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Title |
| The Thing #31 |
| Author(s) |
| Mike Carlin |
| Pencils:
Ron Wilson |
Inks:
Kim DeMulder |
| Language:
English |
Release:
1986 |
| Publisher:
Marvel Comics |
Pages:
32 |
| Colors:
Bob Sharen |
Cover:
N/A |
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| Monster
Appearances: |
Aliens,
SDF, & Misc Appearances: |
| Godzilla, Robotic
Devil Dinosaur |
Thing |
|
| Comments |
 |
Anthony
Romero |
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Six months
after the Doctor Demonicus story arc that started in Iron
Man #193,
Marvel brings back the mutated Godzilla for one last
hurrah. This issue deals with the title character, Ben
Grimm the Thing, taking a trip out to a remote island
to check on his girlfriend, Sharon Ventura, who is working
as a stunt actress on the set of Devil Dinosaur the movie. The
comic then covers Ben's mishaps in confusing special
effects for reality, as his attempts to set things right
only manage to hold up production. Eventually, the Thing
decides to stay confined to his trailer to avoid
trouble, while, ironically, the mutated Godzilla then
emerges to attack the people on the set, managing to
destroy the robotic Devil Dinosaur as he then leaves
unopposed.
Overall, the story here is an interesting little side
diversion. Not particularly creative or unique, as the
general plot is something one has likely seen before
on numerous cartoon shows, but at least the story is
confined to this issue. As for the Godzilla character,
it's a minimal role for the beast, but it fits with the
established mentality of the character and it's nice
to see him no longer under the control of Demonicus. The
book also has a nice parallel with the Devil Dinosaur
character, as Godzilla had confronted him back during
his own comic run in the 1970's.
As for the art in this book, it's a mixed bag. Some panels
look great, while others seem rushed and characters drastically
change facial appearances at times, particularly Sharon
Ventura. Ron Wilson has also drawn Godzilla here with
very small, almost T-rex like forearms instead of the
more proportionate ones he sported in the Iron Man issues.
As for the colors, Bob Sharen returns from his work on
the mutated Godzilla arc in Iron Man and does
a pretty upstanding job here both in terms of consistency
and detail. |
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