IDW Publishing previously teased that a brand-new Godzilla universe of books was coming later this year. And now the publisher has revealed plans with Toho Interntional, Inc., which will kick off with three titles as part of what’s being called the Kai-Sei era.
In July, the first title out of the gate will be — what else — Godzilla, written by Tim Seeley with art by Nikola Čižmešija. Starting in 1954, a new energy called Kai-Sei wakes Godzilla… And a boy with the power of the kaiju. With Japan treating it all like natural disasters, and the US’s G-Force trying to kill the titans, whoever wins… We lose?
Then in August, Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone hits from Ethan Parker and Griffin Sheridan, and artist Pablo Tunica. It will, per PR, introduce “the first-ever half-human, half-kaiju hybrid in Toho history,” and further explore the interconnected universe’s biggest mystery: what is the secret behind the Deadzone?
And in October, Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono launch Starship Godzilla, another first for Toho, as a crew of space-bound adventurers explore the world’s that the various alien races come from.
“We couldn’t be more excited to present to you the new home of Godzilla – The Kai-Sei Era,” said GODZILLA line editor Jake Williams via press release. “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.”
This is all in addition to the other Godzilla series, as part of IDW’s partnership with Toho (which will now continue through 2029): Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens, Godzilla: Heist, Godzilla vs. America, and Mothra: Queen of the Monsters.
You can check out art and covers for the new Kai-Sei books, below. And click for larger versions.
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