10.20.2013: Ed Godziszewski and the Claws of Godzilla

Ed Godziszewski sits down to talk with Kyle about Godzilla & OHMYGODZILLATHOSEAREHISCLAWSONMYFINGERS!!! There are several names that are truly recognizable in US produced Godzilla-related materials. One of the most visible belongs to Ed Godziszewski, a fan who has been involved in just about every aspect of the fandom. Most notably, he publishes Japanese Giants magazine, wrote the extremely difficult to find The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla and co-produced Bringing Godzilla Down to Size. Ed very kindly sat down with me while I was in Chicago to talk about his passion for all aspects of Godzilla films. Ed is a really great guy and over the years, he’s been building up much more than what you would call a collection of Godzilla stuff. Ed is essentially building an archive. If you’ve seen any production stills from yesteryear on any DVDs, chances are that Mr. Godziszewski provided those. If you haven’t checked out Japanese Giants, you really should; it is a fantastic magazine! MACABRE MUSIC: 1. Ultraman Max Theme Song by Yasuharu Takanashi from Ultraman Max (2005) 2. Ending Theme by Ko Otani from Gamera 3 (1999) SUGGESTED READING: Urban-Collector Adds Godzilla 2014 Preorders OTHER STUFF: 11/3 at 2:30pm – Comikaze panel “GIANT KAIJU MONSTERS VS MEN IN SUITS ATTACK JAPAN (AND HOLLYWOOD)!” Oh yeah, we recorded a “Drunken Commentary” for the 1998 Godzilla film that involved a drinking game and ridiculous shenanigans… DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK: Matango (1963) celebrates its 50th anniversary and we want to hear your thoughts on this classic tale of terror… hopefully you’ve seen it and can send in your thoughts, questions and reviews! Let’s make the deadline for this “homework” November 23rd. Godzilla’s Claws from the 1968 Destroy All Monsters suit! A myriad of Ghidorah’s scales.