Matthew Dennion

The metropolis known as Port City is protected by the vigilante known as Raptor. The crime fighter is a dark avenger who is a master of martial arts, a brilliant detective, a world class acrobat, and a skilled escape artist. In addition to his skills, the vigilante also has a wide array of state of the art military weaponry that he uses in his war on crime. Raptor has defeated crime bosses, psychopaths, terrorists, and despots. He will rise up to defend the citizens of Port City from any entity that threatens them. Gargantasaurus is the world's mightiest kaiju. The dragon like creature stands at over one hundred and sixty feet tall, is nearly indestructible, and has the ability to spew flames from his mouth. Thirty years ago the creature destroyed London then disappeared into the ocean. Tonight Gargantasaurus has surfaced near Port City with the intention of razing it to the ground. Port City is set to witness a battle never before dreamed of as a monster of immeasurable power clashes with a hero of indomitable will. Tonight the people of Port City will watch as the Kaiju battles the Crime Fighter

Prior to the kaiju leaving the microcontinent on which they were spawned, several countries laid claim to the newly discovered landmass. In an effort to gain control of the island, two superpowers sent their newest weapons of war in the form of giant mechs into the area. These prototype mechs were piloted by humans and were able to greatly enhance the soldiers' capabilities on the battlefield. When the two forces came into conflict, their battle awakened the True Kaiju whom the world would come to know as Atomic Rex The nuclear nightmare laid waste to all but two of these early mech models, before beginning his domination of the western hemisphere. Twenty years later, these two survivors still roam the Earth, in mech suits that are not as advanced as the newer models the True Kaiju destroyed. One of these men is the pilot of Atlus: Codenman; Bravura. He seeks both purpose and direction to his life as he survives in a world dominated by monsters. The other warrior intends to use his mech to slay the two beings on the planet who have managed to best him in combat: Atomic Rex and Bravura's pilot. As these two men are moving toward each other, Chris Myers is teaching his daughter Emily how to operate Steel Samurai 2.0. Chris knows that the burden of leadership is shifting from him and his wife to their daughter, and he is actively training her for that role. Bravura, Steel Samurai 2.0, the vengeance-seeking mech pilot, Atomic Rex, and a mixed band of marauders and mutants will all meet up in an explosive confrontation near a human settlement in Mexico, as the Ballad of Bravura begins.

On the planet known as Arena World, giant monsters are used by the Arena Lords as gladiators to fight to death for the wagering and enjoyment of their crowd. In recent years, the muscled monster known as Gurral the Smasher had risen to the ranks of arena champion. So dominant are Gurral's victories that the crowd is losing interest in his battles. With crowd interest waning, the Arena Lords are desperate to find a monster who can offer their champion a challenge, lest they lose the crowd and with it their position of power. An enigmatic Newcomer approaches his fellow Arena Lords with the knowledge that rifts have been opening in the time space continuum. These rifts allow access to other worlds and dimensions. The Newcomer suggests that on one of these worlds is a beast who can challenge Gurral. A beast who has crushed dozens of other kaiju. A beast known as Atomic Rex The Newcomer manipulates both the Arena Lords and Gurral into sending the Smasher to battle and capture Atomic Rex so that the nuclear therapod may fight in the arena When Gurral travels to Atomic Rex's Earth a battle ensues between the two kaiju the likes of which the Arena Lords have never seen. As the monsters battle for supremacy the Newcomer's true motives and the dimension shattering reasons behind them will be revealed.

Vengeance has come to Port City Port City is home to Raptor, the caped vigilante who uses his mastery of technology to fight the criminals who infest the city. Despite the hero's best efforts, Port City still has the highest murder rate of any metropolitan area in the country. The cries of those who have been wrongfully killed has attracted the attention of Retribution, avatar of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of vengeance She has come to Port City to resurrect those who have been slain and give them power to seek their own vengeance With three undead revenants operating in his city and killing those they hold responsible for their deaths, Raptor is forced into action. The hero will be tasked with a multi-faceted battle: he will have to stop the revenants from killing their targets, while also trying to convince a goddess of vengeance of the difference between justice and revenge. Gods, Undead Slashers, and Superheroes are about collide on the mean streets of Port City Rated PT+ (Prime Time Plus) - Violence, some objectionable language, some sexual situations, some intense themes.

