| Characters |
Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer]; Ryu [Master Storyteller]; Shinya Fukuda; skeletons and bodies of enormous monsters on Island Zero |
| Synopsis |
Planetary travels to Japan to investigate the unofficial history of Island Zero, a breeding ground for giant radioactive monsters. |
| Genre |
fantasy; superhero |
| Script |
Warren Ellis |
| Pencils |
John Cassaday |
| Inks |
John Cassaday |
| Colors |
Laura Depuy |
| Letters |
Bill O'Neil |
| Notes |
Some of the monsters depicted here resemble Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidrah, and Rhodan from old Japanese monster movies. Island Zero also resembles Monster Island. |
| Reprinted |
in Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories (DC, 2000 series) #nn; in Absolute Planetary (DC, 2004 series) #[nn]; in Wildstorm (Magic Press, 2000 series) #2 (April 2000) |