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Title |
| Godzilla: Past,
Present, Future |
| Author(s) |
| Arthur Adams,
Alex Cox, Ryder Windham |
| Pencils:
Tatsuya Ishida, Mike Wolfer, Brandon McKinney |
Inks:
Daniel Rivera, Justin Bloomer, Jasen Rodriguez |
| Language:
English |
Release:
1998 |
| Publisher:
Dark Horse |
Pages:
272 |
| Colors:
- |
Cover:
Bob Eggleton |
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| Monster
Appearances: |
Aliens,
SDF, & Misc Appearances: |
| Godzilla,
All-Terraintula,
Burtannus,
Lord Howe
Monster, Stranger |
Dianii, Dianii
Ship, V.T.O.L.,
Type 90 Tanks, Black
Hole Aliens, Black
Hole Saucer, Mason's Vessel |
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| Comments |
 |
Anthony
Romero |
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This
publication, released by Dark Horse back in 1998 to
cash in on the then recent GODZILLA
(1998), compiles issues 5-15, along with a short story
from A Decade of Dark Horse #4, of the 1990's
series Godzilla King of the Monsters. This
means that the enjoyable Dianii storyline, focusing
on a warrior based alien society taking on Godzilla,
is included in its entirety with this release. Created
by artist Arthur Adams, this story is a fairly pleasing
page turner, featuring good pacing with a nice level
of action. The story, while not remarkable, is entertaining
and builds well on the story arc that came before.
Unfortunately, this release also contains the extremely
lackluster time travel storyline, from which the title
of the compilation comes from. Penned by writer Alex
Cox, this story is ripe with cheese, as it regrettably
features both dull pacing and a pretty ludicrous plot,
which tends to go hand-in-hand with most stories that
feature time travel. The remainder of the book focuses
on some "one shot" adventures of the title
character against various other monsters, none of
which are too stellar but still a somewhat enjoyable
read all the same.
Sadly, in terms of this release in particular, Dark
Horse printed it entirely in black and white, removing
all of the color. On the plus side, the material is
printed on fairly sturdy paper, unlike the fairly
flimsy material used in other such compilations such
as the Essential
Godzilla King of the Monsters from Marvel
Comics, but there is no mistaking that this is a budget
release of the presented material and will likely
disappoint many on that account. |
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