Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (2023-) #1

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong

by Brian Buccellato, Drew Edward Johnson (Cover Art), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Cover Art)

The cataclysmic crossover event of the year is here as the DC Universe clashes with Legendary’s Monsterverse in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong. Clark Kent is enjoying a night off with a very important dinner planned with his girlfriend, Lois Lane, when the entire city shudders under the weight of the monstrous Godzilla, who emerges from the bay! What started as a routine clash between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom takes a dangerous turn when the wall between worlds is breached…with Godzilla, Kong, and the Monsterverse emerging on DC’s Earth! What ensues will be a brawl of unprecedented scale and destruction from acclaimed writer Brian Buccellato (Injustice) and bestselling artist Christian Duce (Batman/ Zero Point)!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Wonder Woman, Superman

39 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 17, 2023

Reviews

[Krystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually way more fun than I expected. Grodd meeting Kong was the highlight!

Artwork is neat.

Keen to see where it goes!

[Joey Amorim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look, I didn’t need a super in-depth and convoluted explanation for how Godzilla and Kong wind up in the DC universe. The Legion of Doom got sent to the Monsterverse Earth by a Motherbox and Toyman used a wishing stone to send the monsters to Earth Prime? Works for me, so with that out of the way, let’s get to the fighting next issue!

[Wasim Mahmud · Rating 4 out of 5]

লুইসকে শেষ পর্যন্ত বিয়ের জন্য প্রপোজ করতে যাচ্ছে ক্লার্ক কেন্ট। দ্য ডেইলি প্ল্যানেটের ছাদে প্রপোজালের সুন্দর ব্যবস্থা করে রেখেছে আমাদের সবার ঘরে ঘরে পরিচিত চশমা পড়া সেই সাংবাদিক।

তবে 'সুপার' দের কপালে সুখ বেশিক্ষণ থাকে না। শহর-বন্দর কাঁপানো চিৎকারের সাথে হাজির হয় দানবদের দানব। এন্টার গডজিলা।

সুপারম্যানের লুইসের সাথে আসন্ন চিরবন্ধনে আবদ্ধ হ‌ওয়া নিয়ে জাস্টিস লীগের সদস্যদের মাঝে আছে মিশ্র প্রতিক্রিয়া। হ্যাল জর্ডান, ব্রুস ওয়েইন, ব্যারী অ্যালেন, কারা-জর-এল এবং ডায়ানা প্রিন্স এ সম্ভাব্য বিয়ে নিয়ে মতামতের ক্ষেত্রে ভিন্নতা পোষণ করলেও এক জায়গায় সবাই একমত। সুপারম্যানের বিয়ে হতে যাচ্ছে এবং জাস্টিস লীগের সবাই খুব উৎফুল্ল এ আপকামিং ইভেন্ট নিয়ে। কিন্তু ক্লার্ক তো প্রপোজ করার সুযোগ‌ই এখনো পায় নি।

ওদিকে গ্রড, মান্তা, ক্যাপ্টেন কোল্ড, জাইগান্টা, চিতাহ, টয়মাস্টার মিলে জাস্টিস লীগের বারোটা বাজানোর পরিকল্পনায় রত। কোন পরিকল্পনা কি আর লেক্স লুথারকে ছাড়া সফল হয়?

'ফট্রেস অফ সলিচিউড' হচ্ছে ভিলেনদের পরবর্তি গন্তব্যস্থল। সেই ভয়ানক ক্ষমতাশালী যন্ত্র মাদারবক্স দরকার লুথারের।

ক্লার্ককে বিয়ের প্রস্তাবের জন্য ডে অফ দিয়েছে জাস্টিস লীগ। ভিলেনদের তাঁরা সামলে নিবে। ঘটনাচক্রে অভাবনীয় ( সুপারহিরো কমিক্সে যা স্বাভাবিক ) কিছু ঘটে যায়।

