‘SONIC THE HEDGEHOG X GODZILLA’ BRINGS THE POP CULTURE FRANCHISES TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN COMICS
 
IDW’s BLOCKBUSTER CROSSOVER EVENT BEGINS THIS SUMMER

Press release
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 23, 2026) – The fan-favorite worlds of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG™ and GODZILLA are set to collide for the first time ever in comic books.

Speeding and stomping into comic shops this summer is SONIC X GODZILLA #1, a fun-filled celebration of both beloved franchises by writer Nick Marino (GODZILLA RIVALS) and artist Jack Lawrence (SONIC THE HEDGEHOG).

When the King of the Monsters and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur’s world, the brilliant and evil Dr. Eggman will try to harness the power of the kaiju for his own nefarious goals. Only Sonic and his amazing allies - including Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow - will be able to stand in the villain’s way and try to send the giant monsters back to their own world.

"I'm doing my best to cook up fun scenarios for Jack to draw, and then I'm making sure my panel counts leave enough room for him to properly play around with the fantastic spectacle that this crossover deserves," commented Marino. "I'm fascinated by the scale of life, how we perceive lifeforms differently from bacteria to planet-wide ecosystems, from micro to macro. This particular character combination allows me to explore that in a fun way, and it's been really satisfying. I hope our readers agree that the result is a cohesive mix of these two visual focuses​– small speedsters and massive monsters​– that delivers the best of both worlds!"

“Sonic and Godzilla are such fun, action-packed franchises on their own, so it was a natural fit to pair them together, and it’s been a treat seeing the story and art come together,” added IDW’s Sonic Editorial. “We know how long fans have been asking for this crossover, and we wanted to make sure it’ll be worth the wait, so we’re going big: A mysterious portal, a massive kaiju attack on Sonic's World that inspires a new scheme by Dr. Eggman to take over the world, Knuckles and Shadow joining alongside Amy and Tails... and of course, plenty of Sonic and Godzilla!

An undertaking like this isn’t possible alone, though, so a huge thanks to our partners at SEGA® and Toho, who have been there every step of the way with guidance and support, and to our fantastic creative team of Nick Marino, Jack Lawrence, and colorist Reggie Graham, who have brought this story to life. It’s been a blast working on this series, and we’re so excited to finally be able to share it with fans!”

Contact a comic shop near you to pre-order SONIC THE HEDGEHOG X GODZILLA #1 and other SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and GODZILLA comics from IDW - it’s the best way for fans to guarantee their copies!

About IDW Publishing
IDW (IDWM:OTC) is a leading media company providing uniquely compelling stories and characters in various genres for global audiences across all entertainment platforms. The award-winning IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment divisions holistically evaluate and acquire IP for franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television, theatrical, merchandise, and other entertainment platforms, in addition to bringing world-renowned storytelling to life with our creative partners.

About Toho International
Toho International, Inc., the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary, has brought classic Godzilla, with 70 years of storytelling and monster mayhem, brand awareness, and excitement to audiences around the world through a comprehensive licensing program spanning toys & collectibles, gaming, apparel, accessories, publishing, seasonal, housewares, food & beverage, and many more categories. With over 30 live-action films, numerous animated films and series, and more action-packed new content to come, Toho has captured the love and attention of Godzilla fans from all across the globe. Always-on content accessible across multiple streaming platforms has put Godzilla and other Toho monsters at the forefront of consumers' minds as the franchise gears up for an exciting next generation of storytelling and fandom.
 
About SEGA CORPORATION
SEGA CORPORATION is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. The company develops, publishes, and distributes a variety of games for consoles, PCs, and wireless devices as well as character products, and various other products. Moreover, SEGA distributes a range of gaming content developed by its domestic and overseas studios worldwide via its global publishing bases. SEGA is leveraging its own IP to accelerate the development and commercialization of its IP not only in games but also in various other media, thereby dramatically increasing the value of its IP. SEGA is positioning transmedia as an important strategy for providing new content to users around the world. SEGA CORPORATION's website is located at https://www.sega.co.jp/

GODZILLA [KAI-SEI ERA] #11
32 Pages • $4.99 • JUNE 2026
UPC 82771403433201111
STORY: TIM SEELEY
ART: HENDRY PRASETYA
COVER A: HENDRY PRASETYA Additional Covers Offered: B (Ito), 1:15 (De Martinis Movie Homage Cover)

The girl with the power of Biollante vs. the boy with the power of Godzilla!
The mysterious kaiju stampede has led G-Force to a strange farm in North Dakota…a farm currently overrun with sentient plants and a young woman controlling them. Speaking of control—Energy Godzilla has completely taken over Jacen's body!
Who will win as Jacen fights this Biollante-themed newcomer?

