GODZILLA by meaghan carter!

Godzilla week! This was a lot more fun to draw than I expecting to be honest, haha!

GODZILLA by Ryan Bullard

So I might be a little late with this one. Okay, maybe a lot late, but whatever, it's Godzilla. You'll wait for him if you know what's good for you. I had planed to do a more elaborate drawing for this weeks post, in honour of the King of Monsters, but I ran out of time. Instead, I did this version. You're welcome.

I've always liked Godzilla best when he's represented as a force of nature, rather than the sort of super hero, or even anti-hero he's often cast as in many of his films. As a destructive power of nature, raging for unknown reasons, with unknown motives, and no mater how hard we try, we just cannot seem to prevent him from showing us our own insignificance. I wish this Godzilla was better represented in his films, but it's a version that doesn't lend itself well to wrestling other giant monsters and space weirdos. As much as the kid inside me loves the insane monster fighting madness versions, I wish there were, at least, a few Godzilla flicks made for grown ups. I want Godzilla to be frightening again, like he was when I first watched the original as a kid. That monster was no joke.

-Ryan.


p.s. Space Godzilla is retarded. Even for a Godzilla movie.

GODZILLA by Ken House

Here's my take on the big scaly otter. As a kid I had a brief period of obsession with Godzilla and co.

-Ken

SPACE GODZILLA by David Cutler

Godzilla was one of my childhood loves. I'd watch the original black and white movies Sunday mornings on TBS every chance I got, and by now I think I've seen most of them up to the mid-90s or so. I was challenged to draw Space Godzilla (From Godzilla vs Space Godzilla) by Ken and Ryan since I was the only one who thought he was cool. I still think he's cool.

-David

GODZILLA by Adam Gorham

 

I had a couple drafts for big G-Zilla before going with this. I tried making him more lizard/iguana while trying not to look too much like a dinosaur or the American version.

That's the thing about Godzilla's design, it's so iconic and unmistakable. You can't say that for most other creatures in modern cinema. The last straight-up monster movie I can recall was Cloverfield, and I bet you a million dollars you can't picture that thing when you close your eyes. Great creature designs can be reduced to a gesture or silhouette and still be recognizable.

I've always felt from a realistic standpoint that Godzilla as a creature was impractical. But then, who cares? So I went a bit leaner and lankier. Maybe I'll throw the rough drafts up on my blog, A Princely Dreadful. For now, enjoy this!