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| Eiji Tsuburaya: Master Of Monsters; August Ragone's new book | |
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| Topic Started: May 16 2007, 12:39 AM (543 Views) | |
| packmule | May 16 2007, 12:39 AM Post #1 |
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August Ragone has written a new book called Eiji Tsuburaya: Master Of Monsters, due for release in the Fall of 2007. Here's an advance image of what the book's cover looks like: The book is available for pre-order now at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0811860787/re...&pf_rd_i=507846 Addendum: (5-27-07) The official release date for this book is November, 11, 2007. |
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| August | Aug 6 2007, 10:24 PM Post #2 |
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Here's some detailed information on the book: Eiji Tsuburaya was the behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who has thrilled to giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo—the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction and fantasy movies and television hits shown around the world. "Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters" details the dynamic life and movie career of this legendary film figure, from his early fascination with aviation, motion pictures, and model building to his work in the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema to the ingenious technical innovations that brought miniature worlds and fantastic characters vividly to life. Collecting hundreds of film stills, posters, character art, and dozens of delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya instructing his monsters to crush one building after another, this highly visual biography also features rare profiles of the master’s collaborators, detailed information about his key films and shows, and special features on his legacy and the enduring popularity of the characters he helped to create. Here's what I received from my publicist just today, We brought a sample of the book to [the San Diego] Comic Con. It was by far the most perused, paged-thru, and lusted-after book at the show. We featured the book in a special sneak preview catalog, encouraging attendees to pre-order the book on the Chronicle Books website. EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS will be hitting store shelves this fall! |
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| packmule | Oct 24 2007, 07:39 PM Post #3 |
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Here's a blog update from August's "Shock It To Me!" MySpace page which talks about his upcoming book and a scheduled book signing in San Francisco: http://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...1c-2ad213fb763d |
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| packmule | Dec 15 2007, 08:12 AM Post #4 |
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August Ragone's book, Eiji Tsuburaya: Master Of Monsters, has garnered, since it's November release, a tremendous amount of success(and sales). Click the link to see a brief review of this book at Wired magazine: http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereview...e=6&slideView=4 Click the link to see a Time magazine review: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...1694124,00.html Congratulations to August Ragone on the book's success! Well done! thumbs up |
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| packmule | Feb 10 2008, 06:12 AM Post #5 |
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Update: here's the MySpace page for August Ragone's outstanding book Eiji Tsuburaya: Master Of Monsters: http://www.myspace.com/eiji_tsuburaya I recently got my copy of this book from Amazon.com and can say it's one of the best books I've ever read. Anyone who is a fan of Godzilla and Ultraman should get this book. Highly recommended! thumbs up |
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| Johnny Rod | Feb 20 2008, 07:44 PM Post #6 |
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I got this book last December (also from Amazon), haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I had a look through and I have to say I especially liked the Ultraman section; it was a bit shorter than I expected, but the pictures were great! Especially that full-page photograph of Ultraman doing his specium beam... yes, the one that I always use as my avatar! As Mr. Packmule says, highly recommended! ;) Godzilla blast |
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| packmule | Feb 20 2008, 08:03 PM Post #7 |
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Howdy Johnny! Long time no see. I hope you've been doing well. :) Topic: I got my copy of this book in the mail(ordered from Amazon) about three weeks ago. It's one of the best books regarding the kaiju genre I've ever read. August Ragone has done a marvelous job with this book! thumbs up |
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| Johnny Rod | Feb 20 2008, 08:37 PM Post #8 |
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Howdy Packmule! I've been away for rather a while. Sorry about that. I'm feeling fine, thanks for asking. Although - as usual - I'm busy with my studies. But it's alright, just 2 and a half years to go! cross eyed How have you been? 
Oh, it's certainly a brilliant book and I agree that Mr. Ragone has done a great job with it. I hope I can begin reading it once I start my Summer vacation! rockin' |
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| packmule | Feb 29 2008, 08:50 AM Post #9 |
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August Ragone, author of the immensely popular book Eiji Tsuburaya: Master Of Monsters, also has an interesting and informative online blog. Click the link to see it: http://www.augustragone.blogspot.com/ thumbs up |
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| August | May 28 2008, 04:37 PM Post #10 |
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Originally, I submitted a 90,000-word manuscript to Chronicle Books and we had to cut it down to 50,000. So, as you can imagine, the Ultraman section was much beefier with more behind-the-scenes details about the production, including original casting choices for the series (very different than what we got). I've decided to save that material for a future project. :)
The official English spelling is "Spacium" as noted in my book--we discussed every aspect of names and how they would be rendered, and all of which were approved by Tsuburaya Productions--can't get more official than that! :) Cheers! |
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| August | May 28 2008, 04:41 PM Post #11 |
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EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS has received another great review, this time from Boldtype: Click here: Boldtype June 2008: Issue 56 |
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| G2Kmaster | Mar 8 2009, 06:00 AM Post #12 |
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August, do you have plans on writing any other books on the subject of kaiju? |
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| Deleted User | Mar 9 2009, 10:22 AM Post #13 |
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He is the best in monsters and seijin |
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| G2Kmaster | Mar 9 2009, 11:06 PM Post #14 |
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Yea, kaiju. Like I said. |
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