Godzilla vs the Marvel Universe by Ryan North,
Gerry Duggan, John Romita Jr. (Illustrator), Giuseppe Camuncoli
(Illustrator), and Leinil Yu (Cover Art), collects a series of one shots (one
shots for those who don’t know are single issue stories that are supposed to be
self-contained). I read these through the Marvel Unlimited app. In these one shots, Godzilla crossovers and battles
various heroes in various times throughout the history of Marvel. So, you have the 90s X-men vs Godzilla, 80s
Spider-man vs Godzilla, Modern Thor vs Godzilla and more. This is just a fun
crossover with various heroes dealing with Godzilla.
They don’t seem to connect at all and
there are no shared creative teams or story. Most of the reads have good art
except for the John Romita Jr for the Fantastic Four. I think his art is
blocky. Most of these stories are action packed with humor. Some of which is
forced, such as Nick Lowe’s editorial jokes in the Spider-Man story. I think he
negatively impacted the story overall, but I also have a negative opinion of
him based on his public comments about Spider-Man fans. The only story I really
did not like was the Hulk vs Godzilla which goes downhill once he introduces some
vague villain from the Godzilla Universe. I’d never heard of the character and
the story made no sense.
Overall, I think this is a fun
collection that leans heavy into the Marvel Universe and not as much in the
Godzilla Universe.
By the way, there is another Godzilla
series that seems completely separate. Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe
has two issues so far at Marvel
Unlimited as that is all they have put up. The collected volume is supposed
to be released in March 2026. It seems to be completely separate and has all
the heroes teaming up to stop him.
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