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As a lifelong Godzilla fan, it’s weird to think now might be the golden age of the King of Monsters. Seriously, at time of writing, he’s fighting the Justice League for the second time (alongside that one hairy monkey), destroying the Marvel Universe, and now he’s got his own ongoing series again for the first time since Rulers of Earth, and this on the heels of string of good movies of both the serious and silly varieties. By contrast, just 20 years ago, Godzilla was effectively a nonfactor in popular culture. Even in Japan it had seemed like his popularity had waned, yet here he stands, terrible and triumphant once more. You just can’t keep ol Goji down.

Anyhow, this book is good. Real treat if you’re a fan of the late Heisei and Millenium eras of Godzilla (which I am) and especially if you’re a fan of the movie Final Wars, quite possibly the most insane of all Godzilla films, and that’s saying something. It doesn’t shy away from its outlandish elements, but by leaning into them, it makes even the human characters larger than life and makes the whole thing just feel a blast to read. Looking forward to where this “Kai-Sei” era goes.