Starship Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #1

by Chris Gooch, Oliver Ono (Artist)

The Kai-Sei era goes to space inside a brand-new Mechagodzilla! You didn’t think kaiju were only on Earth, did you? In the fight for galactic supremacy, no weapon is more powerful than a kaiju…and no team is better equipped to capture and transport these titanic monsters than the crew of Starship Godzilla! This ragtag group flies through space in Mechagodzilla and takes high-risk, high-reward missions across the galaxy. A kaiju heading toward your planet? Give them a call. A colossal space pest clogging up your trade route? They’ll get rid of it. A galactic civil war utilizing kaiju on both sides? They’ll…uh…do their best to stay out of it. But where there’s a galactic war, there’s a galactic conspiracy, and this may be one fight our crew doesn’t land on the same side of. A brand-new kaiju space epic starts here in Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth) and Oliver Ono’s ( Monster Island Summer Camp) Starship Godzilla!

Genres: Comics

Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2025

About the author

Chris Gooch (b. 1993) is a cartoonist based out of Melbourne, Australia.

Reviews

[Anna Pesce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read a whole bunch of comics in prep for AoT this month, and logging this one in particular because this ROCKED I loved it. Maybe this will be my gateway into the comic book world because somehow in 10 minutes worth of reading my jaw has already dropped and I’m already anticipating #2.

[Carly · Rating 2 out of 5]

this one was probably my most anticipated out of the three Godzilla comics, but i wont be continuing.

it starts off way too quick. i dont know the characters (names especially). scenes cut and jump around. the pacing is terrible. i genuinely believe that my digital copy was missing pages with how much it jumped around from page to page. the main character is "act now and think later" i can already see it being infuriating. the ending tries to set up a mystery/conflict but i just don't care to find out what it could be.

i think the book would've benefitted from the characters starting off sneaking around than being held at gunpoint. one of the characters kills someone at the end, and i dont even care cause idk who the killer is, and idk who the victim is. there was no effort put in to make me know or care for the characters. so i dont.

it reads like issue 4 or 5 in a series, not issue 1.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the cast of characters but really wish they were fleshed out. The pacing is really all over the place and way too fast. I am interested how it plays out after the ending but I hope it slows down.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome set-up! Can't wait for issue 2!

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything so far, the characters, the critters, the art style, the writing. It’s a good set up for issue two. Really looking forward to it

[Candice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would like to pet the baby kaiju 🥹

[Patrick Hutfless · Rating 5 out of 5]

an absolute treat

This was an absolute treat! What a fun series full of amazing art!! I genuinely can’t wait for more of Starship Godzilla

[C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strong start! Beung subscribed to an ongoing comic is new to me but this felt like a good one to do it with.
Bonus point for the Kiryu Mechagodzilla design.