Godzilla: Heist issue 5 (2025)

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Godzilla: Heist #5 Written by Van Jensen Art by Kelsey Ramsay Cover by Bob Eggleton (CVR A) Pablo Tunica (CVR B) Colors by Heather Breckel Letters by Sandy Tanaka Edits by Jake Williams Design by Sandy Tanaka

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Godzilla: Heist #5 is a comic book from IDW Publishing. It was published on July 2, 2025.

Description

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The crew made it to London, infiltrated the base, dealt with the double-crossers, and stole Mechagodzilla! Now, all they have to do is get this 200-foot mechanical monstrosity out of London…and avoid the King of the Monsters as they do it. Unfortunately for them, Godzilla is already angry, and nothing gets it worked up more than an artificial imposter. What began as a heist will end as the fight of the century.

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Plot

Though he's overcome a group of deadly thieves, broken into the British Ministry of Defence, killed an aspiring supervillain, and stolen Mechagodzilla, Jaion Kulkarni fears that Godzilla himself will prove too great a challenge. Alpha is surprised to see the kaiju, as Kulkarni's drones were supposed to draw him out to sea; Kulkarni theorizes that Mechagodzilla is replicating Godzilla's power signature, a far greater lure. Alpha advises they power down and hope Godzilla loses interest, but Kulkarni responds that killing the monster is the only way to finish his mother's work. To himself, he adds that it's also the only way to justify all the lives his plan has ended. Godzilla lands the first blow with a shoulder ram, then tail-whips Mechagodzilla to the ground. Seeing Godzilla about to crush a bus full of tourist, he fires Mechagodzilla's breath weapon, holding back the monster for long enough to ask Alpha to leave. He brings his friend on the ground on Mechagodzilla's claw, then runs to the coast, Godzilla chasing after him. When he turns around, Godzilla immediately fires a blast of atomic breath that sends Mechagodzilla crashing into a hillside and takes off its right arm. Kulkarni gets the machine back up and tries throwing a punch, but Godzilla blocks it. He unleashes the mech's chest lasers, hurting Godzilla, then rolls backwards and kicks the monster away. He follows with a tackle and a flurry of punches, but Godzilla catches the fist in his mouth and rips the entire arm off. It self-destructs in his mouth, angering him enough to tackle Mechagodzilla off a cliff. As they slam into the ocean, Kulkarni activates Mechagodzilla's self-destruct. Godzilla begins to tear Mechagodzilla further apart, but can't stop the detonation, leaving the kaiju seriously injured, his flesh torn and an eyeball hanging from its socket.

Alpha searches for Kulkarni on Bender's yacht, hoping that he once again has a Plan B. Just then, Kulkarni's hand reaches out of the water.

Appearances

Monsters Godzilla Mechagodzilla Characters Jaion "Jai" Kulkarni Alpha Bender (mentioned) Jaion's mother (mentioned)

Locations London, England

Gallery

Covers

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  Cover A by Bob Eggleton
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  Cover B by Pablo Tunica

Trivia

• Cover B is based on the theatrical poster for the 2010 film Inception.

References

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