Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters #4 Review

Ugh, just when you thought things couldn't get any worse...

Powell starts this issue by making things further confusing, introducing yet another new character in the form of a recently relieved US soldier.

So just to clarify we've got storylines involving multiple monsters, storylines involving multiple government officials, storylines involving multiple side characters, and now a new character who looks to become a major player.

And oh yeah...somewhere within all of this is Godzilla.

I thought the series was called "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters
" not "Godzilla: Syriana". (You'll have to have seen Syriana in order to understand that joke).

To his credit Powell finally makes this US soldier something this series truly needs; somebody who is taking things seriously.

In other words he's not a kooky caricature of some nervous scientist, or goofy rednecks, or some clueless citizens fleeing everywhere like chickens with their heads cut off.

This actually looks like somebody we can finally root for, and I look forward to seeing how this pans out.

I also like what's going on with the twin girls and Battra.

Powell is giving us very brief glimpses of what they're up to...but at the same time revealing nothing.

They're heading somewhere and wrecking havoc along the way, and each time they do that one is hoping that they will get their due punishment.

Let's hope that the payoff goes off with a bang.

Also Powell actually made me chuckle with his introduction of the "Jerseyfied" crew, i.e. a blatant rip on the "Jersey Shore".

It was hilarious to see what happens to them when Godzilla FINALLY shows up (SPOILER, they get toastified), and I can only hope that his other satirical character based on Lady Gaga gets her due reward too.

(There's a reason why Powell has Godzilla burning Hollywood on the front cover; he is certainly not holding back when it comes what he thinks about all of this pop star fluff).

The art by Phil Hester...well it is what it is. Simple yet elegant at the same time. It's starting to grow on me more and more.

I give this issue 3/5 stars, if only because of the introduction of the US soldier whom looks to be the most interesting character of all.