I've never seen The Creature From The Black Lagoon, so I have no idea if this Steve Moncuse-written story completely follows the movie script or if it's an original story. I'm guessing it's an adaptation, but I like I said I don't know. Usually, I would be bummed out that all the details of a movie were ruined by a comic, BUT, I don't really mind in this case because I guarantee that Adams' version of the monsters and characters looks way cooler than the movie. The story was a bit long, but I love looking at anything Adams draws, even panels that are just headshots.
The Godzilla one-shot is a lot of fun because it involves four people in a high-tech anti-Godzilla attack squad AND a giant Japanese demon fighting Godzilla. Adams co-wrote it with Randy Stradley and the two created a really well-paced, fun action movie in comic book form. I wish more Godzilla movies were actually like this: focusing less on the boring humans (these humans are interested and, like I said, are high-tech so they can actually dent Godzilla's hide) and, of course, offering up a strong, dangerous and unique enemy for G-unit to fight. Good stuff.
The other smaller stories are interesting enough and really just make me want to read Monkeyman and O'Brien. It's rare for me to get a trade solely for the art. I think the only other trade that's on my shelf that I got based on the artist is the Marvel Visionaries: Jim Steranko book, which is amazing. Creature Features will be joining it on my shelf because, like the Steranko Visionaries, the amazing art is paired with rad stories. Plus, I love Godzilla.
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