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{{Infobox Dark Horse | {{Infobox Comic Series/Dark Horse}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Godzilla'' (Dark Horse comic)}} | ||
'''''Godzilla, King of the Monsters''''' is a comic book series by [[Dark Horse | {{Notice|This page is about the [[Dark Horse]] comic series. For the Dark Horse one-shot, see ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]''. For the [[Shogakukan]] manga which was translated and republished by Dark Horse, see [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|''Godzilla'' (1985 manga)]].}} | ||
'''''Godzilla''''', also called '''''Godzilla, King of the Monsters''''' on its covers, is a comic book series by [[Dark Horse]], published from [[1995]] to [[1996]]. Beginning as an expansion of the ''Godzilla'' story published in ''Dark Horse Comics'' #10-11, it starred the [[wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]-inspired G-Force team introduced in ''[[Godzilla Color Special]]'', with Professor Noriko Yoshiwara and Burton Helzer from ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]'' as supporting characters. Like [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1970s, Dark Horse was unable to license any of [[Toho]]'s other kaiju, so its writers invented new monsters for [[Godzilla]] to face instead. Godzilla's appearance and behavior were patterned after his [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Heisei]] incarnation: a mysterious and destructive force of nature whose opponents sometimes represented the greater of two evils. | |||
Low sales caused the series to end partway through a story arc, which would have featured an army of monsters created by the mad scientist Dr. Yamazaki. | Low sales caused the series to end partway through a story arc, which would have featured an army of monsters created by the mad scientist Dr. Yamazaki. | ||
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==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
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Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_0.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_0.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 0|Issue #0]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_1.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_1.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 1|Issue #1]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_2.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_2.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 2|Issue #2]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_3.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_3.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 3|Issue #3]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_4.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_4.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 4|Issue #4]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_5.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_5.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 5|Issue #5]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_6.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_6.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 6|Issue #6]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_7.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_7.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 7|Issue #7]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_8.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_8.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 8|Issue #8]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_9.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_9.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 9|Issue #9]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_10.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_10.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 10|Issue #10]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_11.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_11.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 11|Issue #11]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_12.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_12.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 12|Issue #12]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_13.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_13.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 13|Issue #13]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_14.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_14.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 14|Issue #14]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_15.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_15.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 15|Issue #15]] | ||
Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_16.png|[[Godzilla | Dark_Horse_Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_Issue_16.png|[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 16|Issue #16]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trade paperbacks== | ==Trade paperbacks== | ||
In 1998, Dark Horse reprinted the series, along with most of its other ''Godzilla'' comics ( | In 1998, Dark Horse reprinted the series, along with most of its other ''Godzilla'' comics (the one exception being ''[[Godzilla vs. Barkley]]''), in two black-and-white trade paperbacks. ''[[Godzilla: Age of Monsters]]'' includes ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]'', ''[[Godzilla Color Special]]'', ''[[Godzilla versus Hero Zero]]'', the story "Godzilla's Day" from [[Dark Horse Presents issue 106|''Dark Horse Presents'' #106]], and issues #0-4 and 16 of ''Godzilla''. ''[[Godzilla: Past, Present, and Future]]'' contains issues #5-15 of ''Godzilla'' and the story "The Origin of a Species" from [[A Decade of Dark Horse issue 4|''A Decade of Dark Horse'' #4 of 4]]. [[Phase Six]] will translate and publish the series in Japan as a series of four volumes titled '''''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ：クラシックコレクション’95|Gojira Kurashikku Korekushon '95}} beginning in March of [[2022]]. | ||
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Age of Monsters.jpg|''Godzilla: Age of Monsters'' | Age of Monsters.jpg|''[[Godzilla: Age of Monsters]]'' | ||
9781569712788-us.jpg|''Godzilla: Past Present Future'' | 9781569712788-us.jpg|''[[Godzilla: Past, Present, and Future]]'' | ||
Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 cover 1.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 | Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 cover 1.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 standard edition | ||
Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 cover 2.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 | Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 cover 2.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 limited edition | ||
Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 Godzilla Store cover.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 [[Godzilla Store]] exclusive cover by [[Matt Frank]] | Godzilla Classic Collection '95 Volume 1 Godzilla Store cover.jpg|''Godzilla: Classic Collection '95'' volume 1 [[Godzilla Store]] exclusive cover by [[Matt Frank]] | ||
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==Gallery== | |||
===Merchandise=== | |||
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Super7 Ultimates Dark Horse Godzilla 2.jpg|[[Super7]] ULTIMATES! Comic Book Godzilla | |||
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{{Comics}} | {{Comics}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:31, 11 July 2023
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- This page is about the Dark Horse comic series. For the Dark Horse one-shot, see Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special. For the Shogakukan manga which was translated and republished by Dark Horse, see Godzilla (1985 manga).
Godzilla, also called Godzilla, King of the Monsters on its covers, is a comic book series by Dark Horse, published from 1995 to 1996. Beginning as an expansion of the Godzilla story published in Dark Horse Comics #10-11, it starred the Fantastic Four-inspired G-Force team introduced in Godzilla Color Special, with Professor Noriko Yoshiwara and Burton Helzer from Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special as supporting characters. Like Marvel Comics in the 1970s, Dark Horse was unable to license any of Toho's other kaiju, so its writers invented new monsters for Godzilla to face instead. Godzilla's appearance and behavior were patterned after his Heisei incarnation: a mysterious and destructive force of nature whose opponents sometimes represented the greater of two evils.
Low sales caused the series to end partway through a story arc, which would have featured an army of monsters created by the mad scientist Dr. Yamazaki.
Issues
Trade paperbacks
In 1998, Dark Horse reprinted the series, along with most of its other Godzilla comics (the one exception being Godzilla vs. Barkley), in two black-and-white trade paperbacks. Godzilla: Age of Monsters includes Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special, Godzilla Color Special, Godzilla versus Hero Zero, the story "Godzilla's Day" from Dark Horse Presents #106, and issues #0-4 and 16 of Godzilla. Godzilla: Past, Present, and Future contains issues #5-15 of Godzilla and the story "The Origin of a Species" from A Decade of Dark Horse #4 of 4. Phase Six will translate and publish the series in Japan as a series of four volumes titled Godzilla: Classic Collection '95 (ゴジラ：クラシックコレクション’95 Gojira Kurashikku Korekushon '95) beginning in March of 2022.
Godzilla: Classic Collection '95 volume 1 standard edition
Godzilla: Classic Collection '95 volume 1 limited edition
Godzilla: Classic Collection '95 volume 1 Godzilla Store exclusive cover by Matt Frank
Gallery
Merchandise
Super7 ULTIMATES! Comic Book Godzilla
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