Category Archives: Comics

Japanese Home Security System

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer via Stan G. Hyde

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King Komodo Strikes!

Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

The inimitable Todd Tennant has kindly offered readers of Undead Backbrain a free screensaver of unmatched splendour. Classic daikaiju action! Attacking jetfighters! Fire! Destruction! The screensaver features his kaiju character King Komodo, who — in the story Todd has penned … Continue reading →

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The Minions of Ka Crawl from the Grave

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

Announcements of proposed film projects based on zombie-themed comicbooks / graphic novels have been sporadically tossed into the blogsphere over the past few years, though as far as I know, there has as yet been no result from these optimistic … Continue reading →

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Todd Tennant Rises From Beneath the Sea

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

Kaiju artist Todd Tennant, who has appeared in various contexts on the Backbrain, gave me some great news today. After years of rampant generosity toward giant monster fans (with his free, online graphic-novel version of US Godzilla ’94), Todd has … Continue reading →

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Reptisaurus Attacks!

Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain has been following the progress of Christopher Ray‘s monster movie, Reptisaurus, for some time now. We don’t have any new information regarding its release, but Fred Olen Ray (executive producer, the director’s father and experienced B-flick maker) has … Continue reading →

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King Komodo Gets KLOKKED!

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGE VERSION For the outcome, be sure to read the next issue of “Tales of King Komodo” in G-Fan #86. Previous KK article Todd Tennant’s American Kaiju website G-Fan

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King Komodo, Trapped!

Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Todd Tennant has sent along a new, spectacular image of King Komodo, created as part of the ongoing comic serial that he produces with Mike Bogue. Todd says, “I’m just calling this one ‘The Cage’.” Click here to see a … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Covers

Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has featured work from the Ray Harryhausen Presents imprint of Bluewater Comics before, but here’s a bit of an update, focusing on the most monstrous of covers. Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops First introduced by Bluewater in their … Continue reading →

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mSCORPIO vs King Komodo

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Kaiju artist Todd Tennant has sent us a preview of King Komodo’s next opponent. Cool, eh? For those who don’t know, Tales of King Komodo is a kaiju-based graphic novel serial by Todd Tennant and Mike Bogue. It appears in … Continue reading →

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Godzilla ’94 Trailer

Posted on Saturday, August 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

With the aid of Dennis Davison, artist Todd Tennant has produced a “trailer” advertising his graphic novel version of the abandoned 1994 script for Jan De Bont’s US Godzilla. Check it out, and then go read the graphic novel itself! … Continue reading →

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