Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #36

November/December, 1998

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Godzilla vs Space Godzilla and Godzilla vs Destroyah are scheduled for an American video release. Fox's animated TriSTar Godzilla series brings favorable ratings. Studio Chikara offers limited edition lithographs for serious Godzilla collectors. Actress Momoko Kochi dies of cancer at age 66. ADV Films is set to release all three of the Majin films to video in the US.

• Gamera 3 - by Norman England - Part 2 of Norman England's set journal from the site of Gamera 3's filming, including meeting with the stars of the upcoming film and a look at the special effects that bring Gamera, Gyaos and the new monster Irys to life.

• Godzilla & Gamera vs. Tom Servo & Crow - by J. Christian Grymyr - A look back at Mystery Science Theater 3000 and their irreverent handling of the Showa Gamera films, as well as their lampooning of Godzilla vs Megalon and Godzilla versus the Sea Monster.

• Powers of Godzilla - by J. D. Lees - An analysis of the various abilities Godzilla has displayed over his 22 film appearances.

• A Tale of Two Titans - by Clayton George - A look at how the historical sinking of the Titanic may have set in motion the creation of another giant, namely Godzilla himself.

• The Journal of Dr. Rex Summeral - To Catch a Kaiju (Part 2) - by Skip Peel - Dr. Rex Summeral continues his attempts to subdue Godzilla for the new Monsterland project.

• Godzilla Tails - Fan fiction by G-Fan's readers. 'Summer of '73' by Joseph Sherwood. Destroyah vs Mecha-King Ghidora' by Nicholas J. Werner.

• The Videos of G-Fest '98 - A selection of fan made films shown at the annual convention. Including 'Hanna Barbera Godzilla's Revenge', 'Terror of Mecha-Ebirah', and 'Godzilla vs Dracos'.

• Product Reviews - GNP's soundtrack CD 'The Best of Godzilla 1984 - 1995' and Varese Sarabande's 'Monster Mania: Music from the Classic Godzilla Films'. New Mothra and King Ghidorah figures coming from Bandai. A first look at the boxes for the latest Heisei series Godzilla videos being released in the US: Godzilla vs Space Godzilla and Godzilla vs Destroyah.