Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Junior Novel

by Steve Behling

Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.

Miles Morales is just your normal Brooklyn teen. He has embarrassing parents, too much homework, and loves expressing himself with art. But all that changes one night when he gets bitten by a mysterious spider....Suddenly, Miles starts growing wildly, his thoughts begin echoing in his head, and he develops weird powers he can't explain. Could he be the new Spider-Man? With the help of some unlikely mentors, Miles must figure out his new responsibilities as a Super Hero in time to save the Spider-Verse!

This full retelling of the critically-acclaimed film Into the Spider-Verse includes an 8-page full-color insert!

Genres: Audiobook, Marvel, Childrens, Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2018

Reviews

[🐢 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not to exaggerate or anything, but I’d 𝗱𝗶𝗲 for Miles Morales!!

[Diellza Kaba · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was SOOOOO FUN !!! shockingly, i have yet to watch the into the spider verse movie so i had no clue what to expect but, this novelization blew me away. def want to watch the movie now 🥹

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cannot wait for this movie to come out on disc.

[Nathalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obvious target audience is young teens. Nevertheless I enjoyed this book version of the movie.

[David Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miles Morales is your typical teenager. He is embarrassed by his parents, school is a chore where no one seems to like him since he is the new kid, and he would rather escape into his artwork. Then he gets bit by a strange glowing spider and suddenly he is growing wildly and he has strange new powers. Could he be a new Spider-man? Maybe with the help of some displaced mentors that understand him better than he can guess.

This is the junior novelization of the movie of the same name. Junior novel just means that it is written to be accessible to a younger reading audience. Unfortunately, they no longer make an "adult" novelization of Marvel movies like they used to do. Truthfully, I really miss those novels. They were nice because they could go into a lot more detail than the movie could. You could "hear" the character's thoughts so you could catch motivations and nuances of the characters that the quicker visual medium of the movie (and even the comics) could. The junior novel really doesn't go that much into detail and nuance as those adult novels did. In fact, it is much more like a written comic. Don't get me wrong, it is still a good adaptation. (Especially considering I did not get to catch the movie in the theaters.) I am also sure that they will be more likely to sell comic book novels to younger crowds so it makes sense. I just miss the option of having a more in-depth "adult" version.

[Read n Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a very well written story with some omissions from the original version for younger readers, the story itself centers on Miles becoming Spiderman his interaction with Peter Parker before he is killed and replaced with another peter and then several more spider men from around the spiderverse. If you have young readers giving them themed books with characters that hold their interest may help hold their reading interests a bit more. I know when I was younger star wars comics were a must have as they got released and today as new comics and novels are released I devour them instantly.

[Melo · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's ok. Tho I just realized it was focused on Miles so there are some things that are left out.

I didn't liked the Spider-Ham's response to the mourning of Miles, in the movie Spider-Ham said "The hardest thing about this job is...you can't save everybody" but in this Novelization he said "For me… it was when my uncle was killed in front of me. Uncle Frank Furter. He was electrocuted. It smelled so good".

Ok it sounded more tragic because his Uncle Frank died in front of him, but he shouldn't have it smelled so good.

Anyways it's a good read.

[Bill Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, readable book depicting the movie plot and centering on Miles Morales. Spideys from several universes enter the fray as Wilson Fisk's diabolical plot to destroy universes challengescthe Spideya to work together. Miles, bitten by a Spider, is all new to this. But the need to help becomes greater than his fear. Great characters, easily explained in short chapters.

[Brian Shaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book adaptation of the Spiderverse movie. While it does not capture the aesthetic and beauty of the animated movie, it does depict a less-graphic story that is good for younger audiences. I also liked how the author included some scenes that got deleted from the movie, showing more of the originally-drafted story.

[Vallery Horizon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great alternative if you didn't get to watch the movie in theaters like everyone else, and unlike many other junior novels, this one doesn't quite leave you wondering what happens next because it reads like a full storyline instead of just a fraction of one.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book did a good job of summarizing the movie, and even a kid who hasn't seen it could enjoy the book. I do think it works better as a movie than it does as a book, but part of that is because it was such a visually stunning movie. Still, a great recap!

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good, quick version of the Into the Spider-verse story, although it was definitely an abbreviated version of the story. The narrator did a good job, but I do wish he could have done different voices for the different characters (Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, etc.)

[Adhit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing New, sama persis kayak di filmnya.

Tapi bagi yg mau belajar cara deskripsiin dari visual ke kata-kata, novelnya oke baik.

Udah gitu vocabnya gak sulit dicerna, mungkin karena junior novel kali ya. Lalu bab nya juga pendek2, total cuma ada 24 chapter aja.

[Kaitlyn (ktxx22) Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids had a good time with this audiobook. It’s a really solid novelization of the film. Definitely one I would recommend to a reluctant reader. Because it’s easy to visualize and understand if multiple forms of media are needed.

[Pierre Stolte · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's too bad Marvel didn't decide to do a proper novelization of one of their most original films. I guess the Junior Novel will have to do.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

202 - 2021

[Thomas Myers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loses a lot in the translation to print.

[Claire Mummert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with my kids since I was trying to see if they were ready for the movie and they loved it!

[Sara Weather · Rating 3 out of 5]

#139

[Hellerzilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading junior novelizations bc it shocks me EVERY TIME how they fit a whole movie into 150 pages. 🤯😂🕷

[Emanuelle Rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A amazing book, is good like the movie, I don’t know how is better

[Crys · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Baron · Rating 2 out of 5]

This just didn't work as audiobook for me The performance was fine.. The way the story played out was just bad. We never hear most of the characters talk. They have very little voice in this book which makes the audiobook weird.

I think they tried to fit the run time of the movie to the audiobook. The problem with that is they left out a lot details that needed to be stated since we obviously can't see it. This would be impossible to follow if I hadn't seen the movie.

[Matt Symons · Rating 3 out of 5]

It felt like this was written from memory and the author forgot a bunch of stuff so missed it out or completely changed it. Fun read but even I knew where he went wrong without watching the film.

[Alex Kearney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda corny.

[Ryk Stanton · Rating 4 out of 5]

What expected it to be, so good enough. Movie was better, of course.

[Bryan457 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really shallow.

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun romp. I love the alternate versions!