijuX]

With KOM there was no sense of one story starting or ending. It's like they just made it up as they went along.

At least Powell did that (according to your explanation). Ciarmella just used what he had and tried to do SOMETHING with it. Heck, there's more story in Ciarmella than Powell. That's pretty sad, lol.

[attilagodzilla]

^ I see what you mean. Instead of one issue alone to introduce Godzilla in KOM it really should've been an entire arc on its own. Then introduce other monsters in subsequent miniseries. I've spouted this out before but ongoing minis are the way to go. It allows you to begin and end stories in a satisfying way. If you pick up the TPB you really get a substantial read out of it. With KOM there was no sense of one story starting or ending. It's like they just made it up as they went along.

It really wasn't my idea someone else said it.
But still it would be better i think like let's say now we have rodan anguirus battra and godzilla appear in three issues it would be in my opinion beter if they did let's say the first three issues center around godzilla's appearence and his attack on tokyo then the next 5 center around rodan and anguirus ending it of with a battle between the three. so you have a whole story but cinse it consists of different arcs you have more time to concentrate around monsters and character development wich KoM didn't really have.

[Tyler]

At least Powell did that (according to your explanation). Ciarmella just used what he had and tried to do SOMETHING with it. Heck, there's more story in Ciarmella than Powell. That's pretty sad, lol.

True. The last four issues had something going but it was way too late.

But still it would be better i think like let's say now we have rodan anguirus battra and godzilla appear in three issues it would be in my opinion beter if they did let's say the first three issues center around godzilla's appearence and his attack on tokyo then the next 5 center around rodan and anguirus ending it of with a battle between the three. so you have a whole story but cinse it consists of different arcs you have more time to concentrate around monsters and character development wich KoM didn't really have.

Yeah, that's basically what I'm getting at. KOM and the upcoming Godzilla are both 12 issue arcs. But their normal miniseries are 5. So why not combine those two ideas.

Vol 1 - Godzilla
Vol 2 - Anguirus, Rodan
Vol 3 - Mothra, Ghidorah

And so on. They said in the begining they'd reveal the monsters in chronological order but that went to crap when they brought in Battra. They hinted at the Shobijin but that went nowhere.

[KaijuX]

And so on. They said in the begining they'd reveal the monsters in chronological order but that went to crap when they brought in Battra. They hinted at the Shobijin but that went nowhere.

Battra was a nice twist, I thought. But I also heard that from the (I'll quote) "story" they were trying to tell... Well if you guys got individual issues and read all of the Stomping Grounds fan letters, I distinctively remember the reason why the Shobijin were there, but the way things were going they didn't have the time to fully explain their story (why they were even there to begin with is beyond me... I guess it's a hint to Battra's origins. Let alone ALL of the monsters). I'll find it and quote it later.

[Gorosaurus Rex]

^Yeah, I thought the inclusion of Battra and the demon twins was one of the cooler things the series did. I was disappointed it never really went anywhere. I want to see it revived in some form in the next series.

[kaijukurt]

Well, Battra's still alive and well; so there might be something, right?

[kaiju115]

Yeah, I think it would be cool to see the evil twins again, or have them go against the Shobijin. Though the one thing I'm still waiting for is Gigan, when is he going to show up, so far we've only see a bit of him in a flashback beating up Anguirus, in Godzilla Legends #1.

[kaijukurt]

Yes...I cannot wait for Gigan to make a full appearance. All he had was an incomplete cameo.

[kaiju115]

Yeah, all I can say at the moment is, bring in Gigan.

[Destroyer]

I'll join in the Gigan bandwagon since he is my favorite kaiju.

[KaijuX]

If I do recall, Chris Mowry had plans with his Legends issue with Gigan... I can't really remember too much. Something about his origins (before becoming a cyborg) and SpaceGodzilla being involved somehow. Either way, it was pretty neat. Hopefully the new arc will be able to bring in all of the other monsters that haven't been used-- Mothra, Gigan, Hedorah, Destoroyah, and Titanosaurus [and give SpaceGodzilla a huge role]. Given on how Kumonga actually has more panels, I have faith in the writer for this series in May. Gonna be one wild ride.

[Svitska Donkun]

Gonna be one wild ride.

Hopefully not wild in the same sense as riding a flaming roller coaster off of a cliff.