Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7 Reaction Thread

[ebirahsmeg1]

[MekaGojira3k]

I rather liked it, it's funny how people complained here and there about the lack of humans, but there was certainly some human developments of some sort here. I like that our human characters are finally interacting with the aliens. I wonder how crazy all of this is going to end up being (Earth/Devonian/Yog Battle (Or Yagh, or however it's spelled).

[Jorzilla]

Reading this series makes me really want a more intimate Godzilla story. It doesn't necessarily need to follow humans, but focus on one or two other monster's and keep the story simple.

So far this series has been nothing but a conveyor belt of monster action. while I enjoy the artwork and the fights, I want something with a little more substance. Maybe I'm critiquing the wrong medium, but Half Century War was the same way. When Space Godzilla, Godzilla and Mechagodzilla were in the three-way fight, while cool, I was rolling my eyes.

[MouthForWar]

[klen7]

[Pkmatrix]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[ebirahsmeg1]

[Jorzilla]

[klen7]

I can see where your coming from (especially from the trade perspective) with the last issue and Dimension Tide. I thought the first three issues were pretty accessible by anyone and the fourth issue was just the escalation of that. Also the interior artwork was enough to get someone like Mrs Klen7 to actually read a G comic.

[ebirahsmeg1]

I respect your opinion Jorzilla, but sorry, I couldn't disagree with you more regarding HCW. No biggie, different strokes for different folks.

Anyways, time to get back on topic with reviews of issue 7.

Here is a review from a frequent poster from the TK boards. Word of caution though, I find that this guy tends to be too much of a homer in regards to the IDW comics in general and often lacks objectively in his reviews, so always take what he says with a huge helping of salt, but his review here is a little more even-handed than usual:

http://mr-x-the-kaiju-freak.deviantart. ... -420641338

[Pkmatrix]

Finally got to read this! Really enjoyed it. ^_^ I continue to really love the way Godzilla and Gigan are being depicted in this series, I've grown really fond of Gigan and a reoccurring villain! As for Jet Jaguar, I've no issue with him at all, especially once I realized...



Part of what really makes RoE work so much better than the previous ongoings, IMO, is that this series has clear heroes AND villains. You can't just have the monsters going around smashing stuff and the heroes always just reacting to that, you need something for everyone - men and monsters - to struggle against. That's partly why Gangsters and Goliaths worked, and partly why Half Century War worked, and also partly why just about all of Legends worked. They had villains! The villains in this series are fun to read and have cool designs, giving the heroes stuff to do! Yeah, there's a lot going on, but I'm enjoying it all so much that I don't really mind.

Can't wait until #8!

[ebirahsmeg1]

YouTube review of issue #7: