Godzilla (IDW comic) issue 1
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Template:Infobox IDW Ongoing Forty Stories of Sheer Terror is the first issue of Godzilla: Ongoing. It was released on May 23, 2012.
Description
"Godzilla is back... in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats... at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer... if he can live past day one!"
Plot
In Mexico, Kumonga attacks the wedding of Irving "Urv" Jassim. Many of the guests, including his groom, are killed, and Urv tries to avenge them by blowing up a can of gas against Kumonga. His efforts don't faze Kumonga however, and it makes its way deeper into the city. Elsewhere in the world, Rodan attacks the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Brazil and Battra attacks the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea. Lastly, Godzilla arrives in Washington D.C., which has been recently rebuilt from the events during Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. As Godzilla attacks the city, Boxer, who is an ex-British Special Forces officer, tried to keep the daughter of a rich Japanese official that is under his protection alive during the chaos. After Godzilla leaves Washington, Boxer calls Urv, asking him, "Whatcha doin' this weekend?"
Appearances
Monsters
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
- None
Characters
Locations
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
- Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Gallery
Covers
Cover A by Arthur Adams
Cover B by Tony Harris
Cover B art by Tony Harris
Retailer incentive A cover by Ryan Kelly
Retailer incentive A cover art by Ryan Kelly, colors by Rico Renzy
Full art of retailer incentive B cover by Arthur Adams
IDW exclusive cover by Matt Frank
ComiXology exclusive cover by Matt Frank
Scans
Trivia
- The character Urv and his briefly-seen husband from this issue are the first confirmed LGBT characters to appear in any officially-licensed Godzilla media, although the characters Goro Ibuki and Hiroshi Jinkawa from Godzilla vs. Megalon have long been popularly speculated to be in a same-sex relationship.
External Links
- Godzilla: Ongoing #1 (IDW variant cover) on comiXology.
- Godzilla: Ongoing #1 (ComiXology variant cover) on comiXology.
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