Episode 77 - Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Part 1 NEWS ONLY

Hey there Tokyo Lives listeners! So it turns out we had so much news and so much to say about the comic that we ran super long so for the first time in podcast history we are splitting up the two. The episode will post a little bit later today but for now here’s all the news!

SHOWNOTES

No Time to Die delay (3:18)

James Bond is going to try to kill Godzilla and Kong in November

Godzilla Vs Kong artbook (14:28)

Artbook is on the way!

Toho and Legendary are attending Licensing Expo in May (15:58)

Maybe some GVK stuff?

Jurassic Word: Camp Cretaceous release date (16:48)

Coming in August.

Global Program for GVK (21:30)

Got some more details on some partners for GVK’s marketing

Jurassic World 3 title and possible plot (31:33)

New Era was just a rumor apparently.

Funko Godzilla board game (36:35)

Another board game to add to my collection.

Ultraman official website and new mobile game (38:23)

Ultraman continues to have a bigger impact in the US.

Ultraman Marvel comic (40:35)

A comic is on the way too?!

Toho and Legendary heads at Cinemacon (42:26)

We already knew that the two companies were going to be there on the 31st but now we know there are going to be some higher ups.

Rumble Trailer (43:23)

Wrestling kaiju movie? Yes please.

Project GG trailer (44:46)

Henshin A Go Go Baby!

In the Wake of Giant Monsters (48:42)

Toei is making a movie about giant monster corpse clean up.

Monster Hunter Posters (49:57)

The Monster Hunter movie gets some teaser posters and a trailer is supposed to be on it’s way soon.

Credits

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

Art is drawn by Matt Frank.

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IDW Announces New Godzilla Comic Written By Jeremy Robinson

We all know Godzilla as a destroyer of cities, other kaiju, and aliens, but apparently now he is rampaging through time as well. A few weeks ago IDW Publishing announced their next comic book miniseries in the Godzilla universe: "Godzilla: Rage Across Time." Japan's green goliath will trek through the past leaving all sorts of temporal devastation in his wake.

Each issue of the five-part miniseries will be tackled by a different creative team, advancing the story through fresh eyes and a unique look each time. This formula seemed to work in IDW's recent miniseries "Godzilla in Hell."  Issue one takes place in feudal Japan and is co-written by IDW Godzilla artist Matt Frank and acclaimed author of Project Nemesis, Jeremy Robinson (More on Project: Nemesis can be found in ep. 07 of Tokyo Lives: A Giant Monsters Podcast). Honestly, we couldn't ask for a better team to produce the first issue of this miniseries!

Issue one will feature one of two variant covers by Matt Frank (mentioned above) and Bob Eggleton. Two very different art styles, but absolutely stunning none the less. Bob Eggleton's cover imitates the early 1830s painting "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" by Japanese artist Hokusai and Matt Frank's cover seems to be referencing a painting from a series entitled "The Legend of the Grand Minister Yuriwaka" from 17th century Japan.

Other than a release date slated for August later this year, not much else is known about "Godzilla: Rage Across Time." Stay tuned here for future updates as I'm sure this will be a wild ride.

What do you think about this new series? Will Godzilla add time travel to his resume or do you think the series will feature ancient ancestors of our atomic colossus? Let us know what you think!