Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters is a comic book series based on Toho's Godzilla film franchise. It ran from March 2011 to February 2012, and is the first Godzilla comic published by IDW Publishing as well as the first entry in IDW's primary continuity of Godzilla comics.

Writers

 * Eric Powell
 * Tracy Marsh
 * Jason Ciaramella

Pencillers

 * Phil Hester
 * Victor Santos

Inkers

 * Bruce McCorkindale
 * Victor Santos

Colorists

 * Ronda Pattison

Letterers

 * Chris Mowry
 * Neil Uyetake

Editors

 * Bobby Curnow
 * Carlos Guzman
 * Chris Ryall

History
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters was announced after IDW Publishing secured the license to Godzilla from Toho in 2011. Its initial title was Godzilla: Monster World, with this title even appearing on early covers. The comic ran for 12 issues beginning in March 2011. Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh wrote the first eight issues, while Jason Ciaramella penned the remainder. Phil Hester and Bruce McCorkindale pencilled and inked the series' first four issues, with Victor Santos handling the rest. After the series' conclusion, it was immediately followed by a sequel series, Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster.

Setting
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters is set in a new continuity separate from any of Toho's Godzilla films, in which kaiju have never appeared before the modern day. This continuity remained intact for the comic's two sequel series, Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster and Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.

Issues

 * Issue #1
 * Issue #2
 * Issue #3
 * Issue #4
 * Issue #5
 * Issue #6
 * Issue #7
 * Issue #8
 * Issue #9
 * Issue #10
 * Issue #11
 * Issue #12

Trivia

 * Eric Powell wrote a blog post following the series' conclusion explaining the darker direction he and Tracy Marsh initially wanted for the comic, which was rejected by Toho, as well as their plans for several unresolved plot points.