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PaulHanley — Godzilla Vs. Cthulhu
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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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Godzilla is so dead lol. Great piece.
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Yeah, I don't think "Regenerates after getting nudged lightly by a boat" is a better power than "nuclear heat-ray hotter than the sun"
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"...RRRRUUUUH-UNKH!"
English translation: "...and you wonder why I stick around the Orient!"
Honestly, I kinda wonder whether all that fan-novel-related folderol has built up Sleepy McSquidHead's rep beyond anything ol' Howard Philips could've anticipated. How often has Big C actually defended Its title 'gainst anything that didn't catch a terminal case of madness through mere proximity?
Ehh, whatever the outcome, both contestants have been done their due justice-those suckers & scales make my digits ache upon a mere glance. Interesting spin on Godzilla's dorsals, by the by-they seem markedly more angular & crystalline than the norm for a Heisei-based design.
...and come to think of it, I'd totally vote Cthulhu were It dealing with and his bag of cheeseball diversionary tricks.
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Except when it's been decreed by IDW or Toho, I've never sweated too much about which version of Big G I'm drawing. My natural tendency is toward the Heisei version b/c that's the one I saw the most growing up, but when that one was looking wimpy in this pick I quickly started incorporating some GODZILLA 2000 aspects (that's definitely where the dorsals are from). It's its own interpretation to meet the needs of the piece- pretty much the same reason the actual suits have changed over the years, I guess. I'd pay more attention to that sort of thing if I had to tie a piece into a particular continuity, but since I didn't, why not have fun? 
Hard to say on Cthulhu's actual (fictional) abilities, when all we know about him has been relayed by the dying testimonials of mad sea captains and what not. But I kinda like the idea that a Toho-ized version of Cthulhu (a la what they did in pumping up Kong) WOULD vastly outclass Godzilla- sort of like Destroyah on steroids. And while that whole madness thing might just be what a guy from the 1920s does when he sees a giant monster, it would be kinda cool if C actually did have a psychic ability to instill fear even in kaiju (it'd certainly make for an interesting new fight dynamic). That said- in the end, Godzilla would win. G's the Rocky Balboa of monsters- he's got heart. Cthulhu would probably score some good shots before a few breath blasts, and then think, "F*** it, this planet's insignificant anyway- it ain't worth it" and fly off into space- leaving his cultists a new god to worship. "In his house at R'lyeh, mighty Gojira waits dreaming..."
And yeah- Space Godzilla would make a natural enemy for Lovecraft's favorite alien. I'd pay to see that fight too.
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Frankly, I've derived far more enjoyment than critical ire from the twists & turns of Big G's five-decade evolution, so switching things up now & again makes all kinds of sense to me...as does a (meta?)physical upgrade befitting C's top-billing status.
Interesting point regarding the psi-pain,though oddly enough, this wouldn't even be the first time Godzilla's contended with mental assault. Given the somewhat ritualistic pattern G follows with initial encounters (stare, roar, beam exchange, rinse & repeat), I'd be all for Cthulhu warming up the mind-screw...and Gojira, shaking droplets of ichor from ears & nostrils, opting to dump the preliminaries & charge in like a constipated honey badger. Cue flying scales, suckers & ink.
Now I'm visualizing a bunch of Innsmouth residents stocking up on yellow rubber suits & surplus Biohazard(R)-brand drums. ("But what about Father Dagon?" "His eviction notice hath been writ in Atomflame.")
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Thanks! But as a Toho-approved artist, I'm on Team Godzilla, obviously. 
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