TOYS: New Godzilla toys on the way

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Toho Company, Ltd. the producer of twenty-eight GODZILLA motion pictures, and Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels and pop-culture merchandise, have reached an agreement that will bring the best GODZILLA merchandise from Japan and beyond to the United States and Canada. Diamond will choose, market, and distribute the highly desired and sought after GODZILLA toys, comics, collectibles, and lifestyle products, many of which have previously been available only in Japan.

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SOLICITATIONS: IDW Publishing announces more Godzilla

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Following Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane’s run on Godzilla, the fan-favorite creative team of writer Chris Mowry and artist Matt Frank have returned with a new ongoing series kicking off this June, GODZILLA®: RULERS OF EARTH! In the wake of humanity’s war on Godzilla, a host of new monsters will rise up, determined to stake claim on mankind’s greatest asset… the Earth itself!

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REVIEW: Godzilla: Half Century War #3

Godzilla made a splash with its 1954 debut in Japanese and American cinemas. Since then it has inspired countless spin offs, adaptations, and one awful American reboot in 1998. Having established an entire universe of monsters since its inception, the universe of the Godzilla franchise seems ripe for prime story telling in the realm of comics. Does Godzilla: Half Century War live up to its potential? Find out after the jump!

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Godzilla Legends in stores now

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IDW Publishing is proud to launch the first issue in a new mini-series, GODZILLA LEGENDS. The series features five self-contained stories, each centering on one of Godzilla’s fearsome foes. Beginning with Anguirus in issue #1, each issue focuses on a Toho monster that has never been closely examined in comics—ever! Through its action-packed run, GODZILLA LEGENDS will treat readers to all-new stories of Anguirus, Rodan, Titanosaurus, Hedorah and Kumonga, each spotlighting in their own issue. This miniseries will also offer stunning interconnected covers by Arthur Adams.

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Godzilla returns in March 2011

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IDW Publishing and Toho Co., Ltd. are excited to announce the return to comics for the biggest star in motion pictures! Kicking off in March, GODZILLA®: MONSTER WORLD offers fans the world over the first ongoing comic series in years. GODZILLA® will be joined by many other monsters throughout the series, including MOTHRA™, KING GHIDORAH™, RODAN™ and more that have never before been featured in an American comic book series alongside King of the Monsters™.

“Godzilla has been gone from comics for too long” said Yukio Kotaki of Toho. “And to have it return with other monsters is simply very exciting.”

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Go Go (see) Godzilla

At the San Diego Comic Con, Legendary Pictures handed out T-Shirts with this image of Godzilla on it.  Apparently, when attendees stood in front of a webcam, the Legendary Pictures logo launched an augmented reality video showing the god lizard in action and shooting off his atomic breath.

The new Godzilla film is expected to hit theaters in 2012.

via Coming Soon

Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Tom Whalen

Doing something different for today’s Art Appreciation Moment – instead of featuring sketches of comic book characters, I found this stunning take on a Wizard of Oz movie poster by Tom Whalen.

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did this as a trade for my buddy pat mcmullen…he did a sweet godzilla for me and i drew this for him…he gave it to his girlfriend for her b-day…awwwwwwwww, he so sweet!

And so is that poster!

via Tom Whalen