Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #21

May/June, 1996

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Godzilla vs Destroyah is reported to be doing excellent at the box office, second only to Godzilla and Mothra: the Battle for Earth in terms of ticket sales for the Heisei films. Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin are set to write, produce and direct the TriStar 'Godzilla' film, scraping all of the groundwork established by Rossio and Elliott. Universal pictures has selected Peter Jackson to direct a remake of King Kong, which he promises will be more faithful to the 1933 classic than the 1976 version. G2: Gamera vs Legion is set for a Summer release in Japan. Toho's anime film Super Atragon will be released direct-to-video in the US by A D Vision. A warning regarding bootleg video retailer Vicious Video is forwarded to the readers {I got screwed by this asshole too!}. The new Mothra film is to be more juvenile in orientation, with Mothra's foe being a creature called Death Ghidorah. G-CON '96 begins to take shape. Toho sues the organizers of Kaiju-Con '96 for an alleged showing of Godzilla vs Destroyah at the convention.

• Atragon, a retrospective - by Ed Godziszewski - A detailed synopsis of the classic Toho sci-fi film Atragon, along with production notes, a brief summary of the novel Kaitei Gunkan, a look at the actors and technicians who made the film, and some preliminary story-boards and concept art.

• Godzilla Tails - Fanfiction. 'The King Ghidorah Videos' a Rex Summeral adventure from the pen of Skip Peel. 'Godzilla vs Mecha Mothra' by Steven A. Remollino.

• Inside the Monster Factory - by Hikari and Naoko Takeda - An interview with the presidents of Tokyo's Bishop Studios, Fuyuki Shinada and Takuya Yamabe. Bishop Studios were the manufacturers of both Biollante and the alien horror Legion.

• 'I, Krall' - by Stephen Mark Rainey - A reprint of a story revolving around a traitorous spy, who is destined to have an encounter with the monstrous progeny of the Cold War as the ship he is on makes its way toward Hawaii.

• Poster Primer - by Sean Linkenback - A rough guide on vintage poster nomenclature, explaining the differences between half-sheets, lobby cards and inserts for the casual collector.

• My Experience at G-CON '95 - by Phil Morse - More impressions and photos from last years' Godzilla convention in Chicago.