I was at a writers group meeting at the Independence Mall in Kingston MA and picked this up at the Newbury Comics store there.Title: Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters
Issue: #2
Date: 2011
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writer: Eric Powell, Tracy Marsh
Penciler: Phil Hester
Inker: Bruce McCorkindale
Colorist: Ronda Pattison
Letterer: Chris Mowry
Editor: Chris Ryall
Anguiras and Rodan get added to the mix as Godzilla continues his march of destruction through Tokyo. There's plenty of mayhem to be had here, and a surprising amount of comedy as well. Political satire abounds in the portrayals of President Obama (remamed to President Ogden, but very obviously Obama to the point where I wondered why they bothered with the fictional name) and the governor of Texas, who's building a wall (made of "100% pure American steel"; does such a thing even exist anymore?) to prevent illegal monster immigration across the Mexican border. You can probably guess how well that plan works.
Actually the best bit of satire was a line by the President: "What do you want me to do? Drop another nuke? It could start shooting lasers out of its eyes!" Ha! Godzilla cartoon for the win! Now all we need is an appearance by Godzookie!
Unfortunately, this book had the same problem as the first issue: No likable human characters. In fact, the character that was the focus for most of this issue is pretty thoroughly dead by time we reach the end, leaving me still wondering who the non-monster and non-politician main characters are.
Rating: 6.5/10
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