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Godzilla: The Official Pop-Up Book
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Unleash the immense power of Godzilla with this pop-up masterpiece by world-renowned paper engineer Matthew Reinhart featuring vintage artwork reinvented for a modern audience. This one-of-a-kind collectible explores the rich history of Godzilla lore in a visual feast worthy of the King of Monsters. Behold the...
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Unleash the immense power of Godzilla with this pop-up masterpiece by world-renowned paper engineer Matthew Reinhart featuring vintage artwork reinvented for a modern audience. This one-of-a-kind collectible explores the rich history of Godzilla lore in a visual feast worthy of the King of Monsters.
Behold the stunningly stylised renderings of Godzilla and the many monsters from Monster Island in this unique collectible. Delve into the lore of the monster with fascinating information and insightful analysis written by an expert in Godzilla's history, while coming face-to-face with the creature in stunning 3-D. Featuring expanding flaps, pull-tab attacks, and one of the tallest pop-ups to ever rise from the depths of a book, this title is a true celebration of the King of Monsters.
A TRUE CLASSIC: Celebrate over 70 years of rich history with the monster that launched a momentous film franchise.
KAIJU POP: Unleash the mighty Godzilla with a standout pop-up that rises over a foot tall off the pages.
A MONSTER PAIRING: Matthew Reinhart's intricate paper engineering mixed with the lush illustrations of Yuko Shimizu brings the classic look of the monster to life in a stunning art piece to enjoy and display.
READ MORE ABOUT IT: Fascinating facts and tantalising trivia bring the pages to life with an in-depth analysis of Godzilla lore.
THE GODZILLA FILES: Includes over 15 removable documents detailing the history of the creature and its friends and foes.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798886636161
Publisher: Insight Editions
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 December 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Insight Editions
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 229.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 816g
Pages: 4
About the Author
Matthew Reinhart studied industrial design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, before finding his calling as a paper engineer. His books include the best-selling Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros, and DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book, among many other award-winning titles. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Chip Carter is the author of the Obsessed With Star Trek trivia book and has worked on other licensed products including thousands of questions for Trivial Pursuit sets for Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Harry Potter, and, of course, Star Trek.
Yuko Shimizu is a multi-award-winning Japanese illustrator based in New York City. Yuko is also an instructor at The School of Visual Arts and has 20+ years of experience illustrating. Her work includes multiple disciplines and her clients include The New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, The New Yorker to WIRED, DC Comic, Penguin, and Scholastic, BBC, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Universal Pictures, SONY, Paramount, MTV, Nike, Hasbro, Target, the Smithsonian Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Library of Congress. Yuko is a two-time Hugo Award nominee (2019, 2020), and has earned multiple Clio Awards (2023). In 2021 she was awarded the Caldecott Honor, for her work on the children’s book The Cat Man of Aleppo. Yuko was also chosen as one of the “100 Japanese People the World Respects” by Newsweek Japan in 2009.
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