হেইম্যান বা টয়মাস্টার ঐ ভিলেন গ্রুপের আপাতদৃষ্টিতে সবচেয়ে অকর্মণ্য হিসেবে ট্রিটেড হয়ে থাকেন। তবে এবার বাজিমাত করতে চান টয়মাস্টার। স্কাল আইল্যান্ডে গিয়ে পৌছে গেছেন তারা।

জাস্টিস লীগ ভার্সেস গডজিলা ভার্সেস কং এর প্রথম ইস্যু পড়ে ফেললাম। ৩৯ পৃষ্ঠার এ পর্ব শেষ হয়েছে অনেক উত্তেজনাকে সাথে নিয়ে। সুপারম্যানকে নিয়ে লীগ মেম্বারদের বাকীদের চিন্তা-ভাবনা, ফ্ল্যাশ এবং গ্রীন ল্যান্টার্নের যথারীতি একে অপরকে পঁচানো এবং একশনের অঙ্কন ভালো লেগেছে। কমিক্স পড়ুয়ারা যে বেসিক জাস্টিস লীগ মেম্বারদের দেখে আসছেন তাদের ২০২৩ এর প্রেক্ষাপটে এত বছর ধরে চলে আসা মূলধারার আর্টের বেসিক ঠিক রেখে কমিক্সের চিত্রণ হয়েছে। এ স্টোরিলাইন ভালো সম্ভাবনা রাখে যা নাম দেখেই যে কেউ ধারণা করতে পারেন।

অনেকদিন পর সুপারহিরো কমিক্স পড়ছি। একশনে পরিপূর্ণ এ সিরিজ ফলো করবো এবং আপডেট দিয়ে যাবো।

জাস্টিস লীগের এবার টক্কর দিতে হবে মনস্টারভার্সের সাথে। হয়তো এ বছরের সেরা একশন, অ্যাডভেঞ্চার ক্রশ‌ওভার ইভেন্ট হতে যাচ্ছে এটি‌।

Comic Book Review

Name : Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (Issue # 1)
Writer : Brian Buccellato
Artist : Drew Edward Johnson, Romulo Fajardo
Publication date : October 17, 2023
Publisher : DC Comics
Genres : Action, Adventure, Superhero
Reviewer : Wasim Hasan Mahmud

[Aleex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Increíble!
No lo puedo creer.
En un principio cuando se anunció este evento no le tenía fé, por el simple hecho que no encontraba una justificación pero ahora que lo leí, por lo menos para mí me logro convencer.
Las motivaciones de los villanos para poder traer a los kaijus es totalmente genial y ver por lo menos un poco del contexto en el que se desarrollará me gustó mucho.
Ya no puedo esperar a que salga el siguiente tomo y empezar a disfrutar de la batalla de la Liga de la Justicia vs Godzilla!!!

[Amy Walker - Trans-Scribe Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crossovers are a staple of comic books, with characters within the same universe cropping up in their friends book having become a norm for big companies. Nowadays they don't even really get seen as cross-overs, and it's only when big, separate franchises join up that things get exciting and wild. And DC is no stranger to this, having crossed over with the Power Rangers, the Predator, Hellboy, The Mask, and even the entire Marvel Universe. Now it's time for some of the biggest monsters in existence to make their presence known in DC as we crossover with the Monsterverse.


Apparently set in the main DC universe (it really doesn't actually seem to fit there for a number of reasons, but continuity and timelines are a tangled spaghetti so who knows?), this story takes place in the past, before Clark and Lois have married. In fact, them being married is a major part of the story, as this is the issue in which Clark tries to propose to her on the roof of the Daily Planet, in the place where they first met. Unfortunately, that proposal gets interrupted by Godzilla rising out of the ocean beside Metropolis.
From here the issue jumps backwards, and we follow two narratives, one with the heroes and one with the villains. Superman is rushing around the world, trying to do everything that he can to make things okay as he nervously prepares to take Lois on vacation, and propose to her. This situation results in various members of the Justice League giving advice, and voicing their opinions on the matter, and giving him their input. On the other side, the Legion of Doom has gathered under Lex Luthor, who has a plan to steal a couple of objects from the Fortress of Solitude, including a Boom Tube, in order to take down the heroes.

