Some years ago there was an interesting comic called, "Kaiju Score." It focused on a motley group of characters who pull off a big burglary while using a Kaiju attacking the city as a distraction to commit their crime. It was published by Aftershock while they were still relatively financially solvent and was pretty fun, blending two types of story (a heist and big city-destroying monsters) to make a fun blend of the genres. It was successful enough there was a follow-up mini-series. This makes it interesting that when I was reading the solicitation by IDW for a new series called, "Godzilla: Heist," it reminded me so much of that story.
"Godzilla: Heist," focuses on a ragtag group of thieves who try to lure Godzilla to London so he can serve as a distraction while they pull off a high-stakes robbery. "A quirky cast of characters and a massive creature wrecking the city so they can steal some stuff," is a story that can be told multiple ways so I have no problem with, "Godzilla: Heist," existing. After all, decades ago we had two movies out of asteroids heading toward Earth that practically arrived in theaters at the same time and told the story of such an event very differently ("Armageddon," and, "Deep Impact," if you need a reminder/weren't born yet). People stealing stuff while a Kaiju attacks a city is not a copywritten style of story, but it is funny to think Godzilla is the best-known big monster besides King Kong and a little indie comic beat him to the punch with this type of story. That said, I hope that, "Godzilla: Heist," is a fun read and imagine it will have some fun twists and turns with the plot--as most big heist tales tend to feature.
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