World War Kaiju

Author : Josh Finney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Alternative histories (Fiction)
ISBN : 0983923043

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World War Kaiju by Josh Finney Pdf

"What if Doctor Strangelove created Godzilla?"World War Kaiju is the story of an alternate history, one in which the atom bomb was never created and the ultimate weapon of mass destruction is the kaiju--fifty foot tall radioactive beasts spawned from the mysterious KAI-235 isotope. Follow the journey of one journalist as he teams up with a retired CIA operative to uncover the truth about the conspiracy behind the monsters......who are the architects of the inevitable Kaiju War?...what is the shocking secret behind the mysterious KAI-235 isotope?...where did Cuba manage to hide a crab monster the size of an aircraft carrier?...why are rogue monsters appearing all over the world?...how long can Tricky Dick keep these truths from the people?Learn this and more within the pages of World War Kaiju, a graphic monster epic told in six parts!World War Kaiju is a tribute to the kaiju genre in all its forms (both high and low). This story would never have been possible if not for the visions of Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, Shinichi Sekizawa, and Willis O'Brien. The brainchild of sci-fi author Josh Finney, WWK is a love letter to the golden-age of kaiju cinema. Brought to life on an epic scale by renowned fantasy artist Patrick McEvoy, it looks back to an era when the world loved atomic monsters, but feared the atomic bomb, and warps history in ways that only men in rubber suits can.

Author : Camille D.G. Mustachio,Jason Barr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476668369

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Giant Creatures in Our World by Camille D.G. Mustachio,Jason Barr Pdf

Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the kaiju or "strange creature" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop culture. From homage to parody to advertising, references to Godzilla--and to a lesser extent Gamera, Rodan, Ultraman and others--abound in entertainment media. Godzilla in particular is so ubiquitous, his name is synonymous with immensity and destruction. In this collection of new essays, contributors examine kaiju representations in a range of contexts and attempt to define this at times ambiguous genre.

Author : Wes Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173232722X

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The Kaiju Survival Guide by Wes Parker Pdf

Author : Eric S. Brown,Jason Cordova
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925047768

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Kaiju Apocalypse by Eric S. Brown,Jason Cordova Pdf

The oceans rose and from their depths the Kaiju came. Mankind survives in fortified, domed cities, fighting what seems an eternal war with the giant monsters and the smaller creatures they use as foot-soldiers. Now that war is coming to an end as one by one the city states of humanity fall to the Kaiju. Kaiju Apocalypse is the tale of the human race's desperate, final stand.

Author : John Scalzi
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765389138

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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Pdf

The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm, human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda and they're in trouble. It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society who have found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Sean Rhoads,Brooke McCorkle
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476631349

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Japanäó»s Green Monsters by Sean Rhoads,Brooke McCorkle Pdf

 In 1954, a massive irradiated dinosaur emerged from Tokyo Bay and rained death and destruction on the Japanese capital. Since then Godzilla and other monsters, such as Mothra and Gamera, have gained cult status around the world. This book provides a new interpretation of these monsters, or kaiju-ū, and their respective movies. Analyzing Japanese history, society and film, the authors show the ways in which this monster cinema take on environmental and ecological issues—from nuclear power and industrial pollution to biodiversity and climate change.

Author : N. X. Sharps
Publisher : Kaiju Rising
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1947659790

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Kaiju Rising by N. X. Sharps Pdf

Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is a collection of stories focused on strange creatures in the vein of Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Cloverfield, and more. Opening with a foreword by Jeremy Robinson--author of Project Nemesis, the highest selling Kaiju novel in the United States since the old Godzilla books--the collection features work from New York Times bestsellers to indie darlings. Authors include Peter Clines, Larry Correia, James Lovegrove, Gini Koch (as J.C. Koch), James Maxey, Jonathan Wood, C.L. Werner, Joshua Reynolds, David Annandale, Jaym Gates, Peter Rawlik, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Mike MacLean, Timothy W. Long, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Kane Gilmour, Peter Stenson, Erin Hoffman, Howard Andrew Jones, Edward M. Erdelac, and James Swallow.

Author : Sean Wallace
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472135650

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The Mammoth Book of Kaiju by Sean Wallace Pdf

Giant monsters whose every roar and footstep shakes the earth, whose simple stroll through a city wreaks havoc: KAIJU! And even though humankind has never really seen such monsters - we tremble at the thought of them and love to shiver as their screen versions make mayhem: the beast from twenty-thousand fathoms, Godzilla demolishing Tokyo, the massive creature in Cloverfield destroying New York, all of Earth warring with the colossal monsters in Pacific Rim. Now, for the first time, a definitive anthology that gathers a wide range of larger-than-life short fiction with creatures that run a gargantuan gamut: the stealthy gabbleduck of Neal Asher's Polity universe; Gary McMahon's huge sea-born terror; An Owomoyela 's incredibly tall alien invaders; Frank Wu's city-razing, eighty-foot-high, fire-breathing lizard; Lavie Tidhar's titanic ship-devouring monstrosity; a really big Midwest US smackdown related by Jeremiah Tolbert . . . and many more mega-monster stories to feed your need for killer kaiju! With an introduction by Robert Hood, co-editor of the groundbreaking, Ditmar Award-winning Daikaiju: Giant Monster Tales and host of Undead Backbrain, the premier website for matters relating to giant monsters.

