Planetary #2 Zero Island | Planetary #3 Rumble in Hong Kong
Planetary #5 The Return of Doc Brass | Planetary #6 The Four Voyagers (Duh!)
Planetary #7 You just might get
Vertigo | Planetary #8 Planet Fiction
Ellis, Warren. Planetary. Issue 2 Vol. 1. Art by John Cassaday. Wildstorm Productions: La Jola, 1999.
Planetary Issue Two: Title: Island
Scene: Opens with 6 Men on a
life boat. Survival Gear. White Polar outfits.
Japanese Bandanas.
(This is a direct play off of old
Godzilla Movies.)
The Guy leading the expedition is
named Ryu, who we find out later is a novelist.
He prefers to be called Master
Storyteller.
He claims to know no novels and that
his work is scripture. The beginning of the clearer theme of
the story.
According to Ryu: This island is a nowhere thing. Between Russia, Japan and Siberia.
Ryu has plans to take over
Japan.
The first thing he and his men see is
a giant dead moth. (Clearly a play off Mothra.)
Enter Planetary Field
Team:
Setting:
Japan
Snow: Offices all over the
world.
We meet Shinya Fukuda. Chief of
Japanese Planetary Station.
Shinya knows that the team is going to Zero Island
Snow Speaks Japanese.
Zero island is the closes land mass in the Japanese Archipelego to Eurasian Landmass--Russia.
Zero Island is owned by No one.
Note: Jakita has been to Zero Island with Snow's Predecessor.
According to Drummer: Mosters live on Zero Island
The Accolytes and Ryu view another dead monster. Three headed. Obviously a Godzilla Villain.
Snow smokes a ciggarette once every few Years. So does Jakita. (Connection)
Next Scene: Ryu in his men in the Ribcage of Giant lizard.
This is CLEARLY Godzilla
According to Ryu:
This things are out dreams.
They remind of us our greatness
and horror
This is out business. This
is what where we came to plan what we have brought with
is.
Come Sit eat. I
insist.
Ryu offers his men a large bite of
Godzilla's flesh
Very fitting. The flesh of
Godzilla. Clearly, one of Japan's most common creations and
modern
day myths. One of Japan's
Gods. Ryu wants the men to eat of their god's flesh.
Nicely done.
Jakita moves with Super speed. Ryu shoots one of his men.
Guards appear out of
nowhere.
7guards, who say they can't allow Ryu
and his men to leave.
Ryu kills them all by shooting a
nerve gas Cannister.
Snow dissolves the gas in mid air. Heat subtraction.
The guards wear insignia. American, Japanese and Russian patches.
To my Surprise Russia's first flage was actually 3 Horizontal bars of Red White and Blue
Doh!
According to Jakita: there
was reported an explosion years ago.
We can't say for sure if it was a an
atomic bomb. she describes it as a white light.
My theory: Snow Flake. Snow Flake! Snow Flake!!
One monster is still
alive.