GODZILLA AFTERSHOCK VARIANT: Exclusive Art Adams Cover

What a great time to be a Godzilla fan, this prequel comic is a great addition to your collection and a pretty good setup for king of the monsters, the art work is fantastic and the story is pretty much what you would expect for a prequel. The story in this comic could have been Godzilla 2 by itself as it introduces Muto Prime that would be cool to see on screen. This comic also sets up why Godzilla looks a little different then 2014. This may be more for the hard core Godzilla fan however, I really enjoyed it. So, Treat yourself to some Godzilla action before you see king of the monsters, you'll be glad you did. At the time of this writing this comic is listed as unavailable and Hopefully they will get more with this cover art as this cover looks fantastic in hand. Remember be kind to one another, have fun and happy Godzilla Collecting my friends.

There's been a very admirable effort to keep continuity strong between the now THREE films in Legendary's 'Monsterverse', and so far the comics/graphic novels have served well as a way to develop certain aspects of the lore in the course of telling their stories. For 'Godzilla: Awakening', it delved into the early days of Monarch and Serizawa's connection to it. For 'Skull Island: Birth of Kong' we learned about Kong's past, and some of his history with the vicious 'Skullcrawlers'.'Godzilla: Aftershock' deals with some of the aftermath of Godzilla's first major battle. It develops the MUTOs concept/life-cycle, Emma Russell's early work with Monarch, the early stages of the 'Sonar Frequency' device and... interestingly enough (near the end) why Godzilla's dorsal plates look different in 'King of the Monsters'.Godzilla's opponent is basically a jacked-up MUTO on steroids who displays a definite level of cunning and deviousness in regards to the Big G.The art is well done, and the story is pretty good overall. Highly recommended if you have enjoyed the movies, and especially if you have enjoyed the previous comics.

As with nearly all Godzilla comics, the art is amazing, they really capture the power of the kaiju in every shot. The colors especially are super vibrant.The story is pretty good, and I think does a good job of fleshing out the human relationships in the movie, particularly the divorced parents. But as is tradition with any Godzilla comics, we came for the monster fights.Really my only main gripe is that the overall story is short, like you can get through it in less than an hour.

As a huge fan of Godzilla, and the latest film King Of The Monsters, this prequel comic was a huge disappointment. The book starts off strong, despite the lazy artwork, but about a third of the way through is when it starts to fall apart. The good news is the characters in Aftershock at least look like their in-film counterparts, and this variant cover is fantastic. But ultimately it’s bad and not worth your time, now onto the rest of the review.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________[Before you continue reading my review, know that there will be spoilers. I am of the mindset that if a story is good, well-written, and fun then spoilers won’t matter. So this is your only warning.]___________________________________________________________________________________________________________As mentioned earlier, the artwork is incredibly lazy. Several characters and body parts are simply copy/pasted throughout panels, and this is especially true in the ancient stone tablets that explain the Godzilla’s backstory. Some limbs appear to be copy/pasted into position, again this is mostly true for the stone tablet panels, but also seems to be true for the kaiju as well. I can’t confirm, but something is very off about some of the kaiju limbs. I believe the kaiju limbs are copy/pasted, and that this seems to result in the action scenes in some of the panels to appear stiff. Speaking of the kaiju, panels depicting their fights are way too close to the action. The only that’s thing missing are some Michael Bay explosions. Several of the main characters have copy/pasted faces throughout the panels, and the characters are photoshopped around in a handful of panels – their shapes skewed, and edited to fit the scenes they’re in. This is especially egregious in several panels depicting a briefing by Dr. Emma to the team, about the kaiju that has been fighting Godzilla.Normally, seeing two giant monsters fighting only a few miles away from you might be alarming, but if Emma feels any sort of danger you couldn’t tell from the look on her face. She barely has any expression, and I understand this is partly due to her backstory, but here it is primarily due to the artist. Her range of facial expressions rivals even that of Brie Larson, and the artist never draws any ugly faces. As my boy Zack once pointed out, some artists these days seem to be incapable of drawing ugly and contorted faces. I’m sure you’ve seen yourself in a mirror, or one of your friends when he/she is angry, you know how the face contorts and gets kind of ugly when you’re emotional. Dr. Emma’s face never gets that way, not even once. The closest she gets is towards the end of the comic, in a locker room, where she gets angry with someone she knows. Her face never gets ugly, it never shows any real emotion. This is a huge problem, as her’s is the face you’ll be seeing most while reading this comic.Reading is another issue. I’m not talking about your reading capability but, rather the writer’s capability to tell a good story. Anything that could have been interesting and expand upon the story in the film is seemingly hinted at, but never explore here. For instance, it’s revealed in about half-way through the film that Dr. Emma is working with the eco-terrorists, and has been feeding them info about Monarch’s monster containment sites/facilities. You’d think Aftershock might explore how the leader of the eco-terrorists and Emma got together in the first place, but it never does. Dr. Emma meets the eco-terrorist leader a few times, they barely say anything to one another, and... Then I guess the writer thought the reader would assume they became allies? From the dialogue I’ve seen, there was no relationship building between them. We never find out, between this comic and the film, how the two became allies. Or, presuming Emma was a good guy initially, how she turns to seeing things his way. There’s no fall from grace, no Anakin Skywalker moment where she turns to the dark side. She just goes through the story, going from one event to the next. About the only cool thing shown is the original ORCA device, and how she rigs it to help Godzilla in his fight against Muto Prime.There are a handful of SJW elements as well, and perhaps one overarching SJW element to the story. Dr. Emma gets scolded for assuming the gender of Muto Prime... Yup, that happened. It only happens for one panel, but it’s incredibly cringey and doesn’t add anything to the story. I guess the real reason Muto Prime has been attacking Godzilla, throughout this comic, has been because Godzilla was misgendering it. Later on in the story, Dr. Emma gets help from the last person who should be helping her, the San Francisco Commission representative, and the writer misses yet another opportunity to cement Emma’s relationship with eco-terrorist leader. Towards the end of the book, Emma’s own daughter calls her a hero out of the blue. Which is yet another missed opportunity to setup Emma’s relationship with the eco-terrorists. By the end of the book Dr. Emma should have been brand a failure, even if Monarch itself still valued her, her credibility should have been shattered due to her actions. She certainly shouldn’t have gotten help from SFC representative.On a more subjective note, this comic uses Before Common Era (BCE), rather than the traditionally more common Before Christ (BC). This isn’t a huge issue, and it has no effect on my review or its score. It’s just a pet peeve of mine, as it’s nothing more than some academic types’ attempt to remove Christianity from the universities it gave them. Personally, this bugs me, but it probably wouldn’t ruin the comic for you. The many other elements I’ve already gone over in this review will, however.About the only nice thing Aftershock has going for it is this variant cover, which is really nice, maybe the ORCA device, and of course the kaiju fights. Which aren’t all that great in my opinion, and they certainly could’ve benefitted from less close-ups. It’s a terrible comic, covered up by a great variant cover.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________3/5 stars, just for the variant. 1/5 stars for the standard edition. I do not recommend this comic book.

