Monthly Archives: May 2008

Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 7

Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

7   The Rat-Bat-Spider   from Angry Red Planet (US-1960; dir: Ib Melchior) You know, I can’t say that I recommend spacesuits for beautiful young dolls. What happened to all your curves? This freakish-looking monster only appears on screen for … Continue reading →

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Fights We’re Yet To See

Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

Worth1000’s most recently completed Photoshopping contest was Versus 2 — “I’d Pay To See THAT Fight!” Some unusual contests resulted. Here’s some relevant to us: Check out all the entries here.

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Hollywood Zombies

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

A while back, I posted about a series of cards called Dinosaurs Attack! Now I find there’s a cool set about all those pesty rotting corpses in Tinsel Town — Hollywood Zombies! Here’s a news cast all about the living … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 8

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

8   Kothoga   from The Relic (US-1997; dir: Peter Hyams)   Well, how goes the gradual extinction of the human race, Lieutenant? Kothoga (translation: “Satan Is My Father”) is a chimera — a creature formed from a parasite that … Continue reading →

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Daihamburger!

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 by Robert Hood
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Update: Zero Trooper-F

Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

This clip — the first three minutes of Zero Trooper-F, the low-budget homage to such Japanese daikaiju/superhero epics as Ultraman, which appeared on the Backbrain a while back — has just been released on Twitchfilm.net. Man, am I ever impressed! … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 9

Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

9   Wangmagwi   from Space Monster Wangmagwi [aka Ujugoe-in Wangmagwi; Space Monster Demon King] (South Korea-1967; dir. Kwon Hyeok-jin)   Aliens from another world seeking the conquest of Earth invade with flying saucers. They unleash a gigantic monster called … Continue reading →

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Accidental Artwork

Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

Well, not the art itself. That clearly wasn’t an accident. But my finding it was. Someone had sent this picture: Tin Tin vs the Alien! How cool is that? Well, I wanted to know whose work it was so that … Continue reading →

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Coming to G-Fan #84!

Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

“Tales of King Komodo” by Mike Bogue and Todd Tennant More information soon!   • G-Fan website

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In Case You Need a Giant Monster Primer

Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

Annalee Newitz over at io9.com has produced this 5-minute primer on the Giant Monster genre, recorded live at the Ignite show in San Francisco a while back. Apparently she was “thinking of” Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, presumably because he’s a giant … Continue reading →

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