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Title |
| Terror of Godzilla
#4 |
| Author(s) |
| Kazuhisa Iwata,
Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley |
| Pencils:
Kazuhisa Iwata |
Inks:
Kazuhisa Iwata |
| Language:
English |
Release:
1998 |
| Publisher:
Dark Horse Comics |
Pages:
32 |
| Colors:
Chris Chalenor |
Cover:
Arthur Adams |
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| Monster
Appearances: |
Aliens,
SDF, & Misc Appearances: |
| Godzilla |
Super-X,
Type 74 Tank |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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| This is
the fourth issue in Dark Horse's Terror of Godzilla
line, which gives a color reprinting to Kazuhisa Iwata's
The Return of Godzilla manga. This particular
comic deals with Godzilla's attack on Tokyo, news of
the incoming soviet nuclear missile and the eventual
mobilization of the Super-X along with it injecting
Godzilla with cadmium missiles. Overall, this is a decent
issue in the Terror of Godzilla run. It suffers
a little from being obviously chopped out of a story
that was never intended to be presented in a "to
be continued" fashion, as there is nothing to catch
readers up to speed who might have missed previous issues
or are unfamiliar with the film, but it's probably not
something that will bother fans of the King of the Monsters
in the least. As for the art, this section of Iwata's
original manga is actually a good selection of the artist's
work. Yes, there are still some shots that don't look
right, most of which are panels with Godzilla in them,
but on the whole this issue houses some of Iwata's better
done sketches for the manga. In terms of the coloring,
done by Chris Chalenor, sadly it doesn't really fit
this particular issue very well. The biggest problem
is really the variety of colors used, as there is a
very bright array present, like a lot of neon-hued oranges
and yellows. It gives the book an almost "bouncy"
type of feel, which clashes with the darker subject
matter and the more serious tone present in The
Return of Godzilla (1984). As for the comic's
cover, Arthur Adams returns for another shot at the
King of the Monsters, and turns in another winner. The
cover to this issue depicts the Super-X hovering over
the recently incapacitated Godzilla, and Adams gives
his usual attention to detail in the artwork, presenting
a look to Godzilla that is completely faithful with
how the character appeared back in 1984. |
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