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Exclusive: Monstrous Magazine: The Kaiju Edition Shares Preview of Goodman Yamada's Monstrous Art

Monstrous: The Kaiju Issue, a special issue of James Aquilone's Monstrous Books black-and-white comic book anthology magazine, is commemorating classic giant monsters for Godzilla's 70th anniversary. The issue's Kickstarter campaign launched on September 9, and it has already surpassed its US$1,954 goal. The magazine publisher has exclusively shared with ANN monstrous kaiju art from up-and-coming artist Goodman Yamada. The art will accompany a history of kaiju by Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening). Big fans will likely recognize the huge monsters below:

Image courtesy of Monstrous

Image courtesy of Monstrous

Image courtesy of Monstrous

The issue will include an article about Godzilla by Patrick Macias (The Essential Anime Guide), the aforementioned history of kaiju by Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening), a new kaiju design by manga creator Itaru Kinoishita (Dinosaur Sanctuary), the new short story "The Colossus From the Crater" by Greg Cox (Godzilla 2014 novelization), a new Konga vs. Gorgo comic by James Aquilone and Dave Swartz, and more. There will be three different covers: Konga vs. Gorgo by Larry Tuason, MegaSquatch by EV Cantada and Zac Atkinson, and Godzilla:

Image courtesy of Monstrous

Image courtesy of Monstrous

Image courtesy of Monstrous

The kaiju issue will be a full-size 8.5x11-inch release, as compared to the magazine's normal smaller digest size.

As of press time, the magazine has raised US$14,655. The campaign runs until September 30.

Source: Email correspondence