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Out of the Vault – Gamera, Guardian of the Universe
While the mighty Godzilla pretty much made Toho the number one name in Japanese monsters, they did have competition, mainly from a scrappy little studio named Daiei. Daiei’s main monster was Gamera, a flying atomic turtle with gigantic tusks. Yeah, … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Horobi
Continuing our Halloween celebration of daikaiju in the comics, we have an attempt at a serious horror comic featuring giant monsters. Yoshihisa Tagami’s Horobi, first serialized in Japan in Shonen Captain magazine, then released to the U.S. by Viz Premiere … Continue reading
Scary Movie Monday – The Valley of Gwangi
Continuing with our theme of Willis O’Brien related films (that are not King Kong), we have 1969’s The Valley of Gwangi, from Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, featuring perhaps the worst studio logo in Warner’s history, a clunky ‘W’ in a shield … Continue reading
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Tagged Daikaiju, Halloween, Movies, Ray Harryhausen, Willis O'Brien
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Out of the Vault – Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Continuing our Halloween coverage of daikaiju in the comics, we come to the grandaddy of them all, Godzilla. But this is a very American Godzilla (though not the Godzilla of the high-profile 1998 American reimagining). In 1977, Marvel Comics released … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Astonishing Tales #24: It! The Living Colossus
Yes, that’s right! Out of the Vault is back for Halloween! For the month of October, we will be featuring daikaiju (Giant Monsters)! But here’s the thing: comic books are very rarely scary, and comic books featuring giant monsters even … Continue reading
