I know, I know: why the fuck am I reading a Godzilla book? IDW, the publisher, probably thought the same thing so they got a great artist and a great writer to give the public at least a reason to want to read this thing. The writer of Chew, John Layman, is aboard, as is the artist of Unknown Soldier, Alberto Ponticelli. They even got the old-school master Geoff Darrow to draw the cover. The plot is semi-interesting. Some gangsters are on a boat off the coast of Monster Island. They shoot a dude and throw him into the sea but he isn't dead and he goes into the island where they chase him. This dude ends up finding those two little girls that control Mothra, the big moth monster thing, and takes them back to mainland Japan. Oh...and Godzilla is in it, briefly. Honestly, all we want is Godzilla destroying a city ("Man in suit!" sadly can't be yelled while reading this). I suppose that will happen in #2. As for this issue and series so far? It's probably about as good as a Godzilla comic will ever get, which means it's entertaining, silly, stupid, and a little fun. The art is terrific and the plot at least shows that they're trying. **1/2
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