Best of Godzilla, Vol. 2 Author Duane Swiercyznski Illustrated by Chris Mowry, Simon Gane, Victor Santos All the best monster stories that can fit in one book, with features on Destoroyah, Gigan, Mechagodzilla, and SpaceGodzilla! Find out why Godzilla is the undisputed King of the Monsters with these specially picked comic issues from series such as Godzilla: History’s Greatest Monster, Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth, Godzilla: The Half-Century War, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, and Godzilla: Rage Across Time! By a variety of talented writers and artists such as Duane Swierczynski, Jeremy Robinson, Eric Powell, Chris Mowry, Matt Frank, Simon Gane, Jeff Zornow, Jay Fotos, and more! $21.99 US IDW Publishing On sale Oct 08, 2024 | 384 Pages Godzilla: The Complete Monsters & Protectors Author Erik Burnham Illustrated by Dan Schoening When Godzilla senses humankind doing harm to the planet, the King of the Monsters attacks! When a coldly single-minded businessman uses an untested element to create clean energy for a profit, he inadvertently awakens the beast from the deep! It will be up to three intrepid middle-school students, Cedric, Emily, and Anderson—with a little magic help from Infant Island—to show Godzilla that not all humans are bad…and that there is still hope for Planet Earth. Then, Godzilla has been missing for a year and Cedric desperately needs new content for his vlog. No sightings means no destruction, and that’s not a bad thing but his views are dropping and he’s facing competition and trolling from Karen Higa and cyberbully Dragon. But nothing brings rivals together like a common enemy. When the otherworldly Xiliens begin using psychic technology to probe every mind on Earth for knowledge of Godzilla, they awaken the three-headed dragon King Ghidorah instead! Our kaiju-connected heroes, Cedric, Emily, and Anderson, will need all the help they can get to summon Godzilla and face the new threats! This graphic novel compilation collects Godzilla: Monsters and Protectors—Rise Up!, Godzilla: Monsters and Protectors—All Hail the King!, and Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors—Summer Smash by writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening. $19.99 US IDW Publishing On sale Aug 27, 2024 | 280 Pages Godzilla: The War for Humanity Author Andrew MacLean Illustrated by Jake Smith Everyone's favorite city-smashing monster may be humanity’s only hope for survival in this twist on a classic kaiju battle! “Godzilla saved us that day.” When Dr. Yuko Honda was young, she was chased by Hedorah, the smog monster, and thought it was all over…until Godzilla saved her! Now a respected professor and writer, she’s dedicated her life to showing that while Godzilla may be a monster, that doesn’t mean it and the other kaiju are enemies. Unfortunately, when a strange new monster emerges, her belief in the good of Godzilla will be put to the test. If Godzilla doesn’t defend them, what can humanity do against the might of ZOOSPORA?! Find out in this titanic tale written by Andrew MacLean (Head Lopper) with art by Jake Smith (Blood Force Trauma)! $19.99 US IDW Publishing On sale Aug 27, 2024 | 128 Pages Godzilla: The Official Cookbook Author Kayce Baker To celebrate Godzilla's 70th year as a pop culture icon, this official cookbook, inspired by the Toho Godzilla movies and creatures, features a wide variety of food and drink recipes to suit all tastes and skill levels. Get ready to unleash the culinary power of monstrous flavors with Godzilla: The Official Cookbook! This officially licensed hardback cookbook features over 60 jaw-dropping recipes inspired by the iconic Godzilla and other kaiju creatures such as Mothra, Mechagodzilla and King Ghidorah. Embark on a gastronomic journey like never before, exploring a menu as vast as the Pacific Ocean. From fiery drinks that erupt with flavor to starters that capture the essence of destruction, every recipe is crafted to unleash your inner food monster. Whether you crave meaty creations or prefer vegetarian and vegan options that still pack a punch, this cookbook has something for every kaiju-loving palate—and stunning photography showcases the finished dishes in all their towering glory. Each page will transport you to the heart of epic culinary battles that will leave you craving more, so put on your chef's hat and prepare to embrace some unique creativity in the kitchen. Godzilla: The Official Cookbook is a must-have for fans of all ages, perfect for themed parties, family gatherings, or just indulging your monstrous cravings! $34.95 US Titan | Titan Books On sale Sep 10, 2024 | 160 Pages Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 3
Author Duane Swiercyznski Illustrated by Simon Gane, Dave Wachter Relive the destruction of the History’s Greatest Monster series in this IDW Library Collection! Cities, special forces teams, and a legion of kaiju are no match for…Godzilla! The Godzilla Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every comic series by IDW! Volume 3 collects the 13-issue series History’s Greatest Monster by Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane. Godzilla continues to destroy cities and lives all over the world, and ex–special forces tough guy Boxer is a man with a grudge who vows to end the terror—no matter what! He assembles a top-notch team to take Godzilla and the other monsters down at $7 billion a bounty. $29.99 US IDW Publishing On sale Sep 24, 2024 | 328 Pages
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Jen Onça is not excited to start her new, fast-paced fast-food career at Minilla Burger, but she'd much prefer a mundane day to the sudden return of Megalon! The monster brings destruction, trapping Jen in a forgotten lab deep beneath the restaurant with only the half-built form of Jet Jaguar to help her get out! She must repair the robotic defender to save herself and the city, but first she needs to escape the rubble trapping her in this tense adventure! As a trio of kaiju attacks Tokyo, Zoospora's influence continues to spread beneath the surface, like an unseen, growing infection. Dr. Honda and her team hatch a desperate plan to rally Godzilla to humanity's cause, using the robotic MOGUERA. But how far are they willing to go? And as more kaiju appear and the situation gets even worse, what secrets are to be found in... the "Barry Pile"?! Zoospora goes viral as the epic introduction of a captivating new addition to Godzilla's rogues' gallery continues.
