Making a Godzilla poster should be pretty easy, right? Put the big guy front and center, add some buildings on fire and little people running away -- done! But over the years, some countries have WAY over thought the posters for their local Godzilla releases. I've rounded up 13 of the strangest here. Watch the video above for commentary, or scroll through the images below. Thanks to Wrong Side of the Art for archiving these.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (Poland, 1974)

Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (Poland, 1966)

Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (Germany, 1966)

Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (Italy, 1966)

Godzilla vs. The Thing (USA, 1964)

Mothra vs. Godzilla (Japan, 1964)

Godzilla vs. Gigan (Poland, 1972)

Son of Godzilla (Poland, 1967)

Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (Poland, 1965)

At least they got Mechagodzilla's outline in the background, but what's with these cartoon Electric Company dudes?Not sure why Godzilla is eating a 19th century schooner. Germany calls Godzilla "Frankenstein" for some reason. It is a phenomenon even IGN co-founder and GM, Peer Schneider, can't explain. Also, Godzilla appears to be 10-feet tall here. Yes, they put King Kong on the poster for Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster in Italy. No, King Kong is not in the movie. This one's on us Americans. "The Thing" is really just Mothra. False advertising!Why is Godzilla in space? What planet is that? Who is this cartoon guy? Instead of Gigan, an awesome Kaiju with a giant buzzsaw on his chest, we get Godzilla eating pizza while a beetle bites his butt. Baby Godzilla, probably the cutest kaiju there is, was turned into a nightmarish zombie monster in Poland.

King Kong vs. Godzilla (Italy, 1962)

Destroy All Monsters (Italy, 1968)

Am I being advertised a Godzilla movie or taking a Rorschach test? Italy ignored Godzilla entirely and changed the name to The Triumph of King Kong. There are many monsters in Destroy All Monsters, but King Kong is not one of them.