Saturday, August 27, 2011

IDW's GODZILLA Comic Books For November!

Source: IDW Publishing

In November IDW will add yet another title to their hugely popular Godzilla line with "Godzilla Legends"!

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #9

Jason Ciaramella (w) • Victor Santos (a) • David Messina (c)

As the dust settles on last issue's epic monster battle, humanity finds a silver lining among all the destruction, and things quiet down. But just because some of the monsters have retreated doesn't mean the rampage has ended… after all, there may be more gargantuan threats right around the corner. Whatever may be next, mankind may finally be ready to put up a fight!

*Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Matt Frank Gigan cover!

Bullet points:
Ask you retailer how to get a different character cover for each issue. In this issue: GIGAN!

Godzilla Legends #1 (of 5)

Matt Frank & Jeff Prezenkowski (w) • Matt Frank (a) • Bob Eggelton, Art Adams (c)

The Legends begin here! Presenting the first of five spotlight issues, each of which explore a self-contained story centering on one of Godzilla's fearsome foes! In this tale, drawn and co-written by Godzilla superstar artist Matt Frank, Anguirus, the armadillo-esque perpetual underdog, goes toe-to-toe with one of the most devastating monsters of all time—Destroyah! It's a classic tale of David vs. Goliath... monster style!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
*Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Variant Matt Frank cover!
Unique hand-sketched cover by Matt Frank!

Bullet points:
Matt Frank is the artist behind the blockbuster 'Destroy Your Store' Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1 promotion and other white-hot Godzilla covers!
First-ever story centering on fan favorite Toho monster Anguirus!

Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths

John Layman (w) Alberto Ponticelli (a) Geof Darrow (c)

Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate. Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld. The exotic locale? MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive—and enlist the aid of some most unusual friends. Join superstar creators John Layman (Chew) and Alberto Ponticelli (Unknown Soldier) for this unusual and exciting miniseries of monster mayhem!

HC FC $19.99 120 pages 6.625” x 10.187” ISBN: 978-1-61377-033-7

Bullet points:
“Layman does a great job filling in a little character and giving us the whole set-up… art work by Ponticelli is fantastic and his pencils fit right at home capturing the feeling of Monster Island.” — ComicAttack.net

“This comic feels like a newly-discovered 1960s Godzilla movie that was buried and somehow lost between classics like “Destroy All Monsters,” “Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster,” and “All Monsters Attack.” — ComicBookResources.com

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2 comments:

  1. These monsters are in my DNA. They helped shaped my world. THanks

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  2. I AM A HUGE FAN OF GODZILLA!

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"LEGENDARY PICTURES TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BASED ON TOHO COMPANY’S ICONIC MONSTER, GODZILLA

Burbank, CA – March 29, 2010 – Legendary Pictures announced today that they will develop and produce a new film based on Toho Company’s famed GODZILLA character. Through the terms of the agreement, Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to produce a movie inspired by Toho’s Godzilla, a franchise the Japanese company created and has nurtured for over fifty years.

Toho’s GODZILLA franchise boasts one of the most widely recognized film creatures worldwide, resulting in a series of books, television programs, video games and more than 25 films worldwide. Legendary intends to approach the film and its characters in the most authentic manner possible. The company will, in the near future, announce a filmmaker to helm the film for an intended 2012 release. The film will fall under the company’s co-production and co-financing deal with Warner Bros. Toho will distribute the film in Japan."

"Godzilla" is coming back -- this time, with Legendary Pictures taking the lead, co-producing and co-financing with Warner Bros. for release in 2012.

Legendary announced Monday it had obtained rights to the iconic monster character from Japan's Toho Co., which has overseen more than 25 "Godzilla" films. Toho will release the pic in Japan.

Legendary said it's planning to announce a director shortly.

In addition to Legendary, producers on the new film will be Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers. Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira and Doug Davison will exec produce.

"Godzilla is one of the world's most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise," said Thomas Tull, Chairman and CEO of Legendary. "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop-culturally relevant for as long as it has."

Legendary noted the film will fall under its co-production and co-financing deal with Warner Bros. Legendary's productions with Warners have included "The Dark Knight," "300" and "The Hangover."

Speculation about a new "Godzilla" has been active since last summer. The Bloody Disgusting web site reported in August that the project was in development.