Godzilla Rivals
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Godzilla Rivals (ゴジラ：ライバルズ Gojira: Raibaruzu, lit. "Godzilla: Rivals") is a quarterly series of one-shot comics by IDW Publishing, each focusing on a battle between different kaiju. The first installment of the series, Vs. Hedorah, was released on June 30, 2021. The first five installments of the series each pit Godzilla against a different foe, while the next three featured unusual matchups of other kaiju. The issues since have varied in format: Vs. SpaceGodzilla had SpaceGodzilla oppose an original monster called Singura, Vs. Mechagodzilla featured Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, and the next three issues have continued spotlighting battles between existing non-Godzilla kaiju. It is the longest-running American Godzilla comic, although due to its irregular publishing schedule, several other series contain more issues.
Saldapress published an Italian translation of Rivals' first four issues from June to September 2022, while Phase Six has brought the series to Japan in trade paperback form.
Issues
Italian release
Godzilla #20
(Vs. Hedorah)Godzilla #21
(Vs. Mothra)Godzilla #22
(Vs. King Ghidorah)Godzilla #23
(Vs. Battra)
Trade paperbacks
A trade paperback collecting the series' first four issues, entitled Godzilla Rivals: Round One (ゴジラ：ライバルズ ROUND1 Gojira: Raibaruzu Raundo Wan), was originally slated to be released on October 4, 2022[1] but was delayed to January 3, 2023,[2] then again to March 7,[3] and then moved back up to January 24.[4] Phase Six released a translated version in Japan on October 31, 2022, while a variant cover by Matt Frank was made available exclusively through the Godzilla Store that November 3.[5]
Godzilla Rivals: Round One
Round One
Japanese coverRound One Japanese limited cover
Round One Godzilla Store-exclusive cover by Matt Frank
Godzilla Rivals: Round Two (ゴジラ：ライバルズ ROUND2 Gojira: Raibaruzu Raundo Tsū), collecting the next four issues, became available for pre-order through various digital storefronts in early 2023, and was released in North America on October 24, 2023.[6] Phase Six published a Japanese translation of the paperback on June 30.
Godzilla Rivals: Round Two
Godzilla Rivals: Round Three, collecting the following four issues, was solicited in late 2023, and is tentatively scheduled for release in the U.S. on August 20, 2024.[7]
Godzilla Rivals: Round Three
Gallery
Original Round One trade paperback cover featuring Gigan by E.J. Su
Original Round One trade paperback cover inks
Textless Round One trade paperback final art, with Battra replacing Gigan
Textless Round Two trade paperback art by E.J. Su
In other languages
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Japanese
Italian
Trivia
- Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan was originally announced as the fourth installment of the series, but was repeatedly delayed until after Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra, which was intended to be the fifth. Godzilla Rivals: Round One was similarly originally solicited with Vs. Gigan included, as reflected by E.J. Su's original cover art, which featured Gigan. Following the restructuring of the series, the trade paperback cover was updated, replacing Gigan with Battra.
- The cover of Godzilla Rivals: Round Three prominently includes King Caesar, through the monster himself does not appear in any of the issues collected in that volume.
- The monsters Hedorah, Gigan, Megalon, and Jet Jaguar have been featured in issues released on their respective 50th anniversaries.
References
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