Author : Brian del Rio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1087802326

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Kaiju Kingdoms by Brian del Rio Pdf

In a world of magic and steampower, Enzo Di Corso undertakes a daring voyage. Journeying east, he enters the Kaiju Kingdoms, a land ruled by giant monsters. It's up to Enzo to find a way to thwart his prophetic dream-- of a massive world-ending horror summoned to earth from the depths of space.

Author : Eric S. Brown
Publisher : Severed Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925597938

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Kaiju Wars by Eric S. Brown Pdf

Long after the Great War and the collapse of civilization, mankind has been reborn into two factions. Those of the Greenery believe that the future of the human race lies in bio-engineering while those of Steel Heart believe that only technology can save what remains of the human race. It's a soldier vs. mutant, kaiju vs. mech, all out war to see which faction will control the future of the humanity.

Author : Greg Keyes
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785657672

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Pacific Rim Uprising: Ascension by Greg Keyes Pdf

The official prequel novelization bridging the gap between Pacific Rim and the upcoming Pacific Rim Uprising It's been ten years since humanity's war with the monstrous Kaiju ended and the Breach at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean was sealed. The Pan Pacific Defense Corps remains vigilant in anticipation of the Kaiju's return, expanding and advancing their fleet of massive mechs known as Jaegers and accepting the best and the brightest candidates into the Jaeger Academy Training Program to forge the next generation of heroes. Training is competitive and positions are few. Ou-Yang Jinhai and Viktoriya Malikova grew up in the ashes of the Kaiju War and followed different paths to join the latest batch of cadets at the Moyulan Shatterdome, the most prestigious PPDC training location in the world. Yet not long after their arrival, tragedy strikes as a deadly act of sabotage casts suspicion on the new cadets. Together they must work to clear their name and discover the truth as dark forces conspire against them and new threats surface from both sides of the Breach...

Author : Josh Finney
Publisher : Archaia
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1932386726

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Titanium Rain Volume 1 HC by Josh Finney Pdf

To be alive is to be at odds with the world. Man against nature. Man against man. The instinct to survive is what has made us who we are. In the year 2031, mankind's survival instinct is put to the test when a civil war in China spirals into global conflict. Nations are destroyed. Millions are killed. And for many, like US Air Force pilot Alec Killian, survival will mean shedding some of his humanity in exchange for biotech and machine. Collects the first four chapters of the Titanium Rain series.

Author : Steve Ryfle
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780819577412

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Ishiro Honda by Steve Ryfle Pdf

“An appreciation of Japanese fantasy-film history through the eyes of a filmmaker whose name is obscure but populism remains influential.” —Chicago Tribune Ishiro Honda, arguably the most internationally successful Japanese director of his generation, made an unmatched succession of science fiction films that were commercial hits worldwide. From the atomic allegory of Godzilla and the beguiling charms of Mothra to the tragic mystery of Matango and the disaster and spectacle of Rodan, The Mysterians, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Honda’s films reflected postwar Japan’s anxieties and incorporated fantastical special effects, a formula that created an enduring pop culture phenomenon. Now, in the first full account of this overlooked director’s life and career, Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski shed new light on Honda’s work and the experiences that shaped it—including his days as a reluctant Japanese soldier, witnessing the aftermath of Hiroshima, and his lifelong friendship with Akira Kurosawa. The book features close analysis of Honda’s films (including, for the first time, his rarely seen dramas, comedies, and war films) and draws on previously untapped documents and interviews to explore how creative, economic, and industrial factors impacted his career. Fans of Godzilla and tokusatsu (special effects) film, and of Japanese film in general, will welcome this in-depth study of a highly influential director who occupies a uniquely important position in science fiction and fantasy cinema, as well as world cinema. “Provides the reader with a lasting sense of the man—his temperament, values, philosophies, dreams, and disappointments?behind some of cinema’s most beloved characters.” —Film Comment

Author : Paul Allor
Publisher : IDW Publishing
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:APR210636

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Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Hedorah by Paul Allor Pdf

It's the 1970s, and the world's most terrifying Kaiju smash their way through New York City! As Godzilla and Hedorah do battle above, down below Todd Hopkins is racing across Manhattan in a desperate bid to save the only scientist who can stop the chaos and drive the monsters back into the sea. But before the day is over, secrets will be revealed and terrible choices made to save the city from utter destruction! Writer Paul Allor (TMNT, G.I. Joe) and artist E.J. Su (Transformers, Godzilla: Legends) join forces to bring the premiere Godzilla Versus quarterly one-shot to life in explosively shocking fashion! And each stand-alone issue features special wrestling poster-themed retailer incentive variants by fan-favorite artist Jeffrey Veregge (Transformers, Judge Dredd).

Author : Jason Barr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786499632

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The Kaiju Film by Jason Barr Pdf

The Kaiju (strange monster or strange beast) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. Since the seminal King Kong 1933) and the archetypal Godzilla (1954), kaiju has mined the subject matter of science run amok, militarism, capitalism, colonialism, consumerism and pollution. This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre--the major franchises, along with less well known films like Kronos (1957), Monsters (2010) and Pacific Rim (2013). The author examines how kaiju has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how the genre continues to reflect national values to audiences.