“in 1954, the world changed.
“An unknown weapon test awakened a slumbering beast.
“Charged it with weird energies.
NEW YORK
“it rose out of the ocean o the coast of Japan, chock-fu of resentment and hate, and kept walkin' until it'd stomped Tokyo into the damn ground.
“And a of a su en humankind got knocked o the top of the f d chain.
“The creature's coming unleashed the Age of the Kaiju, and a desperate race among nations to find a way to send it back to the bo om of the damn sea. Thing is, though...”
Fire! Fire!
THE WALLED CI T Y OF MANHATTAN PRESENT DAY
wasn't go a go quietly into the night...
“...And its s mingly unlimited reservoir of Kai-sei power meant the war was go a be a long ‘n’ hot one.”
“Excuse
me, What is...‘kai-sei’?”
it means "strange beast energy." Like, as in, "big lizard juice," Dr. Chiba.
Oh. I'd just like to point out that's an Americanism.
the direct translation of this term in Japanese is “sea star.” Ha.
You know...like... a starfish.
Dr. Rumi Chiba. Recent transfer from G-Force Japan.
And here in San Diego, we do things our way.
Nuki. Heavy munitions. Formerly Deadzone patrol.
incense. Contro ed Pyrotechnics. Streaming star.
Jet Jaguar. Japanese android. Can only speak through its 90’s theme song.
Yes...I mean, Yes sir, Co ander Riviera.
Thanks for your contribution, Rumi.
although, I'd like to point out it don't ma er what you ca it over there. you're in the States now.
Ain't that right, G-Force U.S.A.!?
Riviera. G-Force Co ander.
Yes sir, Co ander!
Now, if we can get back to New York City...
“Data Drones managed to do their job at least. The fo owin' f tage comes from them.
“The place is almost entirely fu a’ kids who lost parents to Kaiju, some of 'em from as far away as The deadzone.
“Fort Belmont's one of the most fortified locations in North America, ever since the Rodan incursion in ‘97...
“...yet it ro ed over on its be y for that damn lizard like a Golden Retriever.
“Starts with this boarding sch l there on third Ave.
“Gue these p r sonsabitches just can't catch a break.”
“Now there's someone I want y'a to k p an eye on here.”
Move!
Move ou a my way!
“Not him.”
Hey!
“Now, l k, the smart thing to do in this situation is to run like he and don't stop until you hit Jersey.
“Coast Guard cho ers have b n deployed, and their 7.62 guns aren't exactly precision instruments.
“But this kid...”
“...He doesn't run.”
What the he do you think you're doing?
“Him.
“The air burns so hot it cracks like lightning has struck. The asphalt melts into thick black magma.
“You can l k away from this atrocity. I wouldn't blame ya none.
"But if you do, you're go a mi this moment...
Go.
“in that go amn monster's eyes...
“...One of the greatest things these eyes have s n in my 60 years livin' in Godzi a's shadow.
“...it's almost...”
“...fear.”
Now l k, Godzi a's sti Godzi a. it didn't take t kindly to the clapback...so it does what it does....
But, in the end, the scaly bastard managed to do us a favor. He revealed a G-mutant...the most powerful we've ever recorded.
I want ya to welcome the newest member of G-Force U.S.A.
hmph.
Hnf!
Que rico.
“in 1954, the world changed...”
“in 2025, it's go a change again.”
Next! A New Beginning... at the end of humanity——in Godzilla #1!
Hey. I'm Jacen Braid.
I'm go a ki Godzi a.
God help us a .
UP NEXT...A PREVIEW OF
While not all stories whispered in the rubble about the wanderer were true, most were ROOTED in a truth.
Some claimed he was the mutant Messiah, a savior come to redeem those suffering in the wasteland.
Not even close.
However, if you were a denizen of the DeadZone, and you found yourself plagued by kaiju troubles...
...Given, of course, that the price was right...
...The
Wanderer could be counted on to kill it for you.
I've had a few, so let's keep this brief. all right.
Ugh, Christ... Everything spinnin'...
Mebbe I'll just... Just close my eyes for a minute... The hell... Oh! Oh!
God in Heaven!
The wanderer was a man with no past, and an unlikely future.
Perhaps he even dreamed.
To be continued in Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1!
Perhaps, in another life, he loved. And was loved in return.
UP NEXT... A PREVIEW OF
is this our guy? Looks like it.
ilsa? Are you there?
Yes, boss.
Stand by for extraction orders. We’ve located the package and…
Whoa…
…i lsa, you’re not going to
believe what it is.
…They’re beautiful.
Kaiju eggs?
Yea h. rare ones.
You said the buyer is going to pay US twice the market rate, right? Who can afford that?
Our buyer values their privacy.
We’ll meet you at the extraction point in 20.
Don’t change the subject! Come on, you can tell me who the buyer--
SECURITY BREaCH ON LEVEL 9. ALL SECURITY FORCES CONVERGE. SECURITY BREACH ON LEVEL 9.
i lsa? New plan…
“…We need extraction.
“Now.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats. Bidding will resume as soon as the situation has been--
i lsa? Keep talking to me.
Take the door to your right. Get to the roof.
Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry.
They’re everywhere, i lsa. Where are you?
We're nearly there!
it. The new IDW Godzilla universe.
As you’ve already seen, we’re not messing around. We aimed to bring you the best Godzilla stories of all time, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. Stories that can only be told on the pages of a comic book. New worlds to destroy. New kaiju to fight. New secrets to uncover.
There’s a lot happening under the surface of this world, and we’re going to stomp all over it.
You can join the ride in Tim Seeley and Nikola Čižmešija’s brand-new ongoing series—Godzilla. This comic will follow Jacen as he joins G-Force, faces off against the growing (and evolving?!) kaiju threat, discovers a vast conspiracy… and, of course, tries to kill Godzilla.
In our new world, for reasons that you’ll discover in time, a portion of the American Pacific Northwest has been transformed into the dangerous Deadzone. Sectioned off from the rest of the country, the Deadzone is home to nothing but kaiju and mutated freaks. Entering means death…but if you’re feeling brave, you can take a peek for yourself in Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Pablo Tunica’s Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone.
And finally, blast off with a crew of intergalactic mercenaries who travel through space in Mechagodzilla in Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono’s Starship Godzilla. Across decades of Godzilla films, aliens have traveled to Earth—now, it’s time to take the fight to them. Galactic war! Xiliens! Simians! Space kaiju! What’s not to love?
These are the books we got into comics to make.
Let’s have a blast.
Jake Williams, Godzilla Editor
