Many have tried, all have failed. But IDW has announced at long last, they’ve figured out what the military, the scientists and Ghidora never could: how to kill Godzilla, King of the Monsters. And they’ll do it in only the sixth issue of their new Godzilla ongoing series, due out in 2026.
The idea was tought up by current series writer Tim Seeley and artist Nikola Čižmešija, and they’re not sharing HOW Godzilla will meet his end, but the variant covers below could give a clue. And the icing on the cake? A cover by Dan Jurgens, the artist of the cover for the iconic “Death Of Superman” issue. He’s created a homage with Godzilla lying in front of a tattered cape instead (but where did the cape come from?)
“When the good folks at IDW asked about the possibility of a special ‘Death of Godzilla’ cover that would play off the iconic cover that Brett Breeding and I did for Superman #75, I was definitely up for it,” says Jurgens. ”I’ve always been a fan of the big guy but hadn’t had a chance to draw him so this was the perfect way to scratch that itch. It was great fun to be able to contribute!”
If you suspect something about this “death” may not be on the up-and-up, you’d be right and IDW fully admits it. Why lie at this point, when dozens of comic book characters have been iced and then unthawed like nothing happened? The difference is, though, this death WILL change Godzilla…and he’ll return as a ferocious being of pure energy, freed from his physical body. He’s Kai-Sei Energy Godzilla!
Wild, ain’t it? Look for the Death of Godzilla Issue in comic book stores starting January 7, 2026…and then the Electric Godzilla issue one month later.
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