Godzilla vs. America: Texas (2026)
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Godzilla vs. America: Texas, titled Godzilla vs. Texas on its covers, is the sixth issue of IDW Publishing's anthology comic series Godzilla vs. America. At 48 pages long, it includes multiple stories from different authors, all involving Godzilla rampaging across the American state of Texas. It was published on May 13, 2026.[1][2]
Description
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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![1][2] |
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Plot
"Deep in the Podcast of Texas"
Monday: Conspiracy theorist Richard Peccary declares to his viewers that Godzilla, recently reported off the coast of Texas, is a computer-generated hoax.
Tuesday: Godzilla smashes through the Harbor Bridge Project in Corpus Christi. As boats and even a surfboarder rescue motorists who fell into the water below, Peccary declares that if his viewers' friends or family believe in Godzilla, it may be time for an intervention.
Wednesday: Godzilla squares off with fighter jets and helicopters between Beeville and Three Rivers while Peccary interviews Dr. Sleephill, author of the book The Godzi-Lie. He declares that Godzilla's fabrication requires almost flawless collusion between various powerful forces, using methods as varied as aluminum mirrors seeded in clouds and poison in the water supply. These beliefs, he admits, led to the revocation of his medical license. After Peccary receives a live feed of the battle from his producer, however, Sleephill abruptly excuses himself.
Thursday: Godzilla's tail snaps San Antonio's Tower of the Americas in two. The owners of a taco truck bravely drive their fellow citizens away from the monster, barely avoiding his footfalls.
Friday: Godzilla advances on San Marcos while Peccary, hawking #godzillaisnotreal baseball caps, scoffs at how many Texans are falling for earthquake machines, holograms, and well-placed explosives. He is particularly incensed by reports that Godzilla is chasing a second kaiju, all a distraction from the real threat posed by subterranean lizard people. Visibly tired from the outburst, he pivots to asking whether women are deliberately repelling men with "Godzilla pheromones".
Saturday: A haggard Peccary moves his stream to the bunker beneath his home in Austin, insisting that he's doing so not to protect himself from the rapidly-approaching Godzilla, but the looting and rioting that the myth of the monster is meant to stoke. Godzilla looks up as his quarry, Vuldorah, lands atop the Frost Bank Tower and screeches a challenge. The vulture blocks Godzilla's atomic breath with its wing and retaliates with a spray of acid. Peccary commentates on the fight, believing that the bird, though clearly held up by strings, will prevail. Suddenly, a G-Force plane swoops into view, an agent aboard firing a pink liquid at Vuldorah. Peccary concludes it's a mind-control chemical, but it burns the monster's wing, giving Godzilla an opening. Grabbing the monster's tail, he hits it head-on with his atomic breath.
Sunday: Godzilla rests in Ladybird Lake. Peccary, whose house was destroyed by an airborne truck, continues ranting to his viewers on his phone. His neighbors interrupt the broadcast to offer him food and water.
"Crude"
Texans H.R. Richards II and his father preside over an international empire of oil. That empire begins to crumble when the alien Hedorah lands in Texas, growing first from the oil and then from feeding on smokestacks. The kaiju begins its rampage in the Fort Worth Stockyards, running father and son off the road as it tramples through a highway. Meanwhile, Godzilla stalks across the countryside, confronting it in downtown Fort Worth as it topples skyscrapers. Richards II and his father futilely fire at the Smog Monster as it grows larger than even Godzilla and burns his eye with a trickle of sludge. Godzilla retaliates with atomic breath, destroying most of Hedorah's body. A tiny Hedorah splats down next to the oil tycoons, followed shortly thereafter by Godzilla's foot.
"Godzilla vs. Tex-Mech"
Dallas residents evacuate as Godzilla approaches the city. Texas officials activate Tex-Mech, a giant robot cowboy, to face the monster. He opens the fight with a hail of bullets from his twin revolvers. Godzilla, unaffected, tail-whips him into the Cotton Bowl. Tex-Mech evades Godzilla's atomic breath, then hides behind a building and readies his lasso. He briefly restrains Godzilla, but the King of the Monsters soon breaks free. Now enraged, Godzilla catches the robot's next punch, rips his arm off, and pummels him before unleashing another blast of atomic breath. Though unsuccessful in defeating the monster, Tex-Mech achieves a different kind of victory, with Godzilla departing without further destruction.
"You Missed It!"
In the mid 90s, Austin's live music scene draws music lovers from all over the world, including Godzilla. He follows a group of naked bike riders outside the city, then takes note of a large outdoor concert. Growing drowsy from the music, he sinks into Lake Travis. He awakens in the present to find Austin's suburbs, highways, and strip malls have all grown to overwhelming, obnoxious size. Enraged, he unleashes his atomic breath on the changed city.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- "Deep in the Podcast of Texas"
- Story and art by Matt Frank
- Colors by Heather Breckel and Matt Frank
- Flats by Tommy Shelton
- Special thanks to Kaston Kolbachinski
- "Crude"
- Story, art, and colors by Devin Kraft
- "Godzilla vs. Tex-Mech"
- Story and art by Joe Eisma
- Colors by Heather Breckel
- "You Missed It!"
- Story and art by John Lucas
- Colors by K.J. Díaz
- Letters by Steve Wands
- Edited by Jake Williams and Nicolas Niño
- Design and production by Brian Kolek
- Special Thanks to Aaron John Gregory and all of Toho
Appearances
"Deep in the Podcast of Texas"
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"Crude"
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"Godzilla vs. Tex-Mech"
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"You Missed It!"
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Gallery
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Cover A by Matt Frank -
Cover B by Sam Lotfi -
Retailer incentive (1:25) cover by Sam Lotfi -
Retailer incentive (1:50) cover by Matt Frank
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Vuldorah concept art by Matt Frank -
Tex-Mech concept sketches by Joe Eisma
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Trivia
- Comic news site The Beat exclusively revealed preview pages for this issue.[4]
- Godzilla vs. America: Texas is the first issue of Godzilla vs. America in which Godzilla attacks an entire state rather than a city.
- The Godzilla design in "Deep in the Podcast of Texas" comes from writer/artist Matt Frank's Godzilla Neo Remonstered series of illustrations, a reimagining of his earlier Godzilla Neo series.[5]
- Vuldorah from "Deep in the Podcast of Texas" is reminiscent of La Carcagne from The Giant Claw (1957), while the G-Force aircraft which helps him defeat it strongly resembles the GX-813 Griffon from Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.
- Perhaps coincidentally, Vuldorah's concept art heavily resembles Matt Frank's Godzilla Neo redesign of the Giant Condor.
- The Richard Peccary character in "Deep in the Podcast of Texas" is likely a parody of Austin-based conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones.
- Optimus Prime's truck alt-mode appears in "Deep in the Podcast of Texas" as one of the vehicles thrown into the air by Godzilla's visit to Corpus Christi.
- "Godzilla vs. Tex-Mech" author Joe Eisma initially envisioned the Tex-Mech being piloted by a "Matthew McConaughey-esque guy" before deciding on making the robot sentient.[6]
References
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