The Giant Kokju #1 is published by Image Comics, written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by Scott Koblish.
Issue #1 is available 12th April 2023 either directly from Image Comics online or from your local comic book store, digital copies will be available to download from the usual content providers.
Synopsis
The Despicable Deadpool team reunites to give the world the giant monster attack story that movies and TV are too squeamish to show you.This is a tale of woe about a monster with physical needs. It needs a restroom. It needs food, too. And, most unfortunately, it needs…sexual satisfaction. The only thing standing in its way are the men and women of science. We’re proudly flying our M rating for violence, mild gore, sexual situations, nudity, dudity, turds, comedy, drama, and, um, some very tasteful swearing.
Review
In this first issue of the story arc we are shown the story of The Giant Kokju, a monster story really like you’ve never seen or read before. Kokju is a monster of Godzilla scale coming to the shore to satisfy his needs, food, toilet needs and lastly but not by any means least sexual needs. Rather than seeing this colossal monster as a physical threat in the sense of he’s just here to cause havoc and kill all who try to stop him Kokju is mainly just here to get what most males in whatever species need. This is a story with it’s tongue firmly in it’s cheek and doesn’t apologise for what it’s trying to do, get ready to be treated to a monster story arc like you’ve never seen. This is a battle for mankind but told in a much different way to what you are used to.
This story firmly puts it’s tongue in it’s cheek and leaves it there throughout, unapologetically funny and not afraid to smash down what is deemed to be “the norm”. Gerry Duggan has supplied a story that in first light comes across as the standard traditional monster action comic however the more you read into it you find that this story is different in every sense but it’s different in the best possible way, although the story was something I wasn’t expecting some of the panels had me laughing out loud on occasions the story makes no logical sense and shouldn’t work but it does and flows really well.
The illustrations from Scott Koblish have a traditional look and feel and could quite happily stand up against the more traditional Godzilla style stories, the content of the book isn’t in the best of tastes but it is illustrated in a way that makes it all feel like it belongs in the book and nothing comes acros as being there for the sake of it. The story is laugh out loud funny and the bold illustrations drive home the fact that this is at it’s foundations a colossal monster story wrapped up in silly comedy moments that work.
Verdict
A story that is unexpectedly different but at the same time enjoyable, classical styling with comedy moments allowing for an all round enjoyable experience.
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