Marvel has officially introduced a major player in its next event
>Marvel.com: What can you tell us about Kid Kaiju’s abilities and how they play into Monsters Unleashed?
>Cullen Bunn: Kid Kaiju—or Kei Kawade, if you prefer—is something an enigma in Monsters Unleashed. He has a unique and potentially very dangerous ability. He is a talented artist who happens to be obsessed with monsters. So far so good. Nothing out of the ordinary there. The trick is that any monster he draws manifests physically. He draws Fin Fang Foom, for example, and Fin Fang Foom is summoned from the depths of space. Kei has no control over these monsters. Once they get here, they are free to do as they please. As you can guess, that could lead to some fairly sizable problems for the world as a whole.
>Once Kei’s abilities are discovered, the heroes of the Marvel Universe scramble to better understand these fantastic [powers]. What are the limits? Can Kei summon heroes as easily as he summons monsters? Can he banish monsters as easily as he summons them? What happens if he draws Fin Fang Foom as a dead creature? A new power set has now appeared, and figuring out its intricacies will be a key to solving the crisis the world is facing.
>But Kid Kaiju’s powers have deeper roots than anyone could possibly imagine. He’s only 11 years old, but he has a connection to an interstellar force of destruction that has destroyed countless planets.
Ryder Martin
>Marvel.com: Even though Kei’s abilities sound like the stuff of childhood daydreams, it also seems like a lot for a kid to handle. How does he stand up to that pressure?
>Cullen Bunn: Kei is just now coming to understand that this is how his artistic ability impacts the world. His abilities both terrify and excite him. That can be a dangerous combination. He doesn’t quite grasp just how much influence he has on the world. It seems at first that it’s all fun and games. As he comes to terms with just how much is riding on his shoulders, he begins to feel a little more pressure and fear, especially when he realizes that his own life is in the gravest of danger. By then, though, there will be no turning back.
>Kei’s parents are a little more frightened by his abilities. When we first meet the Kawade family, we discover that Mom and Dad have some inkling that all is not right with the world. They’ve moved several times, always not long after the appearance of some giant monster. They are coming to the realization that their son might be responsible for the arrival of these monsters.
>Marvel.com: What was the design process like for putting Kid Kaiju together with Terry?
>Cullen Bunn: We’ve glimpsed an early incarnation of Kei before in the pages of TOTALLY AWESOME HULK. But that was just a couple of panels, and we really didn’t delve into the character. I wanted this to be a complete overhaul and reintroduction of the character. Terry really just took the few descriptive lines we gave him and ran with it. This is a character I think readers are really going to fall in love with and, considering where we’re heading with Kid Kaiju, I can’t imagine a better design.
Thomas Rodriguez
So...Sai from Naruto?
Wyatt Campbell
Oh man, imagine the weird porn this'll cause.
Cameron Perry
Actually, after seeing what happened with Ulysses I fear for the child's safety.
Justin Gray
Not exactly. He doesn't create monsters out of nothing, he summons monsters by drawing them. If he drew the Giant Spaghetti Monsters nothing would happen (unless its real in the MU). But if he draws Fin Fang Foom, then he'll suddenly be taken from his farm and show up on Earth.
Joshua Sanchez
Ummmmm... did I miss something?
Lincoln Green
Why is Darkseid a farmer now
Gavin Robinson
It's Terrax, former Herald of Galactus.
Jackson Wilson
Wow, Darkseid sure got around in his younger days.
Nicholas Edwards
So how many civilian deaths is this kid single-handedly responsible for?
Benjamin Smith
>Literally Fredzilla I wonder if he's Ainu too.
Samuel Campbell
Fredzilla didn't summon monsters, he had a monster stand.
Levi Gonzalez
Fredzilla and the rest of BH6 have been exiled from continuity ever since the movie sadly.
Aaron Murphy
We still don't know if Ulysses survives Civil War II or not.
Jack Butler
i want that fuckin jacket
Jackson Mitchell
This event would interest me if it wasn't current Marvel doing this. Conceptually it's a fun idea, but Marvel hasn't had a good event since lord knows when, if the past few have been terrible at best. I like this character though, he has potential if nothing else.
I wouldn't call it sad, since the comic was fucking horrible to begin with.
Jose Reyes
So he has to summon it? Thats kinda limiting. A mix between Ash Ketchum mixed with Sai.
If he draws a monster swarm of Mosquitos or elephant it will be summon?
Justin Baker
Kid Kaiju look like the first Beyonder
Isaiah Davis
Not really, user. It basically means he can't make up monsters. However, there's enough supernatural shit he wouldn't need to.
John Diaz
It's still severely limiting since he has to draw it. What's the point of art-based powers if it isn't reliant on imagination? If he can choose monsters from some book of the damned then it would work a lot better, but the more I think about it, the more this kid seems poorly thought out.
Jeremiah Gomez
>book of the damned Wasnt lego nexis knight with a monster book and summoning them?