2026 is a big year for Mothra "The Queen of the Monsters" will be celebrating her 65th anniversary, not just of her film debut, but of her story debut as well. In 1961, Toho commissioned Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta to write a novel that would serve as a proof of concept for their next kaiju film, and this is where Mothra was born.

Note: This review was originally written back in 2013. Since then, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth went on to become the longest-running Godzilla comic series—and to this day, it remains my favorite comic series I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I hope you enjoy this throwback review and see how I felt all those years ago experiencing Rulers of Earth for the first time. Monsters Appearing: Anguirus , Battra, Gigan, Godzilla, Hedorah, Kumonga , Mothra, Rodan , SpaceGodzilla, T

Mondo Poster Art By Tom Whalen Monsters Appearing: Godzilla, Rodan , King Ghidorah The Plot: A planet named Planet X is discovered by the World Space Authority, and two astronauts are sent to investigate. When they arrive, they see strange lightning in the sky and soon realize they are not alone. The astronauts are taken underground by the Xiliens, the inhabitants of Planet X. The Xiliens explain that their world was once like Earth until it was devastated by Monster Zero. D

Monsters Appearing: Godzilla, Mothra Larva, King Ghidorah, Rodan The Plot: A detective is assigned to protect a visiting princess. Before her plane even arrives in Japan, an assassination attempt via bombing destroys the plane but the princess escapes by jumping from it before the explosion. Meanwhile, a meteor shower occurs over Japan, and a large meteor crashes in the mountains. A team of scientists investigates the meteor and discovers its unusually strong magnetic propert

Note: This article was originally published in 2013 on Godzilla Island all views and opinions may have since changed. Monsters Appearing: Godzilla, Mothra, Mothra Larva The Plot: After a violent storm devastates Japan and Infant Island, a Mothra egg washes ashore in Japan. Soon after, Godzilla emerges from beneath the earth, wreaking havoc on a country already reeling from disaster. Mothra Egg A group of people travels to Infant Island to seek Mothra’s help. The islanders, h