Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters #2 Review

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And so the trouble-spot known as IDW's "Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters" continues.

I have to state that if I was disappointed with the first issue, the second issue does not provide much hope either. The issue still reads as a quick-and-easy breeze, with Godzilla continuing to rampage throughout the issue.

There's an added joke of a fisherman (whose kids had died in the previous issue) meeting his demise while trying to take out Godzilla.

****SPOILER, the fisherman's suicide-bomb trick at Godzilla's nose did not more than make Godzilla scratch his nose in annoyance****

Anguirus finally makes his well-deserved introduction. Only this time writer Erik Powell manages to place it alongside one of the dumbest ideas around. Take a look:

So wow does Powell introduce famed Godzilla villain Anguirus? By having him stomp around from Mexico to Texas while utilizing some of the most hokey Texan caricatures around. I was half surprised that Powell did not have this Texas "Governor" twirl an evil mustache while he was writing him, as things just seem really corny here.

Barring the nice splash page (by continuing artist Phil Hester) of Anguirus stomping away in full fury, Powell still comes across as a somebody who is not taking his writing duties as seriously as he should. These issues keep reminding me of the childish Godzilla films of the 70's, where Godzilla is ninja-kicking bad guys and flying around with his super breath.

And why the political bantering? It's not really needed in such a comic regardless of whose politics one follows.

I did like though how Powell is taking things on the US Presidential side. There are several well written panels here where Powell truly conveys a Presidential response to the matter:

I also have to admit that the artwork by Phil Hester is growing on me, if only by a little. Now that the action is picking up Hester knows how to make it work, even if the artwork remains simple at times.

Overall I give this issue 3/5 stars, as I see it continue to grow somewhat (albeit warts and all). Here's hoping we actually get some monster fights soon enough.