{"product_id":"the-monarch-files-a-monsterverse-manual","title":"The Monarch Files: A Monsterverse Manual","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreg Keyes has published more than thirty books, including original series and stand-alone books, and has had the great fortune to contribute to other universes, writing books for Babylon 5, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, Pacific Rim, The Elder Scrolls, XCOM, and Marvel's AVENGERS and the novelizations of the films Interstellar, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong. He recently scripted his first graphic novel Godzilla vs. Kong: Dominion and is currently finishing the third book in his newest trilogy, The High and Faraway. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsight Editions is a pop-culture publisher based in San Rafael, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOTHRA YEAR: \u003c\/b\u003e This book will have a large focus on Mothra, as 2026 marks both the 65th anniversary of the character and the 30th anniversary of the Heisei-era Mothra trilogy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGodzilla vs. Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) became an instant hit with fans across the globe, grossing $100.9M in the US and Canada and an additional $369.1M in the international market. Earlier films in the Monsterverse similarly wowed fans, with \u003ci\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) grossing $529M, \u003ci\u003eKong: Skull Island\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) grossing $566.7M, and \u003ci\u003eGodzilla: King of the Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) grossing $386.6M. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFIRST TO MARKET: \u003c\/b\u003e This book will be the first official compendium of creature art spanning almost the entire Monsterverse.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"ATTN: MONARCH AGENTS AND RESEARCHERS \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAttached for immediate review are \n\u003ci\u003eThe Monarch Files\u003c\/i\u003e: a comprehensive, vital, and highly sensitive dossier on notable monsters, Titans, and Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms (M.U.T.O.s). You will find up-to-date behavioral profiles, physiological analyses, and capability assessments. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso contained within are field reports detailing operatives' encounters with M.U.T.O.s. It is expected that every Monarch employee study these accounts with diligence. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: High-resolution photographs are included where possible, but artist approximations have been substituted in for cases when mission photographers did not return from their field surveys. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll information contained herein on employees, technology, and geographical locations is confidential, for Monarch employees with B-grade clearance or greater. DO NOT DISSEMINATE.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFROM THE MONARCH VAULT: \u003c\/b\u003eThe first, and only, official guide on the Titans of the Monsterverse! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGORGEOUS ART: \u003c\/b\u003eHi-res imagery and gorgeous artwork make this a must-have coffee table book. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCOMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: \u003c\/b\u003eThis book joins Insight's Monsterverse line, which includes \n\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Godzilla vs. Kong: One Will Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eGodzilla: The Art of Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eInsight Editions\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInsight Editions is a pop-culture publisher based in San Rafael, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKeyes, J Gregory\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreg Keyes has published more than thirty books, including original series and stand-alone books, and has had the great fortune to contribute to other universes, writing books for Babylon 5, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, Pacific Rim, The Elder Scrolls, XCOM, and Marvel's AVENGERS and the novelizations of the films Interstellar, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong. 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