The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective

by Marc Cerasini and J.D. Lees

Beginning with his birth in the heart of a nuclear explosion in the 1954 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Official Godzilla Compendium has everything you ever wanted to know about the King of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679888225
• ISBN13: 9780679888222
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

You're right this time, it's the big fellow: the lizard king

First off, this book is appreciating at a better clip than the stock market: I picked up my copy four years ago for what I thought was the catastrophic sum of $35.00. How many of your investments have more than doubled in value over the last four years?But that is the WORST reason to buy this book! Buy it because it is possibly the very best source book on Godzilla. Buy it because it's well put together, well-made, well-written and lavishly illustrated. Buy it because, well, because it's about Godzilla.Sure, if you're reading this you probably ought, by general opinion, to have outgrown any childish fascination or affection for a guy in a rubber suit stomping a cardboard Tokyo. You probably shouldn't speed on the highway, ride fast motorcycles or make rude gestures at the television news people either and stop eating raviolis out of the can, would 'ya???It's not the inner child or any of that psycho-nonsense that motivates you to a) keep reading this even if you know it's nuts and b) keep faith with the Maximum Lizard, his films, books and exploits. It's the 'enduring' child: the continuing ability to be delighted, to wonder and, quite frankly, enjoy watching major urban areas get trashed by something wilder than your average daydream but not nearly as scary as reality.Unless your investments have been paying off nicely or you've been selling oil to the government, you might want to put this on your wish list and make nice with firends and relatives. Godzilla approves of social harmony in a sort of offhand, one-more-thing-to-stomp way.

The best informative book you can buy on Godzilla in the U.S

The compendium is absolutely THE reference book for fans in the U.S.! Although with the internet, many of us can access other books about Godzilla. But this one is one of the best out there on Godzilla! I must have for any fan of the series!

A feast for the eyes.

This official compendium of Godzilla adoration offers nothing that any serious or longtime fan of The Big G doesn't already know, but it DOES offer a huge amount of stills - something the superior unauthorized tomes do not. Although weakened by a lack of detail (not mentioned are the prickly facts of Toho's shrinking budgets, the overuse of stock footage, etc.) and glowing reviews of every single movie in the series without bothering to mention their individual shortcomings (although it is nice to read commentary on Godzilla versus Megalon that doesn't grind the doofy flick into the dirt) this book would be a welcome addition in any true fan's library, just based on the stills and artwork alone. Highly recommended.

A great book!

If I could I would give it 6 stars ... It is a great source of data. If you want all the little deatials, get all the godzilla web sites and print them out. It has info about ALL monsters in godzilla films, not just Godzilla. It has info on movies, too. There are a few other things on Gozilla, too.

One of the most incredible books on Godzilla!!!

I thought that this was an AWESOME book, I mean it had everything. (well almost everyhing, it was mostly bent on the photos more than text, but whatever)I must admit that my collection is complete with this book. Check it out if you haven't read it. SOME adults will enjoy it if you are a DIE HARD Godzilla fan (Like me!!). But all in all it was a good book. I will have to recomend it to anyone who would like an extra Godzilla treat!!