- Published on
Godzilla Vol 1 #9
Publisher: IDW Comics
January, 2013
Cover Artists: Bob Eggleton, Matt Frank
"The Night the Giant Monsters Came Home!"
Writers: Duane Swierczynski
Artists: Simon Gane
Colourists: Ronda Pattison
Letterers: Chris Mowry
Editors: Bobby Curnow
Appearing in "The Night the Giant Monsters Came Home!"
Featured Characters:
Godzilla
SpaceGodzilla
Gigan
Monster X
Hedorah
Mothra
Kumonga
Titanosaurus
Anguirus
Supporting Characters:
Boxer
Harrison
Asuka Hikari
Claire Plangman (Mentioned)
Urv (Mentioned)
Dr. Pohl
Mr. Nussbaum
Monster Kill Crew
Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
London, England
Monster Island
Items:
Modulated Energy Panels
Publisher: IDW Comics
January, 2013
Cover Artists: Bob Eggleton, Matt Frank
"The Night the Giant Monsters Came Home!"
Writers: Duane Swierczynski
Artists: Simon Gane
Colourists: Ronda Pattison
Letterers: Chris Mowry
Editors: Bobby Curnow
Appearing in "The Night the Giant Monsters Came Home!"
Featured Characters:
Godzilla
SpaceGodzilla
Gigan
Monster X
Hedorah
Mothra
Kumonga
Titanosaurus
Anguirus
Supporting Characters:
Boxer
Harrison
Asuka Hikari
Claire Plangman (Mentioned)
Urv (Mentioned)
Dr. Pohl
Mr. Nussbaum
Monster Kill Crew
Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
London, England
Monster Island
Items:
Modulated Energy Panels
Synopsis for "The Night the Giant Monsters Came Home!"
Boxer, Harrison and Hikari are in the ruins of Vancouver trying to convince an old man to drive them to the energy box that contains Godzilla. Boxer explains to the man that the world's fate depends on them setting Godzilla free to fight the alien monsters ravaging the Earth's cities. After much deliberation, the old man, named Mr. Nussbaum, drives them toward Godzilla. Meanwhile Dr. Pohl is excited that Godzilla has been successfully captured. It appears that one of the modulated energy panels in the containment field begins losing power, and eventually the whole box dissipates: Godzilla is now free. Godzilla retreats to the sea with Boxer following close behind, shouting at it to 'face [him] like a man,' to no response from Godzilla. Boxer returns back to Hikari who tells him that Harrison had left to do something, and then tells Boxer there was something else they needed to attend to. Hikari explained that there was a monster arms race in the making, with world powers trying to find a way to control monsters and use them as weapons to achieve global domination. Boxer asked Hikari if she knew the location of the island where all the monsters he captured were being held. She did not know but led Boxer to Dr. Pohl, who she thought might know.
Boxer, Harrison and Hikari are in the ruins of Vancouver trying to convince an old man to drive them to the energy box that contains Godzilla. Boxer explains to the man that the world's fate depends on them setting Godzilla free to fight the alien monsters ravaging the Earth's cities. After much deliberation, the old man, named Mr. Nussbaum, drives them toward Godzilla. Meanwhile Dr. Pohl is excited that Godzilla has been successfully captured. It appears that one of the modulated energy panels in the containment field begins losing power, and eventually the whole box dissipates: Godzilla is now free. Godzilla retreats to the sea with Boxer following close behind, shouting at it to 'face [him] like a man,' to no response from Godzilla. Boxer returns back to Hikari who tells him that Harrison had left to do something, and then tells Boxer there was something else they needed to attend to. Hikari explained that there was a monster arms race in the making, with world powers trying to find a way to control monsters and use them as weapons to achieve global domination. Boxer asked Hikari if she knew the location of the island where all the monsters he captured were being held. She did not know but led Boxer to Dr. Pohl, who she thought might know.
Original Solicitation
"The end is NIGH! Space Godzilla and other interstellar enemies arrive on Earth and they're here to stay? and destroy humanity! Boxer, with his team decimated, realizes just how over his head he is. There's only one possible ally he can turn to? his greatest enemy, Godzilla!"
Trivia
"The end is NIGH! Space Godzilla and other interstellar enemies arrive on Earth and they're here to stay? and destroy humanity! Boxer, with his team decimated, realizes just how over his head he is. There's only one possible ally he can turn to? his greatest enemy, Godzilla!"
Trivia
- Cable news channels CNN and Fox News are mentioned in this issue—the first direct reference to them in any official Godzilla media. (Marc Cerasini's 1998 novel Godzilla at World's End previously referenced the "Fair & Balanced" slogan of the latter, but in the context of a fictional network's reporting.)
