Godzilla: Aftershock

MonsterVerse graphic novels
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Godzilla: Aftershock MainVariant Written by Arvid Nelson Illustrated by Drew Edward Johnson Colors by Allen Passalaqua Cover by Christopher Shy, Arthur Adams Edits by Robert Napton Letters by John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, Sarah Jacobs Publisher Legendary Comics, Village BooksJP Publish date May 21, 2019, May 24, 2019JP Pages 112 Dimensions 6.5 x 10.4 inches Genre Graphic novel ISBN ISBN-10: 1681160536 ISBN-13: 978-1681160535

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Godzilla: Aftershock (ゴジラ：アフターショック,   Gojira: Afutāshokku) is an upcoming prequel graphic novel to Godzilla: King of the Monsters set to be published by Legendary Comics on May 21, 2019, and by Village Books on May 24 in Japan. However, many Barnes & Noble stores began selling it in early May. The third official graphic novel tie-in for the MonsterVerse, it is written by Arvid Nelson, the writer of Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, and illustrated by Drew Johnson. It features a battle between Godzilla and a new monster called MUTO Prime, a Titan which is the mother of the two MUTOs from the 2014 film. The Japanese release of Godzilla: Aftershock is translated by Shiori Miyo.

Description

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Appearances

Monsters Godzilla MUTO Prime Dagon Death Jackal MUTO (male and female; flashbacks) King Ghidorah (computer screen) Characters Dr. Emma Russell Tarkan Cavusgolu Miles Atherton Alan Jonah Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Dr. Vivienne Graham Madison Russell Houston Brooks Dr. Mark Russell Dr. Ilene Chen Aaron Brooks (mentioned)

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races Monarch F-22 Raptor American nuclear submarine Boeing CH-47 Chinook UH-60 Black Hawk Katatsumuri Russian nuclear submarine General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (mentioned) V-22 Osprey ORCA prototype Locations Joint Region Marinas, Guam Kyushu, Japan The Barents Sea Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia Creys-Malville, France The Philippines Janjira, Japan (flashback) Angra do Heroísmo, The Azores New York City, New York, United States The Beartooth Mountains, Montana, United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Written by   Arvid Nelson
• Illustrated by   Drew Edward Johnson
• Colors by   Allen Passalaqua
• Covers by   Christopher Shy, Arthur Adams
• Story and Mythology Development   Barnaby Legg
• Mythology Manager   George Tew
• MonsterVerse Creative   Katie Aguilar, Brian Hoffman, Josh Parker
• Lettering and Design by   John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, Sarah Jacobs
• Edits by   Robert Napton
• Special Thanks   Alex Garcia, Jay Ashenfelter, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Rui Machida, Brooke Hansohn, Jeremy Colwell, Makenna Knudson, Jennifer Stewart, Legendary Marketing
• Translated by   Shiori Miyo (Japanese version)

Gallery

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  Los Angeles Comic Con exclusive poster

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  Textless cover by Christopher Shy

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  Early cover

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  Back cover

Videos

Godzilla: Aftershock trailer filmed at Los Angeles Comic Con

Trivia

• With the release of this graphic novel, every entry in the MonsterVerse so far has 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 is the first American Godzilla comic published since the final issue of IDW Publishing's Godzilla: Rage Across Time in November 2016.
• Godzilla: Aftershock was originally scheduled to be released on April 16, but was eventually delayed to May 21, just ten days before the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

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