Flawed Diamonds

The personal blog of John Goodrich, including, but not limited to kaiju film and comics involving swamp creatures.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Nature is Terrifying: Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is the second installment in Legendary entertainment's Monsterverse franchise. If the films continue to be profitabl...

Sunday, September 3, 2017

The Kaiju of Abusive Relationships: Colossal

I'll admit that I came to Colossal with a jaded eye. I've read through the court documents regarding Toho's lawsuit against Vo...

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Bigger, Nastier, More Amazing: Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla famously can mean 'True Godzilla' 'Pure Godzilla' or 'God Godzilla'. Personally, I find the Godzilla ...

Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Bog Beast Who Never Really Got His Due

The 1974 version of Atlas Comics (from Seaboard Publishing) was another attempt to compete with Marvel and DC that did not last long. No c...

Sunday, July 30, 2017

The Outward and Physical Sign of the Recognition of My NECON Peers: A Fez

In this picture, you see the representation of the recognition of my achievements on this blog. Camp Necon is a wonderful get-together, ...

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Winding the Initial Swamp Thing Down: Michelinie and Conway

No one envies the person who has to follow a legend. Swamp Thing was one of the most popular comics around, and when Len Wein departed the...

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John Goodrich

John Goodrich: Vermont; I write horror, science fiction, fantasy, and literary criticism. I love kaiju films, comic-book swamp monsters, and semiotics.

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