A ragtag crew flying through space in Mechagodzilla (yep, you read that right) are hired to steal a clutch of kaiju eggs. Things go south quite quickly, however, leading to a daring escape, a runaway baby kaiju and an enemy who’s closer than they think.

What an absolutely amazing adventure this opening issue was. It tells a great, Guardians of the Galaxy-esque tale of mismatched, charming rogues and their shenanigans. The heist and its aftermath, as well as everything that follows in its wake, feels really high stakes and is immediately attention grabbing.

Chris Gooch’s script wastes no time at all in getting us up to speed with this Kai-Sei Era tale; that specific Godzilla era being the new shared universe which publishers IDW are building right now, very successfully I should add.

Oliver Ono delivers brilliantly stylised and gorgeously coloured art too, which gives the issue a really distinctive and appealing style.

It’s a brilliantly strong start with a gut punch of a twist to boot; I’m very keen to see where our band of ne’er-do-wells are taken next.

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