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Celebrating media with Godzilla—plus more giant monsters!

Including Kong, Mothra, Rodan, Giant Robot, Ultraman, and more…

Giant monster legend Godzilla—also known as Gojira—is the kaiju that first appeared in its self-titled 1954 Japanese Toho studios monster movie. That flick was directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. (Who went on to direct a number of future Godzilla and other giant monster movies.)

In the years since it debut, Godzilla has grown (heh, “grown”) into an international pop icon. The King of Monsters has shown up in lots of media, including dozens of movies made on both sides of the ocean. There have also been TV appearances, comic books, video games, novels, and more.

Godzilla has also crossed paths with a number of other giant monsters and other pop characters. This includes such Toho regular kaiju as Mothra and Rodan. There has also been crossovers with characters from other studios, including Marvel Comics characters (including the Fantastic Four and The Avengers), DC Comics (including Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman, among others), plus Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Below, find links to the several stories we’ve posted about the King of Monsters—plus other giant monsters, including Kong, Gamera, Ultraman, and Giant Robot…

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Godzilla

• Godzilla: Surprising facts—like when the Japanese studio said “That’s not Godzilla”

• Godzilla Monsters Ranked Weakest To Strongest [Video]

• 13 “What the Heck” Monster Movies (Worth Watching)

• Godzilla vs American version ‘Zilla’ (Hollywood’s 1998 version)

• Godzilla and Kurt Russell on Apple TV+

• Did it Fight Godzilla, Gamera, or Kong?

• Godzilla vs. Marvel *and* DC Comics in 2025

• Clive Barker vs. Godzilla: Can he make Godzilla scary again?

• BOC “Godzilla” live in concert + music video

• 25 Monsters Who Are Marvel Superheroes (including Godzilla)

• Toho vs. Marvel for ‘Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe’ comic book event

• Godzilla: Monster Music [Videos]

• 10 Myths About Godzilla

• Godzilla: King Of Board Games

• The GODZILLA Issue: Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera Movies, Games, Cartoons, More

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Kong

• 16 King Kong innovative (sometimes surprising) books and comics

• King Kong: 13 Alternate Versions

• Flashback: King Kong (1933)

• Did it Fight Godzilla, Gamera, or Kong?

• 27 Monster Musicals (Pt 2): From King Kong and the rock band KISS to Beauty and the Beast and more

• King Kong 1933: How The Movie Was Made

• John Barry’s “King Kong” score was responsible for this

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Gamera

• Complete Gamera: Giant Monster Movies

• Did it Fight Godzilla, Gamera, or Kong?

• Flashback: GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER (1965)

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More Giant Monsters and Giant Monster Fighters…

• Where All Can You Find Ultraman Today? (Lots of Places)

• Complete Rodan: Giant Monster Movies

• Complete Mothra: Giant Monster Movies

• MST3K’s Kaiju Song “Every Country Has a Monster”

• Johnny Sokko and Giant Robo—Theme Song, The History, and The Giant Monsters

• Monster Hunter Director: “Our Monsters Are Better Than ‘Jurassic World’s”

• The B-Movie Monsters That Time Forgot

• How All 3 Cloverfield Films Are Connected (And wait—what about the 4th movie?)

• Ultra Q: The Japanese X-Files Show That Preceded Ultraman

• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: 13 Facts Behind the Disney+ Series

• Flashback: Ultraman—Origin of Japan’s Greatest Hero

• Marvelous Videos: Yearning For a New Asian Huge Monster Movie?

• Flashback: Trollhunter (2010)

• Student Film: Godzilla vs Maijin and Ultraman

• When Ultraman came to Marvel Comics