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Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Lead Up |
March 30th, 2010, is the big day when IDW Publishing's Godzilla:
Kingdom of Monsters begins it run. Over the past month,
details have been pouring in regarding the first three issues
in the run. This includes a detailed look at the staggering
80 variants created for the first issue, which Bleeding
Cool got the scoop on, which spawned from a promotion
that lead to a lot of comic store exclusive covers.
Solicitations for some of the issues are also
available, which include some minor spoilers. Below are those
solications.
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1
Release: March 30th, 2011
Writer: Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh
Artist: Phil Hester
The King of the Monsters rises again, and for the first time
in comics, he's bringing lots of other beloved Toho monsters
with him in one destructive saga, and The Goon's Eric
Powell is sounding the alarm. Powell will also paint covers
for each issue of this new ongoing series, including a wraparound
cover to kick things off! Acclaimed artist Phil Hester signs
on for the first storyline, and Alex Ross supplies a painted
50/50 variant cover! This is the Big G storyline you've been
waiting for!
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Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #2
Release: April 27th, 2011
Writer: Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh
Artist: Phil Hester
The world is in panic as Godzilla reduces Tokyo to rubble.
No one knows where the giant lizard has come from and even
the most extreme military counter-measures prove useless. As
the people of Japan struggle to survive Godzilla's wrath, the
world's governments start thinking outside the box. Unfortunately,
Godzilla may not be the only monster-sized threat the world
faces...
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #3
Release: May, 2011
Writer: Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh
Artist: Phil Hester
Godzilla, Rodan, and Anguirus continue their devastation, and
the worldwide media begins to chime in. As people around the
globe suffer, celebrities band together to save the monsters
from human counterattack, and the president is criticized for
being "soft on monsters." Meanwhile... a mysterious
giant egg washes ashore in France. And what's with those creepy
little twin girls?
Update: Sci-fi
Japan posted an interview with artist Matt Frank about
the new IDW Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters comic run. It
includes a look at the variant cover for issue #2, which is
a shot of Rodan.
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