IDW Publishing and Toho Co., LTD. announced The team behind Godzilla: Monster World. Set to launch March 11, the comic will offer fans the first comic series in years. The terror of Tokyo will be joined by veteran heavy hitters like Mothra, KING GHIDORAH, and RODAN. Also some new inhabitants of Monster Island not seen in any American comic book series will jump in the fray.
Bringing these fearsome creatures back to comics is a larger-than-life creative team, led by co-writers Eric Powell (The Goon) and Tracy Marsh. Artist Phil Hester (Kevin Smith’s The Green Hornet) will capture every monster moment. The series will feature not one but two painted covers, offered on a 50/50 basis: Eric Powell will provide a gatefold wraparound cover featuring many beloved Toho monsters, and artist Alex Ross contributed an awe inspiring image of Godzilla. Powell has also painted a separate incentive cover to herald the debut issue’s launch.
Yukio Kotaki of Toho had this to say:
“Godzilla has been gone from comics for too long, and to have it return with other monsters is simply very exciting.”
IDW’s Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall adds:
"To be able to launch a Godzilla series that features many fan-favorite Toho monsters never before seen in comics is gratifying enough, but to do it with the guiding hand and brush of Eric Powell -- as perfectly suited a creator as I could’ve hoped to come aboard here – along with Hester, Marsh, and Ross, is about as monstrous a line-up as I could’ve ever hoped for. What’s more, this is just the first series to come in the line. The next one out of the gates features multiple Eisner-nominees and winners handling the creative, so we’re well and truly just getting started here.”
IDW is also offering killer retailer specials for GODZILLA: MONSTER WORLD #1, including a one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn Eric Powell sketch cover. Plus, retailers will be eligible for their very own cover – featuring Godzilla stomping their comic store.