Of course, the heist doesn't go as planned, Toyman messing things up when he snags the Dream Stone from one of Superman's cabinets. This results in the League arriving to fight the villains. Their modified Boom Tube goes off, and the bad guys are sucked through the multiverse to another world; one where they encounter a giant ape on a place called Skull Island. Here, they learn that the world is populated by Titans, and Toyman suggests using them to fight the League. Whilst transporting giant monsters to their world seems impossible, he happens to be holding the Dream Stone at the time, and uses an important phrase 'I wish'.

The first issue of this new cross-over series is very much setting everything up, and those hoping for Kaiju action straight out of the gate will have to wait until next issue to get that, as other than a few pages with Godzilla and Kong this very much feels like a DC book, with a big focus on those characters. And this isn't a bad thing. A lot of the best Godzilla movies put a decent amount of focus on the human characters, and understood that the stories couldn't be entirely carried by the monsters and action. King Kong films do this too for the most part, with the titular ape tending not to appear until a decent way into the films. This series is following this road map, and getting folks into the characters and their dramas early on. But with these being characters we know already it can lead to some who just came for the monster fights feeling a bit bored I'm sure.


The character seem well written enough for the most part, with the villains definitely getting the most accurate characterisation across the board. They fit established stuff well, and their interpersonal fights feel like things their characters would do in regular continuity. also, Grodd seeing Kong and immediately seeing him as a god is great. The heroes, in contrast, are a bit more of a mixed bag. Clark has a great scene with Bruce at one point, the two friends having a good heart to heart chat, but others come off as odd. Hal Jordan is mostly unlikable this issue, basically telling Clark that getting married would be the worst thing to do as it'd tie him down. Considering he's a disaster at relationships it just makes him look a bit like a douche. He and Barry also have back and forth banter that feels a bit forced at times, and it seems like another case of a writer trying to make Barry and Wally into one person yet again.
The art on the issue is pretty decent, with Christian Duce and Luis Guerrero creating some decent looking versions of these characters. It's all very clean and neat, and whilst there are never any moments where you struggle to understand things or don't know what you're looking it, it also feels a bit too clean at times too. It's like there's no grime, no dirt, and things are ultra polished. I can't quite put my finder on what it is. The character designs all fit established looks that we've seen from various points in DC's publication, though things like the new Nth metal wings Hawkgirl in this time, show off how the timeline here just doesn't line up with stuff neatly. It's like the characters have been grabbed from various points in history and thrown together because these are the versions of the costumes the art team wanted to use, rather than using the ones that they would have had.

Overall, this was a decent set-up issue, one that gives us tiny hints at things to come with brief appearances of the Monsterverse characters, whilst giving the main focus to the DC heroes. Some small gripes aside, it's fun and engaging, and whilst the stuff in this issue isn't the main draw to the series for most of the people getting it, it does make things enjoyable enough.

[Cybernex007 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright let’s be honest, we are not here for the writing.

Lex Luthor: “facts.”

We are here for the giant monster fights! And while this issue only has a bit of that, it still serves as a great setup issue to get us right into the giant monster fights and this issue really grew on me as I went along. The crux of this issue revolves around Clark finally proposing to Lois. In order to do this he is going overdrive on saving the world so he can finally feel comfortable taking a vacation and leaving the word saving in the hands of the rest of the Justice league. And no one is more pissed off about this than the legion of doom. That’s when Lex comes back with a new plan, a quick hope and a jump to the Arctic and the legion of doom has finally found and broken into the fortress of solitude! And omg why does Superman have so many toys!? He should in no circumstances have metron’s chair, or what the group is really looking for: a mother box (clearly designed from the JL film, ugh) and Orion’s weapon. But toy man had to get a bit grabby and go for something not on the menu, a magical red amulet. This triggered an alarm, and before Clark could even get changed supergirl and the rest of the Justice league were already at the fortress. As the fighting ensued, Hawkgirl ended up deflecting a bomb from toyman…breaking the mother box Lex had setup. Triggering it and sending all of the legion of doom mysteriously elsewhere!

