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{{Notice|This page is about the [[2021]] comic. For its [[2022]] sequel, see ''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!]]''.}} | {{Notice|This page is about the [[2021]] comic. For its [[2022]] sequel, see ''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!]]''. For the [[2023]] one-shot, see ''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash]]''.}} | ||
'''''Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors''''' is a middle-grade ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' comic miniseries published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW Comics]] from April to August [[2021]]. The company's first new ''Godzilla'' comic since ''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' in [[2016]], it is a five-issue collaboration between Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.<ref name="New Deal">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/godzilla-publishing-deal-set-between-idw-and-toho|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=McMillan, Graeme|title='Godzilla' Publishing Deal Set Between IDW and Toho|date=2 December 2020}}</ref> The comic's story follows eighth grader Cedric Nishimura, who with the help of his classmates and the [[Shobijin]] of [[Infant Island]] attempts to prevent [[Godzilla]] from destroying [[human|mankind]] in retaliation for the environmentally destructive activities of the Linival Corporation. The Linival Corporation has its own plan to deal with Godzilla: a genetically-engineered plant hybrid clone dubbed [[Biollante]]. IDW published a trade paperback collecting the miniseries, ''Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!'', on March 22, [[2022]].<ref name="TPB">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monsters-Protectors-Rise-Up/dp/1684058724|title=Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!|work=Amazon|accessdate=26 December 2021}}</ref> It | '''''Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors''''' is a middle-grade ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' comic miniseries published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW Comics]] from April to August [[2021]]. The company's first new ''Godzilla'' comic since ''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' in [[2016]], it is a five-issue collaboration between Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.<ref name="New Deal">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/godzilla-publishing-deal-set-between-idw-and-toho|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=McMillan, Graeme|title='Godzilla' Publishing Deal Set Between IDW and Toho|date=2 December 2020}}</ref> The comic's story follows eighth grader Cedric Nishimura, who with the help of his classmates and the [[Shobijin]] of [[Infant Island]] attempts to prevent [[Godzilla]] from destroying [[human|mankind]] in retaliation for the environmentally destructive activities of the Linival Corporation. The Linival Corporation has its own plan to deal with Godzilla: a genetically-engineered plant hybrid clone dubbed [[Biollante]]. IDW published a trade paperback collecting the miniseries, ''Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!'', on March 22, [[2022]].<ref name="TPB">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monsters-Protectors-Rise-Up/dp/1684058724|title=Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!|work=Amazon|accessdate=26 December 2021}}</ref> It was followed by a sequel miniseries, ''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!]]'', which ran from October 2022 to February [[2023]]. The story of both miniseries will be concluded in an upcoming one-shot, ''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash]]'', set for publication on July 26, 2023. | ||
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- This page is about the 2021 comic. For its 2022 sequel, see Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!. For the 2023 one-shot, see Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash.
Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors is a middle-grade Godzilla comic miniseries published by IDW Comics from April to August 2021. The company's first new Godzilla comic since Godzilla: Rage Across Time in 2016, it is a five-issue collaboration between Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.[1] The comic's story follows eighth grader Cedric Nishimura, who with the help of his classmates and the Shobijin of Infant Island attempts to prevent Godzilla from destroying mankind in retaliation for the environmentally destructive activities of the Linival Corporation. The Linival Corporation has its own plan to deal with Godzilla: a genetically-engineered plant hybrid clone dubbed Biollante. IDW published a trade paperback collecting the miniseries, Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!, on March 22, 2022.[2] It was followed by a sequel miniseries, Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!, which ran from October 2022 to February 2023. The story of both miniseries will be concluded in an upcoming one-shot, Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash, set for publication on July 26, 2023.
Issues
Development
A five-issue Godzilla miniseries was announced on December 2, 2020 as part of IDW Publishing's renewal of the Godzilla license.[1] Its title, Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors, was revealed by IDW senior editor Tom Waltz on Twitter on January 19, 2021.[3] The following day, the cover and synopsis of the first issue was released by SciFi Japan.[4] SYFY WIRE published the first five pages of the first issue on April 12.[5]
Gallery
Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up! trade paperback cover
Promotional art by Dave Schoening
Trivia
- Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors is the only Godzilla miniseries published by IDW to receive a sequel.
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