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'''''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong''''' is a seven-issue [[:Category:Comic Series|comic book]] collaboration between [[ | '''''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong''''' is a seven-issue [[:Category:Comic Series|comic book]] collaboration between [[DC Comics]] and [[Legendary Comics]] in association with [[Toho International]], crossing over the [[wikipedia:Justice League|Justice League]] with the [[Monsterverse]]. When the barrier between worlds is breached during a confrontation between the League and the [[wikipedia:Legion of Doom|Legion of Doom]], [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] and [[King Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]] emerge on an [[Earth]] of the DC Universe. The comic is written by Brian Buccellato with art by Christian Duce and Luis Guerrero, and began publication on October 17, [[2023]].<ref name="Connect">{{Cite magazine|title=''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' #1|magazine=DC Connect|url=https://static.dc.com/2023-07/DC%20Connect_39.pdf|issue=39|date=24 July 2023|publisher=DC Comics|pages=1-3}}</ref> | ||
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==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
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Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong - Monster-Sized Edition 1.jpg|Issue #1 (collects ''JLvGvK'' #1-2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/printwatch-conan-justice-league-godzilla-king-kong-get-seconds/|title=Conan, Justice League, Godzilla & King Kong Get Seconds|date=1 December 2023|work=Bleeding Cool}}</ref> | Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong - Monster-Sized Edition 1.jpg|Issue #1 (collects ''JLvGvK'' #1-2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/printwatch-conan-justice-league-godzilla-king-kong-get-seconds/|title=Conan, Justice League, Godzilla & King Kong Get Seconds|date=1 December 2023|work=Bleeding Cool}}</ref> | ||
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==Trade paperbacks== | ==Trade paperbacks== | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' was first announced on July 20, 2023 at [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]],<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/events/comic-con/justice-league-godzilla-kong-new-comic-crossover-comic-con-2023/|title=''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' team teases the epic scale of new comic crossover|first=Christian|last=Holub|date=22 July 2023|work=EW.com}}</ref> and was advertised in issue #39 of DC Comics' ''DC Connect'' catalog on July 24.{{R|Connect}} | ''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' was first announced on July 20, 2023 at [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]],<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/events/comic-con/justice-league-godzilla-kong-new-comic-crossover-comic-con-2023/|title=''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' team teases the epic scale of new comic crossover|first=Christian|last=Holub|date=22 July 2023|work=EW.com}}</ref> and was advertised in issue #39 of DC Comics' ''DC Connect'' catalog on July 24.{{R|Connect}} | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This comic does not take place in the [[wikia:w:c:dc:Prime Earth|primary DC continuity]].{{R|EW}} Writer Brian Buccellato has stated that he considers it akin to the output of [[wikia:w:c:dc:Elseworlds|Elseworlds]], a DC imprint which releases comics set in standalone continuities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/BrianBooch/status/1717983705464279171|title=Thanks! Glad you like it. I would consider it an elseworld, though, and not part of earth prime’s timeline.|first=Brian|last=Buccellato|date=27 October 2023|work=X}}</ref> | *This comic does not take place in the [[wikia:w:c:dc:Prime Earth|primary DC continuity]].{{R|EW}} Writer Brian Buccellato has stated that he considers it akin to the output of [[wikia:w:c:dc:Elseworlds|Elseworlds]], a DC imprint which releases comics set in standalone continuities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/BrianBooch/status/1717983705464279171|title=Thanks! Glad you like it. I would consider it an elseworld, though, and not part of earth prime’s timeline.|first=Brian|last=Buccellato|date=27 October 2023|work=X}}</ref> | ||
*[[Godzilla]] was planned to cross over with Justice League member [[wikipedia:Batman|Batman]] in the 1960s in an [[Batman Meets Godzilla|unmade film]]. | *[[Godzilla]] was planned to cross over with Justice League member [[wikipedia:Batman|Batman]] in the 1960s in an [[Batman Meets Godzilla|unmade film]]. Batman was also referenced in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'', with [[Asuka Okouchi]] comparing Kazuto Kirishima to the hero after his fight with [[SSS9]]. | ||
**Batman previously met [[King Kong]] in ''[[wikipedia:The LEGO Batman Movie|The LEGO Batman Movie]]''. Both they and [[Mechagodzilla (Ready Player One)|Mechagodzilla]] were also featured in ''[[wikipedia:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'', though none of them interacted. | **Batman previously met [[King Kong]] in ''[[wikipedia:The LEGO Batman Movie|The LEGO Batman Movie]]''. Both [[King Kong (Ready Player One)|they]] and [[Mechagodzilla (Ready Player One)|Mechagodzilla]] were also featured in ''[[wikipedia:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'', though none of them interacted. | ||
**The [[Monsterverse]] [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]'s design made a cameo in [[2019]]'s ''[[wikia:w:c:dc:Titans: Burning Rage|Titans: Burning Rage]]'' [[wikia:w:c:dc:Titans: Burning Rage Vol 1 5|#5]], by way of [[wikipedia:Beast Boy|Beast Boy]] shapeshifting into a bright green "Garzilla." | **The [[Monsterverse]] [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]'s design made a cameo in [[2019]]'s ''[[wikia:w:c:dc:Titans: Burning Rage|Titans: Burning Rage]]'' [[wikia:w:c:dc:Titans: Burning Rage Vol 1 5|#5]], by way of [[wikipedia:Beast Boy|Beast Boy]] shapeshifting into a bright green "Garzilla." | ||
*This comic represents the first meeting of Godzilla and [[wikipedia:Superman|Superman]]. The hero was previously mentioned by [[Ken Yano]] in the [[1971]] film ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', and in a line from ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''{{'}}s English dub replacing the Batman line. | *This comic represents the first official meeting of Godzilla and [[wikipedia:Superman|Superman]]. The hero was previously mentioned by [[Ken Yano]] in the [[1971]] film ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', and in a line from ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''{{'}}s English dub replacing the Batman line. | ||
