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Comic Book Preview – Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special

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IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special on Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the one-shot with the official preview below…Is there anything as romantic as seeing the world together? Hopping from country to country to take in the sights and splendor in the fleeting seconds before Godzilla smashes the skyline? Truly, […]

Comic Book Preview – Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #4

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DC Comics’ MonsterVerse crossover Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong continues on Tuesday with the release of issue #4, and we have the official preview for you below…THE WAR BETWEEN THE DC UNIVERSE AND LEGENDARY’S MONSTERVERSE ESCALATES!Aquaman and Atlantis confront an otherworldly leviathan, while in the shadows, the Legion of Doom and Lex Luthor plot […]

Kaiju visit the Colosseum in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire international trailer

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Toho Studios has dropped an international trailer for Warner Bros. and Legendary’s latest installment in their Monsterverse franchise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which sees the iconic titans taking in a few sights between fights, most notably Godzilla towering over the Colosseum in Rome.Directed by Godzilla vs Kong‘s Adam Wingard, the blockbuster sequel stars […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 9 Review – ‘Axis Mundi’

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Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 1…Monarch’s penultimate episode opens with a 10 minute plus sequence set with the younger Lee Shaw and Bill Randa, having lost Bill’s wife Keiko into the Hollow Earth. The sequence is meant to be reminiscent of the Apollo missions goes awry with Shaw […]

Adam Wingard says Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire will include homages to Toho movies

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Adam Wingard knows that Godzilla and Kaiju fans are eating well right now, and he’s prepared to give us even more with his new film, Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire.In a new spread for Total Film, the filmmaker dove into his upcoming MonsterVerse entry and teased that the new film homages the great work […]

Godzilla Minus One becomes Toho’s highest-grossing Godzilla release

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Godzilla Minus One is now the all-time highest-grossing Godzilla movie from Japan.The latest Godzilla entry is a certified smash hit as it continues its domination at the cinemas and during the awards season. The hardcore fan response has led casual viewers to head in droves, giving the film some of the best word-of-mouth of any […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 8 Review – ‘Birthright’

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Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters…As we head towards the endpoint of Monarch’s first season we get some answers to questions that have been permeating throughout. We get more of a focus on younger Lee Shaw, Keiko and Bill Randa in the 1950s. We find out that Bill is not […]

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II ‘Gallant Figure in the Suzuka Mountains’ vinyl figure unveiled by X-Plus

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Sideshow has released promotional images for X-Plus’ Godzilla ‘Gallant Figure in the Suzuka Mountains’ vinyl figure which is inspired by the likeness of the King of the Monsters in 1993’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Ⅱ. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $192; check it out here…SEE ALSO: The Essential Toho Godzilla MoviesGodzilla (1993) Gallant […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 7 Review – ‘Will the Real May Please Stand Up?’

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Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters…After a double dose of Godzilla in the previous episode, episode seven of Monarch’s first season takes a more sedate pace with a more character-driven narrative. Initially seemingly unconnected to the larger series arc, it becomes clear it is all connected and it will be […]

Exclusive Interview – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters composer Leopold Ross

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To celebrate the release of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we sat down with composer Leopold Ross to discuss his involvement in the series and the challenges of balancing the Kaiju action with more introspective human moments and the differences posed by a 10-episode series compared to a feature film.How did you kind of get involved […]