Can anyone vouch for IDW's Godzilla comics? I know Half Century War is good, and they recently had a series where Godzilla goes to Hell (called Godzilla in Hell, obviously), but something makes me hesitant about the others.
For example, it seems like they use as many monsters as they can all the time to the point where it doesn't feel especially significant when any one of them shows up. Even Half Century War is kinda like this, where Space Godzilla appears without explanation as to why he exists.
It's the opposite problem of past Godzilla comics which only ever used new monsters because Toho was charging a licensing fee per monster at the time.
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The Ultra Series is a long running television franchise in Japan, considered to be one of the most important pieces of Daikaiju history as well as televised tokusatsu. It revolves around heroes bearing the name Ultraman (with the exception of Ultra Q and Ultraseven) and their struggles to defend the world against the threat of kaiju. In fact, the franchise is 50 years old this year!
Ultraman is very cool because the kaiju fights are much more visceral than its counterparts on TV like Super Sentai. Instead of a giant robot flailing impotently with a sword, you have fights like this:
This is Ultraman Orb, the current iteration of the franchise. It's an anniversary show, so it's very much about celebrating the past in the process of telling its own story. Kurenai Gai is an Ultraman who lost access to his own powers, and now defends Earth by using the Orb Ring to fuse the powers of past Ultramen together! It's funny! It's kinda badass! The bad guy's name is JUGGLUS JUGGLER!
and, much like basically every recent ultra series, is completely free to watch on Crunchyroll!
You forgot to mention Ultraman was created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the original special effects director behind Godzilla.
You also forgot to mention that half of the monsters in the original Ultraman were Baragon in disguise.
Can anyone vouch for IDW's Godzilla comics? I know Half Century War is good, and they recently had a series where Godzilla goes to Hell (called Godzilla in Hell, obviously), but something makes me hesitant about the others.
For example, it seems like they use as many monsters as they can all the time to the point where it doesn't feel especially significant when any one of them shows up. Even Half Century War is kinda like this, where Space Godzilla appears without explanation as to why he exists.
It's the opposite problem of past Godzilla comics which only ever used new monsters because Toho was charging a licensing fee per monster at the time.
I read a few of them, and they weren't great - I think Half Century War is the only real standout, even Godzilla In Hell apparently wasn't very good once they switched off Stokoe as the artist (who is of course the artist for Half Century War).
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There was one that was basically Jason Statham leads a team to fight Godzilla. It was alright.
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reminder, this is from an episode of ultraman x where three alien fugitives team up with a human against some intergalactic bounty hunters in a rugby match where their freedom is at stake
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I mean, Anguirus is kinda the Krillin of the Kaiju set, between being relatively "normal", his status as Godzilla's best friend, and his unholy ability to recover from a beating, but he's kind of a failure at the main point of a jobber. You need to get built up before the takedown for that. Anguirus isn't that guy. Anguirus getting his ass kicked is treated like a reasonable course of events whenever he shows up, and his staying in the fight is treated as a showing of how tough he is.
He went solo against King Ghidora for a few rounds and walked it off.
He loses at least as often as not, but jobbers are supposed to make you go "Holy cow, Main Wrestler is a badass" not "Did you see how long he stayed in the fight? I mean, Main Wrestler DEMOLISHED all those other guys, but Jobber here made him work for it."
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God I hope Pacific Rim 2 actually ends up happening. That is absolutely one of my favorite all-time movies and it needs a sequel. Were the comics any good?
God I hope Pacific Rim 2 actually ends up happening. That is absolutely one of my favorite all-time movies and it needs a sequel. Were the comics any good?
If I like the idea of kaiju conceptually, but I don't have much experience with them beyond Pacific Rim, Godzilla 2014, and the Godzilla animated series from the 90s, where's a good place to start? What are the series highlights?
Bear in mind that the original King Kong is one of my favourite films so I have a very high tolerance for dated special effects.
