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'''''Godzilla: Aftershock''''' is | '''''Godzilla: Aftershock''''' is an upcoming prequel graphic novel to ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' set to be published by [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary Comics]] on April 16, [[2019]]. The third official graphic novel tie-in for the [[MonsterVerse]], it will be written by Arvid Nelson, the writer of ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'', and illustrated by Drew Johnson. The graphic novel is currently scheduled to be 112 pages in length. It will feature a battle between [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] and an all-new monster.<ref name="Nerdist">[https://nerdist.com/legendary-announces-godzilla-aftershock-graphic-novel-exclusive/ Legendary Announces Godzilla: Aftershock Graphic Novel (Exclusive)]</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{Quote-no-it|Continuing the story of 2014’s ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' after the catastrophic events in San Francisco, the novel finds the big lizard threatened as a terrifying new foe rises from the depths of the earth, unleashing a series of devastating earthquakes and driven by an unstoppable primal instinct that will test Godzilla like never before. Introducing characters from ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', the graphic novel delves further into the activities of cryptozoological agency [[Monarch]]. The brilliant and driven Monarch operative Dr. Emma Russell (played in the upcoming film by Vera Farmiga) races to stop the threat as clues emerge to reveal a terrible secret — a tragedy of apocalyptic proportions from the distant past that changed the course of human history, is returning to threaten it once more. A shadowy figure stalks Emma’s every move as she travels the globe to uncover secrets, while Godzilla clashes in an ancient rivalry as old as the earth itself.<ref name="EW">[https://ew.com/movies/2018/10/25/godzilla-aftershock-graphic-novel-king-monsters/ Godzilla: King of the Monsters to be teased in graphic novel prequel]</ref>}} | {{Quote-no-it|Continuing the story of 2014’s ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' after the catastrophic events in [[San Francisco]], the novel finds the big lizard threatened as a terrifying new foe rises from the depths of the earth, unleashing a series of devastating earthquakes and driven by an unstoppable primal instinct that will test [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] like never before. Introducing characters from ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', the graphic novel delves further into the activities of cryptozoological agency [[Monarch]]. The brilliant and driven Monarch operative Dr. Emma Russell (played in the upcoming film by Vera Farmiga) races to stop the threat as clues emerge to reveal a terrible secret — a tragedy of apocalyptic proportions from the distant past that changed the course of human history, is returning to threaten it once more. A shadowy figure stalks Emma’s every move as she travels the globe to uncover secrets, while Godzilla clashes in an ancient rivalry as old as the earth itself.<ref name="EW">[https://ew.com/movies/2018/10/25/godzilla-aftershock-graphic-novel-king-monsters/ Godzilla: King of the Monsters to be teased in graphic novel prequel]</ref>}} | ||
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===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
*[[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] | *[[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] | ||
*Unnamed original monster | |||
===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||
*Dr. Emma Russell | *Dr. Emma Russell |
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Godzilla: Aftershock is an upcoming prequel graphic novel to Godzilla: King of the Monsters set to be published by Legendary Comics on April 16, 2019. The third official graphic novel tie-in for the MonsterVerse, it will be written by Arvid Nelson, the writer of Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, and illustrated by Drew Johnson. The graphic novel is currently scheduled to be 112 pages in length. It will feature a battle between Godzilla and an all-new monster.[1]
Description
Appearances
Monsters
- Godzilla
- Unnamed original monster
Characters
- Dr. Emma Russell
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Written by Arvid Nelson
- Illustrated by Drew Edward Johnson
Trivia
- With the release of this graphic novel, every entry in the MonsterVerse so far will have received an official tie-in graphic novel. Godzilla previously received a prequel graphic novel titled Godzilla: Awakening, while Kong: Skull Island was accompanied by a four-issue miniseries titled Skull Island: The Birth of Kong.
- This will be the first American Godzilla comic published since the final issue of IDW Publishing's Godzilla: Rage Across Time in November 2016.
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