Curtsey of Japanese toy reviewer Hima, we have our first look at the S.H.Monster Arts Fire Rodan figure. This form of Rodan first made it’s appearance in the 1993 Godzilla VS MechaGodzilla 2 film.
Included accessories with this figure are: three Tamashi Act stage stands two of which are personalized for this character, and blast effect parts for both Rodan himself and S.H.Monster Arts Godzilla!
Our crew on location at San Diego Comic-Con have gotten a plethora of images from the Bluefin/Tamashii Nations booth and they are coming in now!
This installment has images of the S.H. MonsterArts display showing off King Ghidorah, Moguera, Space Godzilla, and the SDCC 2012 Exclusive Comic-Con Explosion Godzilla.
Check out the great images of the diorama showing these massive beasts in action in the diorama!
Do you like Godzilla Comics by IDW Publishing? Well if you’re on the way to San Diego Comic Con 2012, artist Duane Swierczynski will be in attendance and on hand for autographs at the IDW booth!
IDW Publishing has passed on a press release with updated info regarding their autograph signing sessions at San Diego Comic Con 2012.
A grateful nation trembles in anticipation!
San Diego, CA (July 10, 2012) – As the comics industry looks forward to another Comic-Con jam-packed with the industry’s greatest talents, IDW Publishing is excited to give fans a preview of the creators that will be available at booth #2643 throughout the show!
Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, your IDW All-Stars!
Wednesday July 11th Preview Night6:00 – 8:00 SPECIAL EVENT! Richard Starks’ Parker: The Score Launch Party –
Darywn Cooke (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!)
6:00 – 7:00 SPECIAL EVENT! Neal Adams’ Thrill Kill: Artist’s Edition Portfolio
Launch Party – Neal Adams
7:00 – 8:00 The Art of Amanda Conner – Amanda Conner (*Check out the show exclusive
hardcover!)
11:00 – 12:00 The Art of Joe Jusko – Joe Jusko (*Check out the show exclusive
hardcover!)
11:00 – 12:00 Deadworld – Gary Reed
11:00 – 12:00 Infestation 2, Secret Battles of Genghis Khan – Sam “Mister-Sam”
Shearon
12:00 – 1:00 The Cape: 1969 – Joe Hill, Zach Howard (Check out the show exclusive Comic!)
1:00 – 2:30 Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score – Darywn Cooke (*Check out the show
exclusive hardcover!)
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla – Duane Swierczynski
3:00 – 4:00 Love and Capes – Thom Zahler (Check out the show exclusive Comic!)
4:00 – 5:00 TRANSFORMERS – Chris Metzen, Flint Dille, John Barber, Livio
Ramondelli, Brendan Cahill, Andrew Griffith, Scott
Mairghread, Priscilla Tromontano
5:00 – 6:00 30 Days of Night, Frankenstein: Alive, Alive – Steve Niles
6:00 – 7:00 Smoke & Mirrors – Mike Costa, Jon Armstrong
6:00 – 7:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz,
Dan Duncan
10:00 – 11:00 Womanthology Party – Barbara Kesel, Trina Robbins, Anya Martin,
Jolene Houser, Jean Kang, Cassandra James, Mado Pena, Mary
Bellamy, Ma’at Crook, Cat Scaggs, Amanda Deibert
10:00 – 11:00 Kill Shakespeare – Andy Belanger
11:00 – 12:00 Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who – Scott Tipton, J.K. Woodward
11:00 – 12:00 Memorial – Chris Roberson
12:00 – 1:00 The Cape: 1969 – Joe Hill, Zach Howard (Check out the show exclusive Comic!)
1:00 – 3:00 Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score – Darywn Cooke (*Check out the show
exclusive hardcover!)
3:00 – 4:00 KISS – Gene Simmons, Chris Ryall, Jamal Igle (*ticketed signing – See
employee for details)
4:00 – 5:00 Dungeons & Dragons – Steve Ellis
5:00 – 6:00 Locke & Key – Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez (*Check out the show exclusive
hardcover & exclusive keys by Israel Skelton!)
6:00 – 7:00 Ghostbusters – Dan Schoening, Erik Burnham, Tristan Jones, Luis
Antonio Delgado, Nick Runge
6:00 – 7:00 Crawl to Me – Alan Robert
10:00 – 11:00 Night of 1,000 Wolves – Bobby Curnow, Dave Wachter
11:00 – 12:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz,
Dan Duncan
11:00 – 12:00 IDW Prose Round Up: Zombies vs Robots – Chris Ryall, Brea Grant,
Jeff Conner In the Shadow of Dracula – Leslie S. Klinger
12:00 – 1:00 The Crow – John Shirley, Kevin Colden
1:00 – 2:00 Locke & Key – Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez (*Check out the show exclusive
hardcover & exclusive keys by Israel Skelton!)
1:00 – 2:00 Silent Hill – Tom Waltz
2:00 – 3:00 Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who – Scott Tipton, David Tipton, J.K.
Woodward
3:00 – 4:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation – Brannon Braga, Joe Corroney
(Get a free limited signing card!)
4:00 – 5:00 Star Trek – Mike Johnson, Joe Corroney
5:00 – 6:00 Nevsky: A Hero of the People – Ben McCool, Steve Saffel
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. JOE– Mike Costa, Larry Hama (Check out the show exclusive Comic!)
