Source: IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing has announced solicitations for the third issue of the five part mini-series Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors and the premiere of the Godzilla Versus quarterly one-shots, published under IDW’s new multi-year agreement with Toho Co. Ltd. Both titles will be available from comic book shops and retailers in June 2021.

Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #3

Writer: Erik Burnham
Artist: Dan Schoening
Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado
Cover A: Dan Schoening
Cover B: Photo Cover by SL Gallant

Tentative In-Store Date: June 2021
Pages: 32
Cover Price: $3.99

While the Shobijin seek out proof that mankind is worth saving, the Linival Corporation, upset that their plans to help mankind with a new energy source have been interrupted by Godzilla, have come up with a plan to fight back against the King of the Monsters… and that plan is a kaiju of their own: BIOLLANTE. The titans will tussle here in the third chapter, and no matter which monster wins, it could spell trouble!

Retailer incentives: Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Jorge Monlongo!

Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Hedorah

Writer: Paul Allor
Artist: E.J. Su
Cover A: E.J. Su
Cover B: Jeffrey Veregge

Tentative In-Store Date: June 2021
Pages: 52
Cover Price: $7.99

It’s the 1970s, and the world’s most terrifying Kaiju smash their way through New York City! As Godzilla and Hedorah do battle above, down below Todd Hopkins is racing across Manhattan in a desperate bid to save the only scientist who can stop the chaos and drive the monsters back into the sea. But before the day is over, secrets will be revealed and terrible choices made to save the city from utter destruction!

Writer Paul Allor (TMNT, G.I. Joe) and artist E.J. Su (Transformers, Godzilla: Legends) join forces to bring the premiere Godzilla Versus quarterly one-shot to life in explosively shocking fashion! And each stand-alone issue features special wrestling poster-themed retailer incentive variants by fan-favorite artist Jeffrey Veregge (Transformers, Judge Dredd).

Retailer incentives: Order 10 copies and get one free variant cover by Jeffrey Veregge!

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