**Coincidentally, ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'' director [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] would later help facilitate the creation of the Monsterverse. | |||
**Unofficially, Godzilla and Superman appeared together in a [[:File:SupermanGodzilla.jpg|drawing]] made by [[Wikipedia:Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson]] in a [[2000]] [[Wikipedia:Faith Off|episode]] of ''[[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'', 23 years before this comic's publication. | |||
**The concept of a crossover between Superman and Godzilla somewhat resembles that of the 1942 film ''[[wikipedia:The Arctic Giant|The Arctic Giant]]'', an animated Superman story which depicted one of the earliest Godzilla-esque monsters. | **The concept of a crossover between Superman and Godzilla somewhat resembles that of the 1942 film ''[[wikipedia:The Arctic Giant|The Arctic Giant]]'', an animated Superman story which depicted one of the earliest Godzilla-esque monsters. | ||
*[[wikipedia:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]]'s role in this comic is similar to that of [[Walter Simmons]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', as both are megalomaniac billionaires and owners of large technology companies that aim to achieve world domination. Additionally, both have constructed [[Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse)|Mechagodzilla]] for their own destructive purposes, with Simmons' being to destroy the [[Titan]]s and Luthor's being to destroy the Justice League. However, unlike Simmons, Luthor uses some of the Titans as his pawns instead of aiming to kill them. | |||
*With this comic, Godzilla has appeared in the universes of both DC and [[Marvel Comics]] and fought against their most prominent superhero teams: the Justice League and the [[wikipedia:Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], respectively. | *With this comic, Godzilla has appeared in the universes of both DC and [[Marvel Comics]] and fought against their most prominent superhero teams: the Justice League and the [[wikipedia:Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], respectively. | ||
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Justice_League_vs._Godzilla_vs._Kong_Vol_1 ''Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong'' on DC Database] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong is a seven-issue comic book collaboration between DC Comics and Legendary Comics in association with Toho International, crossing over the Justice League with the Monsterverse. When the barrier between worlds is breached during a confrontation between the League and the Legion of Doom, Godzilla and Kong emerge on an Earth of the DC Universe. The comic is written by Brian Buccellato with art by Christian Duce and Luis Guerrero, and began publication on October 17, 2023.[1]
Issues
Monster-Sized Edition
![Issue #1 (collects JLvGvK #1-2)[2]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Issue #1 (collects JLvGvK #1-2)[2]
![Issue #1 (collects JLvGvK #1-2)[2]](https://wikizilla.org/w/images/5/58/Justice_League_vs._Godzilla_vs._Kong_-_Monster-Sized_Edition_1.jpg)
Trade paperbacks
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
Development
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong was first announced on July 20, 2023 at San Diego Comic-Con,[3] and was advertised in issue #39 of DC Comics' DC Connect catalog on July 24.[1]
Gallery
Tie-in variant covers for other DC comics
Detective Comics #1074 cover by Mikel Janín
Action Comics #1057 cover by Mikel Janín
Batman (vol. 3) #138 cover by Pete Woods
Shazam! (vol. 5) #4 cover by Pete Woods
Batman and Robin (vol. 3) #2 cover by David Baldeón and Rain Beredo
Green Lantern (vol. 7) #4 cover by David Baldeón and Rain Beredo
Miscellaneous
Promotional poster
Promotional poster
Videos
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Trivia
- This comic does not take place in the primary DC continuity.[3] Writer Brian Buccellato has stated that he considers it akin to the output of Elseworlds, a DC imprint which releases comics set in standalone continuities.[4]
- Godzilla was planned to cross over with Justice League member Batman in the 1960s in an unmade film. Batman was also referenced in Godzilla vs. Biollante, with Asuka Okouchi comparing Kazuto Kirishima to the hero after his fight with SSS9.
- Batman previously met King Kong in The LEGO Batman Movie. Both they and Mechagodzilla were also featured in Ready Player One, though none of them interacted.
- The Monsterverse Godzilla's design made a cameo in 2019's Titans: Burning Rage #5, by way of Beast Boy shapeshifting into a bright green "Garzilla."
- This comic represents the first official meeting of Godzilla and Superman. The hero was previously mentioned by Ken Yano in the 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and in a line from Godzilla vs. Biollante's English dub replacing the Batman line.
- Coincidentally, Godzilla vs. Hedorah director Yoshimitsu Banno would later help facilitate the creation of the Monsterverse.
- Unofficially, Godzilla and Superman appeared together in a drawing made by Homer Simpson in a 2000 episode of The Simpsons, 23 years before this comic's publication.
- The concept of a crossover between Superman and Godzilla somewhat resembles that of the 1942 film The Arctic Giant, an animated Superman story which depicted one of the earliest Godzilla-esque monsters.
- Lex Luthor's role in this comic is similar to that of Walter Simmons from Godzilla vs. Kong, as both are megalomaniac billionaires and owners of large technology companies that aim to achieve world domination. Additionally, both have constructed Mechagodzilla for their own destructive purposes, with Simmons' being to destroy the Titans and Luthor's being to destroy the Justice League. However, unlike Simmons, Luthor uses some of the Titans as his pawns instead of aiming to kill them.
- With this comic, Godzilla has appeared in the universes of both DC and Marvel Comics and fought against their most prominent superhero teams: the Justice League and the Avengers, respectively.
External links
References
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