Kaiju Battle: Gamera Art

Friday, February 28, 2014

Some Kaiju Listings In Diamond's Previews

Full Color Reference Guide to Japanese
Science Fiction Film Posters and Lobby Cards.
The Art of Japanese Monsters features more than 650 Japanese science fiction film posters and lobby cards.
Sean Linkenback, author of the highly-regarded Unauthorized Guide to Godzilla Collectibles, has announced his new hardcover The Art of Japanese Monsters: Godzilla, Gamera and Science Fiction Film Art From Around the World. A complete reference guide to Japanese science fiction film posters from 1954 to present, the book will contain artwork from over 60 different films, including the Godzilla, Gamera, and Mothra series; RODAN, GAPPA, the Majin films, WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS, THE H-MAN, and many more. Over 650 posters and lobby cards from 20 different countries will be featured in full color.

“Basically this is taking the poster section from [Unauthorized Guide to Godzilla Collectibles] and blowing it up to 230 pages while including all the monsters and films that people kept asking about before,” Linkenback explained. “A majority of the images are sourced from my personal collection which I have been assembling over the past 30 years, and have been augmented by a few select pieces from collector friends worldwide. The result is that there are tons of images that have never been printed in ANY book before (English or Japanese) from all over the world including many country of origin rarities.”

The Art of Japanese Monsters will be available through Diamond Comic Distributors and select bookstores on May 13th, and pre-orders will start shipping May 1st. Signed copies will also be available through the Kaiju Posters Database Facebook page. The print run will be limited to 1,000 copies.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Big, Giant, Creepy, Scary Monster Art Show

To celebrate the release of GODZILLA this May, we're paying tribute to giant monsters with our friends at The Alamo Drafthouse in Houston. We are putting together a Kaiju-themed art show that will be displayed in the Mason Park lobby this summer. We're also having an open call to local artists and accepting submissions for some rad monster artwork to show.

Visit drafthouse.com/houston for all the details. Email us at artatthealamo@gmail.com.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

ART OF KAIJU: Monster Artist Yuji Kaida Original Exhibition

At "Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2014" Kyoraku Pictures will present the "ART OF KAIJU" an exhibit of monster artist Yuji Kaida.

Yuji Kaida is an illustrator of visual art of the Ultra series, Godzilla and Gamera films, Gundam model packages, and many monster related items including books, magazines, models, posters etc.

The exhibition will feature over 40 original paintings and illustrations by Mr Kaida and will be selling copies of his work and signing autographs. The festival will take place Feb 27 - Mar 3 in Hokkaido.

Check out the festival's website here.