Showing posts with label kaiju. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kaiju. Show all posts

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Gatchaman-Ryu: Scavengers One-Shot

Mad Cave  GATCHAMAN–RYU SCAVENGERS one-shot

Mad Cave is excited to introduce their upcoming GATCHAMAN–RYU: SCAVENGERS one-shot! Written by Steve Orlando (Love is Love, Outlaw Territory), illustrated by Riccardo Robaldo (Radiant Black), and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic; This one-shot works perfectly as an easy-entry standalone, but also contributes to Mad Cave’s overall worldbuilding for the main Gatchaman series. GATCHAMAN–RYU: SCAVENGERS arrives at your LCS April 23, 2025. 

Monday, March 3, 2025

Toy Fair 2025: Kaiju Crazy at Bandai

Toy Fair 2025 Bandai Godzilla  22
People talk about how great it must be to grow up in modern times with all forms of media at your finger tips and some of the best toys ever seen being dished out weekly, but I'd argue my childhood ruled...because of Godzilla. Every weekend I would become one with the couch and revel in the certainty that at least one Godzilla movie and one kung fu movie would be waiting for me on one of the (only) 7 TV channels available. Sure, kids can watch anything nowadays, but would they freely CHOOSE to watch men in rubber suits battle it out in tiny foam cities? Probably not. We didn't have that choice, and we have become better humans for it. Bandai, knowing full well that children who love Godzilla and Ultraman grow up to have adult money, show no signs of slowing down with their merchandise onslaught. Let's check out the latest from Bandai's Toy Fair 2025 showroom...

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Kawaii Monsters Unleashed - Learn to Draw 75 Cute Kaiju

KAWAII MONSTERS UNLEASHED


Seventy years after its origin, Kaiju-themed books, movies, TV shows, and video games are proliferating and a part of mainstream pop culture. In Kawaii Monsters Unleashed, learn how to draw 75 fiercely adorable, preternatural creatures inspired by this sci-fi and action-filled film genre through easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials. 

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Get Tropical for the Holidays with Mondo’s Godzilla Tiki Collection

Mondo Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Scorpion Bowl 001
When you think of GODZILLA, you think of warm climates..on fire...palm trees...on fire... ladies in hula skirts....well you get the picture. MONDO, being the experts on pop culture that they are, decided it was high time to celebrate Godzilla's love of tropical living with a unique TIKI COLLECTION!! Bet you didn't see that one commin?

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Godzilla Minus One Returns to Theaters // New Art & Media

Godzilla Minus One Returns to Theaters in the States
GODZILLA MINUS ONE, the critically acclaimed Academy Award® Winning film has re-released in theaters nationwide starting November 1, 2024. Directed by Academy Award® Winner Takashi Yamazaki, the film’s re-release honors the King of the Monsters’ 70th Anniversary, timed to Godzilla Day, celebrated annually on November 3. Of course, this is the perfect excuse for new poster art AND new vids! 

Tickets are on sale now for both GODZILLA MINUS ONE and the film’s remastered black and white rendition, GODZILLA MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR. In celebration of the groundbreaking film’s return to theaters, each screening will showcase over 13 minutes of exclusive behind-the-scenes content. 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp

Godzilla Monster Island Summer Camp Graphic Novel
This fresh Godzilla OGN proves that kaiju are for kids. Especially the ones who’d rather befriend beasts than fight them.

As an aspiring cartoonist, Zelda has always dreamed of attending an art summer camp, and this year she finally gets to go! But when she arrives to Make It Summer Camp, she’s horrified to see the easels and sketchboards have been replaced with dodgeball and calisthenics. The camp is under new, suspicious management that’s turned it into an extreme sports nightmare.

Determined to salvage her summer, Zelda escapes to a secluded corner of the island. Here she can finally draw in peace. At least until she stumbles into a portal to a fantastic world...

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

'Godzilla Minus One' Blu-ray and DVD Pre-orders Open

Godzilla Minus One 002
Physical Media fans just got four new ways to add the King of the Monsters to their home video collections as pre-orders for Godzilla Minus One on Blu-ray and DVD open today at major retailers across North America.

