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.
Thanks to sister site Toyark.com for a press release and images of the upcoming SH MonsterArts Comic Con Explosion Godzilla, an exclusive for San Diego Comic Con 2012!
Product Name: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)Copyright
© 1994 Toho Pictures, Inc.
GODZILLA and the character design are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd.
© 1994, 2012 Toho Co., Ltd.
Basic Info
Product Name: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)
San Diego Comic-Con Price: 55 USD
Figure Height: 6”
Total length (head to tail): 15”
Articulation: 29points
Materials: PVC, POM, ABS
For ages 15yrs and older
Product Announcement
Get ready to celebrate destruction this July 2012! Bandai Japan’s Collectors label, Tamashii Nations, is proud to announce a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive that will blow the roof off with S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)! Featuring a unique fiery explosion color scheme and twenty-nine points of articulation, this high-end collectable action figure has been professionally crafted by the renowned monster maker Yuji Sakai to meticulously replicate Godzilla’s form as seen in the 1994 Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (commonly referred to as “MogeGoji”). Illustrated by prominent Japanese artist and character designer, Yasushi Torisawa, exclusive package art commemorates San Diego Comic-Con International 2012, and appropriately depicts the beloved San Diego Convention Center being attacked by Godzilla. Run to the Bluefin booth while supplies still last…and then run for your life!
Artists Profiles
Yuji Sakai
(Sculptor)
Born in 1958, Yuji Sakai represents Japan’s top sculpting talent and has come to be known as the world’s foremost Godzilla sculptor. Working as the lead prop designer for the 1999 film, “Godzilla 2000: Millennium”, Yuji Sakai has since released numerous Godzilla kit’s via his namesake sculptor’s workshop and has received praise from around the globe for his remarkable craftsmanship.
Yasushi Torisawa
(Illustrator)
Born in 1962, Yasushi Torisawa is a prominent Japanese illustrator and character designer. His “kaiju” monster design debut began via a collaboration with Godzilla art director Tetsuzo Osawa for the movie “Mothera 3”. Following this project Yasushi Torisawa has established himself as a renowned character, costume, and visual content designer for Godzilla and other popular Japan “tokusatsu” (live-action) series. He also contributes frequently to “tokusatsu” magazines with original “kaiju” illustrations.
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Check out images of this fiery Comic Con Explosion Godzilla after the jump!
Godzilla fans also have something to get excited about, with this display of S.H. MonsterArts figures straight out of the Tamashii Features Vol 3 event.
Pictured with the previously released Mecha Godzilla and Godzilla were also the forthcoming Fire Rodan and King Ghidorah! Godzilla and Mecha Godzilla feature their bonus accessories to be included with Fire Rodan, the powerful red spiral ray and a battle-damaged head, respectively.
Also, outside the usual subject matter of our website but too unexpected to not mention here, Bandai has expanded the S.H. MonsterArts outside of tokusatsu with the first image of the 10th Angel from Neon Genesis Evangelion! From Rebuild of Evangelion, the 10th Angel is a redesign of the classic angel Zeruel from the series.
All images come from AmiAmi‘s coverage of the event, both from their twitter and facebook pages. You can check them all out after the jump!
Over the past 24 hours, we have begun to see the arrival of SpaceGodzilla! Courtesy of online retailer AmiAmi‘s own blog Amiblo as well as Hima-toy, we have our first pictures of this week’s newest release in S.H. MonsterArts, Godzilla‘s doppleganger SpaceGodzilla.
Can’t wait for your preorders to ship? Check out some of our pictures below and visit the respective blogs to see more!
We’ve got another preview for you for Godzilla Comics from IDW Publishing!
Godzilla Legends #5
The final Legend is here! Does Godzilla have a weakness? The government wants to know, and in order to get the necessary data, tissue samples must be taken from the great beast. The only way to get these samples? TO CLIMB GODZILLA! Renowned, retired adventurer Bryson Allworth is called in. Is he up to the herculean task? When another monster shows up to tumble, the task is only gonna get tougher! Don’t miss this special final issue to LEGENDS!
Read on to preview this new issue, scheduled for release tomorrow, Wednesday March 14th!
Amiblo has updated their Facebook page with a gallery of their images from Tamashii Nations Akiba showroom. Shown are:
Check them out after the jump!
Here comes more Godzilla Comic goodness with a preview of:
Godzilla Legends #4
Chris Mowry (w) o E.J. Su (a) o Arthur Adams, Chris Scalf (c)
An epic single issue story shining a light on another terrifying Toho monster! This issue sees the debut of the one and only Smog Monster- Hedorah! G-Force is sent to battle the blob-like beast as it lays waste to China. But another monster’s presence might make this an even more chaotic conflict! Don’t miss the mayhem!
Read on to preview this new issue, scheduled for release tomorrow!
Have you been following IDW’s Godzilla King Of The Monsters series? If so, read on, as we’ve got a preview for Godzilla King Of The Monsters #12!
Godzilla King Of The Monsters #12
Jason Ciaramella (w) o Victor Santos (a) o David Messina (c)
The evil twins are gone. Godzilla lies dormant. The monsters that roam the earth are wounded, battered, exhaustedÖ if mankind has any chance of recovering from this disaster, now is the moment. But with the world in ruin and civilization in total disarray, can anything still be salvaged? The fate of humanity is determined in Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #12!
Pictures are continuing to arrive from our team on location at the 2012 Toy Fair event in New York City. Bandai debuts a new collectors line for Godzilla called Tokyo Vinyl, this highly artistic line follows the form of many popular Asian vinyl collectibles in looks and execution.