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{{Infobox IDW Series/KoM}}
{{Infobox IDW Series/KoM}}
'''''Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters''''' is a comic book series by [[IDW Publishing]], published from March [[2011]] to February [[2012]]. The story sees [[Godzilla]] emerging for the first time in modern Japan, followed shortly by other monsters in all corners of the world. Civil society crumbles as a pair of psychic twins seek to control as many monsters as possible, and an erratically-behaving [[Mechagodzilla]] becomes humanity's last hope.
'''''Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters''''' is a comic book series by [[IDW Publishing]], published from March [[2011]] to February [[2012]]. The story sees [[Godzilla]] emerging for the first time in modern [[Japan]], followed shortly by other monsters in all corners of the world. Civil society crumbles as a pair of psychic twins seek to control as many monsters as possible, and an erratically-behaving [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] becomes humanity's last hope.


Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh wrote the first eight issues, while Jason Ciaramella penned the remainder. Pencils were by Phil Hester for the first four issues, followed by Victor Santos. Following the conclusion of the series, Powell wrote a blog post explaining the darker direction he and Marsh originally wanted to take, which Toho disapproved of, as well as their plans for a number of unresolved plot points.<ref name="Powell">[http://eric-powell.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-godzilla-book-we-wanted-to-make.html Powell on Stuff & Crap - The Godzilla Book We Wanted to Make]</ref>
Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh wrote the first eight issues, while Jason Ciaramella penned the remainder. Pencils were by Phil Hester for the first four issues, followed by Victor Santos. Following the conclusion of the series, Powell wrote a blog post explaining the darker direction he and Marsh originally wanted to take, which [[Toho]] disapproved of, as well as their plans for a number of unresolved plot points.<ref name="Powell">[http://eric-powell.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-godzilla-book-we-wanted-to-make.html Powell on Stuff & Crap - The Godzilla Book We Wanted to Make]</ref> The comic was followed by two sequels; ''[[Godzilla: Ongoing]]'', published from 2012 to 2013, and ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', published from 2013 to 2015.
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==Issues==
==Issues==
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KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 1 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 1]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 1 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 1|Issue #1]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 2 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 2]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 2 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 2|Issue #2]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 3 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 3]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 3 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 3|Issue #3]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 4 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 4]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 4 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 4|Issue #4]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 5 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 5]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 5 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 5|Issue #5]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 6 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 6]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 6 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 6|Issue #6]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 7 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 7]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 7 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 7|Issue #7]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 8 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 8]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 8 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 8|Issue #8]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 9 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 9]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 9 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 9|Issue #9]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 10 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 10]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 10 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 10|Issue #10]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 11 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 11]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 11 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 11|Issue #11]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 12 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 12]]
KINGDOM OF MONSTERS Issue 12 CVR A.png|[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 12|Issue #12]]
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==Trade Paperbacks==
==Trade Paperbacks==

Revision as of 14:37, 18 October 2017

Template:Infobox IDW Series/KoM Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, published from March 2011 to February 2012. The story sees Godzilla emerging for the first time in modern Japan, followed shortly by other monsters in all corners of the world. Civil society crumbles as a pair of psychic twins seek to control as many monsters as possible, and an erratically-behaving Mechagodzilla becomes humanity's last hope.

Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh wrote the first eight issues, while Jason Ciaramella penned the remainder. Pencils were by Phil Hester for the first four issues, followed by Victor Santos. Following the conclusion of the series, Powell wrote a blog post explaining the darker direction he and Marsh originally wanted to take, which Toho disapproved of, as well as their plans for a number of unresolved plot points.[1] The comic was followed by two sequels; Godzilla: Ongoing, published from 2012 to 2013, and Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, published from 2013 to 2015.

Issues

Trade Paperbacks

Trivia

  • Early solicitations advertised the series as Godzilla: Monster World, even showing that name on images of the first cover.

External Links

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. 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]

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