Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 1

by Stokoe, James; Layman, John; Mowry, Chris; Ponticelli, Alberto; Haspiel, Dean

• ISBN13: 9798887240329
• ISBN10: 8887240329
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-10-10
• Publisher: IDW Publishing

Summary

Myths and legends about The King of the Monsters abound. Now is your chance to read them all!

The Godzilla Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every comic series by IDW!

In Gangsters & Goliaths, Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate but Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld--MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive--and enlist the aid of some unusual friends. By John Layman and Alberto Ponticelli.

In a world where monsters roam freely, some stories have been lost to time... until NOW! In Legends, the kaiju of Godzilla's fearsome rogues' gallery get the spotlight. Featuring Anguirus, Rodan, Titanosaurus, Hedorah, and Kumonga! By a host of talent including Chris Mowry, E.J. Su, Bobby Curnow, Dean Haspeil, Mike Raicht, Tony Parker, Jon Vankin, Simon Gane, Matt Frank, and Jeff Prezenkowski.

Then, in The Half-Century War, follow one man's journey from the moment Godzilla's reign of destruction begins in 1954 and continues over his lifetime, taking him from Ghana to India, and maybe the end of the world, by James Stokoe.

Author Biography

John Layman is the creator, writer and letterer of Chew, the New York Times best-selling, Harvey Award and multi-Eisner Award winning cannibal cop comedy series. Layman was an editor for WildStorm Productions and has written or lettered for every major publisher in comics for the last decade and a half. He's written Cyclops, Detective Comics, Mars Attacks, Godzilla, Aliens, Thundercats, Gambit, Scarface, Red Sonja, Marvel Zombies Vs. Army of Darkness, House of M: Fantastic Four, the Marvel Identity Wars Annuals, Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen... and a whole lotta other stuff. He's currently the writer of Leviathan with artist Nick Pitarra and Outer Darkness with artist Afu Chan.

James Stokoe is a Canadian comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as Wonton Soup, Orc Stain, and Godzilla: The Half-Century War. Along with Corey Lewis, Brandon Graham, and Marley Zarcone, he's a part of a studio/collective called "Yosh Comics."