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Imaginator #10 Coming Soon!

Imaginator 10 cover

IMAGINATOR ISSUE 10 boasts loads of new, mouth-watering, marvellous Godzilla-related contents! Plus – there are excellent features that originally appeared in issue 2 of Film Frenzy magazine – so, if you missed that publication, you can enjoy reading some of those awesome articles now in this new issue!

Imaginator #10’s look at the King of the Kaiju is a MASSIVE, MULTI-PAGE TRIBUTE

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
An adoring look back at the incredibly colourful 1968 creature-fest: this film features SO MANY monsters! It’s Kaiju-fan heaven!

Shot from Destroy All Monsters

THE MISSING MONSTER FROM GODZILLA VS KONG
Hollywood creature designer Ken Barthelmey (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs Kong, The Tomorrow War) shares the incredible monster designs he did for a truly cool-looking Hollow Earth creature that didn’t make it into GODZILLA VS KONG (2021)! 

Ken Barthelmey illustration

GODZILLA – KING OF THE KAIJU
A huge 16-page overview of ALL of Godzilla’s feature length films!

Godzilla - King of the Monsters UK poster
Godzilla movie shot

FAVOURITE ZILLA MOVIES
Directors, artists and writers talk about their favourite Big G movies! Find out which Godzilla flicks are liked by folks including: director Raimund Huber (Bangkok Adrenaline, Kill ‘Em All), director Mark Duffield (Demon, Ghost of Mae Nak), director Hans Kaufmann (The Working Man), publisher & writer Ricky Baker (Eastern Heroes, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies), editor Allan Bryce (The Dark Side), author and scriptwriter William Martell (Steel Sharks, Black Thunder), actor Russell Shaw (Witch, Bone Keeper), special FX artist Joe Castro (Terror Toons, Blood Feast 2), FX expert and actor David Fitzgerald (Squeak and I’ll Run to You), and comic book artist Russell Fox (Angela and the Dark, Vampirella vs Purgatori)!

Monsters from an Unknown Planet poster

GODZILLA POSTER GALLERY
Check out a bunch of sumptuous-looking Godzilla movie posters!

Japanese Godzilla poster

GODZILLA TOP FIVE!
Cult filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromatik, Schramm, Nekromantik 2) is a Godzilla super-fan! He selects his top five favourite Big G movies and tells us why they’re so good!

Jörg Buttgereit
Jörg Buttgereit with Godzilla!

GODZILLA VS AVENGERS
A review of the mighty Marvel crossover comic, which includes guest appearances from Jet Jaguar… and Marvel’s very own kaiju: Fin Fang Foom!

Godzilla vs Avengers comic cover

GODZILLA BLU-RAY REVIEWS
Johnny Burnett, the YouTube reviewer known as the Fanatical Dragon, checks out some Godzilla Blu-ray releases!

Fanatical Dragon logo

GODZILLA VS THOR
A look at the awesome Marvel comic that pits the King of the Kaiju against the God of Thunder! It’s a brilliant issue!

Godzilla vs Thor comic cover

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

SHOGUN ASSASSIN – A CELEBRATION
This is a 40-page celebration of the gory, extremely enjoyable cult classic SHOGUN ASSASSIN!

Shogun Assassin intro page

The magazine’s many SHOGUN ASSASSIN features include:

VOICE OF THE WOLF CUB
An interview with Gibran Evans, who provided the voice of Daigorō!

Daigorō!

MASTER OF POSTERS
A chat with poster artist superstar Jim Evans, who talks about creating the SHOGUN ASSASSIN poster!

Shogun Assassin poster detail

CLASSIC MANGA
The lowdown on the totally brilliant LONE WOLF AND CUB comics!

Lone Wolf and Cub illustration detail

SHOGUN ASSASSIN OVERVIEW
A look at what makes the film so bloody good!

Shot from SHOGUN ASSASSIN

LIGHTNING DISCS OF DEATH!
SHOGUN ASSASSIN and LONE WOLF AND CUB Blu-rays, DVDs and boxsets are reviewed and rated by Johnny Burnett!

Shogun Assassin Blu-ray cover

OTHER ISSUE 10 CONTENTS INCLUDE:

MOVIE REVIEWS
Reviews of films including: RIVER OF BLOOD (2024), THE LAST SACRIFICE (2024), MONSTER ISLAND (2024), LA SOMBRA PROHIBIDA (2010), THUNDERBOLTS* (2025), DEATH OF A UNICORN (2025), and MONSTER SHARK (1984)! Guest reviews from top horror novelist Ramsey Campbell and screenwriter William Martell!

Monster Island poster
Monster Shark cover

SUPER-COOL COMIC ART
A look at some of the superb illustrations created by comic book artist Russell Fox!

Russell Fox b&w illustration

Admit it: you know you need this issue!

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Mechagodzilla gif
I could watch this gif all day…

Starring Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima and Akihiko Hirata. Written by Jun Fukuda and Hiroyasu Yamaura. Directed by Jun Fukuda. Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka.

Cool poster
Cool poster

Also known as GODZILLA VS. BIONIC MONSTER and GODZILLA VS. COSMIC MONSTER, this kaiju flick came out to celebrate Godzilla’s 20th anniversary.

This poster is ace!
This poster is ace!

The movie presents us with our massive reptilian hero tackling his mechanical doppelgänger: Mechagodzilla! This marvellous, monstrous machine is controlled by alien ape-beings who come from a planet orbiting a black hole! Failing to beat his robo-twin in combat on his own, Godzilla is assisted by dog-faced Okinawan god-monster King Caesar (aka King Seeser). Godzilla’s beastly buddy Angiurus returns, and is now capable of leaping at his foes, leading to a very physical fight with Mechagodzilla!

Above: three colourful kaiju pics!
Above: three colourful kaiju pics!

Mecha-G is definitely the stand-out element in this film, with the robo-beast firing rockets from its fingers, discharging lightning bolts from its chest, emitting colourful beams from its eyes, and creating whirling forcefields with its spinning metal head! Woot!

Mechagodzilla gif
Mechagodzilla and King Caesar gif

The fights in GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA are really enjoyable, full of multiple explosions and animated power beams. Even Mechagodzilla’s knees are lethal, as they are capable of firing projectiles at Godzilla and King Caesar! 

Godzilla and his robotic nemesis!
Godzilla and his robotic nemesis!

This film is fun, fun, fun! The ape-aliens look goofy, goofy, goofy! And Mechagodzilla is cool, cool, cool! No wonder the titanium terror went on to become one of Godzilla’s most popular foes.

Criterion Collection artwork for the movie