What’s scorching proper now within the eyes of Hollywood? Godzilla and IP crossovers, primarily that first one. What can be the easiest way to mix the 2 now that the massive lizard’s fought King Kong, the Justice League, and even the Energy Rangers? Give him an actual problem, an enormous 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 effectively and lures Godzilla onto the scene. After the King of the Monsters does what he does greatest, Jay groups up with the opposite literary characters present him what’s for, previous sport. How are they gonna take him down? Who is aware of, nevertheless it’s in all probability 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 at all times wished to do a comic book with the character, to the purpose he made a Godzilla graphic novel as observe 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 probably the most with it: based on him, Godzilla’s going to smash up a dance contest throughout his rampage, and parts like submarines, horses, and speedboats will even come into play, as will Jules Verne someway.

Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre kicks off in October. Peep the primary, pulpy cowl by Scioli himself down beneath.

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