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This year, IDW Publishing embarked upon perhaps its most ambitious venture with the Godzilla franchise with the launch a new shared universe line of comic book titles known as the “Kai-Sei Era.” This month saw the release of Starship Godzilla, a new series from writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono that follows a team of spacefaring mercenaries who embark on kaiju-related missions throughout the galaxy using their starship, the S.S. Mechagodzilla.
The Beat is proud to exclusively reveal preview pages for Starship Godzilla #2. Official solicit info below:
Stranded in the territory of King Ghidorah!
On its crew’s mission to deliver kaiju eggs to a mysterious buyer, Starship Godzilla crashes! Stuck on a strange gambling planet, they must either win big or steal the parts they need to get flying again. The situation gets even dicier when the crew discovers that hitting the jackpot on this world involves provoking King Ghidorah into an attack!
It’s not too late to hop onboard Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono’s thrill ride across the Kai-Sei Era cosmos.
Although fans will likely be excited to see Ghidorah in the issue, it’s only a brief appearance. As editor Jake Williams explained an interview with The Beat a few months ago, “In general with the kaiju, even Ghidorah, we’re showcasing an encounter with a god. We’re being pretty soft on when we give a full origin. Starship Godzilla shows an encounter with Ghidorah but it’s not setting a flag on where Ghidorah has been for the last thousand years.”
In addition to the Starship Godzilla #2 preview pages, The Beat can exclusively reveal the movie homage variant covers for issue #5 (Barbarella) by Matt Frank and issue #6 (Blade Runner) by Patricio Delpeche. Check them out below along with the previously revealed movie homage variant covers.
Starship Godzilla #2 will be available in stores on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
STARSHIP GODZILLA #2
On sale November 19, 2025
Writer Chris Gooch
Artist Oliver Ono
Letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Issue #3 is available for pre-order now!
English (US)