GODZILLA VS. AMERICA: TEXAS
48 Pages • $7.99 • MAY 2026
UPC 82771403527800111
COVER A: MATT FRANK Additional Covers Offered: B (Lotfi), 1:25 (Lotfi Full Art), 1:50 (Frank Full Art)

"Everything is bigger in Texas."
Godzilla couldn't settle for one city in the Lone Star State, so it's going to trample over all of them. Hopefully those cowboys have a saddle big enough for the King of the Monsters…or else things are about to get ugly.
Join Godzilla and a cast of comic book creators from this great state on a whirlwind tour of Texas! Featuring four 10-page stories by comic book legends like Matt Frank (Mothra, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth) and more!

Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 7
Author Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda
Illustrated by Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow
Paperback
$29.99 US
On sale Oct 20, 2026 
392 Pages 
Rated T+

Read every single Godzilla comic series by IDW! Volume 7 includes Rage Across Time, Godzilla Rivals, and Here There Be Dragons.

The Godzilla Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every Godzilla comic series by IDW!

Move over, dinosaurs…monsters used to rule the planet! Travel to different time periods to examine the origin of myths that fueled nightmares in Rage Across Time! Visit feudal Japan, ancient Greece, medieval England, classic Rome, and the Cretaceous in these stories by Ulises Fariñas, Erick Freitas, Chris Mowry, Ryan Ferrier, Matt Frank, Tadd Galusha, Jeff Zornow, and more!

In Godzilla: Rivals, Godzilla faces off with Hedorah, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Battra! Across the grimy street of New York City, in the deep waters of Japan, and over the crimson sands of Mars, Godzilla defends its reign, facing each fearsome adversary one-on-one. These stories provide an all-out, knockdown kaiju brawl of epic proportions by Paul Allor, E.J. Su, Mary Kenney, SL Gallant, Adam Gorham, Rosie Knight, and Oliver Ono.

Then, in Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons, a ship of seafaring navigators in the 16th century runs afoul of a lost world where there is only one king, the King of the Monsters! “Here there be dragons” was written on maps to denote areas people dared not go, but as Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe, he finds that monsters do lurk yonder, living on an island that still doesn’t appear on any map. By Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda.

Godzilla: Here There Be Complete Collection
Author Frank Tieri
Illustrated by Inaki Miranda, Angel Hernandez
Paperback
$39.99 US
On sale Oct 27, 2026
376 Pages
Rated T

​Travel through history with Godzilla in this trilogy of graphic novels full of action, adventure, and intrigue! From the 1500s to the 1950s, Godzilla battles from the age of discovery to the age of UFOs!

This omnibus collects the complete trilogy of Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II—Sons of Giants, and Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens by writer Frank Tieri and artists Inaki Miranda and Angel Hernandez for the first time. 

Before humanity had successfully traveled the entire globe, it was believed that monsters ruled the oceans just beyond the horizon. “Here there be dragons…” was written on maps to denote the areas people dared not go. That is, until Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the seas, visiting foreign lands and collecting treasure. That’s what history tells us, at least, but history does not have the full tale. Monsters did lurk yonder, living on an island that still doesn’t appear on any map, and among them was the king of them all…Godzilla!

Then, in the sequel, discover the shadowy society that controls the secrets of the kaiju, from ancient Rome to colonial America and beyond. Who are the members of this Illuminati-esque cult, known only as the Sons of Giants, and what is their mission? More importantly, how have they been pulling the strings of every major kaiju encounter since the dawn of time?

In the finale, it’s the middle of the 20th century, and Americans everywhere are terrified of the strange lights hovering above them in the night sky…and they should be. These UFOs are actually the Xilien invasion force! Revealed to have already been on Earth during the events of Sons of Giants, the Xiliens have been attempting to destabilize the planet with the help of kaiju from outer space. With the aliens’ claws deep inside the U.S. government, will our rogue operatives manage to band together to save humanity? 

Read all three graphic novels in one collection for the first time!

Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: End of the Reign - Manga Style Edition
Author Tim Seeley
Illustrated by Nikola Cizmesija
Paperback
$12.99 US
On sale Nov 03, 2026 
144 Pages 
Rated T

​Brand-new Godzilla design! Brand-new talking monsters! Brand-new kaiju-powered humans! Brand-new world! A new Godzilla comics universe begins here—collected here in a compact black-and-white format!

