My issue of @zandercannon’s first Kaijumax deluxe finally came! It’s a Christmas present.
I plan to eventually get all deluxe editions… but the book doesn’t fit on my bookshelf.
My issue of @zandercannon’s first Kaijumax deluxe finally came! It’s a Christmas present.
I plan to eventually get all deluxe editions… but the book doesn’t fit on my bookshelf.
It seems today
All that’s on tv
Are mega monster battles
And terrors from the sea
But where are those good old showa values
That we once relied upon
Luckily there’s a family mon
Positively can do
Covered in uranium B2
Can show us all the things we find fun
Like death and crime
He’s our family mon!
(trigger warning for mention of dark topics. Also Kaijumax spoilers)
Something that continues to amaze me about the kaiju genre is just how versatile it is. Its ability to mesh with just about any genre is no doubt a reason why it has persisted for what is gradually creeping closer to a century. And of course the best kaiju media always has something important to say sociopolitically, and indeed that commentary is part of its dna. From warnings of nuclear weapons, to failings of a current government, to nationalism and even the state of the economy. But these are usually topics that affect pretty much everyone. Very rarely do you see a piece of kaiju media that says something about topics more personal or about the people in society who have the least power.
Kaijumax is one of those few.
(trigger warning for mention of dark topics. Also Kaijumax spoilers)
Something that continues to amaze me about the kaiju genre is just how versatile it is. Its ability to mesh with just about any genre is no doubt a reason why it has persisted for what is gradually creeping closer to a century. And of course the best kaiju media always has something important to say sociopolitically, and indeed that commentary is part of its dna. From warnings of nuclear weapons, to failings of a current government, to nationalism and even the state of the economy. But these are usually topics that affect pretty much everyone. Very rarely do you see a piece of kaiju media that says something about topics more personal or about the people in society who have the least power.
Kaijumax is one of those few.
Really bittersweet ending.
I’ll eventually have to write a review of it after rereading the entire series.
I’d love to see it get an animated adaptation.
Man, Kaijumax has just one more issue and then it’s over…
I should probably post a review or my thoughts when that happens