As the legion of doom looked around at their new surroundings, they found themselves in a mysterious jungle teaming with life. Shouldn’t be that big a deal for them…u tom the giant skull monster lizard creature I forgot the name of from “kong skull island” breaks through the forest. But soon the tides change as King Kong jumps down and smashes the beast! As the legion of doom run for a human command center, grodd stays back and awes at the gorilla god. As grodd tries to communicate with kong, the rest of the group gets their bearings looking at the displays of the other monsters in this world. Toyman sees them all as toys to be played with, and swiftly he is knocked down by the rest of the group for such a ridiculous suggestion. Toyman, growing frustrated, and still holding the red amulet he stole…decided to wish for proving the legion wrong by taking the monsters into their world to fight the Justice league. Turns out whatever this red amulet is works on wishes and that’s how we find ourselves at the end of this issue how it started…with Clark trying to propose to Lois on top of the daily planet…only to look over and find a giant Godzilla staring him down. $&%#!

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

These typically are not my type of stories but my son LOVES Godzilla and Kong so I decided to read it with him. This was actually a lot better than I was expecting it to be. The art was great and the story was good. Grodd was awesome and his reaction to seeing Kong was the best part of the issue. I am excited to see where the action goes and if this can get my son into more comics then I'm one happy camper.

[Trae Stratton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good start to what I hope will be an epic story. Part 1 here reads like the beginning of an actual kaiju film with the quick monster glimpse teaser followed by lots character movement setting up the how and why of the monster verse. The stage is set and I trust the action will really begin with part 2.

[Nicholas Driscoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art is a little uneven, but the set-up is fun, and Godzilla looks great. These stories always feel a bit light because they are by definition pretty silly, but the banter between heroes is entertaining, and the story is set up with a great cliffhanger ending.

[Rae likes books · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS is my shit, 10/10 no notes. Why did I just find out about this, this is my brand!!!! I love the new Godzilla and King Kong monster movies and to see Superman about to fight Godzilla? A masterpiece I couldn’t have written better myself

[Michael A. Anderson · Rating 1 out of 5]

terrible preview of golden age green lantern

Can’t refrain from woke garbage, huh? Had to sneak that in at the end so some child’s innocence would be stripped from them, you snake… comics can’t be trusted to be safe anymore

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book. :) going in, I knew it wasn't going to be the best book ever, but man was it pretty fun non the less. :)

[Deena Wilde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

Interesting storyline. Artwork was good too. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the story plays out in alternate universes.

[Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Logical First Issue

A first issue is supposed to hook you. This one did just that! We'll see if the middle and end of the story lives up to # 1.

[James B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than okay. A bit of a slow burn, but at least there looks like a big fight in the next issue.

[John Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

GREAT FIRST TWO ISSUES!

I enjoyed reading the first two issues of this series. I'm looking forward to reading the remainder. Good writing and artwork!

[Dylan McPeake · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the start of a fun premise. The book is slow, but it's made to set the scene/story for the following books.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is pretty much a setup issue. The way everyone is brought together does feel a bit contrived.

[ItzCardinal YT · Rating 4 out of 5]

That closing shot of Superman flying up to Godzilla 🤌🏼🤌🏼

4/5

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big time fan of both Godzilla AND Justice League. I was wondering how this would go. All in all I was not disappointed. It shows promise in that it doesn’t tie in to the rest of the DC things going around today, so it stands up on its own.

I definitely will be looking forward to the next issue.

[Chloe Berger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Godzilllaaaaa!