In 1954, experimentation with a mysterious energy source known as kai-sei awakened Godzilla and a host of immortal kaiju. In the years that followed, humanity has been pummeled by near-constant monster attacks. While Japan has begun to treat the kaiju like natural disasters—understanding that their attempts to fight Godzilla only make the threat worse—the American G-Force is going to fight, fight, fight.

And the Americans have just discovered the ultimate tool in the fight against kaiju: a young boy named Jacen with the power of Godzilla. Able to harness the mysterious kai-sei in the same vein as the King of the Monsters, this boy will either save the world…or bring about its doom. Join Tim Seeley (Grayson, Hack/Slash, Local Man), and Nikola Čižmešija (Sword of Azrael, Batman and Robin) on the ride of a lifetime! 

Collects issues #1–6 of the brand-new ongoing series—and concludes with the most shocking twist Godzilla fans have ever seen. This volume is the entry point to the new Godzilla connected comic book universe shared with Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone and Starship: Godzilla!

Starship Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: First Wars - Manga Style Edition
Author Chris Gooch
Illustrated by Oliver Ono
Paperback
$12.99 US
On sale Nov 03, 2026 
144 Pages 
Rated T+

Join a crew of cosmic misfits as they soar through the stars in Mechagodzilla in this series that ties in with the all-new Kai-Sei Era of Godzilla comics in a black-and-white edition!

You didn’t think kaiju were only on Earth, did you? 

In the fight for galactic supremacy, no weapon is more powerful than a kaiju…and no team is better equipped to capture and transport these titanic monsters than the crew of Starship Godzilla!

This ragtag group flies through space in Mechagodzilla and takes high-risk, high-reward missions across the galaxy. A kaiju heading toward your planet? Give them a call. A colossal space pest clogging up your trade route? They’ll get rid of it. A galactic civil war utilizing kaiju on both sides? They’ll…uh…do their best to stay out of it. But where there’s a galactic war, there’s a galactic conspiracy, and our crew members may not all land on the same side of this fight. 

A brand-new kaiju space epic starts here in Starship Godzilla from Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth) and Oliver Ono (Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp)! Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla (Kai-Sei Era) and Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone!

​Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era]- Manga Style Edition
Author Ethan Parker, Griffin Sheridan
Illustrated by Pablo Tunica
Paperback
$12.99 US
On sale Nov 03, 2026 
144 Pages 
Mature

​Journey into the Deadzone! A wasteland filled with human/monster hybrids, strange cults, and more kaiju than you’ve ever imagined—all set in the world of the all-new Godzilla Kai-Sei Era. Collected here in a compact black-and-white format!

Inside the new IDW Godzilla universe, there exists a mystery larger than any other…what is the Deadzone? Inhabitants of this new world know the Deadzone to be a walled-off portion of the Pacific Northwest, cordoned off after the most disastrous Godzilla attack the country has ever faced. The government would have its citizens believe that nothing is still alive inside the Deadzone…but do you believe that? 

There are stories of a man…or rather, a half kaiju, half man…who travels freely throughout the Deadzone. Some say he can even kill a kaiju. Some say…this “wanderer” is not the only of his kind. Follow the Wanderer as he encounters the strangest characters to hit comics in a decade: Glasseater and Runt! Two kaiju-controlling kids who are being hunted for their strange abilities. Together, these three will run afoul of Godzilla-worshipping churches, the world’s biggest Godzilla fan (literally!), and an underground kaiju fight ring. 

Journey into this mysterious new world with writers Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker (Kill Your Darlings) and artist Pablo Tunica (Godzilla/Ghostbusters 2, Sea Serpent’s Heir). Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] and Starship: Godzilla!

Godzilla: Poster Book
Illustrated by Various
Paperback
$19.99 US
12"W x 16"H 
On sale Sep 29, 2026 
44 Pages 
Kids to Adults

​Line your walls with amazing art featuring all your favorite kaiju from the world of Godzilla in this special book that features 21 removable posters!

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, Hedorah, and more are featured from the myriad comic series IDW has published over the years. Includes art by Arthur Adams, Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow, Bob Eggleton, and more! Each page is a large 12" x 16", giving fans the perfect opportunity to showcase all their favorite monsters!

Printed on high-quality paper, each page is removable and suitable for framing. Display the art or leave it in the book—the choice is yours!

This Is Godzilla
Author Kiel Phegley
Hardcover: $16.99 US, Paperback: $5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers
On sale Nov 17, 2026 
32 Pages 
Age 5-6 years

ROAR into reading!

Stomp and shout through the story with everyone's favorite kaiju, Godzilla! This leveled reader is a perfect start for young monster fans just learning to read on their own.

