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GODZILLA: RULERS OF EARTH, VOLUME 1. DECEMBER 2013. FIRST PRINTING. 2013 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. GODZILLA , Gojira, the related characters and the Character Designs are trademarks of TohoCo., Ltd. 2013 Idea and Design Works, LL C. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offic es: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109. The I DW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea andDesign Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

Originally published as GODZILLA: RULERS OF EARTH issues #14.

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Ted Adams, CEO & PublisherGreg Goldstein, President & COORobbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-ChiefMatthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerAlan Payne, VP of SalesDirk Wood, VP of MarketingLorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services

IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins

ISBN: 978-1-61377-749-7 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4

Special thanks to Yoshiko Fukuda and everyone at Toho for their invaluable assistance.

STORY BY CHRIS MOWRY AND MATT FRANK

WRITTEN BY

CHRIS MOWRY

ART BY

MATT FRANK

ADDITIONAL ART BY

JEFF ZORNOW (PAGES 68)

COLORS BY

RONDA PATTISON (CHAPTERS ONE & TWO)

AND PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO (CHAPTERS THREE & FOUR)

LETTERS BY

SHAWN LEE AND CHRIS MOWRY

SERIES EDITS BY

BOBBY CURNOW

REGULAR EDITION COVER ART BY MATT FRANK

REGULAR EDITION COVER COLORS BY JOSH PEREZIDW LIMITED COVER BY BOB EGGLETON

COLLECTION EDITS BY JUSTIN EISINGER AND ALONZO SIMON

COLLECTION DESIGN BY CHRIS MOWRY


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INTRODUCTION

What a great me to be a Godzilla fan! His 60th anniversary is rapidly approaching and one of

the most significant events for kaiju fans in the last few years has been the influx of new Godzilla

tles hing your local comic book shops.

Fans hadnt really seen the King of the Monsters in comic book form since the Dark Horse seriesended. 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 no-brainer 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... Bara!

One of the driving forces behind the decision to go aer more than the Big G was Chris Mowry,

the Godzilla super-fan who sits in the back office of this parcular comic publisher backed by his

shelves of radioacve monsters. Another diehard fan who was brought onboard the Godzillaseries is an arst who has been wowing other Godzilla fans with his arsc kaiju interpretaons

for well over a decade, Ma Frank. While they have each worked their tails off on the preceding

tles, they were almost used sparingly. Chris wring an issue here, Ma used for retailer

incenve covers. These two are finally collaborang on this series, Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth.

Chris and Ma are bringing classic tropes of the Godzilla and kaiju genre to the pages of this

book, but with a fresh take that fits into the world IDW has established for Godzilla and the

legendary monsters from Toho Co., Ltd. Joining them in their effort is another fan-favorite arst,

Jeff Zornow. Bringing the series to life with their vibrant color work are industry veteransRonda Pason and Priscilla Tramontano as well. For the fans that love these films, the kaiju are

characters and the creave team in this book treats them as such. Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth isnt

just created by kaiju fans, its createdforkaiju fans.

Kyle Yount, Kaijucast

October 2013


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