IDW Publishing is about to kill the most iconic kaiju of them all, and the Death of Godzilla arrives earlier than expected.

According to a press release from IDW Publishing, 2026 will mark the beginning of a whole new era for Godzillaand it all begins in January with the premature disappearance of the iconic kaiju. Set to hit comic book store shelves everywhere on January 7 Godzilla Issue #6 by writer Tim Seeley and artist Nikola Čižmešija will mark the death of Godzilla in a truly unforgettable story. The issue will be available in several cover variations, including a tribute to The death of Superman Since Superman #75 (originally by Dan Jurgens and Bred Breeding), illustrated by Jurgens, Breeding and Gregg Whitmore.

Godzilla #6

• Written by TIM SEELEY

• Illustration of NEVER CHIZMES

• The cover by NIKOL ČIZMESY

• Variant covers by BALDEMAR RIVAS; ITO; and DAN JURGENS, BRETT BREEDING and GREGG WHITMORE

“When the people at IDW asked about the possibility of a Death of Godzilla a cover that would feature the iconic cover that Brett Breeding and I created for Superman #75, I was definitely up for it,” said artist Dan 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 a lot of fun to be able to contribute!”

Aaron John Gregory, head of Godzilla product development, said of the upcoming issue: “Allowing IDW to ‘kill’ Godzilla in just six issues of the new Kai-sei Era series shows how much TOHO International trusts rock-star writer Tim Seeley and Eisner-winning Godzilla editor Jake Williams. buy a copy of Superman #75, The Death of Superman, and was blown away by the brutality that resulted in these pages. I can tell you that the incredible team behind our new Kai-Sei era of Godzilla delivered on this level; with all the electrifying excitement and hard-hitting panache you’ve come to expect from this series. You might need a kaiju-sized Kleenex.

The current Godzilla The series is just one of several series recently released by IDW Publishing as part of its Kai-Sei era. With Godzilla: Escape the Dead Zone by writers Ethan S. Parker and Griffic Sheridan and artist Pablo Tunica, and Godzilla Ship by writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono, Godzilla helped initiate a whole new wave of interest in the character, not to mention several new forms of Godzilla himself. Speaking to CBR in May, IDW Publishing editor-in-chief Jake Williams promised fans that, despite all the changes, the publisher’s Godzilla is “still the same monstrous force of nature that fans have been watching on screen for decades.”

Godzilla Issue #6 will go on sale January 7, 2026 from IDW Publishing.

Created by

Tomoyuki Tanaka

First film

Godzilla (1954)