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'''''Godzilla''''', also sometimes listed online as '''''Godzilla Ongoing''''', is a comic book series by [[IDW Publishing]], which ran from May 23, 2012 to July 10, 2013. Written by Duane Swierczynski with art by Simon Gane, ''Godzilla'' picks up after the events of ''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'', with human society struggling to cope with the numerous [[kaiju]] overrunning the globe. Ex-British special forces operative [[Boxer|Chauncey Boxer]] puts together a team of mercenaries to hunt down the kaiju and imprison them on a facility known as [[Monster Island]]. While Boxer and his team prepare to take down the ultimate prize, [[Godzilla]] himself, an even bigger threat arrives in the form of four space monsters, which threaten to destroy the entire planet unless mankind and [[Earth]]'s monsters can band together to defend their home.
'''''Godzilla''''', also sometimes listed online as '''''Godzilla Ongoing''''', is a comic book series by [[IDW Publishing]], which ran from May 23, 2012 to July 10, 2013. Written by Duane Swierczynski with art by Simon Gane, ''Godzilla'' picks up after the events of ''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'', with human society struggling to cope with the numerous [[kaiju]] overrunning the globe. Ex-British special forces operative [[Boxer|Chauncey Boxer]] puts together a team of mercenaries to hunt down the kaiju and imprison them on a facility known as [[Monster Island]]. While Boxer and his team prepare to take down the ultimate prize, [[Godzilla]] himself, an even bigger threat arrives in the form of four space monsters, which threaten to destroy the entire planet unless mankind and [[Earth]]'s monsters can band together to defend their home.


''Godzilla'' ran for 13 issues, one more than ''Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters'', and was followed by a sequel series, ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', in 2013. The series was given the new collected title '''''Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster''''' when it was republished in a single omnibus collection. On ComiXology and Amazon.com, the series is erroneously listed as "''Godzilla'' (2011-2013)," despite the comic beginning in May of 2012.
''Godzilla'' ran for 13 issues, one more than ''Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters'', and was followed by a sequel series, ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', in 2013. The series was given the new collected title '''''Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster''''' when it was republished in a single omnibus collection. On ComiXology and Amazon.com, the series is erroneously listed as "''Godzilla'' (2011-2013)," despite the comic beginning in May of 2012. [[Saldapress]] published an Italian translation of the series across seven issues from August [[2021]] to March [[2022]].
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==Issues==
==Issues==
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ONGOING Issue 12 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla (IDW comic) issue 12|Issue #12]]
ONGOING Issue 12 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla (IDW comic) issue 12|Issue #12]]
ONGOING Issue 13 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla (IDW comic) issue 13|Issue #13]]
ONGOING Issue 13 CVR A.jpg|[[Godzilla (IDW comic) issue 13|Issue #13]]
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===Italian release===
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Saldapress GODZILLA issue 11.jpg|''Godzilla'' #11 (issue #1-2)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 12.jpg|''Godzilla'' #12 (issues #3-4)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 13.jpg|''Godzilla'' #13 (issues #5-6)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 14.jpg|''Godzilla'' #14 (issues #7-8)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 15.jpg|''Godzilla'' #15 (issues #9-10)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 16.jpg|''Godzilla'' #16 (issues #11-12)
Saldapress GODZILLA issue 17.jpg|''Godzilla'' #17 (issue #13 and ''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' [[Godzilla: Legends issue 1|#1]])
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==Trade paperbacks==
==Trade paperbacks==
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Godzilla,_Historys_Greatest_Monster.jpg|''Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster'' (complete series)<br>front and back cover
Godzilla,_Historys_Greatest_Monster.jpg|''Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster'' (complete series)<br>front and back cover
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==In other languages==
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==References==
==References==
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Godzilla, also sometimes listed online as Godzilla Ongoing, is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, which ran from May 23, 2012 to July 10, 2013. Written by Duane Swierczynski with art by Simon Gane, Godzilla picks up after the events of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, with human society struggling to cope with the numerous kaiju overrunning the globe. Ex-British special forces operative Chauncey Boxer puts together a team of mercenaries to hunt down the kaiju and imprison them on a facility known as Monster Island. While Boxer and his team prepare to take down the ultimate prize, Godzilla himself, an even bigger threat arrives in the form of four space monsters, which threaten to destroy the entire planet unless mankind and Earth's monsters can band together to defend their home.

Godzilla ran for 13 issues, one more than Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, and was followed by a sequel series, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, in 2013. The series was given the new collected title Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster when it was republished in a single omnibus collection. On ComiXology and Amazon.com, the series is erroneously listed as "Godzilla (2011-2013)," despite the comic beginning in May of 2012. Saldapress published an Italian translation of the series across seven issues from August 2021 to March 2022.

Issues

Italian release

Trade paperbacks

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flagicon Italy.png Italian Godzilla: Il più grande mostro della storia Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster

References

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