“Da King of da Monsters has come to da Windy City!” a shocked CTA train operator gulps in “Godzilla vs. Chicago,” the first issue of a limited “Godzilla vs. America” series by IDW, the publisher of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Star Trek” and “Goosebumps” comics. Unfortunately, Blue Line service is interrupted.

IDW Publishing has partnered with Toho for over a decade to tell tales of Godzilla in American comics. This week, the two companies committed to continuing their partnership through 2029, announcing they have agreed to push the King of the Monsters to new heights with a shared comic book universe.

Local comic book lovers will soon get to see their own city in ink, before Chicago is destroyed by Godzilla. “Yeah, I’m going to get a billion copies, and I expect to sell them all over the summer.”

IDW has been publishing Godzilla comics for more than a decade now, including many titles where the King of the Monsters grapples with some of their more famous foes, including the likes of King Ghidorah,