Author Archives: Robert Hood

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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Giant Monster Dreaming

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

As illustrated by the rabid speculation that recently ran on many kaiju noticeboards (that Edgar Sean of the Dead Wright was about to embark on a remake of Gorgo), it’s clear that unofficial pronouncements need to be taken with a … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 10

Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

10   The Milpitas Monster   from The Milpitas Monster (US-1975; dir. Robert L. Burrill) “Fifty tons of living trash on a rampage!” Here’s one insane little indie monster flick that has stood the test of time! The Milpitas Monster … Continue reading →

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New Godman Remake?

Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Go! Godman (or Ike! Goddoman) was a Japanese TV series than ran for 26 short (five minute) episodes from 5 October 1972 until 10 April 1973. It was a tokusatsu television series: the first from Toho to feature a Kyodai … Continue reading →

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Update: Guidolon — the Office Staff

Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Naturally, the giant-monster film industry has to have monstrous office staff. Artist Todd Tennant has revealed his designs for Kenji and Benji, described by Todd as a pair of “off-the-wall, bizarro, bubble-off-plumb kaiju”. The third picture illustrates an “office” shot … Continue reading →

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