Monster Japan Travel Guide Review In "Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing"

Above, Yuu Asakura with "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan."  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

As mentioned previously, writer and columnist (of the comic book industry) Tony Isabella has a regular column in the Comics Buyer's Guide called "Tony's Tips."  He currently has his review on The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan in the July issue (# 1691).

Tony also has his own blog (I have it linked in my list of recommended blogs) called "Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing."

Today, he has posted the section containing his review of the travel guide under the title of "Manga and Monsters."   He is an admitted kaiju fan, by the way.

Tony is a talented writer and, as of late, very under-utilized. It may be due to politics or, perhaps, comic book companies seem to feel that anyone over a certain age cannot write a good, compelling super-hero story.  Tony isn't that old either (well, he is just a few years older than me) and has many more years of great writing in him.   Besides, being an older writer provides more knowledge and life experiences to tap into that can be incorporated into stories.

Since Tony is a kaiju fan, it would be interesting (and cool) to see him tackle a Godzilla story (IDW, are you listening?).

To view his "bloggy thing" article, go here.

Godzilla Returns To Comics

The "King of the Monsters" is returning to comic books, according to publisher IDW Publishing:

San Diego, CA (October 8, 2010) - The biggest star in motion pictures prepares to wreak havoc once again! IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce a partnership with Toho Co., Ltd. to create all-new GODZILLA comics. Starting in 2011, Godzilla will smash his way back onto the scene with a cast of characters from his films never before seen in comics.

"This new series will be monsters and mayhem, but most importantly, it's going to be a lot of fun," said Yukio Kotaki of Toho. "Godzilla has been gone from comics for too long and we feel that IDW is the perfect company to welcome him back in 2011."

Additionally, the new comics "will feature many of Godzilla's friends and foes, including MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH, RODAN."

Previously, Godzilla was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.

For more information, go to IDW's website.