Godzilla vs. X-Men Is Coming, And the Crossover's First Look Puts Sentinels to Shame
Marvel's premiere super-team will be facing their literal biggest threat when the X-Men battle Godzilla. Marvel previously announced that 2025 will see the King of the Monsters' world merge into Marvel's for a six-issue crossover event. The event will showcase the Marvel brand's most popular heroes as they have to contend with the beloved kaiju in each one-shot.
The official X page for Toho's Godzilla confirms that Godzilla vs. X-Men #1 by Fabian Nicieza and artist Emilio Laiso will be released to comic book shops and digital stores beginning on May 14. In addition, Marvel has released a thread of X posts unveiling new solicit information about the book's story, as well as cover art and variants from Tony Daniel, Mike McKone, Taurin Clarke, and Nick Bradshaw.
The solicit reads as follows:
When a robotics firm draws a kaiju’s anger, the X-Men are called in to protect a world that hates and fears them from the counterattack of…GODZILLA!
While readers have watched the X-Men contest with giants like the Sentinels, they've never had to look up to stare down an angry Godzilla.
What is Expected to Happen in Godzilla vs. X-Men
The Story Explained
It's been promised that the Godzilla series could take place in different eras of Marvel history. The cover art features the classic Chris Claremont line-up featuring the likes of Wolverine, Gambit, and Cyclops, suggesting that this battle will most likely be taking place in the 90s. In the details released by Marvel, the summary mentions that the X-Men will need to protect the world from Godzilla when the world already has reason to hate them. Being a mutant has always been ostracized in Marvel's comics, but even more so in recent memory in wake of Orchis' successful hate campaign.
With the worldwide hate of mutantkind being such a focal point in the summary, it's a strong possibility that this could prove to be a factor in the story. As much as the citizens are going to fear Godzilla, they may fear and hate the X-Men just enough already. Outsiders for the event could look onward with the satisfaction of seeing two feared forces potentially take each other out. On the other hand, a potential win over Godzilla could be enough to sway mutaphobes to sway their minds about the X-Men.
Our Take on Godzilla vs. X-Men
Can One Super-team Alone Handle Godzilla?
This upcoming encounter with the X-Men and the accompanying series of one-shots will not mark the first time that Godzilla is entering the Marvel Universe. His first appearance was in Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1977), a 24-issue series by Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe. The series establishes that S.H.I.E.L.D. formulated its own anti-Godzilla Task Force. Whether Godzilla's first appearance in the Marvel Universe is still canon (keeping in mind Marvel's floating timeline through the years) remains to be seen.
That being said, this is worth noting because despite housing an entire anti-Godzilla Task Force (as well as assistance from the likes of The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Moon Boy, Devil Dinosaur, etc), they were not able to defeat Godzilla on their own accord. Godzilla needed to be convinced to spare the city and walk away from it on his own volition. S.H.I.E.L.D. working with two of Marvel's best super-teams wasn't enough. One super-team may struggle just as much when the X-Men are challenged by Godzilla.
- Movie(s)
- X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- First Film
- X-Men (2000)
- TV Show(s)
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men '97 (2024)
- Video Game(s)
- X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)
- Character(s)
- Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23
- Comic Release Date
- 213035,212968
- Movie(s)
- Godzilla, Godzilla 2, Godzilla 3, Shin Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla Minus One, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla Vs King Kong, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., godzilla: monster planet, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Final Wars, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla: The Showa Era Films, Godzilla vs. Biollante
- Created by
- Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Watanabe
- First Film
- Godzilla
- Latest Film
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
- First Episode Air Date
- November 17, 2023
- Cast
- Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell
