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Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman
IDW has provided an advance preview of Starship Godzilla #1 which will be released Wednesday, October 1st. Monday, August 25th is the final day for retailers to place their pre-orders for this issue.
Starship Godzilla is the third series of the KAI-SEI ERA, IDW's new connected Godzilla universe. From writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono, this is a cosmic adventure you won't want to miss!
Starship Godzilla #1
The Kai-Sei era goes to space inside a brand-new Mechagodzilla!
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 this may be one fight our crew doesn’t land on the same side of.
A brand-new kaiju space epic starts here in Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth) and Oliver Ono’s (Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp) Starship Godzilla!
Release Date: October 1, 2025
Price: $4.99
Pages: 32
Writer: Chris Gooch
Artist: Oliver Ono
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhau
Designer: Brian Kolek
Editor: Jake Williams
Cover A: Oliver Ono
Cover B: Chris Gooch
Cover C: Vitor Cafaggi
Cover D: Blank Sketch Cover
1:25 Retailer Incentive Cover: Bob Eggleton (1:25 Retailer Incentive)
NRG Variant Cover Bundle (English and Japanese Versions): $44.99
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Cover A by Oliver Ono. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Cover B by Chris Gooch. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Cover C by Vitor Cafaggi. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Cover D Sketch. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Cover Variant RI 1-25 by Bob Eggleton. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
NRG Variant Cover. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
NRG Japanese Variant Cover. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Interior cover credits. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
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STARSHIP GODZILLA Character Designs by Oliver Ono. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.
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About Toho International
Toho International, Inc., the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary, has brought classic Godzilla, with 70 years of storytelling and monster mayhem, brand awareness and excitement to audiences around the world through a comprehensive licensing program spanning toys & collectibles, gaming, apparel, accessories, publishing, seasonal, housewares, food & beverage, and many more categories. With over 25 live-action films, numerous animated films and series, and more action-packed new content to come, Toho has captured the love and attention of Godzilla fans from all across the globe. Always-on content accessible across multiple streaming platforms has put Godzilla and other Toho monsters at the forefront of consumers' minds as the franchise gears up for an exciting next generation of storytelling and fandom.
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