Kaiju Battle: June 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011

GODZILLA COMIC SOLICITATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #7
Eric Powell & Tracy Marsh (w) • Victor Santos (a) • Eric Powell (c)
So much for good old-fashioned American ingenuity! After the historic fail of Detroit's latest "hybrid," the world searches for something—anything—else to pin its hopes on. Hey, speaking of hybrid... What do you get when you cross a dragon with a couple of other dragons? Uh-huh. Hail to the King, baby, in Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #7.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Variants
Variant Matt Frank “Battra” cover
Ask your retailer how to get a different character cover for each issue. In this issue: BATTRA!

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Vol. 1
Eric Powell, Tracy Marsh (w) • Phil Hester (a) • Alex Ross (c)
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! When Godzilla appears off the coast of Japan, the Japanese government must respond quickly to contain the disaster... but before long, other monsters start appearing all over the world. Can humanity survive this mysterious onslaught of giant beasts? Writers Eric Powell (The Goon) and Tracy Marsh bring the mayhem a-plenty, and artist Phil Hester (Green Arrow, Swamp Thing) brings the massive monsters to life!
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 Pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-016-0
“If you're of the age when Sunday mornings included a man in a green rubber suit trampling miniature sets and wading through ponds, then Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters is worth your attention.” — MajorSpoilers.com
“Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters is everything you hoped for, and then some.” — IGN.com

Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #4 (of 5)
John Layman (w) • Alberto Ponticelli (a) • Paul Hanley, Ponticelli (c)
With the help of Mothra, Detective Sato thought he had the Takahashi crime syndicate on the ropes... but Takahashi isn't going down without a fight! Sato is once again helpless as the Elias are kidnapped and Mothra is no longer in his control. Never one to give up, Sato decides to just think bigger. But what's bigger than Mothra? The chaos nears its conclusion!
• 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Variants
Variant black and white Alberto Ponticelli cover.
This Eisner-winning (Layman, for Chew) and -nominated (Ponticelli, for Unknown Soldier) creative team lets loose with an action packed story that has something for everyone!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Famous Monsters of Filmland #256: MONSTER WORLD

Famous Monsters Issue #256 is going nuclear this spring, celebrating the 110th Anniversary of the birth of visual effects and giant monster pioneer, EIJI TSUBURAYA, as well as an interview with the legendary Godzilla man-in-the-suit, HARUO NAKAJIMA, with articles by Japanese monster historian, AUGUST RAGONE.

Giant Monsters and Giant Robots Galore!

Featuring cover art by renowned Godzilla artist BOB EGGLETON
Available now.