In celebration of our cherry blossom-inspired Sakura set, I recently cracked open my pre-ordered copy of Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide.
This. Thing. Slaps. Wait, am I allowed to say slaps?
Did I mention the cover image is textured!?
Author Graham Skipper takes you on a stomp-romp through decades of Godzilla films, WAY more than I even knew existed. It's absolutely loaded with great movie stills and awesome tidbits, along with some really excellent artwork of the absolute unit.
I cringed a bit in 1998 when Godzilla came to America with an egg-laying pseudo-plot (thank you for your service, Matthew Broderick), but proceeded to have my soul absolutely SHOOK in 2014 when Godzilla planted one left foot down in front of an airport, ready to kick some MUTO ass.
Me too, Matthew. Me too.
A testament to the longevity of a good idea, late 2023 should give us another American installment of this cinema titan. Color me stoked.
How it started, how it's going.
I'll leave you with one of my all-time favorite moments, from Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), included in the book. This MF really just T-poses, turns around, and BREATH-WEAPONS HIMSELF INTO FLIGHT.
Seriously, what's not to love?