Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong launches in October

[Kailem]

Well hot damn, now THIS is a crossover!! The 7-issue Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong is coming from DC and Legendary this October!

https://www.scifijapan.com/images/Godzilla/Justice-League-vs-Godzilla-vs-Kong-1-01.jpg
https://www.scifijapan.com/images/Godzilla/Justice-League-vs-Godzilla-vs-Kong-1-03.jpg

"What starts as a routine clash between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom takes a dangerous turn when the wall between worlds is breached…with Godzilla, Kong, and the Monsterverse emerging on DC’s Earth! What ensues will be a brawl of unprecedented scale and destruction!"

"The epic crossover begins when Clark Kent, enjoying a night off with Lois Lane, is interrupted when the entire city shudders under the weight of the monstrous Godzilla, who emerges from the bay."

https://www.scifijapan.com/images/Godzilla/Justice-League-vs-Godzilla-vs-Kong-1-04.jpg

"And don’t miss the Godzilla “Roar Sound FX” gatefold variant cover and the Kong “Roar Sound FX” gatefold variant cover, both by Christian Duce, on sale November 14 (polybagged, $14.99 US). Sound chips in the covers will have both Godzilla and Kong deliver battle roars when the gatefold is opened! Hear them RRAAGGHH!"

https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/justice-league-vs-godzilla-vs-kong-coming-from-dc-and-legendary-comics

Granted I've not been regularly picking up comics for years now, but I'll certainly at the very least have to nab the trade for this when it comes out next year!

[lhb412]

Wild! The gates have really opened now that Toho has apparently okayed crossovers. Crazy to think that we'll have Godzilla/Kong meet DC and Ultraman/Ultraseven meet Marvel comics running concurrently, I think?

[Benjamin Haines]

How cool is this? Seven issues of Godzilla, Kong, the Justice League and the Legion of Doom, co-published by DC Comics and Legendary. They're really going all-in with these franchises. This comic miniseries will be running when Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom opens in theaters and it will be wrapping up when Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens.

[Kailem]

Yeah I love how they're continuing to promote the Monsterverse even outside of the movies now. Not long ago it looked like Godzilla vs Kong might be the end of it, but stuff like this gives the impression that they're not just 'putting out one more movie and that's it.' They're really are going all in.

And yeah with Ultraman/Ultraseven crossing over into mainline Marvel continuity (whenever that actually happens), and now Godzilla and Kong entering the DCU, it's a great time for massive comic book monster crossovers!!

Also a trailer just dropped:

https://twitter.com/Godzilla_Toho/status/1682571210696146945?s=20

[Kailem]

The DC November solicits are out, including the one for issue #2:

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG #2
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE
Cover by DREW JOHNSON
Connecting variant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:50 variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 2 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/21/23

Legendary’s Monsterverse has been unleashed on the DC Universe, and cities are threatened across the globe! From Metropolis to Gotham City to Themyscira, the Justice League scrambles to protect the citizens from these raging titans! What role has the Legion of Doom played in all this monster madness, and how will the tide of battle change…when a hero falls?!

Cover and variant covers at the link:

https://www.kaijubattle.net/godzilla-legendarytoho/justice-league-vs-godzilla-vs-kong-2-solicitation-from-dc-comics

[lhb412]

Some social media controversy about the interior art where Godzilla appears to be digitally traced images from MonsterVerse stills. I don't actually mind tracing when the artist applies something stylistically cool (like their own distinctive linework), but I have to agree it does seem lazy as is.

[Kailem]

Yeah sadly it seems like it's becoming more and more common when it comes to licenced comics these days. There's been a lot of if popping up in the Alien comics over the years, both when Dark Horse was still publishing them and also with Marvel now. I doubt it's something I would have noticed if it hadn't been pointed out, but like you said, it's still just lazy, especially for professional comic book artists who should be doing better.