10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spectacular Godzilla Tale!, February 1, 2004
This review is from: Godzilla: Age of Monsters (Paperback)
I don't know how many years ago I picked up this comic, but ever since I've loved it. The plot of the central storyline is actually very well thought-out, and it's not afraid to break new grounds, like creating an all-new (and slightly chilly) origin for Godzilla. But never does it stray from the Godzilla spirit. And all the new villains are very cool! All this is enhanced by the actual quality of the comics. The animation is stunningly detailed and pays tribute to the King of the Monsters. In short, if GODZILLA: AGE OF MONSTERS had been made into a movie, it would've rocked!
My only complaint (if you could even call it that) is/are the last two comics in the book. After the dramatic ending to the central storyline, they should've just left it there as it was. But no, they had to break the flow and the established feeling/atmosphere by adding on some totally random and slightly comic stories. The worst thing about this is that the book no longer has a real ending.
That little complaint aside, this is still a great buy. I'm surprised and pleased that it's still in stock at Amazon. Now I'm going to work on getting some more Godzilla books, like the comics collection GODZILLA: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE.
I was born a Godzilla fan, and I shall die a Godzilla fan. For all those of you who can proudly say the same, pick up GODZILLA: AGE OF MONSTERS right now! In light of the crappy American remake and even Japan's trashy modern reworkings of the King of Monsters, what could be better than picking up this book and reliving childhood memories of giant monsters duking it out over the streets of Tokyo? I sure can't think of anything better.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great collection of Godzilla comics, April 27, 2004
This review is from: Godzilla: Age of Monsters (Paperback)
I've always been a life-long Godzilla fan...making sure to catch every flick for the past 22 years, and loving every one of them. I was thrilled in the early 90's when Dark Horse comics came out with a limited run of Godzilla comics. This TPB collects the first half of those stories, starting with 1987's King of the Monsters one-shot release, an original black and white Godzilla comic that was a huge hit with G fans.
Following the story of a group of scientists called 'G-Force', Godzilla: Age of Monsters details Godzilla's initial attack in 1954, and begins years later with G-Force researching ways of incpacitating and studying Godzilla for the benefit of all mankind. The stories range from very good to utterly cheesy...the same kind of cheese and ridiculous plot twist you would expect in any Godzilla film...the megalomaniacal space-apes, for example. I wouldn't have it any other way, of course. The writing and dialogue follows the Godzilla movie formula perfectly, making for an entertaining read. The stories are mostly continuous, but some of them are independent of one another. Heck, there's even one story that may as well be called 'Predator vs. Godzilla', except instead of an 8-foot intergalactic hunter going after humans, you have an group of 80 foot intergalactic hunters going after Godzilla.
These stories are like an 'alternate universe' storyline for Godzilla. Much like every single Godzilla movie that has come out in the past decade, Godzilla's origin in this comic series is retold yet again, giving a different reason and account for his 1954 appearence, and making no mention of any movie that followed thereafter.
The art in this book is very good...Godzilla is represented faithfully as his mid 90's movie design. The enemy monsters are pretty creative, and the action is well-illustrated. But I have one, major gripe with this book. Dark Horse took the cheap way out in publishing this TPB, and printed the entire book in black and white. I distinctly remember the originals being in color, and in a book like this, the lack of color really detracts from the detail. I would assume it was meant to keep consistency, since the original King of the Monsters book was in B&W, and the subesquent 1990's comic series was color, but I was very disappointed that they produced this TPB in B&W.
Otherwise, this is just a great comic that will please any G fan. I definitely recommend this for your collection. It was a joy to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Godzilla: Age of Monsters, July 10, 2008
This review is from: Godzilla: Age of Monsters (Paperback)
A great read and a great collector's item for fans of the gigantic mutated dinosaur. This chronicles part two of the Dark Horse Godzilla comic series. It has great stories and great action as well.
It is worth buying and adding it to your collection. It is a great price for a great monster comic series. So buy it and enjoy the monster king in action.
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