Aztek by the late Steve Lightle.
Godzilla waking up from his dirt nap in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), aka Godzilla vs. The Thing.
Image by Steve Harron via his Pinterest page.
Abe and some of the boys from the BPRD in Hellboy (2004).
An emperor to some, but she'll always be a queen to me.
A certain gentleman from Krypton by the late, great George Perez.
Shintaro Katsu as Hanzo the Razor.
Hanzo was the star of a trilogy of films - Hanzo the Razor (1972); Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973); and Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got The Gold? (1974) - based on a manga created by Koike Kazuo, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub (among many others).
Hanzo was an Edo period Dirty Harry-style constable, who was incorruptible and had a strong sense of justice. He was endowed with what could be referred to as a fifth limb, which he utilized when "interrrogating" female suspects and criminals. Invariably, those women then fell deeply in love with Hanzo.
These are very much exploitation films, with the requisite bloodshed, violence, and misogyny. Hanzo is NOT cut from the same cloth as Zatoichi, Katsushin's most famous character, so Zatoichi fans should be aware of that if they wish to watch this trilogy. Definitely not for everyone, but definitely have to be seen to be believed.
Kotaro Higashi (Saburō Shinoda) and his alter-ego, Ultraman Taro.
Originally, Ultraman Taro was unique amongst the Ultra heroes, because he was not an Ultra who merged with a human. Instead, when Kotaro Higashi was was killed fighting a kaiju in the first episode, Mother of Ultra used light energy from the Ultra Brothers (Ultraman, Zoffy, Seven, Jack and Ace) to bring him back to life and make him Ultraman Taro.
By the end of the series Kotaro is tired of having to fall back on changing into Taro to defeat kaiju. He returns his Ultra Badge to Mother of Ultra, renouncing his powers. Then, as a normal human, he defeats his final enemy, then sails off into the sunset.
That explains why Ultraman Taro was absent whenever the Ultra Brothers appeared in Ultraman Leo; he didn't exist anymore.
That lasted until the 1984 film The Ultraman Story, at which point Taro's story is retconned to make him the flesh-and-blood son of Father and Mother of Ultra.
When Captain America throws his mighty shield
All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!
If he's led to a fight and a duel is due
The the red and the white and the blue'll come through
When Captain America throws his mighty shield!
lyrics by Jack Urbont
Titanosaurus taking his lead from the goofy French knight.
Diorama by Steve Harron via his Pinterest page.
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Can't tell the players without a scorecard: the Showa-era Toho kaiju.
McCoy, Spock, Kirk and a bunch of Redshsirts
Lt. Jerry Farman, Lt. "Doc" Ostrow, Commander John J. Adams, and the crew of the C-57D on Altair lV.
I'm so excited to see this film! Got my ticket for next Wednesday night, in IMAX no less!
It's almost 45 years since this film was released, and I'm still so impressed with it. Especially shots like this one.
Just two regular Joes who happen to be a demon and a fish-man, and their 9-to-5 is investigating the paranormal.
This interplay was one of the things I really missed when Mike Mignola had Hellboy leave the BPRD and strike off on his own.
"YEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWCCCCHHHHH!"
You'd think a kaiju with atomic flame breath would know better than to set himself on fire.
Orb having a heart-to-heart with Taiga.
Classic Mechagodzilla.