Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
Template:Infobox IDW Series/RoE Godzilla: Rulers of Earth is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, which ran from June 2013 to July 2015. At 25 issues in length, it is the longest-running Godzilla comic in history, one issue longer than Marvel's Godzilla, King of the Monsters. It is also the first American Godzilla comic to be published in Japan, where it was licensed by Phase 6. The series was written by Chris Mowry, who had previously written Godzilla: Legends #4, with art by Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow and colors by Priscilla Tramontano.
Set in the same universe as IDW's previous ongoing titles, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters and Godzilla: Ongoing, the plot of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth primarily concerns an alien invasion by a race called the Cryogs, initially supported by the undersea Devonian civilization. At the same time, more and more of Earth's ancient monsters are appearing around the globe.
Issues
Japanese Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Wonder Festival 2016 limited edition
Trade Paperbacks
Volume 1 (Issues #1-4)
Volume 2 (Issues #5-8)
Volume 3 (Issues #9-12)
Volume 4 (Issues #13-16)
Volume 5 (Issues #17-20)
Volume 6 (Issues #21-25)
Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 1 (Issues #1-12)
Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 2 (Issues #13-25)
Japanese Volume 1
Japanese Volume 1 (variant cover)
Japanese Volume 2
Japanese Volume 2 (variant cover)
Japanese Volume 3
Japanese Volume 3 (variant cover)
Gallery
Concept Art
Trilopod character sheet
Trilopod Alpha concept art by Matt Frank
Trilopod Beta concept art by Matt Frank
Trilopod Beta concept art by Jeff Zornow
Ads
Miscellaneous
Artwork celebrating Valentine's Day 2014 by Matt Frank
Artwork celebrating the series' second extension by Jeff Zornow
Artwork celebrating Godzilla's 60th anniversary, featuring all Godzillas and Zilla by Matt Frank
60 Years of Mayhem by Matt Frank
Artwork celebrating Halloween 2014 by Matt Frank
Artwork celebrating Christmas 2014 by Matt Frank
Artwork celebrating Valentine's Day 2015 by Jeff Zornow
Trivia
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth marked the first comic appearances of Zilla, Gezora, Manda, Jet Jaguar, Gaira, Sanda, Varan, King Caesar, M.O.G.U.E.R.A., Orga and Biollante, as well as Gezora's first non-video game appearance. It also became the first official piece of media to use Gezora, Sanda, and Gaira's copyright icons.
- This series marked the return of human protagonist Steven Woods from Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters.
- The Trilopods, who were introduced in issue #20, were the first major original monsters to appear in the IDW Godzilla comics.
- This series contains many cameos and Easter eggs, even for things outside of the Godzilla franchise, including the appearance of Gamera foe Zigra swimming outside of a Devonian ship and the logo of the Science Special Search Party from Ultraman appearing on a laptop.
External Links
- Facebook page
- IDW interview with Chris Mowry (undated, but published before the first issue)
- Kaijucast interview with Chris Mowry and Matt Frank (June 2013)
- G-Fest panel with Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow(July 2015)
- Toho Kingdom interview with Matt Frank and Chris Mowry (September 2015)
References
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