Kiel Phegley is the author of several books for Penguin Young Readers Licenses, including Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization, Race Against Chaos Sticker Activity Book, and Sonic and the Tales of Terror.
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​ (Note this is not an IDW release.)

‘THE HORROR OF GODZILLA’ UNLEASHES JAW-DROPPING TERROR

IDW RELEASES THE SCARIEST GODZILLA COMIC YET THIS SUMMER

Press release
​LOS ANGELES, CA (February 16, 2026) – The shocking fear and astonishing devastation behind Godzilla’s first attack on humanity will be unleashed this summer.

Smashing into comics shops this July is the debut issue of the most spine-chilling kaiju comic book event you’ll ever experience: THE HORROR OF GODZILLA from Eisner-nominated co-writers Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan (Marvel Zombies: Red Band, GODZILLA: ESCAPE THE DEADZONE) and acclaimed horror artist Tristan Jones (EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT, Aliens: Defiance). Set in 1954 Japan, witness the sheer terror behind Godzilla’s first horrifying onslaught on the human race and how the power behind its Kai-Sei energy has a frightening and transformative impact on humans exposed to the grim blasts.

“THE HORROR OF GODZILLA is for fans of Godzilla Minus One, Shin Godzilla, and Godzilla ‘54,” said editor Jake Williams. “It's a terrifying look at the Kai-Sei era's first Godzilla attack. It grabs the reader and places them on the ground in the middle of the most petrifying night in human history… the arrival of Godzilla. Through the power of Tristan Jones' visceral art style, this is the first Godzilla comic we've released that goes 100% in on horror. It very well might become the best Godzilla comic ever made… it's certainly the scariest.” 

"Godzilla's been such a huge part of my life as far back as I can remember, and as someone that had Godzilla 1985 on near permanent loan from our local video store, and hounding my local bootlegger every day on the walk home from high school for the original Japanese cut, I'm genuinely hard-pressed to think of anything I've been this excited about in my career,” commented Jones. “As a storyteller that's become something of a fixture in the horror genre, it's a genuine honor and a thrill to work with Griffin and Ethan (and our incredible editor Jake) on a Godzilla story that leans so hard into my favorite visuals and even harder into things I always wished the films would. It's a huge departure from what I've been known for so far and everyone's given me incredible space to both try new things, and bring visuals to comics I'd never had a proper chance to before."

“The first year of the Kai-Sei Era found us in a world — a galaxy, even — steeped in kaiju, as we felt that was the best starting point for this universe,” stated Parker & Sheridan. “But now is the perfect moment to go back to the narrative bedrock, the genesis of our tale: humanity’s very first meeting with Godzilla. To not only be asked to tell this crucial chapter of the Kai-Sei saga, but also to make it as wild and horrific as possible… Oh, and Tristan Jones is going to draw it?! We’re beyond honored and cannot wait to share this one with readers.”

Contact a comic shop near you to pre-order THE HORROR OF GODZILLA #1 and other GODZILLA comics from IDW. It’s the best way for fans to guarantee their copies.

About IDW Publishing
IDW (IDWM:OTC) is a leading media company providing uniquely compelling stories and characters in various genres for global audiences across all entertainment platforms. The award-winning IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment divisions holistically evaluate and acquire IP for franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television, theatrical, merchandise, and other entertainment platforms, in addition to bringing world-renowned storytelling to life with our creative partners.

About Toho International
Toho International, Inc., the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary, has brought classic Godzilla, with 70 years of storytelling and monster mayhem, brand awareness, and excitement to audiences around the world through a comprehensive licensing program spanning toys & collectibles, gaming, apparel, accessories, publishing, seasonal, housewares, food & beverage, and many more categories. With over 30 live-action films, numerous animated films and series, and more action-packed new content to come, Toho has captured the love and attention of Godzilla fans from all across the globe. Always-on content accessible across multiple streaming platforms has put Godzilla and other Toho monsters at the forefront of consumers' minds as the franchise gears up for an exciting next generation of storytelling and fandom.

Captured by her friends and stuck inside a Xilien starship! The crew of the Starship Godzilla takes on high-stakes kaiju-based missions…on behalf of the evil Xilien Empire?!

In shops February 18th!

In the kai-sei infected Deadzone, the Wanderer—a half-man, half-kaiju hybrid—travels with two children who control kaiju. This issue delivers a first-arc finale with Godzilla vs. the Wanderer, the return of the Church of Godzilla, and hints at the heroes' origins.

​In shops February 11th!