After Godzilla emerged from the ocean to wreak havoc in the horrible 1998 film bearing his name, New Yorkers have longed to see large creatures duke it out on their shores once again. Even though that radioactive lizard is long gone that chance has finally come again. On August 23rd Kaiju Big Battle emerges from the murky depths of it’s usual home at Manhattan’s Webster Hall to descend upon Brooklyn. The event sponsored by MeanRed and Studio Kaiju, takes place at The Yard in Carrol Gardens and combines an enthusiasm for Japanese comic book monsters with the violently entertaining spectacle that is the wrestling match. For a small fee you’ll be able to see beasty hand-made behemoths locking horns with gruesome movie prop giants on the Bay of Gentrification known as the Gowanus Canal. Attendees will also be able to privy to some premium musical performances from by the likes of Peelander Z, Junk Science, Nick Hook and Team Facelift. Be there or be bodyslammed.

Big poster after the jump.

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We love art, it isn't a secret. But what really gets us going is funny art, the kind that makes us giggle uncontrollably. Which is why the title of Tom Friedman's latest exhibition is so perfect, Monsters and Stuff. Without even seeing one piece of artwork you want to see it right? We did. Monsters and Stuff is a collection of landscape sculptures, small drawings and monster-size paper collages. These materials create things like Monster Fly depicting a man being chased by a fly twice his size. The exhibition is up at Gagosian Gallery till the 25th of July. If you can make it to London, you'll probably end up at King's Cross some point during your stay, the gallery is right near by, check it out.

Team favorite Jan Willem Wennekes (of Zeptonn) just dropped word on his latest limited edition print. Even though I’m a huge fan and may have a somewhat skewed perception, I’m just going to put it out there and say that this is glorious. If you didn’t manage to scoop up a copy of Stingermania before it sold out, now is probably the time to get your monster fix; the poster is 50 x 70 cm (that’s about 20 x 28 in) and printed on 135 gram MC paper. He’s only throwing out 200 of these, so you can feel secure in knowing that your wall monsters’ scariness won’t ever be diluted from overexposure. Monstertastic.