Monstrous: The Kaiju Issue (magazine)
“To celebrate Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, Monstrous presents a Kaiju-themed issue of our flagship magazine — and just like the creatures themselves, the mag (previously digest size) will be enlarged to a full-size 8.5-x-11-inch format!”
Support the magazine through its Kickstarter right here (ends 09/30/2025).
“Bram-Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone’s Monstrous Books has celebrated the traditions of pulp fiction and classic movie monsters with MONSTROUS MAGAZINE, an acclaimed black-and-white magazine-format comic book anthology which features some of the most interesting and inventive genre writers being published today. Now MONSTROUS MAGAZINE will look east for the inspiration for its next all-star anthology: MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE will celebrate the legendary monsters from Japan, just in time for the ongoing global celebration of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary.”
This issue includes:
“An all-new Konga vs. Gorgo comic, featuring the creatures from the cult 1960s American International Pictures movies and Charlton Comics, written by James Aquilone and illustrated by Dave Swartz (Confederate Monster).”
“The first appearance of the American Kaiju MEGASQUATCH, in a comic book story by James Aquilone and EV Cantada (Joe Ledger, Grimm Fairy Tales).”
“Godzilla at 70, a celebration of the King of Monsters by Patrick Macias (The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces).”
“A Brief History of Kaiju by Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening).
“Ninjago writer and the co-founder of Wandering Planet Toys, Chris “Doc” Wyatt explores the long history of Godzilla sofubi toys.”
“Superfan Podcast co-host David Hyde charts the history of music in iconic kaiju cinema.”
“A Brief History of Konga and Gorgo by Henry L. Hertz.”
“The Colossus From the Crater, a brand-new sci-fi short story set on a remote moon and featuring a giant alien mummy, penned by novelist Greg Cox, who wrote the official prose adaptation of Godzilla (2014), soon to be reprinted in a new omnibus edition.”
“An all new kaiju design by Dinosaur Sanctuary mangaka Itaru Kinoshita.”
“Three iconic covers — a Konga vs. Gorgo cover by Larry Tuason (Knightingail: The Legend Begins), a MegaSquatch cover by EV Cantada and colorist Zac Atkinson, and a Godzilla cover.”
“When I decided to do a Kaiju issue of MONSTROUS MAGAZINE, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a Kaiju-size magazine, so we’re going from 5.5-x-8.5 to 8.5-x-11-inches. And that’s just the beginning. We’re resizing the MONSTROUS MAGAZINE back issues, too, and now, for a limited time, they will be available in the new collectible, oversized Kaiju format.” — James Aquilone
“Other rewards for the MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE campaign include an exclusive Kaiju challenge coin and the debut issue of MONSTROUS PRESENTS, a 32-page comic reprinting Rise of the Morlocks and Oswald Meets Frankenstein, both by James Aquilone and artist J.K. Woodward.
