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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! Nar Gojira kikassen o'uta bed'den, o'snappa!"Translation: "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. And then Godzilla woke him up, and boy is he pissed."
No, not an IDW cover this time. This is a special piece for the 100th issue of G-FAN Magazine (yes, I broke my "no fanzine" policy again- my bud Matt Frank asked and it was the 100th issue- sue me). Check out G-FAN here: [link]
The idea for this has been kicking around for a while, ever since I saw a gag on Facebook where someone took the poster art for GODZILLA VS. THE THING (which features G fighting off a mass of green tentacles- which is odd, b/c his enemy in the actual movie was Mothra) and replaced the title with "GODZILLA VS. CTHULHU". So that got me thinking how that might actually look if done "properly"- so here's 'Zilla throwing down with everybody's favorite Great Old One off the coast of Innsmouth.
I like to think the guy on the cliff is played by Jeffrey Combs. One guess what book he's holding.
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I'll be using it for my upcoming Godzilla Vs Cthulhu article on my blog.
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Cthulu chose the wrong giant lizard to fight, if captain squid face thinks he's the bane of mankind he is in for a surprise
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If they were to make a movie like this, this would be something that I would consider to watch
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What is there not to love about this peice. This is an epic battle for the eons. I'm so conflicted on who to back on this on. Can I bet on both?
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Wow looks epic! And it fits why isn't this a movie or comic yet!
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Not sure when the actual illustration was done but [link] just posted a shirt for sale that's also Godzilla VS Cthulu done by a Morelia Mich. from MΓ©xico. (Tee Fury is a site that posts 1 shirt design for sale every 24 hours.)
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I can't take credit for thinking up "Godzilla Vs. Cthulhu", it's been an internet mini-meme for a while. I'm just the guy that did it best (and probably most famously).
If a guy can scribble out a "G VS C" pic in ten minutes and make a cash grab with it, more power to him. But I gotta wonder what Toho Pictures might have to say on the matter. They're dead set against Godzilla/Cthulhu crossovers, so I'm sure it isn't licensed.
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Point taken, I didn't realize how popular the Godzilla Vs.Cthulhu theme was. I just thought the resemblance in composition was extremely striking. Especially compared to other Godzilla Vs.Cthulhu I found online after the fact.
("I'm just the guy that did it best" haha nice!)
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Yeah, the composition is similar isn't it- w/ Cthulhu slightly higher and his left hand up behind Godzilla and all. I'd say it's pretty damn likely he got his "inspiration" from my work. It'd probably be even closer, but I have a feeling he's copying Godzilla from a publicity photo. Don'tcha just love lazy artists?
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my money would be on godzilla, when you are already mad cthulu couldn't drive you mad plus if godzilla got really angry he could just unleash one of his deadly super breaths or heat waves and sustain it.
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This would be the greatest Godzilla movie EVER.
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That would be a great fight! Good job, man!
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I'm surprised that Godzilla wasn't part of Infestation 2 for IDW
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I can't really comment, but I think it's safe to assume that the idea was definitely thrown around. It's a shame it didn't happen- I think it would've been a huge boost to Infestation 2's sales.
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Looks like ol' Big G's got his hands full with this one!
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Godzilla would sooo whoop Cthulhu's ass. But this is an AMAZING picture. I really do hope IDW is able to do something like this in the future.
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If the stars ever aligned and the Elder Gods (a.k.a. Toho) smiled upon us and let such a crossover happen, it'd be truly amazing. I'd draw it in a heartbeat. Well actually, I'd DECIDE to draw it in a heartbeat. The actual drawing would probably be more time-consuming.
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That's an insane amount of detail here!
Hmmm... I'm not sure if The Big-G has any "Sanity Points" to lose in this situation! Unfortunately for us...
Here he comes
Here comes C-thu-hlu
He's a demon for real!
He's a demon
And he's gonna be chasing after someone...
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Godzilla will whip Cthulhu's ass.
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Cthulhu: FOOLISH LIZARD!!! I AM THE ALMIGHTY CTHULHU!!! FEAR MY WRATH!!!
Godzilla: SKREEEEEEEONNNNNK!!!!!
Cthulhu: THY MEEK CRIES MEAN NOTHING!!! TASTE TRUEST INSANITY AND SUCCUMB TO THY WORST NIGHTMARES MADE REALITY!!!
Godzilla: *melts *
Cthulhu: Did it really think it could stand against me? Honestly, monsters these days...
Godzilla: *BOOM *
Cthulhu: ...this is gonna suck.
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Dont look at cthulhu for long! it might drive you insane!
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Dont look at cthulhu for long! it might drive you insane!
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lmao, I love the little dude on the cliff.
Also, HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME
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Hmm.. if i was a betting man i'd put down a tenner on Cthullu.
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Wow! Godzilla is soooooo dead!
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Great C'thulu!!! Can I have your autograph?
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The king of mosters meets the king of terror, Nice!
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Mystical power VS. Radiation death Ray.
though I believe in what I see, not in what I dream.
Cheering for γ΄γΈγ©οΌ
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On one side, you got the King of the Monsters... the other, you got a freak that makes Gozer look like Little Miss Sunshine. Damn! Amazing!
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Art work is beautiful and I love the concept.
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Youve got a beautifully clean art style and did great justice to both titans.
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You know it's a shame how close we were to having this happen in the comics.
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Speaking as someone who knows a little bit of the behind-the-scenes at IDW- in some ways it was close, and in other ways not close at all. 
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I have to say that is amazing two ancient gods about to unleash unholy hell on each other. AWESOME!!
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That would be one insane matchup. :0
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I remember seeing this on the IDW forums. This is bloody incredible!
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Of course Great Cthulhu would win
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Hymm.
Cthulhu is undying (he only turns into vapour form after losing enough health and reforms after some time) and he knows hundreds of mythos-spells. He also has an army of thousands of cultists, his own Star Spawns and he is followed by the race of the Deep Ones.
Godzilla has massive amounts of brute strength, high endurance, and the famous Atomic Breath.
This battle would be truly epic (and probably a good idea for a movie), but in the end, I would bet my money on Cthulhu. Never the less, this picture is all kinds of awesome
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WOW, i really love all the colors and details you put into this! Its a really phenomenal piece! As for who would win, obviously Godzilla would. Really awesome job!
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There are very things that make me want to read Lovecraft.. but this is one of them. Nicely done , Paul.
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