I'm just going to give a very general overview of my thoughts on
issues #1 and #2 together instead of an "issue by issue" review, and then will revisit it when the series is concluded.
Things I liked
- Very creative, if uneven, fun story overall with a very unlikely mixture of Godzilla and characters such as Gatsby/Sherlock Holmes/Jules Verne/Dracula mixed in (with the exception of the Time Machinist...more on this later) along with some nice little pop-culture Easter eggs sprinkled in.
- The pace is definitely never boring, but knows when to take a breather at times.
- Two major characters are killed off, which was unexpected and shows some boldness you don't normally see in these types of comics.
- The technology and "mecha" creations by Jules Verne are very creative (especially integrating the classic maser cannons on the sub, and the rotating Arc de Triumpe).
Things I didn't like:
- So the Time Machinist says,
"The details were different last time, but the results are all the same"...yet he barely shares anything relevant or even remotely helpful. Also, the meeting with Dracula comes out of no where...how did they make contact with with one another? Also, Jules Verne is suddenly shown dead after the failed attack on Godzilla in Paris...I'm assuming he was burned to a crisp during the river fire attack? And what the hell happened to Nick after issue #1 (is he dead, or in the hospital)? And what was the point of Thomas Edison's brief appearance? The story-telling/plot overall, while creative and fun at times, has
*major* issues.
- - So "Doc" Watson is….Sherlock Holmes’ niece?

Considering Watson never had a daughter in the books, this is utterly unnecessary. She plays no role whatsoever as well.
- Sorry, but the way Scioli draws Godzilla is a complete disgrace. I don’t want to hear
“But it’s intentionally ugly to match the style / tone of his wacky retro story, so you shouldn’t knock it!”…yeah,
bullshit. Godzilla not only looks extremely ugly, but in certain panels, it’s so bad that he appears like he was drawn by a 3 year old. Scioli makes Herb Trimpe’s Godzilla art look like Bob Eggleton by comparison. And the intentional
"Look, it's supposed to be a retro 1960s-70s comic, how neat!" coloring feels very forced / overdone.
- Speaking of Godzilla, he behaves more like King Kong or a generic dinosaur "on the loose" at times than actually Godzilla himself (i.e. picking up two buses and smashing them together, chasing around Nick in his car, his behavior with the sub underwater, etc).
Overall, not sure what to make of this series. There are definitely elements I enjoy about it, and it’s far more entertaining than the likes of
Skate or Die, but man does it have some serious problems holding it back as well. Maybe with
issue #3, it will all come together and make more sense...