New IDW Godzilla Trade Paperback Exclusive Previews

SciFi Japan previews the trade paperback collections, Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 and Godzilla Treasury Edition, coming next week from IDW. Images courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2016 Toho Co., Ltd.

Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

IDW Publishing has provided SciFi Japan with previews of their new Godzilla trade paperback collections, Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 and Godzilla Treasury Edition. Both volumes will be available from comic shops and retailers on June 15th.

Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 TPB Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artists: Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow Inks Assist: Mostafa Moussa Colors: Rhonda Pattison and Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee and Chris Mowry Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Godzilla returns, and the world will never be the same! Giant monsters are appearing across the globe and leaving complete devastation in their wake. But who -- or what -- might be behind their attacks? It`s up to Commander Steven Woods and his Counter-Kaiju Reaction forces to hold the monsters at bay, while young Lucy Casprell and her scientific research group, the Kaiju Watchers, attempt to find the truth behind the invasions. Trade paperback Vol. 1 collects issues #1–12 of the Godzilla: Rulers of Earth series. Tentative In-Store Date: June 15, 2016 Pages: 280 Cover Price: $29.99 ISBN: 978-1-63140-626-3 MFSTFSFJ

To be continued in the Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 TPB!

Godzilla Treasury Edition Writer: James Stokoe Artist: James Stokoe Cover: James Stokoe Government experiments with new forms of energy bring unintended consequences... SpaceGodzilla! Meanwhile, Battra and Kumonga begin a ferocious battle that could destroy Monster Island completely as the ultimate invasion begins! It’s Gigan vs. SpaceGodzilla -- in space! -- and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla for the ultimate rematch in this trade paperback collecting Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issues 17–20. An extra large all-James Stokoe Godzilla extravaganza! Featuring the first issues of Godzilla: The Half Century War and Godzilla in Hell, as well as all of Stokoe’s assorted Godzilla covers over the years, this is the perfect place to get familiar with the master of monster’s work! Also featuring a cover gallery by top Godzilla talent like Arthur Adams, and more! Tentative In-Store Date: June 15, 2016 Pages: 64 Cover Price: $9.99 MFSTFSFJ

To be continued in the Godzilla Treasury Edition TPB!

About IDW Publishing

IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro`s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount`s Star Trek; HBO`s True Blood; the BBC`s DOCTOR WHO; Toho`s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio. IDW`s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Warner Brothers and Barry Sonnenfeld are attached to adapt LORE into a feature film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, with Michael Bay`s Platinum Dunes and Sony bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.

About Toho Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company, Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of twenty-nine Godzilla motion pictures, based upon a character the company unleashed on the world back in 1954, and masterpiece films directed by Akira Kurosawa. Toho has been the number one distributor of motion pictures in Japan (both domestic and foreign) for eight consecutive years since 2003. The company is also, throughout Japan, the leading producer of theatrical works and one of the largest owners of office buildings and theaters.

For more information on IDW`s Godzilla comics, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: