Godzillacomics are entering a bold new era, as the kaiju’s multiverse is about to undergo a major expansion. IDW, who currently hold the rights to produce comics based on theGodzillafranchise, has just extended the deal until 2029. IDW and Toho have a number of exciting projects in the works,including a Godzilla/kaiju shared universe that promises the King of Monsters like he has never been seen before.
AIPTreported on IDW’s massive new deal with Toho Studios, and gave a first peek at three titles making up what the publisher is calling the “Kai-Sei Era.”Each of the three titles explores a segment of this new world (see table below for individual books). Of this new Kai-Sei era,Godzillaline editor Jake Wiliiams was quoted as saying:
The Kai-Sei Era is the only ongoing Godzilla story of its kind – crafted for comics readers who have never bought a Godzilla book, and Godzilla fans who have never read a comic. We aim to bring you the absolute best stories possible – whether those stories contain super powered G-Force members trying to kill Godzilla, mutants in a wasteland trying to survive in its wake, or mercenaries flying around space in Mechagodzilla. Every month readers will be able to take a peek inside a brand new universe composed of unimaginable horrors, kaiju old and new, and heroes to keep it all at bay. We’re telling the best Godzilla stories in the world, inside the best comics on the shelves.
Godzilla’s new era is named for Kai-Sei, a mysterious type of energy. Humanity was experimenting with it, until there was an accident that awakened Godzilla and other kaiju. The books start shipping in July.
Godzilla Is Too Big to Be Contained to One Comics Publisher
IDW Has Published Some of the Best Godzilla Comics
Godzilla is a certified pop culture icon, having starred in numerous films, cartoons and comics. Marvel published the firstGodzillacomic in the late 1970s, and it recently returned to print in an omnibus edition. Other publishers have taken a stab at Godzilla, including IDW. The publisher has released several excellent and compelling Godzilla comics that focus not only on the King of Monsters, but his kaiju supporting cast as well. Even before the announcement of the new Godzilla shared universe, IDW was doubling down on their kaiju offerings,including Mothra’s first ever solo title.
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Now, IDW’s new line of Godzilla comics is going to take the franchise even further. The ambitious new publishing project, the first of its size and scope, will present a new, “from the ground up” take on Godzilla and the other kaiju. The action kicks off in 1954, a nod to the premiere year of the originalGodzillafilm, but otherwise, the creative teams are charting a new destiny for the Big G. Godzilla’s design, created by Nikola Cizmesija, and featuring green glowing veins, clues fans in that this is an entirely new take.
IDW’s Godzilla Offerings Are Diverse
Godzilla vs Aliens Unleashes an Enemy I Can’t Believe He Hasn’t Fought Before
IDW’s Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens gives me something I’ve yet to see in Godzilla’s long history in the pages of comics: Godzilla vs. UAPs.
IDW holds the license to produce comics based on other pop culture properties, includingStar Trek, and how the publisher has handled that franchise provesGodzillais in good hands. IDW publishedStar Trekcomics for over a decade before relaunching them in the Fall of 2022, to great acclaim and industry awards. The lines’ titles took big creative swings, and many of them connected. As a result, IDW has raised the bar considerably for futureStar Trekcomics, and judging from the initial offerings in its new Godzilla line, history may be repeating itself.
IDW’sStar Trekline succeeds because of its diversity, and that same spirit is on display in its newGodzillatitles.
IDW’sStar Trekline succeeds because of its diversity, and that same spirit is on display in its newGodzillatitles.Star Trektraffics in big, cosmic ideas, while its sister titleDefiantis more grounded and morally gray. Each of IDW’s newGodzillatitles has a different vibe, be it the body horror ofEscape the Deadzoneor the high-concept science fiction adventures ofStarshipGodzilla. This range of titles will have something for everyone’s tastes, and is easily one of the most exciting developments in the franchise in years.
