Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth #3 – Review

By: Chris Mowry (writer), Matt Frank & Jeff Zornow (artists), Priscilla Tramontano

The Story: A decisive comeback in the drawn-out war between man and seafood.

The Review: The Godzilla franchise has played host to a wide array of alien life over the years. Whether it was superstitious Simeons or treacherous Xillians, Earth’s kaiju have found many opportunities to come to their planet’s defense and just as many to be controlled by hostile invaders. This time, however, Chris Mowry is trying something a little different. As monsters rise from the ocean depths, the CKR find that a new race of aliens has designs on earth.

In a rather drastic shift from last month, the third issue of Rulers of the Earth is actually overwritten. The caption boxes seem to hold the worst of it, from out-of-place introductions, to needlessly dramatic musings, to headings as strange as, “Miles from the CKR facility…minutes from a disaster” this one has it all. Perhaps Mowry wanted to stretch his legs after a largely silent issue last month, but whatever the reason he’s overcorrected.

The dialogue isn’t bad, but it’s lacking in efficiency. Cluttered panels frequently find themselves giving information that either will or should appear in the art. Aside from this, however, the worst that can be said is that Mowry doesn’t always take an opportunity to develop hs characters when it presents himself.