Following the Godzilla Minus One Blu-ray Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition, four new home video versions of Godzilla Minus One are now available for pre-order at US and Canadian physical and online retailers.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Godzilla Minus One Receives First U.S. Physical Release

Toho Godzilla Minus One Blu-ray Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition
Toho International will send the Godzilla Minus One Blu-ray Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition stateside this September! Be one of the first in the US to own Godzilla Minus One and Minus One/Minus Color in a Godzilla Store Exclusive set that mirrors the deluxe 4-disc box set released on May 1, 2024 in Japan. Preserving the Japanese treatment in both packaging and content, the “Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition” includes all the same features as the original Japan release with the added addition of English menus and the option to select the theatrical release English subtitles for Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. 

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Godzilla Marches Across the Marvel Universe

Marvel Comics Gozilla Variant Covers Avengers Anindito

This year, Marvel Comics proudly reprints its classic ‘70s Godzilla comic book series in GODZILLA #1 FACSIMILE EDITION and the highly-anticipated GODZILLA: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS, collecting Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe’s entire 24-issue run in color for the first time! To celebrate this exciting collaboration with Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that has brought global sensation Godzilla to life, Marvel Comics will also be producing brand-new GODZILLA VARIANT COVERS on select issues this September.

Friday, February 9, 2024

MONDO's Timed Edition Godzilla Minus One Poster

MONDO Godzilla Minus One Timed Edition Poster
The first Japanese-produced, live-action Godzilla flick since 2016, Takashi Yamazaki’s GODZILLA MINUS ONE delivered everything we want from Big G on the big screen and more, instantly becoming one of the best Godzilla films ever.  

So this week, we’re excited to announce a new GODZILLA MINUS ONE poster from illustrator Tony Stella. Stella is not only one of our favorite artists working today, but a connoisseur of cinema whose hand-painted style works perfectly to capture the sheer power of Godzilla. 

Friday, December 1, 2023

Godzilla Minus One Final Trailer

Godzilla Minus One

The highly anticipated Godzilla Minus One roars into theaters worldwide, adding another chapter to a legendary franchise. The film takes place just after the war, when Japan has no self-defense force or no armaments. The starting point is what happens if Godzilla comes to Japan while it is completely disarmed. This is the first domestic Japanese Godzilla film since Shin Godzilla in 2016.

GODZILLA MINUS ONE, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, an award-winning director and visual effects supervisor.   Known for his blockbusters and innovative visual effects, Yamazaki is considered a leading filmmaker in the Japanese film industry. 

Thursday, November 23, 2023

University Games' Godzilla 3D Crystal Puzzle

University Games Godzilla Ultra Deluxe Original 3D Crystal Puzzle 01
That distinctive, echoing roar is being heard at retail! It’s a forewarning of Godzilla’s arrival.

University Games is set to make a footprint in stores with the thunderous introduction of its all-new Godzilla 3D translucent color puzzle. In its licensing agreement with Toho Co., Ltd, University Games created its 7” Godzilla puzzle as its most intricately sophisticated crystal puzzle in its already successful line of traditional and licensed 3D Crystal Puzzle lines.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

New Omnibus Collects Godzilla's Original Marvel Comic Series

GODZILLA: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC
In 1977, Godzilla became one of Marvel Comics’ biggest stars, headlining a hit solo series set in the heart of the Marvel Universe! Now, thanks to an exciting new collaboration with Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that has brought global sensation Godzilla to life, this host of monumental Godzilla escapades costarring your favorite Marvel heroes will be collected next year in GODZILLA: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS!

Marvel’s take on Japan’s greatest export represented an incredible creative collaboration between two comic book pioneers: Doug Moench, known for his definitive run of Master of Kung Fu and co-creating Moon Knight, and Herb Trimpe, known for his seminal work on Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. In October 2024, fans can dive into all 24 issues of this fondly remembered chapter of Godzilla’s legacy, each one gloriously remastered and presented in color for the first time, in this long-awaited omnibus collection!

Monday, September 11, 2023

Apple TV+ Unveils “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”

Monarch Legacy of Monsters Stills 1
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the first teaser for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and shared that the highly anticipated ten-episode series will premiere globally on Friday, November 17. Based on Legendary’s Monsterverse, and starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will debut with the first two episodes, followed by one episode every Friday through January 12.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

First Look at the 'Skull Island' Anime Series

Legendary Pictures Skull Island Anime Series 01
Legendary Entertainment gives us the first image from their upcoming MONSTERVERSE animated series, "Skull Island", premiering on Netflix ...soon? Maybe? There's been no release date dropped yet. 

