I now have two three dimensional sculptures of Gigantor and Gojira on the kitchen walls of our home: Gigantor the giant, remote controlled, peace-keeping robot, based on the manga Tetsujin 28-go (Iron man No.28) by Mitsuteru Yokoyama and adapted for animation, plus Gojira (Godzilla) star of the famous Japanese movie directed by Ishirō Honda. These plaques are the work of model maker, artist and comics creator Lewis P. Morley and were exhibited just last month at a gallery in Redfern, Sydney. Once installed, Lewis agreed to perform their christening.
Gigantor installed …above the stove in the kitchen. (Photograph and ceramic tile design by Louise Graber)
I have always thought that Gigantor’s body resembled a pot-bellied stove so I decided that it was appropriate he be positioned above the stove. His clunky design with rivets and pistons, prior to those more elegant mobile suit robots, such as Gundam that succeeded him, have some resonance with the metal stove and the various pots and pans on the shelves.
Gojira installed on the Japanese graduated toned wall. (Photograph by Louise Graber)
The whale eating Gojira, on the other hand, coming from the depths of the ocean and memorably seen in the 1954 Godzilla movie wading through Tokyo Bay, had to go over the kitchen sink.
Lewis and his magic silver signing pen signing Gojira. (Photograph by Louise Graber)
Christening Gigantor in steampunk style with steam from a boiling kettle. (Photograph and ceramic tile design by Louise Graber)
Christening Gojira with water from a metal jug. (Photograph by Louise Graber)
It was very kind of Lewis to come over, appropriately dressed in his Gundam T-shirt and perform this ritual. He now has visiting rights. This post was first published on the Doctor Comictopus blog.
UPDATE: GODZILLA GETS RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE IN TOKYO, June 2015
News photo: Godzilla officially welcomed to Shinjuku by the Mayor.
Well that’s 40 days since my last post…that preferred publishing frequency rate is getting more like it. Feel free to post about my blogging, comics art history and creative projects. I shall reply. Doc.
UPDATE: POSTER DESIGNS FOR THE NEW SHIN GODZILLA FILM, April 2017
(All text-©2012 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics).
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lewis p morley says on April 2, 2012
What a lovely blog… I feel quite embarrassed that I didn’t really know of it’s existence.
( I assumed Dr. Comics did all his posting on Facebook) It’s doubly nice to be featured with my work and to be fed pancakes and ramen! Yum! Many thanks to Dr.C & Louise!
I’m currently working on an animated sequence for UTS Animation Students, featuring my favourite comic character, which, given my currently parlous self publishing output, is the only way I may get to see her in the near future…
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Doctor Comics says on April 2, 2012
Thanks Lewis. Yes I have this blog and another one, too. There’s a link to that one on the About page. That’s also by Doctor Comics. This one, that you and your work are on, is the “fun” one. It’s a little less scholarly, not that the other one is that scholarly. My serious comics stuff goes on The Comics Grid. What I post on Twitter is sent to Facebook. I don’t actually originate much material on Facebook.
Anyway I am so pleased you like the blog and want to thank you again for your work and your visit to the “site”. You really entered into the spirit of the occasion.
Best wishes with your teaching and the animation project. Are we talking Besset here?
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Marty says on September 7, 2014
Your story was really inofvmatire, thanks!
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Doctor Comics says on September 8, 2014
Cheers!
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