6:00 – 7:00 True Blood – Michael McMillian, Joe Corroney
11:00 – 12:00 Doctor Who – Mark Buckingham, Joshua Fialkov
12:00 – 1:00 TRANSFORMERS – Chris Metzen, John Barber, Livio
Ramondelli, Andrew Griffith, Scott Mairghread, Priscilla
Tromontano
1:00 – 2:00 Zombies! – Craig Yoe, Steve Banes
2:00 – 3:00 Smoke & Mirrors – Mike Costa, Jon Armstrong
3:00 – 4:00 Danger Girl – J. Scott Campbell
*Plus, look for Ashley Wood and the 3A crew signing all weekend!
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Games company Sunstone Games, LLC. have recently created a Kickstarter pledge page for their latest project – Kaiju Combat, which they promise to be “the final word in monster games”.
The up-to-four-players PC game (which a console release TBA depending on funding) has been developed as an original brand, but with the intent to be able to integrate it into existing franchises. So while Kaiju Combat may start as a wholly original experience, characters from Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman still remain a future possibility.
The development team for Kaiju Combat include Sunstone Games LLC. owner Simon Strange, comic artist Matt Frank (who has worked on all three of IDW’s Godzilla titles) and kaiju-fanatic Chris Mirjahangir, staff member of TohoKingdom who has worked with companies such as IDW, Pipeworks and Atari on various Godzilla projects.
For more information on Kaiju Combat check out the Kickstarter page and discuss after the jump!
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As reported by Cyber Gundam,various release dates for July have been announced:
7/12:
S.H.Figuarts Stronger
S.I.C Kiwami Damashi Kuuga Mighty Form
S.H.Figuarts Module Set 3
S.H.Monster Arts Fire Rodan
7/19:
S.H.Figuarts Scorpio Zodiarts
7/25:
Ultra Act UltraMan Renewal
7/26:
S.H.Figuarts Den-O Sword Form
S.H.Figuarts AkibaBlue
Tomorrow a new Godzilla comic is scheduled for release by IDW Publishing, Godzilla #2, and we’ve got a preview for you!
Godzilla #2
Duane Swierczynski (w) o Simon Gane (a) o Zach Howard, Matt Frank (c) Boxer is ready to settle the score with Godzilla, and assembles his ‘Monster Kill Crew,’ a group of highly-trained weirdos, each with their own private grudge against the kaiju. As we get to know these mercenaries the team stocks up on all the equipment they’ll need to take down their first bounty-ANGUIRUS!
Read on to preview this issue!
The folks of Bluefin Tamashii have posted an in-box image of the upcoming SH Monster Arts release of Little Godzilla.
Check out the image! He’s so cute.
Thanks to Gojira Prime for the heads up!
We’ve received a press release from IDW Publishing regarding their summer plans for Godzilla comics!
San Diego, CA – Expanding what has become an explosive publishing partnership, this summer IDW Publishing and Toho Co., Ltd.are bringing even more kaiju chaos to comic fans everywhere!
May 23rd brings the launch of Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane’s new, ongoing Godzilla series, which features covers by Arthur Adams and Tony Harris! That’s not all, though!
That same day, after much anticipation, Godzilla will finally hit digital platforms! Available on iOS, Android, and Nook, IDW’s entire back catalog of catastrophic, giant monster destruction will be available as single issues and trades. Not only that, but the new Godzilla ongoing will launch day and date with two exclusive digital variant covers!
This bounty of crushing comics destruction comes hot on the heels of IDW’s announcement of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe’s Godzilla: The Half-Century War, a generation-spanning tale packed to the gills with Stokoe’s trademark hyper-detailed linework and nearly-psychedelic colors. If any comics creator out there was born to draw giant monsters leveling crowded metropolitan areas, folks, it’s James Stokoe.
And as if all that city-stompin’ goodness wasn’t enough, IDW has made the necessary space in Godzilla’s monstrous world for even more of Toho’s creatures, with more than 20 of Godzilla’s co-stars joining the roster of licensed characters. From fan favorites such as JET JAGUAR to lesser-known greats like the gargantuas, SANDA and GAIRA, the future of Godzilla at IDW is bound to be even more action-packed than ever.
Needless to say, it’s going to be a chaos-drenched summer for Godzilla fans.
Hopefully they all have insurance.
Godzilla #1• 32 pages • $3.99 • in stores May 23 • Diamond order code: MAR120364
Godzilla: The Half-Century War #1 • 32 pages • $3.99 • in stores 8/22 • Diamond order code: JUN120326
Godzilla: Legends TPB • 128 pages • $19.99 • in stores June 13 • Diamond order code: APR120372
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Vol. 3 TPB • 104 pages • $17.99 • In stores now • Diamond order code: MAR120367
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Bandai’s Tamashii website has updated with official images of the upcoming S.H. MonsterArts King Ghidorah. Due for the release in September, the king of the monster’s three-headed rival is priced at 9,800 yen and comes packed with his trademark electric-bolt breath effect parts!
Check out all the images of this titanic figure after the jump. Thanks to TokuNation.com member MidoGreen for the heads up!
For fans of Godzilla Comics by IDW Publishing, today we bring you a preview of Godzilla #1 from the new ongoing series!
Godzilla #1
Godzilla is back… in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats… at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer… if he can live past day one!
Read on to preview this new issue! It’s scheduled for release tomorrow, Wednesday, May 23rd 2012.