Taking a look at what little I could find about the Mexican King Kong comic that was published weekly by Editorial Orizaba from 1965 to 1969. #comics #comiccovers #monsterverse
It occurs to me that Japan & the US are the focal points for kaiju movies. The UK has had a few, such as 'Gorgo'. There's 'Reptilicus' from Denmark, and several other countries, notably South Korea. But it seems like everywhere else, these movies are one-off productions. Granted, 'Reptilicus' was never going to become a cinematic juggernaut like Godzilla, Kong, or Ultraman. But I find it curious that other countries haven't produced more kaiju films, possibly taken from local myths, and interesting storytelling. Ever see 2022's 'Troll' from Norway? Great stuff!
Technically speaking, only Japan has been really successful at it. Not even the United States has produced a monster with the kind of consistent success of Godzilla. Kong gets remade or gets the odd comic or cartoon every couple decades, but that's as close as it gets. The 50ft Woman, Them, The Deadly Mantis, and Beast from 20,000 Fathoms were all just one-offs too. With Japan, I suspect it's a combination of resonant themes with sheer volume. They just kept making the darn things, and to be fair, Mothra and Rodan and Dogora and all of them never really took off either, except in association with Godzilla. But a sheer volume of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultra, and Sentai movies and shows is gonna' result in something sticking 😆
@@MonsterKidCory Fair points, all. I think I mis-spoke. The US still made other kaiju movies, hits & bombs alike (mostly bombs), off & on, until the recent spate of 'Monsterverse' nonsense. (They lost me at 'King of the Monsters'). But I'd love to see what the Russians could do with their own homebrewed kaiju. Just watched the 'haunted tank' film, 'White Tiger,' and it was amazing. (Free here on UA-cam.)
Really enjoy your videos, and this one was very insightful. Never heard of this comic, thanks for bringing it to light and I'm hoping the other person with the Flying Jesus on the cover can send you clean photos of that issue.
I have a couple of those issues that I bought on Ebay. They had brown and white interior art that looked very rushed. Don't understand why Kong had a shaved ass. One issue I saw, he's fighting (what looks like) a flying Jesus on the cover.
Of all the monsters Kong has to fight in his Mexican pulp science fiction comics. That vampire frog-man has to be the weirdest.
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We need vampire frog-man NECA figure!
It occurs to me that Japan & the US are the focal points for kaiju movies. The UK has had a few, such as 'Gorgo'. There's 'Reptilicus' from Denmark, and several other countries, notably South Korea.
But it seems like everywhere else, these movies are one-off productions. Granted, 'Reptilicus' was never going to become a cinematic juggernaut like Godzilla, Kong, or Ultraman.
But I find it curious that other countries haven't produced more kaiju films, possibly taken from local myths, and interesting storytelling. Ever see 2022's 'Troll' from Norway? Great stuff!
Technically speaking, only Japan has been really successful at it. Not even the United States has produced a monster with the kind of consistent success of Godzilla. Kong gets remade or gets the odd comic or cartoon every couple decades, but that's as close as it gets. The 50ft Woman, Them, The Deadly Mantis, and Beast from 20,000 Fathoms were all just one-offs too. With Japan, I suspect it's a combination of resonant themes with sheer volume. They just kept making the darn things, and to be fair, Mothra and Rodan and Dogora and all of them never really took off either, except in association with Godzilla. But a sheer volume of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultra, and Sentai movies and shows is gonna' result in something sticking 😆
@@MonsterKidCory Fair points, all. I think I mis-spoke. The US still made other kaiju movies, hits & bombs alike (mostly bombs), off & on, until the recent spate of 'Monsterverse' nonsense. (They lost me at 'King of the Monsters').
But I'd love to see what the Russians could do with their own homebrewed kaiju. Just watched the 'haunted tank' film, 'White Tiger,' and it was amazing. (Free here on UA-cam.)
Really enjoy your videos, and this one was very insightful. Never heard of this comic, thanks for bringing it to light and I'm hoping the other person with the Flying Jesus on the cover can send you clean photos of that issue.
The original run had the title "King Kong" in purple letters while the reprints had the title "King Kong" in red letters.
I have a couple of those issues that I bought on Ebay. They had brown and white interior art that looked very rushed. Don't understand why Kong had a shaved ass. One issue I saw, he's fighting (what looks like) a flying Jesus on the cover.
lol, I need to see that!
You could do a whole video on that issue, LMAO! @@MonsterKidCory
Very interesting, great video!
I wonder if there are any Mexican films about King Kong, based or not based on these comics.
I guess we now know why Kong has red fur in the new horrible video game.
I really wish I knew where to find this comic.
Me too!