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"'''2002: The End of the World'''" is the fifth and final issue of ''[[Godzilla: | "'''2002: The End of the World'''" is the fifth and final issue of ''[[Godzilla: The Half-Century War]]''. It was published on April 3, [[2013]]. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{Quote|Ota Murakami has fought Godzilla for fifty years. The decades have been hard on Ota, and he is seemingly no closer to his goal. Now, in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the end of the world beckons. Ota and Ken gear up for a deadly final battle, and only one beast will be left standing at its end! This is the book you'll be talking about for years! Don't miss it!}} | {{Quote|Ota Murakami has fought Godzilla for fifty years. The decades have been hard on Ota, and he is seemingly no closer to his goal. Now, in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the end of the world beckons. Ota and Ken gear up for a deadly final battle, and only one beast will be left standing at its end! This is the book you'll be talking about for years! Don't miss it!}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
It has now been a full 48 years since Ota Murakami first clashed with the King of Monsters. Now, he, Kentaro, and the last of the A.M.F. are faced with their biggest challenge yet - the two space monsters King Ghidorah and Gigan. | It has now been a full 48 years since [[Ota Murakami]] first clashed with the King of the Monsters. Now, he, [[Kentaro Yoshihara]], and the last of the [[Anti-Megalosaurus Force|A.M.F.]] are faced with their biggest challenge yet - the two space monsters [[King Ghidorah]] and [[Gigan]]. | ||
In the year 2001, King Ghidorah and Gigan, having picked up Dr. Deverich's signal from his Psionic Transmitter, have laid waste to half the world. In a final gamble with the fate of the world in the balance, the A.M.F. authorizes the use of an experimental black hole cannon, the Dimension Tide, and | In the year [[2001]], King Ghidorah and Gigan, having picked up Dr. [[Deverich]]'s signal from his Psionic Transmitter, have laid waste to half the world. In a final gamble with the fate of the rest of the world in the balance, the A.M.F. authorizes the use of an experimental black hole cannon, the [[Dimension Tide]], and its new advanced [[Kiryu|Mechagodzilla]] model. Ota and Kentaro are present at the final operation, taking place in [[Antarctica]]. The duo visit Mechagodzilla's pilot, Takeshi, and knock him out, since the duo have a plan to have Ota pilot the mecha instead of Takeshi. Soon after this, [[Godzilla]] arrives and Mechagodzilla is activated. | ||
Godzilla battles King Ghidorah and Gigan, but | Godzilla battles King Ghidorah and Gigan, but quickly finds himself outmatched. However, he is saved by Mechagodzilla (and, to an extent, Ota) and the two work together and fight the two aliens to a standstill. However, the Dimension Tide activates and the two aliens are sucked in at once. However, Godzilla resists the artificial black hole's pull. Ota, via Mechagodzilla, tries to push Godzilla in, but the King of the Monsters proves to be far too stubborn and roars in defiance. As Mechagodzilla takes heavy damage from the Dimension Tide, the cockpit is exposed and Ota furiously demands that Godzilla finally acknowledge him. Godzilla once again coldly ignores Ota, who nonchalantly laments on his defiance and quietly pushes them both into the black hole, smiling as he does so. Ota and Mechagodzilla are sucked in as the black hole collapses on itself. | ||
Meanwhile, the A.M.F. forces break into celebration, except for Kentaro, having lost | Meanwhile, the A.M.F. forces break into celebration, except for Kentaro, having lost his lifelong best friend in the battle. He then finds the journal Ota had kept with him during his years fighting Godzilla. | ||
Out | Out at sea, beyond where the battle between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, King Ghidorah and Gigan was fought, Godzilla's dorsal fins break the surface unseen by anyone, demonstrating that he has survived. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
*[[Godzilla]] | *[[Godzilla]] | ||
*[[Kiryu]] | *[[Kiryu|Mechagodzilla]] | ||
*[[King Ghidorah]] | *[[King Ghidorah]] | ||
*[[Gigan]] | *[[Gigan]] | ||
===Weapons, vehicles, and races=== | ===Weapons, vehicles, and races=== | ||
*[[Anti-Megalosaurus | *[[Anti-Megalosaurus Force]] | ||
*[[Psionic Transmitter]] | *[[Psionic Transmitter]] | ||
*[[Dimension Tide]] | *[[Dimension Tide]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art=== | ===Concept art=== | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 1.jpg|Retailer incentive concept covers by Simon Roy | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 1.jpg|Retailer incentive concept covers by Simon Roy | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 2.jpg| | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 2.jpg|CVR RI early pencils | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 3.jpg|RI | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 3.jpg|CVR RI progress | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 4.jpg|CVR RI | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 4.jpg|CVR RI progress | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 5.jpg| | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 5.jpg|CVR RI progress | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Covers=== | ===Covers=== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
HALF-CENTURY_WAR_Issue_5_CVR_A_Comixology.jpg|Cover A by James Stokoe | HALF-CENTURY_WAR_Issue_5_CVR_A_Comixology.jpg|Cover A by [[James Stokoe]] | ||
HALF-CENTURY_WAR_Issue_5_CVR_A_Art.png|Textless Cover A art by James Stokoe | HALF-CENTURY_WAR_Issue_5_CVR_A_Art.png|Textless Cover A art by James Stokoe | ||
HCW5RI.jpg|Retailer incentive cover by Simon Roy | |||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 6.jpg|Textless retailer incentive cover art by Simon Roy, colors by Joseph Bergin III | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Concept Art 6.jpg|Textless retailer incentive cover art by Simon Roy, colors by Joseph Bergin III | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Scans=== | ===Scans=== | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Page 1.jpg | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Page 1.jpg | ||
HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Page 2.jpg | HALF-CENTURY WAR Issue 5 - Page 2.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Early in the issue, [[Kentaro Yoshihara]] mentions that the new [[Kiryu|Mechagodzilla]] supposedly "has bits of real Godzilla built into it." This references how, in the films ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' and ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'', this incarnation of Mechagodzilla is built around the skeleton of the [[Godzilla (First Generation)|original Godzilla]]. | |||
*The A.M.F.'s ultimate weapon, the [[Dimension Tide]], is taken from the film ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'', as author [[James Stokoe]] felt its ability to fire a black hole made it ideal for its role as the definitive final weapon of the story.{{Citation needed}} Unlike in the film, the Dimension Tide is ground-based rather than mounted on a satellite. | |||
*According to James Stokoe, the issue was based around the [[Millennium era]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films.<ref name="Era">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Half-Century War|Godzilla: The Half-Century War (Hardcover Edition)]]|last=Stokoe|first=James|date=2015|publisher=IDW Publishing}}</ref> | |||
*In one panel, Mechagodzilla's designation is erroneously "MSF-5" instead of "MFS-3." | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.comixology.com/Godzilla-Half-Century-War-5-of-5/digital-comic/35721 Godzilla: The Half-Century War #5 on comiXology.] | *[https://www.comixology.com/Godzilla-Half-Century-War-5-of-5/digital-comic/35721 Godzilla: The Half-Century War #5 on comiXology.] | ||
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{{Comics}} | {{Comics}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:Godzilla: The Half-Century War]] | [[Category:Godzilla: The Half-Century War]] | ||
[[Category:IDW]] | [[Category:IDW]] | ||
[[Category:Comics]] | [[Category:Comics]] | ||
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"2002: The End of the World" is the fifth and final issue of Godzilla: The Half-Century War. It was published on April 3, 2013.
Description
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Ota Murakami has fought Godzilla for fifty years. The decades have been hard on Ota, and he is seemingly no closer to his goal. Now, in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the end of the world beckons. Ota and Ken gear up for a deadly final battle, and only one beast will be left standing at its end! This is the book you'll be talking about for years! Don't miss it!
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Plot
It has now been a full 48 years since Ota Murakami first clashed with the King of the Monsters. Now, he, Kentaro Yoshihara, and the last of the A.M.F. are faced with their biggest challenge yet - the two space monsters King Ghidorah and Gigan.
In the year 2001, King Ghidorah and Gigan, having picked up Dr. Deverich's signal from his Psionic Transmitter, have laid waste to half the world. In a final gamble with the fate of the rest of the world in the balance, the A.M.F. authorizes the use of an experimental black hole cannon, the Dimension Tide, and its new advanced Mechagodzilla model. Ota and Kentaro are present at the final operation, taking place in Antarctica. The duo visit Mechagodzilla's pilot, Takeshi, and knock him out, since the duo have a plan to have Ota pilot the mecha instead of Takeshi. Soon after this, Godzilla arrives and Mechagodzilla is activated.
Godzilla battles King Ghidorah and Gigan, but quickly finds himself outmatched. However, he is saved by Mechagodzilla (and, to an extent, Ota) and the two work together and fight the two aliens to a standstill. However, the Dimension Tide activates and the two aliens are sucked in at once. However, Godzilla resists the artificial black hole's pull. Ota, via Mechagodzilla, tries to push Godzilla in, but the King of the Monsters proves to be far too stubborn and roars in defiance. As Mechagodzilla takes heavy damage from the Dimension Tide, the cockpit is exposed and Ota furiously demands that Godzilla finally acknowledge him. Godzilla once again coldly ignores Ota, who nonchalantly laments on his defiance and quietly pushes them both into the black hole, smiling as he does so. Ota and Mechagodzilla are sucked in as the black hole collapses on itself.
Meanwhile, the A.M.F. forces break into celebration, except for Kentaro, having lost his lifelong best friend in the battle. He then finds the journal Ota had kept with him during his years fighting Godzilla.
Out at sea, beyond where the battle between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, King Ghidorah and Gigan was fought, Godzilla's dorsal fins break the surface unseen by anyone, demonstrating that he has survived.
Appearances
Monsters
Weapons, vehicles, and races
Characters
- Ota Murakami
- Kentaro Yoshihara
- Takeshi
Locations
Gallery
Concept art
Retailer incentive concept covers by Simon Roy
CVR RI early pencils
CVR RI progress
CVR RI progress
CVR RI progress
Covers
Cover A by James Stokoe
Textless Cover A art by James Stokoe
Retailer incentive cover by Simon Roy
Textless retailer incentive cover art by Simon Roy, colors by Joseph Bergin III
Scans
Trivia
- Early in the issue, Kentaro Yoshihara mentions that the new Mechagodzilla supposedly "has bits of real Godzilla built into it." This references how, in the films Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, this incarnation of Mechagodzilla is built around the skeleton of the original Godzilla.
- The A.M.F.'s ultimate weapon, the Dimension Tide, is taken from the film Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, as author James Stokoe felt its ability to fire a black hole made it ideal for its role as the definitive final weapon of the story.[citation needed] Unlike in the film, the Dimension Tide is ground-based rather than mounted on a satellite.
- According to James Stokoe, the issue was based around the Millennium era Godzilla films.[2]
- In one panel, Mechagodzilla's designation is erroneously "MSF-5" instead of "MFS-3."
External links
- Godzilla: The Half-Century War #5 on comiXology.
- Godzilla: The Half-Century War #5 cover by Simon Roy on DeviantART.
References
This is a list of references for Godzilla: The Half-Century War issue 5. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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