The Kaijuphile Fan Art gallery is full art by folks with varying degrees of skill and talent. One of the most prolific artists there is Enshohma with nearly 200 images to his credit so far. This is the pre-Photoshop version of my take on Enshohma, his signature monster character. The finished version of this illustration is here.
Daikazu
Daikazu is, to my knowledge, the only original giant monster who has headlined his own comic book. Konga, Gorgo, Godzilla and Gamera have all had series at one time or another. But they got their starts in the movies. Daikazu was a comic book character first. And probably last. I find it hard to imagine the Big D getting adapted into any other medium. Americans don’t have the fetish for giant monster wrestling that would be necessary to get financing for a film or a tv series.
I had fan art published in one issue of Daikazu. I knew I had to include some version of Daikazu in my monster portraits for Kaijuphile. The finished version of this portrait is here.
The Ice Dragon
Bones of Wood, Skin of Moss
Another example of my fascination with swamp monsters – a Green Warrior.
The Rooster From Hell
The Thullerog
Dragon
I don’t draw dragons much. Dragons are kind of like vampires; they’ve been done so many times by so many people that I find them a little uninteresting. When I do draw dragons I usually draw the Asian type – probably because I’ve seen fewer western artists draw them. And I read Tea with the Black Dragon when I was a kid. Mayland Long had so much more class than Smaug.
Iron Golem
Sleesharak
This creature is an original creation, i.e. not based on any movie monster. It’s a giant, long-necked bat-thing. The name was an afterthought. I just had the image of the creature in mind. Any story around it is up to the viewer. The finished version can be found here.
La Cancanya
It’s a rare monster that I don’t have some affection for. I almost have more love for the poor creatures that result from no-budget special effects than the beautifully realized King Kongs, Aliens and Beasts from 20,000 Fathoms. The no-budget beasts have so much potential. If only someone loved them enough to tell their story right, with decent actors, an intelligent script and a reasonable amount of money dedicated to effects. Like this critter – La Cancanya – star of The Giant Claw. She’s a giant force-field protected anti-matter buzzard from outer space. How can you not love that?
The finished version of this portrait can be found here