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Very short, but decent enough artwork. It's got a nice hardcover presentation and the cover artwork for this version is much more like what you'll see inside the book. I do prefer the original cover though because MUTO Prime looks so cool in the painted artwork. My gripe really is how short the story is. I wouldn't call this a graphic novel. More like a hardcover comic book. Very short but I enjoyed it. This story by the way bridges Godzilla (2014) with Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019).

The story seems like it's pretty good and I love the cover art compared to the original books cover art but much to my dismay the book came damaged with a big dent on one of the sides of the cover, I'd like to see if I can contact the seller to get a replacement book that isnt damaged because I really do like the book and cover art

This prequel comic is not essential to read before seeing the Movie, it fills in the 5 year gape between the events from 2014 to 2019 very nicely. The cover art on this one is just as fantastic as the other one ( My son has the other one), Yes, same story Different covers for the book. Still, for the hardcore Godzilla fan this is a must have for your collection. Get yours before its gone as these have been selling out quickly. Above all, have fun and happy Godzilla Collecting my friends. It's a great time to be a Godzilla Fan.

This is a prequel to GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) and a sequel to GODZILLA (2014). After his battle with the MUTOs in SAN Francisco, Godzilla battles another, more powerful specimen of the parasitic daikaiju, in a series of titanic clashes that take place all over the world.This latest entry into Legendary’s Monsterverse is a superior offering to GODZILLA: AWAKENING, released to tie-in with the 2014 movie. Like the latest flick, this is a non-stop, globe-trotting monster romp, setting up many of the characters we meet in the movie. It’s less introspective than the earlier book, trading portents of doom for earthshaking action, and is more entertaining for it.As a continuity nerd, I was very pleased to note that the events of this graphic novel get referred to in both the novelisation of the movie and the movie itself, an indication of the care that Legendary are taking with the construction of their universe of monsters.Highly recommended.

Not bad graphic novel - adds a little to the lore and gives some background to the characters in the film. Has a couple of nice touches like explaining what killed the Godzilla the MUTOs come from and why his spines are different in the sequel.

A fine enough romp for fans following the Legendary WB monsterverse.Out of context, some readers may be a little lost.

As a long godzilla fan this magazine is a must fills in the gaps between the legendry godzilla films

This comic book was different it had the same story just like the comic book I have my cover had Godzilla and Muto The other comic book had Godzilla is there going to bee one on Godzilla king of the monsters?