Cyclops And Godzilla Work Together In Thrilling New Marvel Cover Art
X-Men #4 – Written By Jed MacKay; Art By Ryan Stegman, "Godzilla" Variant Cover By Chris Samnee
Cyclops has been a leader and tactician his entire adult life, and he has spent countless hours ensuring that the X-Men are ready to face anything. Now, in an epic variant cover team-up with Godzilla, he’s proving that all his intense preparation and planning is worthwhile. Scott Summers is Marvel's top tactical genius, and even the King of Monsters knows it.
Cyclops' Approach To Handling Big Monsters Proves He's A Tactical Expert
While Cyclops and Godzilla's partnership may be limited to Samnee's impressive cover, it's a well-deserved match. Scott has put in the work and training (as he always does) to make the most of such an encounter. If Godzilla arrives to take down another Kaiju, he'd be one of the first to see that they were fighting on the same side, rather than treating the King of Monsters like another threat. The image of concussive beams alongside atomic blasts seems like a natural progression. Scott Summers has a strategy for everything, and the Cyclops x Godzilla team-up seals that in stone.
Scott Could Be A Natural Kaiju Wrangler
X-Men #4 – Written By Jed MacKay; Art By Ryan Stegman, "Godzilla" Variant Cover By Chris Samnee
The variant cover is hardly the first time Godzilla has crossed Scott's mind. After becoming Krakoa's War Captain, he developed a full "Summers Protocol" for handling Kaiju. Cyclops knows the answer isn't always to destroy them, and now his strategy is paying off. Establishing a full strategy for handling skyscraper-sized monsters probably isn’t at the top of every hero’s priority list, but Cyclops never misses a chance to come up with a solid contingency plan.
When Facing A Major Threat, It's Easy To Assume That Destroying It Is The Safest Option. Cyclops Knows Better.
When facing a major threat, it's easy to assume that destroying it is the safest option. Cyclops knows better. Mutantkind made their home on Krakoa, and the island itself was once a raging Kaiju that faced the X-Men in battle. "Monster" does not always have to mean "enemy" and the Summers Protocol offers a minimum of three solutions, meant to maximize the number of lives saved without causing undue harm. There is also a specific addition for "an atomic lizard" filed under different protocols, so he was fully prepared for this variant cover team-up.
