The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla

by Kimberly Lindbergs | April 19, 2008

Categories | News, Books, Japanese Cinema, Tokusatsu

I’ve been enjoying August Ragone’s writing on Japanese cinema for many many years. I first discovered his work thanks to a terrific zine he first produced in the 80s’ called Markalite: The Magazine of Japanese Fantasy and since then I’ve read numerous articles he’s written for magazines such as G-Fan and Asian Cult Cinema over the years. Most recently he wrote the wonderful book Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters, which was published in association with Chronicle Books.

August Ragone has also just started his own blog called The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla and if you’re a fan of Japanese fantasy and science fiction films I highly recommend giving his new blog a look. You’ll finds news and information about his upcoming book signings and various events there as well as interesting bits and pieces about Japanese cinema.

7 Comments »

  1. Rui Baptista says; April 22, 2008 @ 9:10 am

    Hi!

    Like I wrote in another blog “I didn’t know where I should post this comment, so I put it here. Sorry if it’s in the wrong place…”

    I found your blog recently and I must say that so far I like it a lot. I added a link on my blog in a small list of blogs that are worth reading.

    Best regards,

    Rui Baptista

  2. ADA says; April 22, 2008 @ 11:26 am

    thats great because i just bought three godzilla films.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Astro-Monster

  3. Keith says; April 23, 2008 @ 7:34 am

    That sounds great. I’ll definitely have to check that blog out. Maybe it will help me learn more.

  4. Scotty says; April 25, 2008 @ 4:05 pm

    I have at this moment a nineteen-inch tall vinyl Ultraman on my desk.

    I feel better now. :)

  5. August Ragone says; June 5, 2008 @ 5:24 pm

    Thanks for the props!

    Cheers,
    August

  6. Paul Harmon says; October 10, 2008 @ 7:50 pm

    your covering so many of my loves and interests! very cool blog. I ed you to my flickr as well. I’m working on a graphic nvel that has elements/influences of almost everything you cover on this blog. i’m gonna have to really dig through your blog when I have more time.

  7. cinebeats says; October 11, 2008 @ 9:41 am

    Thanks Paul! I hope you enjoy exploring my blog archives. Your GN sounds terrific.


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