Toho & Marvel Reveal ‘Godzilla Destroys The Marvel Universe’ Variant Covers
by Tony Thornley
It’s about to be the biggest brawl in crossover history, and now Marvel Comics has revealed the first set of variant covers for their upcoming collaboration with Toho International- Godzilla Destroys The Marvel Universe.
Coming from superstar creators Gerry Duggan and Javier Garron, the miniseries will see the King of Monsters rampaging through the Marvel Universe. The five issue miniseries features the ultimate pop culture showdown fans have been waiting for. Today, the publisher and studio revealed six all new variant covers for the collaboration.
From the press release: A previously dormant Godzilla has been angrily awoken and begun carving a path of annihilation as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes band together to try and stop its cataclysmic rampage! But when their combined efforts fail to slow the Bringer of Destruction, Earth’s heroes are forced to go to extraordinary lengths to try and bring Godzilla down – including joining forces with Earths most devious villains! But will this be enough to stop Godzilla as it tears straight through the Marvel Universe into the Dark Dimension and other realms? Plus, how is the King of the Monsters connected to the mysterious metal, Vibranium, and what does this mean for Wakanda? In the face of an unstoppable force of nature, the Marvel Universe must come together like never before in this earth-shattering fight for Earth’s survival.
The covers feature a foil variant b Leinil Yu, Sean Galloway’s variant based on the classic Godzilla animated series, an action figure variant by John Tyler Christopher and a piece by series artist Garron. Also revealed are two variant cover series that will run through the miniseries- a Fan Favorite series kicked off by E.J. Su and covers that see Godzilla get Marvel-ized, starting with a Thing-Zilla by Dave Wachter.
Check out the covers above and watch for Godzilla Destroys The Marvel Universe from Marvel Comics and Toho International in July!
