Writer James Patrick (“Grimm Fairy Tales,” “Death Comes to Dillinger,” “The Monsters of Jimmy Crumb”) and artist Rem Broo (“The End Times of Bram and Ben,” “Terminal Protocol”) are bringing together seedy crime-noir and city-shattering monster mayhem in their AfterShock series “The Kaiju Score.” Described as a Quentin Tarantino film crossed with a Godzilla movie, it follows four desperate criminals who have to steal valuable art stuck to the hide of a thousand ton kaiju.
“I’m excited it to have it out there because I love how rich it turned out once you get beyond the things like elevator pitches and genre mashing,” Patrick commented. “The story, characters, and dialogue shouldn’t disappoint – I hope – and there’s a style, swagger, and attitude to it that bleeds off the pages – especially because of Rem Broo’s killer art.”
Broo said, “Working with James is a true pleasure, because he’s the type of writer that not only knows how he wants the end product to look like visually, but he also communicates it in a delicate manner that gives me full freedom of expression as well. In my previous experiences with other publishing teams, they joined in the process when the comic projects were already finalized or close to that point, so I did not have a proper experience in working and interacting actively in larger teams. So, when I saw that the AfterShock editors in charge of the ‘Kaiju Score’ project were starting to get active in a constant manner and were interested in all the steps of the art development, I was afraid that I might lose that freedom that I was cherishing so much. But to my delight that is not the case. I still have full control over the art process for which I receive fast, constructive feedback from the rest of the team.”
“Kaiju Style” #1 releases November 25, 2020. Until then, check out excerpts from the issue below:
