IDW's Death of Godzilla Homages Iconic Death of Superman Cover Art

IDW has been engaged establishing a caller shared beingness of Godzilla comics successful 2025, including the flagship Godzilla bid by writer Tim Seeley and creator Nikola Cizmesija. It seems Seeley and Cizmesija aren't wasting immoderate clip earlier shaking up the presumption quo successful a profound way. Godzilla #6 features thing little than the decease of Godzilla himself, implicit with a screen homaging 1 of the astir iconic Superman images of each time.

Godzilla #6 features a screen by creator Dan Jurgens, inker Breet Breeding, and colorist Gregg Whitmore, each of whom worked connected the screen to 1992's best-selling Superman #75. This caller screen pays nonstop tribute to that memorable representation of Lois Lane cradling a dormant Man of Steel. Check it retired below:

Art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding. (Image Credit: IDW/Toho)

It mightiness look unusual to termination disconnected the rubric quality truthful aboriginal into a caller Godzilla shared universe, but IDW is making nary secretof the information that this is simply the commencement of a caller and unusual improvement for the monolithic kaiju. Godzilla volition instrumentality successful contented #7 arsenic the Kai-Sei Energy Godzilla.

Check retired the screen to Godzilla #7 beneath to spot Godzilla's caller form:

Art by Hendry Prasetya. (Image Credit: IDW/Toho)

“When the bully folks astatine IDW asked astir the anticipation of a peculiar 'Death of Godzilla' screen that would play disconnected the iconic screen that Brett Breeding and I did for Superman #75, I was decidedly up for it," Jurgens tells IGN. "I’ve ever been a instrumentality of the large feline but hadn’t had a accidental to gully him truthful this was the cleanable mode to scratch that itch. It was large amusive to beryllium capable to contribute!”

“Allowing IDW to “kill” Godzilla lone six issues successful to the caller Kai-sei Era bid conscionable goes to amusement however overmuch spot TOHO International has successful some rock-star writer Tim Seeley and Eisner winning Godzilla editor, Jake Williams. These types of comic events cannot beryllium handled lightly," says Aaron John Gregory, Godzilla Product Development Manager. "In '92, arsenic a young teen I waited successful a agelong enactment to bargain a transcript of Superman 75, “The Death of Superman”, and was blown distant by the consequential brutality successful those pages. I tin archer you that the unthinkable squad down our caller Kai-sei epoch of Godzilla person delivered connected that level; with each the electrifying excitement and pummeling panache you’ve travel to expect successful this series. You whitethorn request a kaiju-sized Kleenex.”

“Our extremity is ever to grow and reimagine the Godzilla mythology successful bold and meaningful ways," says Kristin Parcell, General Manager of Toho International. "The IDW comics enactment exemplifies that vision, offering stories that situation expectations, captivate fans, and proceed to germinate the bequest of the King of the Monsters.”

Godzilla #6 volition beryllium released connected January 7, 2026, with a preorder deadline of November 24. You tin bid a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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