Welcome to the Kai-Sei Era of Godzilla from IDW Comics. As these new, amazing stories of kaiju madness unfold with every issue, I am here to explore all the incredible cover art for these issues as they debut. Typically, IDW will launch each book with covers marked A-D, four variant covers featuring different artists to catch your eye and choose from. Normally, these will be the main four covers that will hit all comic shops. Depending on the quantity of comics ordered, there are incentive covers that may also be available at your shop.
Every so often, comic shops will offer an IDW-approved exclusive cover or covers for their store. These rare variant covers are one-time runs from artists and can be considered collectibles for comic fans. I’ll highlight all the covers available as Kai-Sei Era Godzilla books drop and link stores with exclusive covers that you can buy from. Let us know if there is a shop nearest you with a cover that we didn’t “cover.”
Godzilla Issue #1
Cover A- Nikola Čižmešija
Cover B- Kade Byrand
Incentive Full art cover B 1:50
Cover C- Arthur Adams
Incentive Full Art Cover C 1:150
San Diego Comic-Con Essential Sequential Exclusive Foil Cover
Cover D- Martin Simmonds
Incentive Full Art Cover D 1:100
Cover E- Blank Sketch
San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Cover- Attack on Peter
Galaxycon Variant Foil Exclusive- Dave Wachter
Galaxycon Variant Foil Exclusive- Georges Jeanty
Galaxycon Variant Foil Exclusive- Drew Edward Johnson
PCB Hobby Exclusive Cover- Nate Melendez
PCB Hobby Exclusive Cover B Virgin Foil- Nate Melendez
East Coast Comics Exclusive Covers- Franck Uzan
East Coast Comics Exclusive Japan Cover-Franck Uzan
Shared San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive- Jordan Noir
Black Saber Comics Exclusive- Matt Frank
Variant Cover F (Foil cover)
Collectors Paradise/ Comic Bug Exclusive- Patrick Horvath
Shared Exclusive Cover- Chrissie Zulo
Comic shops can have their name placed on this unique variant cover.
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone Issue #1
Cover A- Pablo Tuncia
Cover B- Rod Reis
Cover C- Pablo Tuncia (Concept Art)
Cover D- Blank Sketch Cover
Retailer Incentive Cover 1:25- Caspar Wijngaard
San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive B&W cover- Pablo Tuncia
Starship Godzilla #1
Cover A- Oliver Ono
Cover B- Chris Gooch
Cover C- Vitor Cafaggi
Cover D- Blank Sketch cover
Retailer Incentive Cover 1:25- Bob Eggleton
San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive B&W Cover- Oliver Ono
