"Godzilla Here There Be Aliens" - The Gang's All Here!




“It’s them aliens again!” 





Agent Bob Jones, responsible for a government task force investigating the existence of kaiju, is pulled into a web of intrigue and conspiracy when the nefarious shape-shifting Xiliens invade with their army of space kaiju. The mythical earthbound creatures led by Godzilla may be humanity’s last hope for survival.


Author: Frank Tieri
Artist: Angel Hernandez
Colors: Heather Breckel
Letters: Steve Wands
Editor: Jake Williams
Designed by: Darran Robinson
Published by: IDW Publishing
Published on: Apr 21, 2026
Length: 120 Pages

This comic has a little of everything - aliens, government conspiracies, and more Godzilla lore than you can shake a stick at.

Tieri and Hernandez seamlessly blend classic 1950’s science fiction themes and the Godzilla franchise. The plot reminded me a lot of movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and other classic Cold War alien invasion b-movies.

The Godzilla gang is all here too. I’ve long been a fan of the campier installments in the Godzilla franchise and Tieri clearly is, too. This comic pulls a ton of little-used Godzilla monsters out of the toy box and dusts them off. Jet Jaguar even makes an appearance! Who doesn’t love that?



There is a lot going on in this comic and a lot of characters to track, which is both its greatest strength and the only real critique I have. All of the lore and characters and plot, in my opinion, results in pacing problems.

The human drama is one of the most difficult elements to balance in a Godzilla story. Human characters are necessary to give the plot stakes and ground the narrative, but the monster set-pieces are the most exciting part of the story. At times, this story feels like it focused too much on the human story to the expense of the kaiju. I liked Bob, especially in the first and last issues, but would have enjoyed more time with Godzilla and friends. The kaiju fights also don’t last quite as many pages as I had hoped they would and narration boxes often distract from the epic art. I find that I prefer to have the art in big set pieces speak for itself. 

For me, the set pieces in this comic lacked some breathing room. I think this miniseries could have benefited from one or two more issues or from one or more subplots being cut. 


Pacing aside, this comic is a lot of fun, especially for someone well-versed in the Godzilla franchise. It seamlessly blends the golden age of science fiction movies with relatively obscure parts of the Godzilla franchise.


I’m glad I read it. Yes, it could have benefitted from some more time with our favorite kaiju, but any time with Godzilla is time well spent.

3/5 Stars

Thank you IDW Publishing for providing a copy of this ebook for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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