What’s sizzling proper now within the eyes of Hollywood? Godzilla and IP crossovers, primarily that first one. What can be one of the best ways to mix the 2 now that the massive lizard’s fought King Kong, the Justice League, and even the Power Rangers? Give him an actual problem, a giant curveball nobody would’ve anticipated prior to now: pit Godzilla towards a roster of well-known characters from western literature.
Later this yr, author/artist Tom Scioli and IDW are bringing Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre to cabinets. Within the three-issue miniseries, Godzilla will go up towards Sherlock Holmes, Jay Gatsby, HG Wells’ Time Traveler and…Dracula? Yep, the Prince of Darkness himself. Our primary setup is that it’s 1922, and one in every of Jay’s large attention-grabbing events does its job too nicely and lures Godzilla onto the scene. After the King of the Monsters does what he does finest, Jay groups up with the opposite literary characters present him what’s for, outdated sport. How are they gonna take him down? Who is aware of, but it surely’s most likely gonna be as foolish as this complete premise.
“Think about if Godzilla thundered into the good American novel,” Scioli informed TheWrap. As a fan of the unique Godzilla film, he’s all the time needed to do a comic book with the character, to the purpose he made a Godzilla graphic novel as apply for this. He went on to name it the literal comedian of his desires, a “grand, globe-spanning journey and intimate story of affection and heartbreak.” Scioli’s additionally decided to do essentially the most with it: in accordance with him, Godzilla’s going to smash up a dance contest throughout his rampage, and components like submarines, horses, and speedboats may even come into play, as will Jules Verne in some way.
Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre kicks off in October. Peep the primary, pulpy cowl by Scioli himself down under.
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