IDW Announces 'Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II' Comic
Press release It's SKREEONKin' time! Again! The kaiju comic book crossover event of 2022 is coming back, bigger and badder as the King of the Monsters gets a rematch with everyone's favorite teeangers with attitude in Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #1 from IDW Publishing in April. Written by the returning Cullen Bunn (Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) with art by Baldemar Rivas (DC: Mech), colors by Andrew Dalhouse, and letters by Johanna Guzman, the five-issue Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II miniseries will once again see the tokusatsu icons – and their beloved casts – antagonized by Rita Repulsa. From IDW's official solicitation info: Worlds collide a second time as everyone’s favorite kaiju meets up with Earth’s mightiest warriors once again to take on the most fearsome monsters from both sides of the multiverse, with Rita Repulsa egging them on! This one has it all: SpaceGodzilla! Clawhammer! Tentacreep! But what exactly does Rita intend to do with their collective might, and how have her mysterious new allies, Astronema and the Alliance of Evil, given her added reach across worlds? The Power Rangers are on a mission to find out, but first…all roads lead back to Godzilla! "The first Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was pure, unadulterated fun and mayhem on the page! How could it not be?" wrote Bunn. "I had such an amazing time working on that story, so I simply had to try my hand at it once again! If I was going to pit Godzilla against the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers again, though, I knew I needed to do something huge! Mayhem alone was not enough! And, believe me, what we're doing in this new series is something wild and unexpected and game-changing! If you're a Rangers fan... if you're a Godzilla fan... if you're a fan of bonkers fun... buckle up, because this series is going to knock you off your feet!" Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #1 arrives April 3 with an "A" cover by artist Freddie Williams II (Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Dalhouse, a "B" cover by Alex Sanchez and colorist Matt Helms, and a retailer incentive cover by Hendry Prasetya and Dalhouse. The world will tremble in fear when one of Godzilla’s most ferocious foes arrives! When the technologically enhanced Gigan arrives from space, all other monsters beware! It’ll take the strongest humans, machines, and protectors of Earth to stand up to the brutal blades of Gigan!
