IDW Monthly Title Catalog - May 2025 - Comics & Books

Aug 23, 2026

IDW’s May 2025 monthly catalog spotlights a lineup of comics and books in the GODZILLA and related kaiju universes, highlighting issue-by-issue premises, creators, page counts, pricing, and release months. The catalog details the Kai-Sei era’s origins and threats, explores mystery settings like the Deadzone, and introduces alien Xiliens and Hedorah drones. It also includes seasonal anthology-style adventures such as Godzilla vs. America: Boston and Mothra: Queen of the Monsters #4, plus upcoming TMNT content for the Last Ronin II series.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

Godzilla #1 (The Kai-Sei Era starts here)

Escape the Deadzone #1

Here There Be Aliens #2

Godzilla vs. America: Boston

Mothra: Queen of the Monsters #4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II—Re-Evolution

IDW MONTHLY TITLE CATALOG | MAY 2025 ARTIST'S EDITIONS FREE PREVIEWS idwpublishing. com PRINTED IN CANADA COMICS GODZILLA \#1 (COVER A: NIKOLA CIZMESIJA) 36 Pages • $4.99 • JULY 2025 UPC 82771403433200111 Story Tim Seeley Art Nikola Cizmesija THE KAI-SEI ERA, IDW’S NEW GODZILLA UNIVERSE, STARTS HERE! 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. The Americans have just discovered the ultimate tool in the fight against kaiju: COVER B (BYRAND) 2 TM & © TOHO CO. , LTD. a young boy named Jacen with the power of Godzilla. Able to harness the mysterious Kai-Sei in the same vein asthe 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! Additional Covers Offered: B (Byrand), C (Adams), D (Simmonds), E (Sketch Variant), F Foil (Cizmesija), 1:25 (Bag of 10 Enamel Pins), 1:50 (Byrand Full Art), 1:100 (Simmonds Full Art), 1:150 (Adams Full Art B&W) “2025 is shaping up to be spectacular for Godzilla.” —Screen Rant “The King of the Monsters is about to have a banner year.” —[ComicBook.com](ComicBook.com) GODZILLA \#1 INTERIOR PAGES COMICS GODZILLA: ESCAPE THE DEADZONE \#1 (COVER A: PABLO TUNICA) 32 Pages • $4.99 • AUGUST 2025 UPC 82771403436300111 Story Ethan Parker, Griffin Sheridan Art Pablo Tunica What’s going on inside the Deadzone?! Find out in the second book of the KAISEI ERA, IDW’s new connected Godzilla universe! 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, sequestered 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…he’s not the only of his kind. Journey into this mysterious new world in Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone with the Eisner-nominated writing duo Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker (Kill Your Darlings) and fan-favorite artist Pablo Tunica (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sea Serpent’s Heir). Additional Covers Offered: B (Reis), C (Tunica Concept Art), D (Sketch Variant), 1:25 (Wijngaard) 4 TM & © TOHO CO. , LTD. COMICS GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE ALIENS \#2 (COVER A: FERO PE) 32 Pages • $4.99 • JULY 2025 UPC 82771403419600211 Story Frank Tieri Art Angel Hernandez The Xiliens have already invaded! An intergalactic conspiracy dating back hundreds of years is on the verge of tearing apart human society! Every encounter with space kaiju since King Ghidorah landed in ancient Egypt has been an attempt to destabilize life on Earth! Now, all over the planet, the Xiliens are landing—and with them, thousands upon thousands of Hedorah drones. Will one rogue government operative be enough to send these extraterrestrial attackers back into outer space?! Additional Covers Offered: B (Hernandez), 1:25 (Pe Full Art) TM & © TOHO CO. , LTD. 5 COMICS GODZILLA VS. AMERICA: BOSTON (COVER A: HAYDEN SHERMAN) 48 Pages • $7.99 • JULY 2025 UPC 82771403440000111 Story Jesse Lonergan, Steve Orlando, Hayden Sherman Art Matt Emmons, Jesse Lonergan, Hayden Sherman Godzilla is coming! Godzilla is coming! They may have defeated the British king, but are Bostonians re

FAQs

What is the theme introduced in GODZILLA #1?

The Kai-Sei era begins with experimentation awakening Godzilla and immortal kaiju, triggering escalating monster attacks as G-Force fights back.

What mystery drives Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1?

The Deadzone is a walled-off Pacific Northwest region where citizens believe nothing is alive, though rumors speak of a half kaiju/half man.

What conflict unfolds in Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2?

An intergalactic conspiracy and Xiliens begin invading Earth, bringing thousands of Hedorah drones and raising the question of whether a lone operative can stop them.

Aug 23, 2026

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