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IDW Sets 'Romeo & Juliet and Godzilla' One-Shot for April 8

The debut under the Monsterpiece Theatre Presents banner features iambic pentameter writing, multiple variant covers, a Tom Scioli backup.

Overview

  • IDW Publishing announced a 52-page oversized one-shot that inserts Godzilla into Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
  • Writer Adam Tierney scripts the main story in iambic pentameter with art by Sean Peacock.
  • A five-page backup by Tom Scioli places Godzilla in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood and the Monster of Nottingham.
  • Pre-orders are open now and due by March 2, with a $7.99 cover price and an on-sale date of April 8.
  • Covers include variants by Tom Scioli, Sean Peacock, and Elizabeth Beals, plus a 1:10 retailer incentive cover, as the project spins out of Scioli’s 2024 series.