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In June, IDW Publishing will release the first trade paperback collections of their new "Kai-Sei Era" of Godzilla interconnected comic book line, with more volumes already scheduled. Read on for details!
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Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: End of the Reign TPB
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Artist: Nikola Čižmešija
Colors: Francesco Segala
Letters: Nathan Widick
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244501
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Page Count: 168
Dimensions: 6.69"W x 10.19"H
SRP: $29.99
Brand-new Godzilla design! Brand-new talking monsters! Brand-new kaiju-powered humans! Brand-new world! A new Godzilla comics universe begins here!
In 1954, experimentation with a mysterious energy source known as Kai-Sei awakened Godzilla and a host of immortal kaiju. In the years that followed, humanity has been pummeled by near-constant monster attacks. While Japan has begun to treat the kaiju like natural disasters—understanding that their attempts to fight Godzilla only make the threat worse—the American G-Force is going to fight, fight, fight.
And the Americans have just discovered the ultimate tool in the fight against kaiju: A young boy named Jacen with the power of Godzilla. Able to harness the mysterious Kai-Sei in the same vein as the King of the Monsters, this boy will either save the world…or bring about its doom. Join Tim Seeley (Grayson, Hack/Slash, Local Man), and Nikola Čižmešija (Sword of Azrael, Batman and Robin) on the ride of a lifetime!
Collects issues #1–6 of the new ongoing series—and concludes with the most shocking twist Godzilla fans have ever seen. This volume is the entry point to the new Godzilla connected comic book universe shared with Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone and Starship: Godzilla!
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Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: Energy Unleashed TPB
Artists: Hendry Prasetya, Giada Belviso
Colors: Francesco Segala, Gloria Martinelli
Letters: Nathan Widick
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244945
Release Date: January 12, 2027
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 6.69"W x 10.19"H
SRP: $24.99
After the destruction of Godzilla’s physical form, it’s time to meet the new King of the Monsters: all energy, all rage…all trapped inside a teenage boy.
A new story arc starts here! G-Force had one mission: Eliminate Godzilla and the rest of the kaiju threat. After discovering Jacen, the boy with the fire of Godzilla, they knew they had an ace up their sleeve—and they pitted the two forces of nature against one another.
Where Jacen and Godzilla once stood, there is now only Jacen. G-Force has ushered in a new era of global peace, and the world is eternally thankful. Godzilla…is seemingly no more. But there’s a fire raging inside of Jacen. He sees the beast inside of his mind. Is it possible…that this is all part of a larger plan? Is it possible…that Godzilla will return? As something new…something bigger?
As Jacen will soon learn, he now shares a body with the King of the Monsters! It’s unclear which of these two entities is in charge, but they’d better figure it out soon, because without Godzilla around to keep them in check, the rest of the kaiju have begun a stampede across America in search of a new leader!
Find out what has become of the King of the Monsters in this brand-new story arc, featuring art by superstar artist Hendry Prasetya (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto), Giada Belviso (Laura Kinney: Wolverine), and series writer Tim Seeley!
Collects issues #7–12 of the Godzilla ongoing comic series.
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Godzilla: Escape The Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] TPB
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Artist: Pablo Tunica
Letters: Nathan Widick
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244518
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Page Count: 152
Dimensions: 6.63"W x 10.19"H
SRP: $24.99
What’s going on inside the Deadzone?! Find out in this comic series set in the world of the all-new Godzilla Kai-Sei Era.
Inside the new IDW Godzilla universe, there exists a mystery larger than any other…what is the Deadzone? Inhabitants of this new world know the Deadzone to be a walled-off portion of the Pacific Northwest, cordoned off after the most disastrous Godzilla attack the country has ever faced. The government would have its citizens believe that nothing is still alive inside the Deadzone…but do you believe that?
There are stories of a man…or rather, a half kaiju, half man…who travels freely throughout the Deadzone. Some say he can even kill a kaiju. Some say…this “wanderer” is not the only of his kind. Follow the Wanderer as he encounters the strangest characters to hit comics in a decade: Glasseater and Runt! Two kaiju-controlling kids who are being hunted for their strange abilities. Together, these three will run afoul of Godzilla-worshipping churches, the world’s biggest Godzilla fan (literally!), and an underground kaiju fight ring.
Journey into this mysterious new world with writers Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker (Kill Your Darlings) and artist Pablo Tunica (Godzilla/Ghostbusters 2, Sea Serpent’s Heir). Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] and Starship: Godzilla!
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Starship Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: First Wars TPB
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Artist: Oliver Ono
Letters: Hassan Otsane-Elhaou
Design: Brian Kolek
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244570
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Page Count: 160
Dimensions: 6.63"W x 10.19"H
SRP: $24.99
Join a crew of cosmic misfits as they soar through the stars in Mechagodzilla in this series that ties in with the all-new Kai-Sei Era of Godzilla comics!
You didn’t think kaiju were only on Earth, did you?
In the fight for galactic supremacy, no weapon is more powerful than a kaiju…and no team is better equipped to capture and transport these titanic monsters than the crew of Starship Godzilla!
This ragtag group flies through space in Mechagodzilla and takes high-risk, high-reward missions across the galaxy. A kaiju heading toward your planet? Give them a call. A colossal space pest clogging up your trade route? They’ll get rid of it. A galactic civil war utilizing kaiju on both sides? They’ll…uh…do their best to stay out of it. But where there’s a galactic war, there’s a galactic conspiracy, and our crew members may not all land on the same side of this fight.
A brand-new kaiju space epic starts here in Starship Godzilla from Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth) and Oliver Ono (Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp)! Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla: End of the Reign and Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone!
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Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: End of the Reign Manga Style Edition
Artist: Nikola Čižmešija
Colors: Francesco Segala
Letters: Nathan Widick
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244938
Release Date: November 3, 2026
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 6"W x 9"H
SRP: $12.99
Collects issues #1–6 of the Godzilla ongoing series— in a compact black-and-white format!
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Godzilla: Escape The Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] Manga Style Edition
Artist: Pablo Tunica
Letters: Nathan Widick
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887244969
Release Date: November 3, 2026
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 6"W x 9"H
SRP: $12.99
Journey into the Deadzone! A wasteland filled with human/monster hybrids, strange cults, and more kaiju than you’ve ever imagined—all set in the world of the all-new Godzilla Kai-Sei Era. Collected here in a compact black-and-white format!
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Starship Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: First Wars Manga Style Edition
Artist: Oliver Ono
Letters: Hassan Otsane-Elhaou
Design: Brian Kolek
Editor: Jake Williams
ISBN: 9798887245058
Release Date: November 3, 2026
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 6"W x 9"H
SRP: $12.99
Join a crew of cosmic misfits as they soar through the stars in Mechagodzilla in this series that ties in with the all-new Kai-Sei Era of Godzilla comics in a black-and-white edition!
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