Skull Island, a thrilling animated adventure series, follows shipwrecked characters desperate to escape the most dangerous place on Earth—a mysterious island home to prehistoric monsters, including the greatest Titan of them all, Kong.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Celebrate Godzilla's 67th Birthday with Monster-Sized Events

Godzilla's Birthday

Toho International, Inc. is proud to announce a series of one-of-a-kind experiences fit for the King of Monsters to celebrate its 67th birthday. Godzilla’s long history continues to shape worldwide pop culture and festivities this year aimed to engage fans new and old to roll out beginning Nov. 3, the date the first film premiered in 1954.

Austin-based movie theater company Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, in association with Janus Films, will exclusively host a coast-to-coast world premiere of the long-anticipated 4K remastering of the classic 1954 “Godzilla” film. The screenings will be held at over two dozen locations across the U.S. including flagship theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco and will mark 67 years since Godzilla’s first appearance in Toho’s “Gojira,” the classic monster movie widely regarded as a masterpiece that continues to shape the course of worldwide pop culture. In addition, throughout the first half of November, Alamo Drafthouse will screen fan-favorite kaiju classics “Godzilla vs. Hedorah,” “Shin Godzilla,” and a double feature of two Heisei era classics that have never been shown theatrically in North America.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Mondo's GODZILLA '89 Premium Scale Statue

Mondo GODZILLA '89 PREMIUM SCALE STATUE
“Godzilla and Biollante aren't monsters. It's the unscrupulous scientists who create them that are monsters.” 

This quote from Dr. Shiragami in the awesome GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE film blew my mind as a kid. 

The movie itself is awesome, and has one of Godzilla’s coolest-looking opponents. Biollante is Godzilla’s half-sister – and a half-plant - with the soul of a human girl thrown in for good measure. A monster with tentacles and a giant mouth full of teeth (that spews a glittery acid, no less), it was a really cool design. The movie was epic and was a great comeback for Godzilla. 

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Mondo's Multiple Monsters Making Moves

Mondo Soft Vinyl Pulgasauri 12 inch figure
Did you SEE Mondo's Iron Giant?? Did you SEE Mondo's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?? Then you'll celebrate with me when Mondo sends updates on a stack of MONSTER vinyl news. From famous kaiju to Marvel monstrosities... artist creature creations to classic city killers, our wallets are in for a wild ride.

PULGASAURI - The Beast Unleashed (and he's big Big BIG!)

The Big Beast from the North is back, and he's bigger than ever!!! To cap off the month of Pulgasauri, we've got the biggest and baddest version yet... 12 towering inches tall! We're super excited about this one and wanted to share the process it took to bring the small and large Pulgasauri soft vinyl figures to life.

But before we talk about the big boy, let's take a look at the smaller 8" figures that kicked things off in February.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Legendary Comics Announces 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Publishing Program

Godzilla vs Kong Sometimes Friends Fight Children's Book
In anticipation of the March release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures epic action adventure Godzilla vs. Kong, Legendary Comics announced today an exciting companion publishing program that will allow fans to dive deeper into stories relating to the upcoming cinematic showdown between two of the most beloved pop culture Titans of all time—the great Godzilla and the mighty Kong! The Godzilla vs. Kong publishing program will feature: two new epic prequel graphic novels; an anthology featuring past fan-favorite comic series; two endearing titles for young readers—an original children’s picture book and a young children’s board book; an official behind-the-scenes art book; and a novelization that takes readers deeper into the worlds of Monarch, the Titans, and more. Each title will set the stage for this not-to-be-missed battle royale.

Friday, October 30, 2020

Toho Celebrates Godzilla Day!

Toho Godzilla Day 2020 Fallguys Skin
Leading up to the iconic kaiju’s 66th birthday on November 3, Toho International, Inc. reveals a slew of Godzilla brand and licensing announcements to help fans celebrate Godzilla Day in ways like never before.  The company announces a batch of all-new episodes to drop weekly for its popular “Godzilla Tales” series, which has garnered more than 325K views to-date. Toho also unveils new Godzilla-themed licensing collaborations in gaming, apparel, collectibles and more categories.