GIANT ATTACK MONSTERS MEGA-BATTLE! pg20
So, huge surprise, I’m a really big Godzilla fan. Like, really REALLY big (kaiju-big, if you will). The top panel here evokes some imagery from Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1954/1956) with the city ablaze (although, like in that film, it’s only the buildings in the very far distance that are actually on fire). I’ve drawn a ridiculous amount of Godzilla fan art, which you can find in a special folder in the Aidan Casserly Art group on Facebook.
What’s YOUR favorite kaiju film? Comment below (hey, it’s probably a more interesting conversation than talking about this rotten comic!).
This is when the fight breaks out on D&D nights. Of course, we’re flabby, out-of-shape nerds, so we pull out the character sheets and roll for initiative.
As for favorite kaiju movie, I’ll watch anything with King Ghidorah. I just love to hate that three-headed sumbitch.
When the last piece comes up in our group, the simple rule is: DM gets it. Never filch the last slice from the guy who can ‘Rocks fall, everyone dies’ you!
I see that working until it’s time to break out the Paranoia. Friend Computer is going to kill us all (several times!) no matter what, anyway.
Oh yeah, Paranoia’s a free for all, as it should be! The sneakiest is the one what wins! The look on peoples’ faces to see an empty pizza box is great!
Hoo boy…I knew I was missing out on something by never getting into D&D, but I never thought it would be blood-drenched bare-knuckle battles! I do recall fighting over pizza or any junk food in my youth, but that’s because I grew up in a house of jerks.
As for Ghidorah…do you think those heads ever fight over anything (such as pizza)?
They probably fight over everything. It’s probably why Ghidorah is such a cranky a-hole to begin with.
Oh, megalomania……. destroy the world, mess with cities, create monsters fine….. but don’t bogart the ‘zza!
There’s only so much of your upcoming slave population you can dedicate to pizza-making!
So after much deliberation, I think I’d have to say my favorite Kaiju flick is probably War of the Gargantuas. They’re smaller than the other Kaiju so the mock buildings are more detailed and you get a sense of real impact when they do some damage!
Unless I’m shooting for the most hilarious, then it’s Reptilicus all the way.
Also I was unaware that ‘let a half dozen Kaiju attack a city’ was some kind of genius tactic. I mean, if we HAD Kaiju sized critters it would be a no-brainer to fling them at things you wanted destroyed!
The Gargantuas were actually genuinely scary to me when I was a kid, and even now they possess a certain “creep-factor” that is lacking in many other kaiju. I think it’s their closer resemblance to humans that makes them so terrifying; giant bugs and radioactive dinosaurs are one thing, but man is the biggest bastard of them all!
I will say, however, that for those unfamiliar with War of the Gargantuas, seek out the Japanese version. I know most kaiju eiga nerds demand that all of these films should only be viewed in their original versions, but in this case I have to agree wholeheartedly. Why? Because the music in the American version is PAINFULLY AWFUL (like, so bad that Dr. Forrester could have easily taken over the world had he thought of using this movie) and you’ll hear the same agonizing theme again and again and again. The horror…
What I have to chalk it up to? The eyes. Unlike, say, Godzilla or Anguirius, you could see the actors’ eyes in the Gargantuas costumes! And yes, yes YES, listen to the man and see the Japanese version people. I’m not one for all the purist shtick, but the music change is SO bad between versions. I’d seriously rather listen to Una O’Connor do her Minnie role from Bride of Frankenstein.
New favorite quote of all time. That’s how special pizza is to me. Scap? Go kick his metallic brain booty!
If ever there’s a thing to fight over between control mad maniacs, the last slice of pizza is it!
Those of us who were raised with TMNT treat pizza like holy manna!
Line crossed. TOTAL dealbreaker, even among criminal masterminds and cosmic despotic overlords.
There WILL be vengeance…!