“I wanted to go mountain climbing, but you said this would be cooler. Well now what?”
Godzilla #14
Dark Horse (July, 1996)
“To Climb The Highest Monster!” WRITER: Eric Fen PENCILER: Gordon Purcell INKER: Andrew Pepoy COLORIST: Tom Roberts COVER ART: Chris Scalf LETTERER: Clem Robins DESIGNER: Mark Cox EDITOR: Randy Stradley
Kazushi creates a device that can shock Godzilla to sleep, and poor Také and Kino have to put it behind his ear, which means climbing Godzilla. Dealing with the heat cause by his nuclear breath and a giant parasite, they make it to the top and succeed…except the force of his landing causes a volcano to erupt. Godzilla awakens and blasts the volcano before moving on. And the village he just stomped through decides to blame and sue G-Force. Some days you just can’t win.
What they got right: I love the concept of having to climb Godzilla and it is also well-executed. I like Také and Kino’s banter on these adventures. Burton even gets to show off his piloting skills.
What they got wrong: Kind of a jerk call, village guy. You just have to sue somebody, do you? I suppose this one is probably more personal taste but I didn’t find the joke funny.
Recommendation: Another good Godzilla one-shot story worth picking up.
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