Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #38

March/April, 1999

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - More details of G-Fest '99 in LA, with other guests attending, such as special effects legend Jim Danforth and Gamera director Shusuke Kaneko and Showa-era Gamera director Noriaki Yuasa. Brother of Godzilla artist Chris Scalf is killed in the line of duty by an armed gunman during a drug bust. Marmit, a toy company in Japan, creates a special Godzilla figure for G-Fest '99.

• At last! Gamera 3! - by Ed Godziszewski - A detailed synopsis and critical examination of the latest Gamera film from Daiei.

• G3 sombre, satisfying - by Norman England - Another fan's reaction to the new Gamera film.

• Gamera 3 Kyoto Station Event - by Norman England - Photos and details of the film party staged by Daiei at Kyoto Station for the film. Kyoto Station is the scene of the climactic fight between Gamera and Irys in Gamera 3.

• The Meltdown Theory Revised - by Michael Szczepanski - A look at why Godzilla's body broke down in Godzilla vs Destroyah with the possibility that he contracted an alien infection from Space Godzilla.

• The Journal of Dr. Rex Summeral - To Catch a Kaiju (Part 4) - by Skip Peel - The hunt to capture Godzilla continues.

• You'll Never Eat This Town For Lunch Again - The Gamera Autobiography - by J. Christian Grymyr - A hilarious look at the green turtle of terror's career from the monster's own eyes. This time, he answers Daiei's ad to be the next Godzilla.

• A G-Fan's Tribute - by Phillip G. Chandler - A touching recollection of the woman who introduced him to Godzilla at the tender age of six, his mother.

• The Gryphon - by Brant Elliott - Drawings and design maquette of the Gryphon, the gargoyle-like foe featured in the unrealised first draft of TriStar's Godzilla film.

• Video Review - Giant Monster Gamera and Gammera the Invincible released by Neptune Media.

• The Gamera Report - New goods from Japan, this time a host of toys and books revolving around the wonder turtle and his long career, as well as his new film Gamera 3.