- Published on
Godzilla Vol 1 #8
Publisher: IDW Comics
January, 2013
Cover Artists: E.J. Su, Matt Frank
"Somewhere, Somehow, Something is Going to Pay"
Writers: Duane Swierczynski
Artists: Simon Gane
Colourists: Ronda Pattison
Letterers: Chris Mowry
Editors: Bobby Curnow
Appearing in "Somewhere, Somehow, Something is Going to Pay"
Featured Characters:
Godzilla
SpaceGodzilla
Gigan
Monster X
Hedorah
Mothra
Supporting Characters:
Boxer
Harrison
Claire Plangman
Asuka Hikari
Dr. Pohl
Gwen Murakami
Shobijin
Monster Kill Crew
Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
United Nations Headquarters
Hong Kong
London, England
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean
New York, United States
Items:
Modulated Energy Panels
Publisher: IDW Comics
January, 2013
Cover Artists: E.J. Su, Matt Frank
"Somewhere, Somehow, Something is Going to Pay"
Writers: Duane Swierczynski
Artists: Simon Gane
Colourists: Ronda Pattison
Letterers: Chris Mowry
Editors: Bobby Curnow
Appearing in "Somewhere, Somehow, Something is Going to Pay"
Featured Characters:
Godzilla
SpaceGodzilla
Gigan
Monster X
Hedorah
Mothra
Supporting Characters:
Boxer
Harrison
Claire Plangman
Asuka Hikari
Dr. Pohl
Gwen Murakami
Shobijin
Monster Kill Crew
Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
United Nations Headquarters
Hong Kong
London, England
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean
New York, United States
Items:
Modulated Energy Panels
Synopsis for "Somewhere, Somehow, Something is Going to Pay"
Boxer, Harrison and Claire were trying to run away from Godzilla down in the smoke-filled ground in Vancouver after their plan failed. There was very little visibility, but after a bit saw Godzilla heading toward them and decided to split up. Boxer witnessed the helicopter that had caused Urv to needlessly die apparently leading Godzilla toward a specific location. Godzilla was fast approaching, so Boxer chose to stay close to Harrison as Godzilla stomped around. Asuka Hikari, seeing that there was a clear attempt at killing the people at the ground with Godzilla, decided what was going on was wrong and tried to stop Godzilla from being taken to the "staging area." However Dr. Pohl explained it was too late to stop. After the cloud of smoke cleared up, Boxer asked Harrison if he was okay, but he could not speak after so many years of not speaking. Boxer then looked for Claire but could not find her. Meanwhile Godzilla was lured to a location where he was trapped inside of a modulated energy panels Dr. Pohl asked for Godzilla to be prepared for transportation.
Boxer, Harrison and Claire were trying to run away from Godzilla down in the smoke-filled ground in Vancouver after their plan failed. There was very little visibility, but after a bit saw Godzilla heading toward them and decided to split up. Boxer witnessed the helicopter that had caused Urv to needlessly die apparently leading Godzilla toward a specific location. Godzilla was fast approaching, so Boxer chose to stay close to Harrison as Godzilla stomped around. Asuka Hikari, seeing that there was a clear attempt at killing the people at the ground with Godzilla, decided what was going on was wrong and tried to stop Godzilla from being taken to the "staging area." However Dr. Pohl explained it was too late to stop. After the cloud of smoke cleared up, Boxer asked Harrison if he was okay, but he could not speak after so many years of not speaking. Boxer then looked for Claire but could not find her. Meanwhile Godzilla was lured to a location where he was trapped inside of a modulated energy panels Dr. Pohl asked for Godzilla to be prepared for transportation.
Hours later, Boxer took Harrison to the remains of a hospital to try to revitalize his son with fluids. Just then, Asuka appeared, apologized and explained everything that was going on to Boxer. Godzilla had been captured inside a box of modulated panels of energy, made of experimental black hole energy, and that he did not have to hunt monsters any longer. However, just them, some purple lightning-like energy appeared at the roof of the ruined hospital. At the United Nations headquarters, reporters were interrogating the Shobijin about the four monsters that had just invaded the Earth: Gigan in Hong Kong, SpaceGodzilla in London, Hedorah in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and Monster X in New York City, where Mothra had also appeared to fight it.
Back in Vancouver, Boxer said that Claire had been right about "being on the wrong team" and realized that the monsters had appeared to protect the Earth from the alien monsters as Mothra was doing in New York. Boxer said they needed to break Godzilla out of the energy box for the sake of the planet.
Original Solicitation
"Boxer is cornered by the government and Godzilla is a giant sized X-factor, wrecking everyone's plans. Sides are switched, lives are lost... and then the unthinkable happens. The devastating third act of this Godzilla epic begins now!"
Back in Vancouver, Boxer said that Claire had been right about "being on the wrong team" and realized that the monsters had appeared to protect the Earth from the alien monsters as Mothra was doing in New York. Boxer said they needed to break Godzilla out of the energy box for the sake of the planet.
Original Solicitation
"Boxer is cornered by the government and Godzilla is a giant sized X-factor, wrecking everyone's plans. Sides are switched, lives are lost... and then the unthinkable happens. The devastating third act of this Godzilla epic begins now!"