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The Godzilla Comic (THE ゴジラ COMIC is a Za Gojira Komikku)Japanese anthology comic published by Takarajimasha, Inc. in January of 1990.[1]
Contents
The Godzilla Comic is an anthology comic featuring the work of a vast number of different artists, and 15 original stories. The tales vary from humorous parody to darker themes. The chapters are:
- Original Story: GODZILLA (Original Story GODZILLA) by Hiroshi Yokoyama
- Godzilla² (ゴジラ2 by Minoru Kawasaki and Kia Asamiya Gojira²)
- POSEIDON (POSEIDON by Tatsuya Tomimoto POSEIDON)
- Tokyo Godzilla Group (東京ゴジラ団 by Shinpei Ito Tōkyō Gojira-dan)
- Godzilla vs. Bonsai Daughter (ゴジラ対盆栽娘 by Koichiro Yasunaga Gojira tai bonsai musume)
- Strange Tale of Genroku Period Odo Island (元禄大戸島異聞 by Yutaka Kondo Genroku dai Toshima ibun)
- Monster Warrior Godzilla (GODZILLA怪獣戦士 by Hurricane Ryu GODZILLA kaijū senshi)
- Godzilla: Nightmare Option (GODZILLA-悪夢の選択 by Kenichi Matsuzaki and Tamaki Nozomu GODZILLA - akumu no sentaku)
- Tiny Godzilla (小さなゴジラ by Akio Jissoji and Reijiro Kato Chīsana Gojira, lit. Small Godzilla)
- Last Seen (ラストシーン by Kazuko Yumeno Rasutoshīn)
- Warning from G (Gからの警告 by Shinobu Kaze G kara no keikoku)
- Godzilla vs. Chief Yamada (ゴジラ対山田課長 by Ken Ishikawa Gojira tai Yamada kachō)
- Godzilla's Resumed Earth Defense Battle (ゴジラ再び地球防衛決戦 by Kazumine Daiji Gojira futatabi chikyū bōei kessen)
- Gojira-Kun (ゴジラくん by Yamada Takahiro Gojira-kun)
- Godzilla, Young Guy, and Me (僕とゴジラと若大将 by Minoru Kawasaki Boku to Gojira to waka taishō)
Chapters
Original Story: GODZILLA
Godzilla²
In a comical short by comedian and Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (among other things) director Minoru Kawasaki, Japanese pop idol Yuki Saito is invited to join the Earth Defense Force, and uses her singing to pacify Godzilla during one of his rampages.
POSEIDON
Tokyo Godzilla Group
Another satirical take, this time poking fun at the various conference sequences of the Godzilla and other Toho monster films.
Godzilla vs. Bonsai Daughter
In a tale with a clear inspiration from Godzilla vs. Biollante, a human-bonsai creature defends the world from Godzilla. This story is more atmospheric in nature, and Godzilla only appears, in silhouette, in a single panel.
Strange Tale of Genroku Period Odo Island
In 1701, Godzilla appears and battles a group of Edo period Japanese samurai.
Monster Warrior Godzilla
Created by conceptual artist and suit actor of the Heisei series "Hurricane" Ryu, this story is about Spirit of the Beast Tree was kidnapped by the Humans.Godzilla goes down to Earth to try and rescue her.In the end,he later confronts the mad scientist who created the mecha monsters.
Titanosaurus, the Space Beastman, Gorosaurus, and Sanda
Kamoebas, King Caesar, and Anguirus discussing amongst each other
Godzilla sitting, before being armored
Godzilla slicing Biollante's head off with his sword, before being armored
Godzilla confronts Mechagodzilla, Mechani-Kong, Jet Jaguar, and Moguera
Godzilla: Nightmare Option
In this story Godzilla battles a monster named Gandora, and at the end mutates into a "Super Godzilla" type form.
Tiny Godzilla
Written by Ultraman (among other things) director Akio Jissoji, a love story takes a turn when its revealed the object of a cameraman's affection is actually an alien attempting to control Godzilla.
Last Seen
Warning from G
Easily the strangest and most controversial story in the whole book, a martial arts master learns a special killing technique to use against Godzilla. Against all odds the move works and Godzilla is killed, though at the cost of his own life, leaving his pregnant wife a widow. Not long after the child is born, he starts behaving strangely, and he reveals that he is actually Godzilla reincarnated in human form before attacking his mother. The story from there takes a ride through the spirit world.
Godzilla vs. Chief Yamada
Another humorous story that's something of a crossover with the author's own Salaryman-style comic character.
Godzilla's Resumed Earth Defense Battle
Gigan and King Ghidorah return, and Godzilla and Mothra engage them in Antarctica.
Gojira-kun
Appearances
Monsters
Godzilla vs. Bonsai Daughter
- Godzilla
- Bonsai Daughter
Monster Warrior Godzilla
- Godzilla
- Titanosaurus[2]
- Space Beastman[2]
- Gorosaurus[2]
- Sanda[2]
- Kamoebas[2]
- King Caesar[2]
- Anguirus[2]
- Biollante[3]
- Mechagodzilla[3]
- Mechani-Kong[3]
- Jet Jaguar[3]
- Moguera[3]
- Spirit of the Beast Tree
Godzilla: Nightmare Option
Warning from G
- Godzilla
- Reincarnated Godzilla Child
Godzilla's Resumed Earth Defense Battle
Gojira-kun
- Godzilla
- Fake Godzilla / Mechagodzilla
- Titanosaurus
- Hedorah
- Mothra
- Anguirus
- Rodan
- Moguera
- Giant Octopus
- Baragon
- Minilla
- Manda
- Ebirah
- Kumonga
- Gabara
- King Ghidorah
- Gigan
- Mechani-Kong
- Maguma
- Megalon
- Gorosaurus
- Giant Condor
- Dogora
- Varan
- Meganulon
Gallery
Trivia
- Multiple monsters, who at the time had never made appearances in Godzilla films, appear in anthropomorphic form in the story "Monster Warrior Godzilla" including Sanda, Mechani-Kong, and Moguera.
- Although the Space Beastman was shown to only be slightly taller than the average man in his debut film, he is shown in "Monster Warrior Godzilla" to be around the same size as Gorosaurus, Sanda, and Kamoebas who would normally tower over him.
External Links
References
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