Kaiju-Rama - The most beautiful posters of Godzilla and Japanese monsters
of John PRATE
Release date : June 30, 2022
Publisher : Omake Books
Language : French
Number of pages : 160 pages (hardback)
Since the birth of Godzilla nearly 70 years ago, the kaiju eiga (or monster movie) has become one of Japan's major contributions to global pop culture. A completely crazy genre that we wanted to analyze with a chronological guide, a hundred films reviewed, a dictionary of the most memorable kaiju and nearly 250 delirious posters from around the world.
- Nearly 250 posters of Godzilla and Japanese monsters, from all over the world (Japan, France, Poland, Italy...), some of which are as rare as they are crazy!
- A hundred films reviewed, Godzilla (1954) to Godzilla VS. Kong (2021) going through a few pearls ( The Invaders attack , Invasion Planète X , the Gamera saga, the Mothra saga...) but also a handful of surreal feature films ( Frankenstein VS. Baragon, The Monster War ...)
- The portraits of the most famous kai-ju Japanese: Godzilla, Rodan, Gamera, King Ghidorah, Mothra, MechaGodzilla and even the Japanese version of King Kong!
- An analysis of the different periods marking the evolution of kai-ju : the Showa era, the Heisei era, the Millenium era and the MonsterVerse
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Toho Bestiary
- A book from the collection Les Archives de la Pop Culture (large color artbook with hard cover)
- By turns stunning, dynamic or even funny and sometimes surreal, these posters are an amazing source for collectors.
Former editor-in-chief of Séries TV Magazine and Film(s) Magazine, John PRATE is a member of the editorial staff of Geek Magazine in which he publishes interviews on cinema, comics and TV series. He co-wrote Gaming Goes to Hollywood released by OMAKE BOOKS in October 2021.