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kaijukurt wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:42 pm What's also notable is that the Godzilla on the Rivals cover is clearly a Showa Godzilla!

Looks like IDW is expanding from the Heisei & Kiryu Gojis (or more likely that Toho is allowing them to expand).
Good catch! Somehow I completely overlooked that.

While we've seen Showa Godzilla's on covers before, I think it's safe to say that this is what we will see on the inside as well given that the cover is by the interior artist. I know I shouldn't be too surprised since they're also allowing redesigns, but that will also be a very nice change of pace. Hopefully more artists are also willing to utilize the Showa Godzilla's down the line, there are a lot of great designs in there.

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https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1348531337796308994
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Ryu wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:21 pm https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1348531337796308994
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Excellent stills! It is also fantastic to see Showa Godzilla in comic form. I say that as someone that is very biased towards Heisei Godzilla too.

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Hmm...

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Shenanigans wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:02 pm Image

Hmm...
When you run out of a budget for artists. :lol:
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Has anyone tried buying the IDW "complete collection" TPBs for ROE, HGM, etc.?
I hear they've got poor binding and pages easily fall out. Any testimonies?
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My ROE complete collections are fine. I read through both with no problem and both are still in perfect shape.
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JAGzilla wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:14 am My ROE complete collections are fine. I read through both with no problem and both are still in perfect shape.
Thanks for the insight!
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So... Is Godzilla: Rivals like a new version of the Godzilla: Legends mini-series? Each issue focusing on a kaiju from the franchise?


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Shenanigans wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:02 pm Image

Hmm...
Mothra cover is legitimately concerning. I get that IDW is in a bit of a rut, and it could still look nice to have a big blown up image on the shell, but damn. I suppose it's better than tracing.

Mac Daddy MM wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:31 pm So... Is Godzilla: Rivals like a new version of the Godzilla: Legends mini-series? Each issue focusing on a kaiju from the franchise?

It says one-shot, but it's called Godzilla: Rivals. I assume they will sporadically release depending on how well they do. Could be better cause they won't be forced.
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I'm thinking Rivals is gonna be like one shot issues a couple of months. Like, this March we get vs Hedorah, and then we get vs BIollante or whatever in November or vs Mothra in January or so on.
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Rivals was announced as a quarterly series with the first issue in June.

Also with regards to the picture-cover up there, the idea of using movie stills/screenshots for variant covers sounds like it could be a neat idea, but... these are comics. The whole point is all that badass artwork, no? Can't imagine there's any shortage of artists who are willing to supply a cover for a Godzilla comic, either. Hell, I think I'm halfway decent with a pencil, I'll gladly supply a cover if given the opportunity. :lol:

(That would be a neat contest for fans, though, right? Letting them submit their own covers?)

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Shenanigans wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:31 am Rivals was announced as a quarterly series with the first issue in June.

Also with regards to the picture-cover up there, the idea of using movie stills/screenshots for variant covers sounds like it could be a neat idea, but... these are comics. The whole point is all that badass artwork, no? Can't imagine there's any shortage of artists who are willing to supply a cover for a Godzilla comic, either. Hell, I think I'm halfway decent with a pencil, I'll gladly supply a cover if given the opportunity. :lol:

(That would be a neat contest for fans, though, right? Letting them submit their own covers?)
Neat in theory, but at if there’s s fan content people should still get paid. Not just “exposure” :D
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Oh yeah, for sure. But I don't think IDW is an Instagram influencer, so that probably wouldn't be an issue. ;)

Would love to see them engage with fans some more regardless; could be a creative way to increase traction. Then again, nothing's going to do more for comics than a new movie, so they picked the right time to make a comeback (something they didn't do in 2014, IIRC - missed out on the G'14 hype).

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Well, this should come as no surprise.

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Going to take a wild guess and say a pic from Godzilla vs. Biollante will be used for issue #3.

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Shenanigans wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:53 am Well, this should come as no surprise.

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Going to take a wild guess and say a pic from Godzilla vs. Biollante will be used for issue #3.
Again, would be cool to display, but still lazy
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Preview is up for issue #1 of Monsters & Protectors! Hits April 21st!

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/idw-publi ... protectors

I notice they got rid of the copyright icons, so I guess we won't be spoiled on who's in it ahead of time anymore. They ditched those copyright icons on everything I think.
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Shenanigans wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:42 pm Preview is up for issue #1 of Monsters & Protectors! Hits April 21st!

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/idw-publi ... protectors

I notice they got rid of the copyright icons, so I guess we won't be spoiled on who's in it ahead of time anymore. They ditched those copyright icons on everything I think.
Excited. Aimed at a younger demographic, but it looks like it'll deliver with a fun narrative. I like the framing device of the series being a re-telling of how the kid saved the world, from Godzilla and others. I also dig the pace: within the first few pages we already get a rough idea of what the story will be about.
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