Godzilla (1998 film) however, was not without its supporters. Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times", wrote that the film was an "expertly designed theme park ride of a movie that packs nonstop thrills." In a slightly positive fashion, Gary Kamiya of Salon commented that "The plot is about as ridiculous as you'd expect, but for the most part its absurdities are tolerable." Joe Leydon of "Variety" contributed mildly to the positive sentiment by saying "Throughout "Godzilla", New York endures the most sustained rainfall in all of movie history. Most of the action takes place at night, but even the daytime scenes unfold
Godzilla (franchise) It was followed by two sequel series, "Godzilla" (published in book form as "Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster") and "Godzilla: Rulers of Earth", as well as seven five-issue miniseries to date. To tie-in with the 2014 film, three books were published. Titan Books published a novelization of the movie in May 2014, written by Greg Cox. The graphic novel "Godzilla: Awakening" by Max Borenstein, Greg Borenstein and Eric Battle served as a prequel, and "Godzilla: The Art of Destruction" by Mark Cotta told about the making of the movie. Godzilla has been referenced in "The Simpsons" comics on three separate occasions.