Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre issue 2 (2024)
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Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre #2 is a comic book from IDW Publishing. It was published on December 18, 2024.[2]
Description
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The roar of the twenties escalated to a mighty SKREONK as Godzilla attacked the party of the wrong man and hurt the wrong lady.
Now Jay Gatsby has enlisted the help of SHERLOCK HOLMES, THOMAS EDISON, JULES VERNE, THE TIME MACHINIST, and more to put an end to the Godzilla threat once and for all. Watch as our new team travels twenty thousand leagues under the sea and turns Paris into the ultimate Godzilla trap in this thrilling feat of cartooning by the unrivaled Tom Scioli.[2] |
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Plot
G-Force troops load a M.A.S.E.R. weapon onto the Nautilus, docked in Portsmouth, under Jay Gatsby's direction. He, Jules Verne, the Time Machinist, and Sherlock Holmes prepare to depart, but are interrupted by the arrivals of Tom and Daisy Buchanan, who are determined to accompany them. Gatsby is less than pleased to see Tom, but agrees. The Nautilus sets sail as Gatsby's team, led by the Time Machinist's future knowledge and Holmes's deductions, try to predict where Godzilla will strike next. The monster catches them off-guard with an attack on the submarine itself. Daisy falls down as the ship absorbs the impact; both Tom and Gatsby tend to her, but Tom coldly tells Gatsby to leave them and lead the offensive against the monster. The Time Machinist identifies him as Godzilla for the first time. He orders a pair of torpedoes fired at close range, though the ensuing explosions damage the Nautilus itself more than Godzilla. The submarine bombards Godzilla with more torpedoes as it retreats towards a series of undersea caves, evading his jaws as he makes a final lunge. With the M.A.S.E.R. not yet ready, Gatsby urges the team to wait, but Tom demands to know if he has a real plan.
In his quarters, Gatsby reflects on the team he's assembled, worrying about Verne and Holmes's advanced ages but resolute that he can do anything with Daisy close by. They have breakfast together as he tries to bring up their old relationship. She distracts him briefly by asking about the G-Force symbol, but he perseveres, presenting her with the diamond ring he bought many years ago. She rejects it, and he apologizes as she muses how spectacularly unhappy they would have been together. An alarm blares: the ship has become trapped in undersea vines. Daisy accompanies Gatsby and Holmes outside in powered diving suits over his objections. Before they can finish hacking through the vines with axes, Godzilla locates them and smashed through the caves to seize the Nautilus with the trio still tethered to it. Verne fires the M.A.S.E.R., located in the transforming bow of the ship, stunning Godzilla. Gatsby orders Verne to increase the weapon's power while Tom demands he bring his wife back inside. The Nautilus escapes will all aboard, leaving Godzilla buried in rubble. Tom confronts Gatsby, but he deflects by pointing to Daisy's accomplishments. Unsure whether Godzilla survived, they continue to France, aiming to further fortify Paris's Verne-built defenses.
In Dunkirk, Gatsby unveils L'Albatros, an all-terrain vehicle designed by Verne. The scientist asks the Time Machinist how he knew Godzilla's name; he points to one of Verne's own journals, in which he attempted to give the beast a scientific designation. Elsewhere, Dracula circles Daisy in a newspaper photo of the G-Force team.
Godzilla soon arrives in Paris. G-Force first meets him with a trio of massive guns and flamethrowers. Verne watches the guns fire with deep sadness, noting that the capsules they're firing were meant to travel to the moon. Godzilla next sticks a foot inside the Arc de Triomphe, only to learn that the landmark has been rigged to spin around, leaving him dizzy. He staggers towards the Eiffel Tower as Gatsby instructs his men to set the Seine, already full of jellied gasoline, ablaze. Consumed by flames, Godzilla continues advanced towards the Eiffel Tower. G-Force troops stationed on the tower escape using wingsuits just before Godzilla bites the tower and receives an electrical surge so massive it plunges the city into darkness.
Gatsby and the Time Machinist reflect on the battle, which Godzilla survived but Verne has not. The Time Machinist admits that a similar battle played out in the last timeline he visited with the same outcome. He can only suggest the unthinkable: seek the help of Dracula. Dripping with charm, the vampire makes a point to introduce himself to Daisy. As his family comes from a long line of beastmasters, he promises to bring Godzilla under his control, viewing the monster not as a menace but a source of great power. Later, Daisy helped the Time Machinist repair his time machine, but it malfunctions and vanishes with him inside. Holmes declares that a saboteur is responsible.
Godzilla next attacks Gibraltar, Egypt, and Greece, destroying one of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Parthenon in his rampage. Holmes confronts Dracula with the knowledge that Professor Van Helsing stood trial for his murder, and yet he still lives. Dracula explains that Van Helsing only grazed his heart, and while initially sent into a state of shock, he has recovered. Holmes draws a sword from his cane and stabs at Dracula, but the vampire vanishes before the blade can reach him, then appears behind Holmes and bites his neck. Daisy witnesses their battle, but Dracula's mesmeric powers allow him to easily lead her away. Gatsby, Tom, and Dr. Watson come upon the scene too late, and Gatsby can only call after Daisy as she departs with the vampire. He and Tom agree to put their rivalry aside to rescue her, and give chase in L'Albatros, now in blimp mode.
Dracula brings Daisy to his castle in Transylvania, and with his supernatural vision watches Godzilla burst out of the Black Sea.
Appearances
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Weapons, vehicles, races, and organizations
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Gallery
Covers
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Cover A by Tom Scioli -
Cover B by Tom Scioli -
Cover RI (1:10) by Patrick Horvath -
Cover RI (1:25) by Jim Mahfood
Trivia
- Cover B is based on the cover of the November 1887 issue of Beeton's Christmas Annual, which contained the first printing of Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet.
- The massive cannons that fire "moon vehicles designed for exploration" at Godzilla in Paris are based on the Columbiad cannon in the Jules Verne novel From the Earth to the Moon.
- Dracula remarks to Daisy, "Can you believe they changed the name of my country while I was away?", referencing the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918, 21 years after Dracula was published.
Notes
- ↑ Also credited for production.
References
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