Boom! Studios' "Giant Monster" : It'll Consume You
Entertainment Weekly
Apr 3, 2008
By Clark Collis
This graphic novel from 30 Days of Night writer-creator Niles deserves some sort of award for non-ironic titling. After space-shuttle pilot Don Maggert is overtaken by an alien parasite just before re-entering Earth's atmosphere, he transforms into an extremely hungry and extremely big beastie. Mankind's only hope is a similarly outsized ''Super Attack Bot'' designed by Nazi scientist Dr. Fenstermach. However, there's something about Fenstermach's massive 'droid that seems a bit sinister. Maybe it's those giant decorative swastikas. FOR FANS OF... Cloverfield, Godzilla, King Kong — anything, really, where there's a strong possibility of people ending up as human bubblegum on the sole of a monster's foot. DOES IT DELIVER? Artist Jones gleefully embraces the carnage-for-carnage's-sake vibe as he berserkly illustrates the ever-growing Maggert's rampaging ways. But Niles lards the proceedings with enough sly humor to elevate the result above the level of mere destructo-porn. B+ |
