Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #29

September/October, 1997

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Hollywood dinosaur expert Don Glut predicts that the American Godzilla will fade away, rather than replacing Toho's creation. G-CON '97 is a big success. Details of Dean Devlin's monster in the new TriStar film leak out, it is nothing like the real Godzilla in appearance or attitude. Principle filming of TriStar's Godzilla film concludes. Details of Rebirth of Mothra 2 are released, including Mothra's new aquatic form and the sea monster Dagarah.

• Godzilla's Greatest Battles - by J. D. Lees - G-FAN's editor picks Godzilla's ten greatest fights from his first 22 films.

• Gorath - by Richard Pusateri - An indepth retrospective on Toho's 1962 sci-fi epic Gorath, including making of details and a look at the walrus monster Magma, cut from the American release of the film.

• The Art of Godzilla - by J. D. Lees - An interview with Random House Godzilla illustartor Bob Eggleton, including a look at some of his cover and interior art work from the new line of Random House titles.

• Chronicling the Age of Monsters - by J. D. Lees - An interview with Marc Cerasini, author of the adult line of full length Godzilla novels from Random House's new line of Godzilla books.

• Toho Tunes 3 - by Norman England - A translation of the obscure and forgotten 'Go! Go! Godzilla' song, used by Toho in 1971 to promote the re-release of Ghidrah: the Three-headed Monster. What can you expect from a song inspired by Daiei's notorious 'Gamera March'?

• Kaiju Tails - 'Dueling Otaku' a Dr. Rex Summeral adventure by Skip Peel in which Rodan battles Fire Rodan, or does he? 'Angilas vs. Baragon' by Evan A. Baker. 'Minya vs. the Drats' by Alex Strang.

• All Kaiju Elimination Tournament - Round five battles and the results of the round 4 fights, including the sudden death overtime match between Space Godzilla and Super Mechagodzilla.

• Book Review - Reviewed by Chad Neuping is David Kalat's A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series.

• G-FAN's G-CON '97 - Pictures and one fan's impression from the Chicago gathering of Godzilla fans.