{"id":10423,"date":"2025-10-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=10423"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:59:17","slug":"unwrapping-mortal-kombat-flawless-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/unwrapping-mortal-kombat-flawless-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Unwrapping Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year I was invited to preview an advanced reader copy of a new art book arriving in late October. 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