Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Volume 2

Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth (collected editions) #2

by Chris Mowry, Jeff Zornow (Artist), Matt Frank (Artist)

As Lucy and her team embark on their first assignment, more monsters are set on the loose, an alien onslaught begins, and the arrival of a mysterious size-changing robot leads to an all-out giant monster battle. Collects issues #5–8.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2014

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was pretty forgettable. Where's first volume wasn't amazing it had fun monster fights. The fights here were just meh, with villains who were otherwise interesting in the movies not so interesting here. A letdown.

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blimey, that was intense! A new challenger on every other page!

[Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a Godzilla comic. Nothing really stood out to me. Many of the other Godzilla storylines are more interesting. There were issues with perspective in some of the art. Overall rating: Meh.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second installment of the series puts the monsters front and center. It begins with a big bad monster in China and ends with several monsters being unleashed from Monster Island. In between Godzilla has a full slate of battling some rather forgettable bad guys but he dispatches all with his atomic breath, tail swings and brute force. All good stuff. Though the artwork does not translate as well in comic book form as it does on film I still enjoyed these scenes and they did keep the pace moving. The human characters take a back seat - as do the aliens - but they are still a part of the narrative and the potential for them to play a bigger part in future installments is evident. This book is really just a filler as the story progresses but it was a quick read and kept away from too much drama and silliness and I did enjoy it.

[Cody S. Green · Rating 3 out of 5]

I certainly liked this one a bit more than the first volume, simply in the fact that this volume focused more on the monsters. Though it does include some, I suppose I would say "interesting" dialogue and human interaction, the monsters are always the main attraction. It's certainly a change of pace from the Godzilla movies, which I am a huge fan of all the way back to the original 1954 film. The artwork is fantastic as well, I tip my hat to Matt and Jeff~.

[Francesca Giardiello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nonostante la storia sembra voler prendere una piega complessa, le pedine messe in gioco sono davvero tante, troppe da riuscire a seguirle decentemente.
La sensazione che ho è di fretta e disorientamento, come se fossi stata sballottata all'interno come fossi una pallina da ping pong.

Non sento la potenza, non sento la distruzione e il dramma, ma non sento neanche un'eventuale vena comica. Non capisco sinceramente dove voglia andare a parare per adesso la narrazione.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, yet slightly unsatisfying.

Great to see big monster fights with no budget restrictions, but falls into the same trap as the movies, in that you don't care much about the normal human characters much.

The fights feel rushed, the monsters come together very quickly and the art is jumbled and can be hard to follow.
Not sure if its the art itself or the inking/coloring, but it didn't 'wow!' me.

Wanted to love this series, but could only bring myself to like it.

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lucy helps a monster named Gaira escape from a facility in China, learns about his counterpart Sanda, and reunites with Commander Steven Woods. Jet Jaguar is a strange robot whose size seems to change in every scene, yet never remarked on. He is the size of Godzilla and has the strength to carry Godzilla whilst flying, yet looks about 7ft when next to humans. He has a knack for stepping in to save the day; a cheap Deus ex Machina (or does that mean he isn't one because I expect him to save the day?). He even gets lucky with his relocation of Godzilla who defeats Biollante. That permanent smug grin, and his hero poses changes the tone too. I hope he doesn't keep popping up in future volumes.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review is for all six volumes in the series

Every ten pages they throw another kaiju at us, never giving any time for development - and yes I know how ridiculous it is to expect 'character development' among giant punchy bitey monsters - which leaves the entire story without depth or suspense.

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked it up at the library with volume one. Thank goodness it was a short read.

[Guadalupe · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[HEVON · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it

[Mike Jozic · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[Jesse VanDeWalker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jet Jaguar, no notes.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recognize the players but it can feel pretty cluttered.

[Geordie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some fairly good art, but otherwise a sadly dull comic. There is none of the grandeur of the classic Godzilla, as the human characters are not amazed by the kaiju they encounter, but rather are annoyingly snide and cocky. If anyone out there wants to read a Godzilla comic for its bad-ass human characters that is news to me. Godzilla, himself, tends to get pushed around and knocked out with ease. The kaiju fights lack continuity, and since there is no dialogue or narration it's often hard to tell what is happening from panel to panel. Not an awful comic, but really not worth the time.

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

The artwork is amazing. Faithful to the original renditions of the characters and fits in well with the atmosphere of the movies.

[Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 2 is so much fun to read with a ton of surprise for any kaiju fan. Love this book.

[Corey Timmins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Story is very basic.

[Mr. Mustela frenata · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.68

[Matthew J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second volume builds more strangeness, but I'm still not quite sure where things are going. A lot of this comic series feels like "Destroy All Monsters" filtered through the Millennium era films. Not really great. There's enough for me to keep reading, but unless it turns out to be a bit more interesting in the future, it's gonna be a kinda disappointing series.