DC helped kick off Day 1 of the San Diego Comic-Con with a bang, announcing JUSTICE LEAGE vs. GODZILLA vs. KONG, a major crossover event featuring two of the biggest names from Legendary’s Monsterverse. The 7-issue series, which is a partnership between the two studios and Toho International, will debut in October and be written by Brian Buccellato, with art by Christian Duce and colors by Luis Guerrero.

The series will see Godzilla & Kong entering the DC universe after the boundaries between worlds are broken during one of the Justice League’s encounters with the Legion of Doom. DC President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee shared his excitement for the event, “As a comics fan—there’s nothing more fun and exciting than exploring those amazing ‘What If’ situations that come up when fandoms cross streams! In this case, it’s a matchup of the world’s greatest Super Heroes in the Justice League who take on not only the King of the Monsters—Godzilla—but the mighty Kong himself! It’s a crossover no-holds-barred battle, decades in the making, and no bona fide comics fan will want to miss it!”

“I’ve had the good fortune to write most of the legendary DC Super Heroes before—from my time on The Flash, Detective Comics, and Injustice. This time I get to build something way larger-than-life using all the toys in two different sandboxes. It’s such a thrill to tear open both the DC Universe and Legendary’s Monsterverse for this dream project,” added Buccellato.

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG #1 will be available wherever comics are sold on October 17th and will feature a main cover by Drew Johnson. Also available will be variant covers by Jim Lee and Scott Williams; Rafael Albuquerque; Francesco Mattina; and Dan Mora and Alan Quah. On November 14th, two special edition covers by Christian Duce will be released: the Godzilla “Roar Sound FX” gatefold variant cover and the Kong “Roar Sound FX” gatefold variant cover. Each cover will include a sound chip that will play each individual character’s battle cry when opened.