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Title |
| Godzilla King of
the Monsters #10 |
| Author(s) |
| Alex Cox |
| Pencils:
Brandon McKinney |
Inks:
Andrew Pepoy |
| Language:
English |
Release:
1996 |
| Publisher:
Dark Horse Comics |
Pages:
28 |
| Colors:
Perry McNamee |
Cover:
Bob Eggleton |
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| Monster
Appearances: |
Aliens,
SDF, & Misc Appearances: |
| Godzilla |
Mason's
Vessel |
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| Comments |
 |
Anthony
Romero |
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The second
chapter in Dark Horse's poorly received time travel story
line, penned by writer Alex Cox.
The comic covers another
ploy by Professor Mason to raid treasures from the past
for his own wealth in another time period. The story
this time is that Mason sends Godzilla to 1588 to destroy
the Spanish Armada so that he can collect the sinking
Armada valuables to sell for a fortune in a later era.
Overall, the story fails to impress and doesn't really
advance the overall plot that Cox is weaving either.
The key points to the comic are the capture of Mason's
business manager and Mason's discovery that G-Force is
tailing him; otherwise the events in this comic fail
to matter toward the bigger picture. Furthermore, it
fails to entertain as the highlight of the comic is Godzilla
fighting the Spanish Armada, which is sandwiched between
numerous panels of G-Force interacting with Shakespeare,
a running gag that falls flat before it even starts,
and Sir Francis Drake. Consequently, this removes any
sort of climactic feel the scene might have had, as it
happens throughout the course of the comic and G-Force
fails to pay attention to Godzilla almost at all.
The
art, at least, is a step in the right direction as Brandon
McKinney does an excellent job with all the panels with
Godzilla. The human characters lack a lot of detail,
but one has to admire his attention
to Godzilla. The coloring, while oftentimes rather bland,
manages to be spot on without any noticeable errors.
The cover is, easily, the best aspect of this
comic as Bob Eggleton creates a very moody scene with
Godzilla emerging above the water with lightning striking
in the background.
Overall, unless you are looking to collect the whole series, this issue can easily be skipped without losing much in terms of hte plot. |
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