Ever read Romeo & Juliet and thought, “I know exactly what this story needs: Godzilla”? Well today is your lucky day.
Bizarre comic book crossovers aren’t anything new. Far from it. Look no further than Archie Meets the Punisher (1994), Transformers and My Little Pony (2020), and Yogi Bear and Deathstroke the Terminator (2018). There’s plenty of them. If there’s one reoccurring theme over the years, it’s that Godzilla is central to a lot of these bizarre crossovers, which includes (but is certainly not limited to) Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley (1993).
And now the King of Monsters is tackling one of the literary greats: William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Published by IDW, Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre Presents is a new four-issue line of oversized one-shot comics, which includes a rather bizarre issue seeing the King Lizard plunged into Fair Verona, overseeing the Montagues and Capulets.
“It’s such a treat to put my own spin on the King of the Monsters as well as one of The Bard’s most famous plays,” said the comic’s artist Sean Peacock, adding: “Some really insane stuff in this book.”
Writer Adam Tierney celebrated the opportunity to play around in the possibilities of such a wild crossover: “It’s an honor to play in that sandbox and also reimagine one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays,” he said. “I can’t wait for everyone to see all the craziness we’ve come up with.”
Each one-shot also includes a five-page backup story by Tom Scioli. One of these backup stories includes a foray to the English woods, where Godzilla meets Robin Hood himself.
It seems no IP is safe from Godzilla. What’s next? We want to hear all your Godzilla crossover ideas, no matter how weird and wonderful.
The crossover heads our way on April 8th. Will you be picking it up? We will, out of excitement and pure curiosity.
