Godzilla: 70th Anniversary (2024)

Godzilla: 70th Anniversary Written by James Stokoe ("The Half-Century Bore") Dan DiDio ("Contagion") Danny Lore ("Of Gods and Con Artists") Matt Frank ("In the Shadow of a God") Donny Winter (poetry; "In the Shadow of a God") E.J. Su ("In the Darkness") Adam Gorham ("The Big One") Casey Gilly ("Ain't No Place For an Angel") Michael W. Conrad ("In Summation") Natasha Alterici ("Aftermath") Art by James Stokoe ("The Half-Century Bore") Joëlle Jones ("Contagion") Sebastián Píriz ("Of Gods and Con Artists") Matt Frank ("In the Shadow of a God") Liana Kangas ("Ain't No Place For an Angel") Gegê Schall ("In Summation") Natasha Alterici ("Aftermath") Colors by Marco Lesko ("Contagion") Adam Guzowski ("The Big One") Brittany Peer ("Ain't No Place For an Angel") Cover by E.J. Su (CVR A) Sophie Campbell (CVR B) Jeff Zornow (CVR RI 1:10) Tom Whalen (CVR RI 1:25) Arthur Adams (CVR RI 1:50) Adam Gorham (online exclusive) Design by Nathan Widick Edits by Jake Williams Jamie S. Rich David Mariotte Letters by James Stokoe ("The Half-Century Bore") Maki Takarada (Japanese calligraphy; "In the Shadow of a God") Rus Wooton (all others) Publisher IDW Publishing Publish date May 15, 2024 Pages 100

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Godzilla: 70th Anniversary is a one-shot anthology comic book from IDW Publishing. Featuring nine original stories from various creative teams, it was released on May 15, 2024.

A deluxe hardcover edition, which includes a reprint of Godzilla: Best of Godzilla, will be released on October 22, 2024.

Description

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Celebrating 70 years of Godzilla! Since 1954, Godzilla has been King of the Monsters, and what better way to celebrate than with a gigantic anthology of tales that get to the heart of Godzilla’s lasting popularity! From the American Old West to modern Tokyo and beyond, this collection features stories of the King of the Monsters fighting with its allies like Mothra, against old enemies like the terrible Mechagodzilla, and reshaping the lives of all who fall in its path!

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Appearances

"The Half-Century Bore"

Monsters Godzilla Hedorah Ebirah (mentioned) Megalon (mentioned) Characters Ota Murakami Kentaro Yoshihara Colonel Schooler Mehmet Yilmaz Ömer Bulut

Weapons, vehicles, and races Anti-Megalosaurus Force High-yield sea mines (mentioned) Maser batteries (mentioned) Locations Istanbul, Turkey Bosphorus Strait (mentioned) Cascade Range (mentioned)

"Contagion"

Monsters Godzilla Usuru Characters Mizuno Martin Short Unnamed general

Weapons, vehicles, and races M24 Chaffee Tank Locations Tokyo, Japan

"Of Gods and Con Artists"

Monsters Godzilla Biollante Destoroyah (mentioned) Mechagodzilla (mentioned) Characters Ito Hara Dr. Kikuchi Unnamed crime family patriarch

Weapons, vehicles, and races Oxygen Destroyer (mentioned) Locations Japan Monster Island (mentioned)

"In the Shadow of a God"

Monsters Godzilla Trilobite Characters Unnamed girl

Weapons, vehicles, and races Type 4 Chi-To medium tank Mitsubishi F-86F Sabre Locations Japan

"In the Darkness"

Monsters Godzilla Jet Jaguar Characters Takao Takao's mother "The Big One" Monsters Godzilla Kaiju-scale slug monster Human-scale slug monsters Characters Pop Lisa Ray Bo Hector Junie (photo) Weapons, vehicles, and races Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Locations Unnamed town "Ain't No Place for an Angel" Monsters Mothra Baragon Godzilla Characters Zadie Rooster Kay (mentioned) Lucille (mentioned) Harmon girls (mentioned) Rachel May (mentioned) Weapons, vehicles, and races Shobijin Locations Senica Springs, United States "In Summation" Monsters Godzilla Mechagodzilla Characters Tomoyuki Abrams Tomoyuki's mother Tomoyuki's father (photo) Weapons, vehicles, and races KRTD KRTD ship Propeller-driven fighter planes Tanks Howitzers Locations Japan "Aftermath" Monsters Godzilla Characters Unnamed nurse Unnamed tech billionaire Unnamed father Unnamed teenager Unnamed reporter Unnamed Japanese woman Weapons, vehicles, and races Allie Locations United States Covers Monsters King Ghidorah (CVR RI 1:25) Gigan (CVR RI 1:25) Megalon (CVR RI 1:25) Titanosaurus (CVR RI 1:25) King Caesar (CVR RI 1:25) Anguirus (CVR RI 1:25) Weapons, vehicles, and races MBT-MB92 (CVR RI 1:10) Multipurpose Tank (CVR RI 1:10) Gallery Concept art Preliminary sketch of Godzilla by Adam Gorham Covers Cover A by E.J. Su Textless Cover A art by E.J. Su Cover B by Sophie Campbell Textless Cover B art by Sophie Campbell Retailer incentive cover (1:10) by Jeff Zornow Textless retailer incentive cover (1:10) art by Jeff Zornow Retailer incentive cover (1:25) by Tom Whalen Textless retailer incentive cover (1:25) art by Tom Whalen Retailer incentive cover (1:50) by Arthur Adams Deluxe hardcover edition Online exclusive foil cover by Adam Gorham Trivia The 1:25 retailer incentive cover by Tom Whalen features every monster from all five of the Godzilla films released in the 1970s, excluding stock footage appearances. The issue was originally set for release on May 8, before being delayed to May 15. The reporter in "Contagion," Martin Short, works for United World News, the same agency that employed Steve Martin in Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Like Martin, Short shares a name with a comedic actor. On the television Takao is watching in the beginning of "In the Darkness", a butterfly with the pattern of Mothra can be seen. References This is a list of references for Godzilla: 70th Anniversary. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1] Comments Showing 27 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators. Loading comments...