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''The Official Godzilla Compendium'' is 144 pages long and was released on March 24, 1998, published by [[Random House]]. The book was written by J.D. Lees and Marc Cerasini, with original illustrations by [[Arthur Adams]] and guest essays by Kenneth Carpenter, Randall E. Osborne, John J. Pierce, Randy Stradley. It was compiled and edited by Alice Alfonsi and the cover and interior design were done by Susan Lovelace. Stills, posters and official concept art are included in the book's pages from Toho. | ''The Official Godzilla Compendium'' is 144 pages long and was released on March 24, 1998, published by [[Random House]]. The book was written by J.D. Lees and Marc Cerasini, with original illustrations by [[Arthur Adams]] and guest essays by Kenneth Carpenter, Randall E. Osborne, John J. Pierce, Randy Stradley. It was compiled and edited by Alice Alfonsi and the cover and interior design were done by Susan Lovelace. Stills, posters and official concept art are included in the book's pages from Toho. | ||
The book contains an introduction, information and images from all 22 of the Showa and Heisei Godzilla movies, profiles of the main series monsters, an overview of the [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Dark Horse Godzilla comics]], the [[Random House]] Godzilla books, the Godzilla suits, guest essays titled "A Dinosaur Paleontologist's View of Godzilla," "Godzilla at Dark Horse Comics," and "Godzilla as a Parenting Tool," a filmography table of Godzilla movies, and the [[ | The book contains an introduction, information and images from all 22 of the Showa and Heisei Godzilla movies, profiles of the main series monsters, an overview of the [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Dark Horse Godzilla comics]], the [[Random House]] Godzilla books, the Godzilla suits, guest essays titled "A Dinosaur Paleontologist's View of Godzilla," "Godzilla at Dark Horse Comics," and "Godzilla as a Parenting Tool," a filmography table of Godzilla movies, and the [[copyright icons]] of many of the monsters. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{Quote-no-it|''Beginning with his birth in the heart of a nuclear explosion in the 1954 film [[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]], The Official Godzilla Compendium has everything you ever wanted to know about the King of the Monsters. Published in cooperation with [[Toho]], the Japanese studio that produced Godzilla's first 22 films, it takes an intimate peek behind the cameras and a nostalgic look at all of his movies. It even compares all of Godzilla's giant monster friends and foes by height, weight, wins and losses! Packed with photos and illustrations, movie summaries, and entertaining essays that cover all aspects of the last 40 years of Godzilla, this is the only official compendium published in America.'' | {{Quote-no-it|''Beginning with his birth in the heart of a nuclear explosion in the 1954 film [[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]], The Official Godzilla Compendium has everything you ever wanted to know about the King of the Monsters. Published in cooperation with [[Toho]], the Japanese studio that produced Godzilla's first 22 films, it takes an intimate peek behind the cameras and a nostalgic look at all of his movies. It even compares all of Godzilla's giant monster friends and foes by height, weight, wins and losses! Packed with photos and illustrations, movie summaries, and entertaining essays that cover all aspects of the last 40 years of Godzilla, this is the only official compendium published in America.'' | ||
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**(p. 129) [[Hedorah]], [[Jet Jaguar]] | **(p. 129) [[Hedorah]], [[Jet Jaguar]] | ||
**(p. 130) [[Kamacuras]], [[King Caesar]] | **(p. 130) [[Kamacuras]], [[King Caesar]] | ||
**(p. 131) [[King Kong]] | **(p. 131) [[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] | ||
**(p. 132) [[King Ghidorah]] ([[King Ghidorah/Showa|Original]]), King Ghidorah ([[King Ghidorah/Heisei|New]]), and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] | **(p. 132) [[King Ghidorah]] ([[King Ghidorah/Showa|Original]]), King Ghidorah ([[King Ghidorah/Heisei|New]]), and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] | ||
**(p. 134) [[Kumonga]], [[Manda]] | **(p. 134) [[Kumonga]], [[Manda]] | ||
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**(p. 144) About the Contributors | **(p. 144) About the Contributors | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
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Compendium18.png|[[King Ghidorah]] | Compendium18.png|[[King Ghidorah]] | ||
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The Official Godzilla Compendium is a 1998 informational book profiling the Godzilla franchise from the Showa series to the Heisei series.
Information
The Official Godzilla Compendium is 144 pages long and was released on March 24, 1998, published by Random House. The book was written by J.D. Lees and Marc Cerasini, with original illustrations by Arthur Adams and guest essays by Kenneth Carpenter, Randall E. Osborne, John J. Pierce, Randy Stradley. It was compiled and edited by Alice Alfonsi and the cover and interior design were done by Susan Lovelace. Stills, posters and official concept art are included in the book's pages from Toho.
The book contains an introduction, information and images from all 22 of the Showa and Heisei Godzilla movies, profiles of the main series monsters, an overview of the Dark Horse Godzilla comics, the Random House Godzilla books, the Godzilla suits, guest essays titled "A Dinosaur Paleontologist's View of Godzilla," "Godzilla at Dark Horse Comics," and "Godzilla as a Parenting Tool," a filmography table of Godzilla movies, and the copyright icons of many of the monsters.
Description
Contents
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Gallery
Back of the book
Copyrights page
"The Usual Suspects" by Arthur Adams
Trivia
- MOGUERA's copyright icon in the first page is accidentally used twice, and the first time it appears it is backwards.[2] In addition, Megalon's copyright icon is missing from this page.
- The bio for Godzilla in this book does not acknowledge the fact that the 1954 Godzilla and the Godzilla featured in the remainder of the Showa series are separate individuals. It also treats the 1984-1989 Godzilla and the 1991-1995 Godzillas as separate creatures, when they are actually both the same Godzilla.
References
This is a list of references for The Official Godzilla Compendium. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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