Godzilla Rivals: Round Three
Author Mark Martinez, Matt Frank, Nola Pfau Illustrated by Megan Huang, Winston Chan Step into the arena as Godzilla’s most dangerous allies and scariest nemeses square off in a series of sense-shattering showdowns! The world is pretty big. You’d think there’d be enough room for all the kaiju to claim their stomping grounds, but even giant monsters aren’t above needing to protect their territory. Godzilla has friends and foes, and in turn, they vie against one another for dominance. In this quartet of standalone stories, different denizens of Monster Island go claw-to-claw for exciting, earth-shaking matchups. Marvel as Godzilla throws down with Mechagodzilla! Cheer on Jet Jaguar tussling with Megalon! Flight meets might as Mothra clashes with M.O.G.U.E.R.A! Not to mention SpaceGodzilla blasts into battle as well! Price: $19.99 On sale Aug 20, 2024 160 Pages GODZILLA RIVALS MOTHRA VS MOGUERA #1 IDW (W) Johnny Parker II (A/CA) Winston Chan (CA) Michael Vasquez, Ray-Anthony Height Mothra is a great protector and friend to humanity, but not everyone believes the monster is always going to be on our side. When an anti-kaiju group controlling the powerful robotic Mechagodzilla and M.O.G.U.E.R.A. attacks Mothra's home, it's up to a few brave souls, an injured Mothra, and a little extra robotic help to save the day! In Shops: Feb 21, 2024 SRP: $7.99 GODZILLA BEST OF DESTOROYAH #1 IDW (W) Various (A) Various (CA) James Biggie Swarming. Evolving. Becoming stronger as the already powerful juveniles come together and create a monster of devastation. Destoroyah! With the power of oxygen destruction, when Destoroyah arrives, no one is safe! In Shops: Mar 06, 2024 SRP: $7.99 GODZILLA THE ULTIMATE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE HC
WELLBECK PUBLISHING (W) Toho Co. Ltd, Graham Skipper Godzilla: The Ultimate illustrated Guide is the ultimate illustrated reference work to all things Godzilla, from the early days in black and white in Japan to the biggest blockbusters of the 21st century. Never before has a work united the full gamut of Godzilla incarnations. Facts and figures, actors and locations, co-starring monsters and plenty of superb illustrated material add up to make this a rampaging beast of a book! In Shops: Jan 03, 2024 SRP: $34.95 Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted Graphic Novel
About The Book Godzilla and Kong fans won’t want to miss this official graphic novel prequel to the highly anticipated film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Prepare for the next cinematic chapter of the Monsterverse with an epic all-new adventure that follows the earth-shattering events of Godzilla vs. Kong and further expands the mythology of these iconic Titans. About The Author Brian Buccellato Brian Buccellato is a #1 New York Times best-selling author out of the comic book universe, where he is best-known for his work on DC Comics’ titles THE FLASH, BATMAN, and INJUSTICE. In 2017, he completed Universal Studios' Feature Writer Program and was a member of Dan Lin’s 2019 inaugural TV development Incubator at Rideback where he developed an original pilot for MRC. He previously adapted his Image comic series CANNIBAL for Square One, who also optioned his first creator-owned book, SONS OF THE DEVIL. Brian’s recent comic work includes the yet to be released HEADWOUNDS for Legendary and Oscar Isaac, ARMORCLADS for Valiant Comics, and CHICKEN DEVIL, a new creator-owned with Aftershock Comics. Raised in Queens, New York by a single Puerto Rican mother, Brian originally made his way into comics as a colorist for MARVEL and DC COMICS, before segueing to writing. He got his start in Hollywood working with director Tim Story, co-writing an indie thriller and eventually assisting on multiple studio films. A high school dropout who took the long road in life, Brian has gained a wealth of life experiences from odd jobs along the way, including working in a steel company, bartending, and ushering at a movie theater—all of which help to inform the grounded characters and worlds Brian creates. However, Brian’s most influential role in life is father to his twenty-year-old son, Paris, and young daughters Sophia and Olivia. About The Illustrators Zid Zid was born 2 days after Christmas in 1983, and he is living his childhood dream drawing and painting what he has always been most passionate about: comics. He is a multidisciplinary artist based in Malaysia and was nominated at #8 in 10 Comic Book Creators To Watch in 2013 on Newsarama.com for his maiden project with Robert Napton. His career with Legendary Comics began with Trick ‘r Treat: Monster Mash in late 2015. This work relationship continued with the digital graphic novel prequel to the Netflix movie Spectral: Ghosts of War in 2016, and his biggest responsibility yet, Skull Island: The Birth of Kong in 2017. After a change of terrain with Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger, he returned to Skull Island for Kingdom Kong. In his free time (which is not a lot), you can see him updating his social media accounts with his slice of life comic as a work-from-home dad under the hashtag #DOAWFHD. Drew Johnson Drew Edward Johnson has been a professional illustrator for over 20 years, working on comics such as WONDER WOMAN, WONDER WOMAN ‘77, SENSATION COMICS, SUPERGIRL, THE AUTHORITY, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC 4, GI JOE, STAR WARS, TOMB RAIDER, & many more. Drew’s contributions to Legendary Comics’ Monsterverse include illustrating GODZILLA: DOMINION, GODZILLA: AFTERSHOCK, the official graphic novel prequel to GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, and cover art on the final issue of the KONG: SKULL ISLAND series. Dario Formisani Dario Formisani was born in Palermo, Italy. After studying comics at the “Scuola del fumetto” in his city, he entered into the world of self-publications and Indie companies. He started his career in comics in 2019 with two Italian publications (“Padre Brown - Le stelle volanti” by ReNoir comics and “The cannibal family - La vergine di Norimberga” by Ed. Ink). In 2021, via his collaboration with Arancia Studio, he worked for French publisher Editions Petit a´ Petit (“QUEEN EN BD” - 2021, “HISTOIRES INCROYABLES DES 24H DU MANS VOL. 2” - 2023, “NINA SIMONE EN BD” - 2023) and as inker for BOOM! Studios on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tea Time #01”. Since 2021 he has been working as penciller and inker on a horror comic book project called “Resurrection House”, created by Roy Burdine (Marvel, Dreamworks). Niezam Niezam is an illustrator, comic artist, and designer based in Malaysia. He began his career as a designer after graduating from art and design college before focusing on illustration. He started making comics while apprenticing for a magazine called Fantasy. After that, he started producing many comics for local publications, newspapers, and novel covers. In 2005, he got the opportunity to run a new comic magazine and serve as head of illustration for one of the largest local publications before focusing on being a full-time freelance artist. Publisher: Legendary Comics Release date: March 12, 2024 Length: 112 pages Retail price: $19.99 Pre-order here. (Note, this is the general release version and does not include Kickstarter bonuses.) Three new Godzilla Children's graphic novels/books have been announced by IDW and Penguin, check out the information and more below.
Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp From IDW Author Rosie Knight Illustrated by Oliver Ono This fresh Godzilla OGN proves that kaiju are for kids. Especially the ones who’d rather befriend beasts than fight them. As an aspiring cartoonist, Zelda has always dreamed of attending an art summer camp, and this year she finally gets to go! But when she arrives to Make It Summer Camp, she’s horrified to see the easels and sketchboards have been replaced with dodgeball and calisthenics. The camp is under new, suspicious management that’s turned it into an extreme sports nightmare. Determined to salvage her summer, Zelda escapes to a secluded corner of the island. Here she can finally draw in peace. At least until she stumbles into a portal to a fantastic world! Welcome to Monster Island, Zelda! There she makes a connection with baby kaiju Minilla and discovers the beauty of these legendary creatures. However, all is not well on Monster Island. Great evils are stirring and if Zelda can’t protect their home, the kaiju will unleash their wrath on the world.
Love from Godzilla From Penguin Random House Author Olivia Luchini Love is radioactive for the King of the Monsters, Godzilla! Share the love with Godzilla! This hardcover gift book, complete with monstrously adorable illustrations of everyone's favorite kaijus, is perfect for that special someone.
Brave Like Godzilla From Penguin Random House Author Charlie Moon Face your fears with Minilla and Godzilla in this original picture book! Minilla and his friends are having a great day on Monster Island, when suddenly Gabara comes in and ruins their fun! Minilla knows it's hard to stand up to others, but with a little help from Godzilla, he and his friends will learn the importance of working together and never giving up!
Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book
Rampage across the globe with the ‘King of the Monsters’ in this official Godzilla coloring book, featuring original and comic book artwork. Pencils in hand, join the unstoppable force of nature that is Godzilla and wreak destruction around the world in this official coloring book. Originally debuting in 1954, Godzilla has become an international icon and one of the most instantly recognizable characters in the world. In this official coloring book you will rampage through cities and battle rival kaiju, such as Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla. Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book showcases exciting artwork and never-before-seen illustrations, ready for you to put your spin on. Perfect for fans of monsters and Japanese culture, Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book will allow you to stretch your creative fingers and enjoy the King of the Monsters as you’ve never seen him before. Retail price: $15.99 US On sale Mar 12, 2024 64 Pages Available from comic and book stores. IS YOUR CITY BESIEGED BY KAIJU? DO YOU LIE AWAKE AT NIGHT ANXIOUSLY LISTENING FOR THE MONSTER SIRENS? HAVE YOU HAD ALL YOU CAN TAKE OF GIANT LIZARDS, MOTHS, PTERODACTYLS, AND SHRIMP? THEN CALL TRACER TECH TODAY! OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART ANTI-KAIJU TECHNOLOGY HAS ALLOWED DOZENS OF CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO FEND OFF THE THREAT OF MONSTER ATTACK.
San Palomar, California. It's a sleepy city with not much going on. That is, until Tracer Tech built their new corporate headquarters there, displacing lifelong citizens and forcing out local businesses. But what is the source of Tracer's amazing, almost alien technology, and why has it put San Palomar in Godzilla's sights? And what can a couple of local kids like Alex and Jaz do to protect their city when the King of the Monsters and its robot doppelgänger clash? |
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