Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #18

November/December, 1995

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - The possibility of a film featuring Mothra and King Ghidorah getting their own solo films is rumored to be under discussion at Toho. Roland Emmerich is reported to be discussing doing the TriStar Godzilla film, with a budget of $65 million and a severely changed script by British screenwriter Donald MacPherson. The fifth issue of Dark Horse Comics' Godzilla series ships. FAO Schwartz, a large toy retailer, has constructed a huge display in their 5^th Avenue store to promote the TM toy line, featuring a giant, roaring Godzilla with glowing eyes. Filming of a second Gamera movie is in the works. A new Akira Ifukube music collection is soon to be released on CD. The designs of every stage of the Destroyah are revelaed. Secrecy surrounds Toho's new Godzilla film, with its ending, beyond the fact that Godzilla dies, and the design of the updated Godzilla Jr. being kept closely guarded by the studio. Koichi Kawakita has left Toho to assume a position at the Bandai Corporation.

• Godzilla in Comics (Rip-offs and Spin-offs) - by Danny DeAngelo - Some of Godzilla's unofficial appearances in such comics as 'Iron Man', 'X-Men', 'The Thing' and even 'Spider-man' are revealed, including a disguised Godzilla's second run-in with Dr. Demonicus. Also mentioned is Red Ronin's final defeat at the hands of the superhero team the Avengers after a madman gains control of the robot. Yetrigar also returns, menacing the West Coast Avengers during a trip to the Grand Canyon, only to be defeated by the size-changing Dr. Hank Pym.

• Kaiju-go - by Norman England - More Japanese language lessons for the Godzilla fan.

• Godzilla Tails - Fan-fiction. Skip Peel offers 'The Truth about Gabara', another Rex Summeral story. 'Alternatives' by James C. Urban. 'Rebellion' by Evan A. Baker.

• Ifukube on Ifukube - by Ed Godziszewski and Michiko Imamura - An interview with the great composer Akira Ifukube, with an emphasis on his rousing Godzilla movie marches and sci-fi film scores. Supplemented with a full listing of every collection of Ifukube's works that has been released and a filmography of the movies he has scored.

• The Art of G-fans - A special pull-out section featuring panels from Monnga, a fan-produced comic book.

• The Godzilla Report - by Jim Cirronella - News of the many Godzilla products being released in Japan to coincide with the release of Godzilla vs Destoroyah.

• Tiny Giants: the history of Godzilla models - by Stan Hyde - A detailed discussion on Godzilla models over the years, from the very first Aurora Godzilla to the present Marusan and Horizon vinyl kits. Tips on construction of models are also given, such as puttying styrene kits to fill in the various gaps.

• G-Con '95 Report - More pictures and news from the Chicago convention, including shots of the winning model kits from the model contest. Proto-type Trendmasters figures were also present at the convention, giving fans a sneak peak at the new Gigan, Battra, and Biollante toys.