If you feel that the (nearly) three year wait forGodzilla 2in 2018 is too much to handle, IDW is coming to the rescue. And it sounds like what they have planned might be better than anything we’ll see on the big screen. Because this time out, Godzilla is going to Hell…Literally! Here is the press release, followed by the first art. This promises to be something truly special:
In over six decades of battles and triumphs,Godzillahas never faced a challenge as great as what’s coming his way this July, whenGodzillagoes to hell! InGodzilla in Hell, a five-issue miniseries launching in July,Godzillawill storm through the gates of hell itself, proving that the towering behemoth is King Of The Monsters both above and below!
With no warning and no sign of salvation,Godzillais plummeted to the deepest, darkest bowels of the infernal kingdom. The mystery of what led toGodzilla’s damnation, and what it will face, will take readers on a dark and twisted journey unlike anyGodzillastory before!
A rotating creative team will each takeGodzillathrough a new and more dangerous layer of Hell, beginning with none other than writer and artist James Stokoe, who is returning to the character for the first time since his haunting stunner of a miniseries,Godzilla: The Half Century War. Said Stokoe, writer and artist on issue 1.:
“DrawingGodzillamust be my comfort food, because it feels really great to come back and work on pages with IDW again. Also, the list of amazing creators they’ve tapped for this series beyond my issue feels equally great as a fan, especially with the theme everyone gets to play with. You can’t get much bigger than Godzilla versus Hell!”
Successive issues in this five-part series will feature talents familiar to theGodzillafranchise, including the multi-talented writer/artists Bob Eggleton; and Dave Wachter; Wachter most recently wrapped up the apocalyptic take on Godzilla in Godzilla: Cataclysm. New to the world of Godzilla will be writers Ulises Farinas, and Erick Freitas, together on issue #3 and Brandon Seifert, tackling issue #4; artists will be announced on these issues at a later time. Said editor Bobby Curnow:
“I’m very proud with the level of quality we’ve brought to all of our Godzilla mini-series. Godzilla in Hell will prove no exception. It’s been incredibly fun seeing the creator’s imagination stretch to fully utilize this otherworldly premise.”
This explosive new series will join a number of other major debuts in July as part of the Five Featured Firsts program, which launches a brand new title each and every week in July. Additionally, the debut issue will feature an EC Comics homage variant cover byGodzilla: Rulers of Earthartist Jeff Zornow as part of EC Cover Month!