If I like the idea of kaiju conceptually, but I don't have much experience with them beyond Pacific Rim, Godzilla 2014, and the Godzilla animated series from the 90s, where's a good place to start? What are the series highlights?
Bear in mind that the original King Kong is one of my favourite films so I have a very high tolerance for dated special effects.
See the original Godzilla. It's not a big monster rumble, but it is a classic for a reason. Sad and dramatic.
Godzilla 2000's fun in the dub. Only one fight at the end, but it's enjoyable anyway.
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For example, it seems like they use as many monsters as they can all the time to the point where it doesn't feel especially significant when any one of them shows up. Even Half Century War is kinda like this, where Space Godzilla appears without explanation as to why he exists.
It's the opposite problem of past Godzilla comics which only ever used new monsters because Toho was charging a licensing fee per monster at the time.
You forgot to mention Ultraman was created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the original special effects director behind Godzilla.
You also forgot to mention that half of the monsters in the original Ultraman were Baragon in disguise.
Tsuburuya borrowed the suit they were gonna use for the next Godzilla movie and stuck a fin on it.
I read a few of them, and they weren't great - I think Half Century War is the only real standout, even Godzilla In Hell apparently wasn't very good once they switched off Stokoe as the artist (who is of course the artist for Half Century War).
Anguirus
You can't just tease me with Stokoe drawing Godzilla fighting through Hell. Like that's fucking cruel.
1998 godzilla got dunked on.
Plus at the end
The issues were pretty hit or miss but the hits were BIG.
Final issue so good
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reminder, this is from an episode of ultraman x where three alien fugitives team up with a human against some intergalactic bounty hunters in a rugby match where their freedom is at stake
Shinji?
Hmn.
I mean, Anguirus is kinda the Krillin of the Kaiju set, between being relatively "normal", his status as Godzilla's best friend, and his unholy ability to recover from a beating, but he's kind of a failure at the main point of a jobber. You need to get built up before the takedown for that. Anguirus isn't that guy. Anguirus getting his ass kicked is treated like a reasonable course of events whenever he shows up, and his staying in the fight is treated as a showing of how tough he is.
He went solo against King Ghidora for a few rounds and walked it off.
He loses at least as often as not, but jobbers are supposed to make you go "Holy cow, Main Wrestler is a badass" not "Did you see how long he stayed in the fight? I mean, Main Wrestler DEMOLISHED all those other guys, but Jobber here made him work for it."
Why I fear the ocean.
So Anguirus is actually way way WAY better?
conversely larva Mothra has never been defeated in a fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPR6yWN40_k
Yeah, Mothra is perfect. Continually talked up, has all kinds of flashy tricks to wow the crowd, and then, BOOM. Demolished.
Why I fear the ocean.
Please, if anyone from Eva is a jobber, it's Asuka.
The prequel one is good!
It has a better Idris Elba speech than the movie!
Which is funny because Asuka the wrestler is absolutely not
That's Godzilla Vs. King Ghidora.
Why I fear the ocean.
If I like the idea of kaiju conceptually, but I don't have much experience with them beyond Pacific Rim, Godzilla 2014, and the Godzilla animated series from the 90s, where's a good place to start? What are the series highlights?
Bear in mind that the original King Kong is one of my favourite films so I have a very high tolerance for dated special effects.
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle
See the original Godzilla. It's not a big monster rumble, but it is a classic for a reason. Sad and dramatic.
Godzilla 2000's fun in the dub. Only one fight at the end, but it's enjoyable anyway.
Why I fear the ocean.
I started my now near complete collection withthis
Way back in the 90s I had an Ultraman video game, and all I remember is that it was my favorite for a while
I know I'm not making this up, but I can't find it
Larva Mothra got its ass kicked by Ghidorah in order to get Godzilla and Rodan to stop fighting and take it on.
I don't know how much more conclusively ass kicked you can get than that.
Gustav, no, this thread specifically says it's only for Godzilla and less important kaiju. Clearly Gamera has to get its own thread.