Warning: Spoilers forGodzilla vs. Hulk#1The day has finally arrived, withGodzilla vs. Hulkbringing together fiction’s two strongest green monsters for one battle. But instead of a winner, Marvel Comics has delivered a form ofGodzillanobody even knew to expect.The Godzilla-Hulk is here, and it is beautiful.
The one-shot comic book is just the latest in Marvel’s larger line ofGodzilla vs.stories, pitting the iconic kaiju against the likes of theFantastic Four,Thor, and evenSpider-Man. But all this time fans were spending wondering if future crossovers wouldfinally make the Venomized Godzilla a reality, they should really have been waiting to see how Bruce Banner would pass his ownHulkpower onto the movie icon. After all, anger is in both of their blood.
The creative team of Gerry Duggan, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Daniele Orlandini, and Federico Blee don’t waste any time inGodzilla vs. Hulk#1, imagining a world in which Bruce Banner has suppressed his Hulk identity to serve at the side of Thunderbolt Ross. But when saving the world means saving Godzilla itself,Banner uses his gamma-powered blood (and a massive electric shock) to create a new form of Godzilla, angrier and more powerful than ever before.
When Godzilla Falls, Hulk’s Blood Brings It Back To Life
Bruce Banner Reveals His Hulk Persona To Save The Kaiju in Combat
As the military team charged with wiping out the threat of Godzilla, Kumonga, andthe always-underrated Mothrain this version of Marvel’s Earth, Ross has a predicatbly corrupt and cruel means of saving the day. Using Kumonga attacking Mothra as bait, and deploying a pair of Stark-enhanced Mechagodzillas into the fight, things go from bad to worse. To take on the supreme threat of Hedorah,Hulk recognizes that he’ll need to fight with Godzilla at his side.
Calling upon all his refined medical expertise,“Dr. Hulk"jolts the unconscious Godzilla with as much electricity as the power grid can manage, with a chaser of his own blood (making the brilliant assertion that"Hulk blood help lizard!"). Help the lizard it does, giving Hulk a new ally powerful enough to obliterate Hedorah in moments.
Godzilla-Hulk is Born, From Banner’s Gamma Blood
The Ability To ‘Hulk Out’ Makes Godzilla More Powerful Than Ever
Following the tease of Godzilla’s eyes turning"gamme green,“the true transformation is revealed in one breathtaking splash page:Hulk’s superpowered blood transfuses with the kaiju, creating the Godzilla-Hulk. The extended fiction of the character’s universe has createdsome insanely powerful forms of Godzillain the past, but this transformation is unique. This isn’t a case ofGodzilla gaining access to the Power Cosmic, for instance, to stand toe-to-toe with Silver Surfer.
By imbuing Godzilla’s body with his own gamma energy, Bruce Banner is more accurately allowing Godzilla to channel its anger into power. Not onlygranting Godzilla the ability to physically ‘Hulk out’ in a more muscular, humanoid appearance, but turn its anger into energy. And with so much to be angry about, there is simply no way to rival the raw fury of a Godzilla infused withthe rage and power of a Hulk family member.
With Godzilla’s gamma-powered fury calming by the end of the issue (alongside Banner’s own), readers will be left wondering how Marvel will top this battle withthe upcomingGodzilla vs. Thorcoming this July. It’s been confirmed that the next match-up willunleash new magical powers for Godzilla to wield in battle against Thor, so it seems that the creation of the Godzilla-Hulk is only a taste of what else Marvel Comics has in store.
