February is absolutely stacked with some massive kaiju and tokusatsu releases. We’re seeing the finale of Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, the beginning of the final arc of Marvel’s Ultraman with The Fall of Ultraman issue 1, and the conclusion of Kyle Higgins & Mat Groom’s Immortal Legend Batman with issue 6. And that is just the beginning...

It has been a very long while since we’ve done one of these release lists. Frank used to do this quarterly on Godzilla Island, and we would also do weekly Shorts covering new releases. For now, we’re going to try a monthly list, so here it is! These are the first Kaiju & Tokusatsu–themed books, comics, and manga kicking off the new year. Some indie projects we want to highlight this month include The Territory  trade paperback, which collects the entire series into one volum

Note: This is article is from the 2013 Godzilla Island archive all views and opinions may have been changed. Some info may be outdated as well. The Plot: This issue picks up right where Issue #4 left off. Varan is chasing the science team when Rodan suddenly appears, engaging Varan in battle. The science team is forced into a bunker for safety, but the tremors from the Kaiju fight force them to retreat deeper into the facility. During this chaos, one student gets separated an

The Plot: Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #2  picks up right where issue #1 left off Godzilla and Zilla battling it out in Hawaii. The action is fast-paced, cinematic, and filled with classic kaiju energy that fans love. This issue expands the human side of the story as well. We learn more about a soldier named Chavez, who lost his family in a previous Godzilla attack. Despite his trauma, Chavez remains one of Earth’s top defenders known for having taken down three kaiju while pilo

The Plot: This comic series follows two members of a Japanese tank battalion turned Godzilla specialists Ota Murakami and Kentaro Yoshihara. The story chronicles Godzilla’s history through Ota’s perspective across a 50-year time span. It begins in 1954, when Tokyo faces what the military believes to be a natural disaster until Godzilla steps out from behind the smoke and ruins. Ota and Kentaro’s entire battalion are wiped out, leaving their tank as the last line of defense. I