If you ever had nightmares about your entire city being destroyed by gigantic, nigh-indestructible monsters - or daikaiju, as we like to call them in Japanese fashion - then ATTACK OF THE KAIJU Volume 2: THE NEXT WAVE is most definitely for you. Better yet, if you ever fantasized about actually *being* the kaiju that did the city smashing, then this anthology also has your name on it. Or, if you instead fantasized about being a gigantic super-hero or the pilot of an enormous kaiju-busting robot - well, your dreams will find good representation here too This second installment in the ongoing ATTACK OF THE KAIJU series has thirteen tales of giant monster mayhem brought to you by fourteen different authors, as well as three bonus essays by additional writers covering the world of kaiju. This includes such prominent kaiju authors as Matthew Dennion (publisher of ATTACK OF THE KAIJU Volume 1: AGE OF MONSTERS and creator of the series, CHIMERA: SCOURGE OF THE GODS, and ATOMIC REX); Skip Peel (long-time scribe of kaiju fiction for G-FAN magazine); Zach Cole (creator of Marugrah, whose published saga began with KAIJU EPOCH); and Andres Perez (co-host of the popular KaijuNoir channel on YouTube and creator of the kaiju-fighting mech warrior Draco Azul, now in his own comic book). Also included is the work of Kane Gilmour, John LeMay, Christofer Nigro, D. G. Valdron, Christopher Conde, Alex Dumitru, Neil Reibe, Cody Bratsch, Andrew Nguyen, Nathan Marchland, Kevin Heim, and Dustin Dreyling. Within these pages humanity desperately tries to fight their way back to the top spot as ruler of the world, but can their paltry military weaponry hope to prevail against the most powerful monsters in the genre of fantastic fiction? And where common soldiers may come up short, could super-heroic sentai and robotic mechs - both of whom can match the kaiju in size and power - possibly help turn the tide in favor of human civilization? Can even the gods themselves help preserve humanity's reign, or are the titanic predators destined to transform their respective Earths into a kaiju kingdom? The answers to these questions will be found in this very tome, so read if you dare A lot of great excitement and horrifying nightmares await you inside.

We hapless humans have always feared the monsters among us, and rightfully so. Now, let them fear each other as well This first volume in a series of anthologies will bring you ten short stories and a bonus flash fiction featuring a variety of classic creature types throwing down. Each of these terror tales will feature two monsters of a different popular archetype and the unfortunate humans who cross their paths. The monstrous duo to be found in every story will find themselves headed for a deadly collision course with each other where only one will emerge the victor in the end. Which monster will win... When a Vampire knocks heads and fangs with a Werewolf at a rave? When the legendary Canadian lake monster Ogopogo faces off against an invasive Giant Eel? When the dreaded Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens faces a territorial challenge from another feared flying beast, the Mothman? When a Yeti finds himself transported to - and most unwelcome at -- the territory of the fearsome Owlman? When an Alpha Serial Killer matches wits and blades against a homicidal Invisible Man? When a Killer Clown has a major disagreement with a Vampire? When a mighty Cyclops finds his path impeded by a fearsome Dragon? When an attempted Alien abduction in a strange old house goes awry when the Grays are forced to pit their super-science against an unexpected occupant of the hoary residence: a vengeful and powerful Ghost? When a man-eating Wendigo incurs the wrath of a bony Skeletoid? When a vicious Alpha Serial Killer decides an undead Zombie would make the best prey? When a Goofus Bird risks life and feathers to outrace the scaly twines of a fast-rolling Hoop Snake? You will find the answers when you peruse these nightmarish pages Each author has decided which of their combatants will emerge as the winner and the outcomes they chose may very well be shocking to the core. We will keep you guessing until you reach the horrific climax of each tale. This first volume in a series of monster battles features the work of Pete Rawlik (Reanimators; The Weird Company; Reanimatrix), Matthew Dennion (Atomic Rex; Operation R. O. C.; Kaiju Corps), Zach Cole (Blue Moon; Kaiju Epoch), Christofer Nigro (Dargolla: A Kaiju Nightmare; Megadrak: Beast of the Apocalypse), and new voices in the field Kevin Heim, Dustin Dreyling, Tyler Shepard, Breyden Halverson, Alex Dumitru, and Cody Bratsch.

In ancient Carthage, a young warrior has recently attained the title of Behemoth Master. His new role calls for him to lead a regiment of Hannibal's war elephants into the Alps and through a newly discovered jungle full of pre-historic dinosaurs on the way to Rome. The Behemoth Master and his elephants, along with his newly betrothed mate and leader of the mounted division of warrior women known as the Harpy, will face not only dinosaurs in the mysterious valley but also questions that challenge their very perception of their own existence.

It has been six months since the terrorist Rol-Hama had captured the world's cryptids. The madman transformed the cryptids into giant monsters and then unleashed them on the world. Sea monster attacks quickly shut down worldwide shipping. The world's economies and vital infrastructures are falling apart. Essential supplies that keep the world functioning including food, medicine, and oil are unable to be delivered. In response the US government enacts Operation MEG (Monster Extermination Group). The plan consists of mutating two great white sharks to monstrous proportions. Now the fate of world is in the hands of Operation Megalodon.

It has been two years since the ancient gods had attempted to exterminate the human race for their treatment of the Earth. The gods were defeated, and the human was saved by the man-made, hybrid kaiju Chimera. With the gods no longer capable of challenging them, interdimensional beings known as the Dark Ones have returned to destroy the Earth itself. Led by the titan Cronus, the Dark Ones unleash numerous monsters, demons, and giants from the realm of myth onto the planet with the directive to destroy all forms of life. Realizing that the monsters under his command may not be capable of defeating the hybrid, Cronus searches parallel Earths to find a monster who is strong enough to challenge Chimera. After scouring countless Earths, Cronus finds Atomic Rex. With his vast powers, Cronus sends Atomic Rex to Chimera's Earth and sets the monster loose. The few gods that remain alive after the war with humans, discover Cronus's intentions. The gods reluctantly ally themselves with humans and Chimera in an attempt to save the planet. Chimera and Atomic Rex will fight their way through the gods and monster of myth as they both head to the greatest challenge either one of them has ever faced in each other.