Mark C. Glassy has a Ph.D in biochemistry. In 1982, he
invented the first human antibody used to treat cancer. So what the hell is he
doing making models of monsters? Having fun, of course, and fun is the real
purpose of his new book, Movie Monsters
in Scale. Sure, he offers plenty of pointers that may help you assemble,
paint, and decorate your own models and dioramas, but as someone who never
acquired that hobby, I still really enjoyed his book because gawking at his model
collection is a lot of monstery fun. The problem is that his contributions to
these packaged kits are largely down to his paintjobs, and most of these photos
are in black and white. So Glassy spends a lot of time describing paint jobs we
can’t really appreciate. There are 24 color pages to give a taste of his
talents, but this book really should have received the full-color treatment
