Godzilla Takes on the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes in ‘Monsterpiece Theatre’ Comic | Exclusive

Jules Verne and other 20th century literary icons face the iconic giant lizard’s rampage in the upcoming IDW miniseries

Giant lizard Godzilla fights smaller figures as he bursts forth from the pavement in the image on the left, including one attacker in a biplane and another in a futuristic yet retro flying vehicle. On the right side, Godzilla's ominous face is seen impressionistically looking over a large estate on fire below.
Two of the covers to "Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre #1" from writer/artist Tom Scioli (Courtesy IDW Publishing)

Godzilla’s been on a resurgent streak, from the MonsterVerse franchise and “Godzilla Minus One” in theaters to “Monarch” on Apple TV+. Now, TheWrap can exclusively share that acclaimed writer and artist Tom Scioli is delivering comic book “Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre” from IDW, with the giant lizard taking on figures from throughout literary history — including the Great Gatsby, Sherlock Holmes, H.G. Wells’ Time Traveller and a mystery man with vampiric fingers and a “D” on the back of his cape (want to take a guess?).

The three-issue series is set in 1922, with one of Jay Gatsby’s legendary parties luring the attention of the giant lizard himself.

Mike Roe

Mike Roe joined the staff as Weekend News Editor for TheWrap in 2023. Before that, he wrote “The 30 Rock Book” for publisher Abrams and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of “30 Rock’s” “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Previously, Mike spent more than a decade as a journalist for NPR station LAist/KPCC,…

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