STORY BY

CHRIS MOWRY

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MATT FRANK

WRITTEN BY

CHRIS MOWRY
ART BY

MATT FRANK
ADDITIONAL ART BY

JEFF ZORNOW
COLORS BY

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RONDA PATTISON (CHAPTERS ONE & TWO) AND PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO (CHAPTERS THREE & FOUR)
LETTERS BY

SHAWN LEE

AND

CHRIS MOWRY

SERIES EDITS BY

BOBBY CURNOW
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INTRODUCTION
What a great time to be a Godzilla fan! His 60th anniversary is rapidly approaching and one of the most signicant events for kaiju fans in the last few years has been the inux of new Godzilla titles hitting your local comic book shops. Fans hadnt really seen the King of the Monsters in comic book form since the Dark Horse series ended. But when IDW Publishing got their claws on the license for Godzilla, something amazing happened... they were able to secure other Toho monsters! And were not talking about just a couple, IDWs roster is absolutely amazing. It includes the nobrainer kaiju like Mothra and Rodan, but the roster also contained a ton of other popular Toho monsters: Titanosaurus, Hedorah, Kumonga, Destoroyah, and even a personal favorite of mine... Battra!

One of the driving forces behind the decision to go after more than the Big G was Chris Mowry, the Godzilla superfan who sits in the back oce of this particular comic publisher backed by his shelves of radioactive monsters. Another diehard fan who was brought onboard the Godzilla series is an artist who has been wowing other Godzilla fans with his artistic kaiju interpretations for well over a decade, Matt Frank. While they have each worked their tails o on the preceding titles, they were almost used sparingly. Chris writing an issue here, Matt used for retailer incentive covers. These two are nally collaborating on this series, Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth.

Chris and Matt are bringing classic tropes of the Godzilla and kaiju genre to the pages of this book, but with a fresh take that ts into the world IDW has established for Godzilla and the legendary monsters from Toho Co., Ltd. Joining them in their eort is another fanfavorite artist, Je Zornow. Bringing the series to life with their vibrant color work are industry veterans Ronda Pattison and Priscilla Tramontano as well. For the fans that love these lms, the kaiju are characters and the creative team in this book treats them as such. Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth isnt just created by kaiju fans, its created for kaiju fans. Kyle Yount, Kaijucast October 2013