Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #14

March/April, 1995

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Dark Horse comics announces that Godzilla #0 will ship May 30^th, reprinting a two-part story from Dark Horse Comics #10 and #11. TriStar's Godzilla film is reported to be back in development following the loss of director Jan DeBont. Trendmasters Godzilla toys hit stores nationwide. 'Godzilla 7' is still being kept a mystery, rumors ranging from Anguirus and Varan appearing to the Oxygen Destroyer returning to the series or that Godzilla may fight another Godzilla. Daiei's Gamera Guardian of the Universe opens in Japan, and has received high praise from critics and other pre-screeners.

• At the Toy Fair with Trendmasters - by Robert Biondi and John Rocco Roberto - News, pictures and rumors from New York's toy fair. Trendmasters' future plans for Godzilla are discussed, including new additions to the line, such as plush toys and a possible King Kong line.

• Godzilla in America Part 4: South Sea Adventures! - by John Rocco Roberto and Robert Biondi - An examination of the Japanese and American releases of Godzilla versus the Sea Monster and Son of Godzilla.

• Gamera returns big time! - A plot synopsis of the new Gamera movie translated from Daiei's official publicity materials.

• The Gamera Saga - by Keith Sewell - A detailed recap of Gamera's previous exploits, with brief summaries of each film and some notes about each film's production and the alterations made to these films in the American releases.

• Third Annual G-FAN Readers Poll

• Godzilla vs Gamera - What if battles between Godzilla and Gamera, as well as six other bouts between Toho's monsters and Daiei's stable of creatures.

• Godzilla Tails - Short stories written by Godzilla fans. First, Rob Spencer's untitled FBI memorandum about a renegade German scientist who sends Godzilla back in time to attack the Nazis. 'The Return of Dr. Who' by Jason Welling in which the villain of King Kong Escapes returns with a new stable of cyborg monsters. 'The Last Day of Ancient Mu' by George Carle in which the ancient civilization of Mu must deal with a rebellion of giant monsters. 'Godzilla vs Bagan' by Gary Rhodes. 'Godzilla vs Spectreman' by Russell T. Bailey and Chad Neuping.

• Godzilla Potpourri - Fan Christopher Elam talks about character actor Ikio Sawamura's contributions to Toho's sci-fi films. A discussion on video titles and theatrical titles of Godzilla movies in the United States and which should be considered the 'official' title for the films in question. The connection between Godzilla and Rodan's physiologies in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II is examined.

• Godzilla widows: are you one? - by Howard Beach - A humorous take on the excessive mania of collecting Godzilla merchandise.

• Earthquake Update - Norman England sends a first hand account of the earthquake in Kobe.

• The Godzilla Report - by Jim Cirronella - New goods from Japan, including some peaks at merchandise for the new Gamera movie.

• Product reviews - Reviewed are the Godzilla 40^th Anniversary Symphonic Concert CD, Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla CAV box set Laserdisc, video games Super Godzilla for the SNES and Godzilla for the TurboGrafx-16 game system. Also reviewed is 'Godzilla Magazine' a periodical produced semi-annually in Japan.

• The Films of Ishiro Honda - A full listing of all of director Ishiro Honda's film credits, as director, assistant director or documentarian.