The first issue of Godzilla: Cataclysm was an amazing comic book, filled with solid suspense, exciting action, and cool, large-scale storytelling that truly delivered. It had a more grim and gritty atmosphere than what is typically conjured up when people think of Godzilla. Cataclysm is a five-issue mini-series finely written by Cullen Bunn and gorgeously drawn, inked and colored by Dave Wachter. The second story drops a lot of the suspense of the first issue and delivers mainly in the other two departments, featuring lots of jaw-dropping monster battling and clever back story that makes the plot at hand even more interesting.

The action of the first issue was given as a reward for getting through all of the eerie build up, but in this issue it’s given away liberally. Immaculately-done artwork fills this book up to the brim, depicting a great deal of sweet, raw fun. Maybe every once in a while the action gets a tad dull, but it’s rarer than reasonable traffic in Pittsburgh. It’s almost always lots of fist-pumping, fantastic entertainment. Every depiction of these big brutes fighting is something I wouldn’t mind on my iPhone’s lock screen, or on the wall of my dorm.

I had a slight fear after the debut issue that there wouldn’t be enough done in this series to set it apart and elevate it to something special as a whole, but this issue proves it wrong. This issue continues the angle of the monsters being seen as religious deities and expands upon it, bringing up issues like human sacrifice and prayer. The protagonist is not only an interesting and likeable wise old man archetype, but a catalyst for big reveals currently kept in the dark. This man and some others of his age have a unique history with Godzilla, and the implications of this are massive.

While it didn’t have quite the impact on me that the first issue did, this one convinced me more so that this is going to be something special when it’s all done with. Godzilla Cataclysm is a kick-ass comic book, filled with enough monster-worship to quench the thirst of even the most hardcore Godzilla fan. If you’re too lame to jump on now, I implore you to at least pick up the trade when it inevitably hits store shelves.

Story: Cullen Bunn Art: Dave Wachter
Story:  8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

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IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review