Monster of the Day #3342

Monster of the Day #3342

Not sure I get the regular body / skull head guy. Just creepy, I guess? Or does the art look like it was a guy and they replaced his noggin with a skull head last minute? And really, the sunken ship is what you're focusing on? Shin Ultraman: Big thumb's up, with some caveats.…
Monster of the Day #3342

Monster of the Day #3342

I don't know, I'm sensing some sort of theme with these Dark Mysteries covers, but I can't put my finger on it. At least this guy is focusing on what he should be focusing on. I think there was also a poisoned meat in one of the EC horror comics. If you didn't see…
[Sub/Dub UPDATE] Shin Ultraman in theaters this Wed/Thurs

[Sub/Dub UPDATE] Shin Ultraman in theaters this Wed/Thurs

Just as a reminder, the recent theatrical film Shin Ultraman will be in theaters via Fathom Events this Wednesday and Thursday evening. Check the Fathom Events website to see what theater near you might be playing it. It's not like we get a lot of chances to see this stuff on the big screen.…
Monster of the Day #3340

Monster of the Day #3340

Our first 2023 Watch Party, to ease us in, was Angry Red Planet. The film has a weird flash-back structure, presumably to stretch out the running time (85 minutes, I think). The characters are utter cliches--tough commander, beautiful woman, older scientist, Odious Comic Relief from Brooklyn. Yeah, they went the full ten yards on…

Watch Party!

Our first Amazon Watch Party of 2023! A great time to join in if you haven't so far. Just email me your Amazon Prime connected email at ken@jabootu.com. I'm totally not selling your information to China! Just to TikTok. As always, 9:00 EST. Join us, won't you?
Monster of the Day #3339

Monster of the Day #3339

Happy Friday, everyone! Is it me, or do the people on these covers also seem to focus on the wrong stuff? "Pete! Where'd he got the candle?! And how did he light it, he wasn't buried with matches? *gasp* *choke* Also, George was near-sighted! How can his living corpse see anything without his glasses?!"…