Godzilla: Legends issue 1

Godzilla: Legends
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"The Underdog" Story by Matt Frank, Jeff Prezenkowski Art by Matt Frank Colors by Josh Perez Letters by Chris Mowry Edits by Bobby Curnow Creative Consultant Chris Mowry Sales 10,329

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"The Underdog" is the first issue of Godzilla: Legends. It was released on November 16, 2011.

Description

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The Legends begin here! Presenting the first of five spotlight issues, each of which explore a self-contained story centering on one of Godzilla's fearsome foes! In this tale, drawn and co-written by Godzilla superstar artist Matt Frank, Anguirus, the armadillo-esque perpetual underdog, goes toe-to-toe with one of the most devastating monsters of all time - Destroyah! It's a classic tale of David vs. Goliath...monster style!

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Plot

During an attack by Destoroyah on the Zone 8 Kaiju Defense Force Research Facility, Doctor Brian Anders was forced by Colonel Matsumiya to utilize a device he created called the G-Signaler to summon Godzilla to fight Destoroyah off. The device failed to summon "Kaiju Alpha", and Destroyah destroyed the base and killed Matsumiya in the process. Major Samantha Tagger tried to free Matsumiya, but was forced to abandon him on his orders. As they fled the building, they heard the distant roar of Anguirus, whom Anders assured Tagger had no chance of defeating Destoroyah. Anguirus charged at Destoroyah, who put him into a choke hold with its tail. Tagger then steered a plane into the fray to aid Anguirus, whom she felt was being bullied by the more powerful monster. This drew Destoroyah's fire from Anguirus and onto them. They then decided to lure Destoroyah into some tanks of Freon in order to freeze it, one of the only recorded means of stopping it. Anders then tried to rework his G-Signaler to repel Desoroyah. It only disoriented it, but Matsumiya, who had freed himself and gotten into the last remaining helicopter in time to hear Anders' plan about the Freon tanks, used the chopper's tow cable to bring the tank down on Destoroyah. When it thawed, it returned to the ocean, and Matsumiya congratulated Anders for developing a device to repel kaiju. As Anguirus crossed the bay to head into the open ocean, Godzilla arose, but passed up Anguirus to attack the base.

Appearances

Monsters

• Anguirus
• Destoroyah
• Godzilla
• King Ghidorah (flashback cameo)
• Gigan (flashback cameo)

Weapons, vehicles, and races

• Kaiju Defense Force
• G-Signaler
• Type 66 Maser Cannon

Characters

• Doctor Brian Anders
• Major Samantha Tagger
• Colonel Matsumiya

Locations

• Sydney, Australia

Gallery

Concept art

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  Godzilla "FrankGoji" concept art by Matt Frank

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  Anguirus and Destoroyah concept art by Matt Frank

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  Tagger, Anders and Matsumiya concept art by Matt Frank

Covers

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  Cover A by Arthur Adams

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  Cover B by Bob Eggleton

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  Cover B prototype saying "CVR A"

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  Cover C by Matt Frank

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  Cover C art by Matt Frank

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  Retailer incentive cover by Arthur Adams

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  Retailer incentive cover art by Arthur Adams

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  Sketch cover samples by Matt Frank

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  Sketch covers by Matt Frank

Scans

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Trivia

• This issue marks Destoroyah's first appearance in an American comic.
• The G-Signaler may be a reference to the Godzilla Signal from the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon.

External links

• Toho Kingdom interview with Matt Frank and Jeff Prezenkowski

References

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