The 4-part Skull Island: The Birth of Kong comic book series has provided fans of the new MonsterVerse more insight into the backstory of Kong.  Part 2 of the series hit stores and Comixology yesterday.

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong takes place twenty years after the events of the film, the story gives a more in depth look at the origin of Kong, Skullcrawlers, and new monsters.  It also shows how Kong grew into a larger and more dangerous monster who is worshipped by the Iwi natives. The first issue was intense and faced paced, which saw the team being attacked from all the different monsters on the island.  The second issue is more methodical and reveals key details about the native tribe that lives on the island, the Iwi, and the origins of Kong became the last of his kind.

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the film.  The comic follows a secret team of Monarch operatives returning to Skull Island to research and find more information behind Kong and the island he protects. In doing so, they unlock an ancient history of monster conflict, witness the primal war between Kong and an otherworldly ecosystem of deadly new creatures, and finally reveal how this lonely god became the last of his kind.

Fans of Kong or the new MonsterVerse will love this comic book as it features new monsters and previously unseen Skull Island locations.  More importantly the comic gives a bigger narrative of how Kong has evolved since the film.

The second issue of the 4-part Skull Island: The Birth of Kong comic book series his stores and Comixology today. Taking place 20 years after the events of the film, the book expands the MonsterVerse as it reveals the origin of Kong, new monsters and also shows how this god-like primate has grown into a larger and more dangerous beast. After the first issue largely set the stage, issue #2 begins to reveal key details about the mythic origins of Kong. 

About Skull Island: Birth of Kong

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, is a 4-part saga that delves deeper into the mysteries of Skull Island and the mythic origins of Kong. Written by Arvid Nelson, thefirst issue will be available in print and on Comixology on April 12, 2017. 

Both a sequel and a prequel to the film, the series is a father/son story set against the epic backdrop of Skull Island. The story stars Houston Brooks (played by Corey Hawkins in the film) and his son Aaron Brooks — both Monarch operatives, who disagree over the threat Skull Island represents to humanity. Aaron leads a secret team of Monarch operatives back to Skull Island to discover the truth behind Kong and the island he is born to protect. In doing so, they unlock an ancient history of monster conflict, witness the primal war between Kong and an otherworldly ecosystem of deadly new creatures, and finally reveal how this lonely god became the last of his kind.

With a dramatic new narrative that paves the way for what is to come, fans will discover new revelations that point to the future of the MonsterVerse.

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong

24 pages

$3.99

Issue #2 on-sale in print and Comixology: 6/28

Writer: Arvid Nelson

Artist: Zid