IDW's GODZILLA General Discussion

[Terrier]

Also, spoilers, the idiots with guns killed the girl, Not Godzilla....so....?

I wonder if they are trying to go somewhere with this. The guy saved the girl from a seemingly helpless situation involving Godzilla and them being trapped in a building he is destroying, yet she was suddenly and unintentionally killed by some careless human...

[ZillaMaster91]

^ Oh the irony.

I just read the issue last night. It certainly was far better in story telling than Kingdom of Monsters. The art work is uneven at different points, but it was not bad... not the greatest either. The vibrant coloring kind of sugarcoated the line art, so it was not as bad as it was in Godzilla Legends #2. For me I like a great story even though the art may be sub par... but it would be nice if we got both an amazing story and great artwork - like Godzilla Legends #4. But I guess that's where the mini series will come in, Half Century War. I'm a fan of Stokoe art style, and from what has been shown, I can tell that GHCW will be have a great story and fantastic artwork.

[Bentley]

Sadly the art was really uneven, I can remember a few panels that just looked "wrong", like when Godzilla fires his breath at a plane and the beam seems to stop at the point of the explosion, it is weird considering the beam should be continuous, it felt sloppy.

I did enjoy it though, and I will buy the trade when it comes out.

[mecha-gino]

For whatever force that's got a hold of me, I feel like re-reading the Kingdom of monsters comics. D: I'll be doing this all through the library of course but maybe these will hold up better in trade? I dunno. All I know is the art is STILL going to suck and we're getting this big ass hardcover with all twelve issues.

[antovald20]

I know why godzilla isn't the main character right now, it's because IDW wants to showcase every monster in this series, so i think everybody should just relax. Godzilla is in good hands.

[Svitska Donkun]

I know why godzilla isn't the main character right now, it's because IDW wants to showcase every monster in this series, so i think everybody should just relax. Godzilla is in good hands.

I would type a comically overlong "hah" post in response to this but I fer the effort may render my "H" and "A" keys unusable.

[Captain Aktion]

^I could do the same to your "response". Stop being a jerk for no reason.

[antovald20]

I know why godzilla isn't the main character right now, it's because IDW wants to showcase every monster in this series, so i think everybody should just relax. Godzilla is in good hands.

I would type a comically overlong "hah" post in response to this but I fer the effort may render my "H" and "A" keys unusable.

Come on i would love to read what u have to post.

[Svitska Donkun]

^I could do the same to your "response". Stop being a jerk for no reason.

I strongly suggest you put me back on your ignore list.

[Captain Aktion]

^You are, and I "strongly suggest" you stop telling people what to do.

[bananaoil]

IDW hasn't treated Godzilla any better or worse than Toho has.

Kingdom of Monsters was a flop because it lacked consistency in tone, art, story, pacing, characters, art, and art. Gangsters and Goliaths was phenomenal. Approximately half of Legends was pretty good. The new ongoing is good so far, and Half Century War is promising. I'd say we're par for the course.

[antovald20]

^Exactly. Nobody has nothing to worry about. IDW has learned it's lesson.

[KaijuX]

^Exactly. Nobody has nothing to worry about. IDW has learned it's lesson.

Indeed. However at the same time, one part of IDW won't satisfy the fans. So that's the reason why IDW is making miniseries'. They know just as well as we do that their ongoing series isn't going to satisfy everyone; whether be because of the writers or just the execution style, or how certain things are portrayed. The many miniseries they will have in store, at least we'll have a variety of people to reach out. That was the best part about Legends. It had different stories to tell, broadening on the types of readers. Writing, though, that's a different story entirely.

[antovald20]

^That was just PERFECT!

[GreenAiden555]

I need to get that gatefold cover... I really don't wanna drop ~$30 on it, though.

[Tyler]

I need to get that gatefold cover... I really don't wanna drop ~$30 on it, though.

Tell me about it.

[xenotactics]

IDW hasn't treated Godzilla any better or worse than Toho has.

I agree with you, and while comic books are not a medium that I'm particularly excited about, I have more faith in IDW to treat Godzilla with respect and to TAKE CHANCES (thus possibly stumbling upon something really adventurous and fun). Toho's cautious mediocrity following the Heisei series resulted in films which were quite forgettable. The two times that they entertained departures from the tried and true and dull, these departures were for entirely wrong reasons (namely the lure of mainstream mega-success with G98 and Final Wars). I have the impression that Toho was no longer making the Godzilla films that they wanted to see but making rather the films that they thought would be successful, safe ventures. That doesn't work. It doesn't work with music, it doesn't work with cinema, it doesn't work with any artform or entertainment. If you want something to be successful, you first have to envision something that you're excited about and then chase that something - not have vague ideas about what will make money and then try and produce that.
I have the impression that the crew at IDW is at least excited about what they're doing - not acting on obligation.

[Captain Aktion]

^Got it on the first try. Awesome post.

[antovald20]

Godzilla issue 1 sold out! Sweet! Godzilla is back.

[KaijuX]

^That was just PERFECT!

Why, thank you my good man. B-)

Godzilla issue 1 sold out! Sweet! Godzilla is back.

Now that's great news to hear! I can't say a lot myself, since I don't think we have any comic stores in my area... So we just get them online. But hearing that the comics are selling out is much better to hear than seeing a surplus of them. Like in the economic way of looking at things, it's better to run out than to have some leftover.