Double Trouble: Superheroes Avenger Team Spider-Man Venom Comics Books For Kids, Boys , Girls , Fans , Adults

Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble #1-4

by Mariko Tamaki

You've seen 'em duke it out in the Marvel Universe for years, but prepare to see Spidey and Venom as you never have before: as begrudging... buddies? It's fun of the freaky variety this time around, as a unexpected mind-swap sets Spidey and Venom in each other's bodies! But WHO swapped them, and why?! From Mariko Tamaki and Gurihiru comes an all-new take on your favorite arch- Frienemies in the MU - and now they've gotta work together to set things right!

Collects Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble (2019) #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Spider Man, Middle Grade, Humor

95 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 7, 2020

About the author

Mariko Tamaki is a Toronto writer, playwright, activist and performer. She works and performs with fat activists Pretty Porky and Pissed Off and the theatre troupe TOA, whose recent play, A vs. B, was staged at the 2004 Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Her well-received novel, Cover Me (McGilligan Books) was followed by a short fiction collection, True Lies: The Book of Bad Advice (Women's Press). Mariko's third book, FAKE ID, is due out in spring 2005.

Mariko Tamaki has performed her work across Canada and through the States, recently appearing at the Calgary Folkfest 2004, Vancouver Writer's Festival 2003, Spatial III, and the Perpetual Motion/Girls Bite Back Tour, which circled though Ottawa, Montreal, Brooklyn and Chicago. She has appeared widely on radio and television including First Person Singular on CBC radio and Imprint on TVO. Mariko Tamaki is currently attending York University working a master's degree in women's studies.

[MacMIllan Books]

Reviews

[Artemy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute story about Spidey and Venom body-swapping and getting into various shenanigans. This is a kid-friendly book, so there’s no gore or horror typically associated with Venom — it’s all very cartoony, sweet and nice, and I enjoyed it a lot and had a few good laughs along the way.

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny, cute, and sometimes hilarious buddy-read with my 6 years old daughter.



We had lots of fun reading it and probably this is going to became her new most favourite one bedtime book.



'Nuff said.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cutesy Spidey story for younger readers. Very silly but entertaining nonetheless.

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

A children's comic where Spider-Man and Venom are roommates. Venom switches bodies with Spider-Man and hijinks ensue. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The art and story are like watching a cartoon.

[Dianaestesia · Rating 3 out of 5]

And they were roommates!

[Siddharth · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! SPIDERMAN being roommates with VENOM! This book is HILARIOUS! Contains lots of comedy,action and fun!😃😄☺️🥳 Anyways, I'd like to say that it is a must-read for Marvel fans. Classic Spiderman comic.

[Lobo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Venom is the worst (best) roomate.
Cute as hell.

[Shevek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tamaki vuelve al mainstream para desarrollar esta curiosa sitcom en la que Spiderman y Veneno son compañeros de piso. Una premisa de cambio de cuerpos que hace pensar en Dan Slott da lugar a una serie de gags y enredos de lo más divertidos. En consonancia con su principal target, el dibujo es simple, limpio y colorido, incluyendo variantes de diseño y expresiones corporales que también contribuyen mucho al tono cómico de la obra.

[₊˚ ⁀➴ kenzie ⠀❦ jacks’ version · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art style was so cute!!

[Lucía ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spider-man and Venom are roommates!! i 100% claim the chaotic energy in this

[fer · Rating 2 out of 5]

A historia é meio bobinha mas a arte é muito fofa

[Valéria. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chutné a naozaj zábavné, definitívne jak pre pobavenie dospelých fanúšikov Spider-Mana, tak pre deti. Určite by som prijala takýchto vecí viac pre decká. Kresba parádna. 4,5/5

[nati]

very entertaining!!

[Dubzor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a perfectly acceptable kids title. Which is exactly what it is. It's a kids gateway to Marvel. Naturally this means it goes for a more cartoony tone, similar to Teen Titan's Go! I'm not one that prescribes to the opinion that makes it automatically trash, it's just a different approach to reaching it's target audience.

[VilaC.Marta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una divertida historia que cuenta las aventuras y desventuras de dos jóvenes compartiendo piso en la gran ciudad, Spiderman y Venom. Humor, costumbrismo y superpoderes unidos en pro de un buen resultado apto para toda la familia.

Además, con un dibujo estilo cartoon super disfrutable de la mano de Gurihiru que también gustará a grandes y pequeños

[Fran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading to try and figure out what to buy the nephew for Christmas. A strong contender.

[mars · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love gurihiru's art and this silly looney tunes-esque plot. more venom one shots pls

[Angel]

ive only had venom in a cats body and spidey in a squirrels body for 20 minutes but if anything happened to them ill kill everyone in this room and then myself

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was HILARIOUS and adorable!

[PageGoblin · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5 🌟

[Tonje · Rating 4 out of 5]

VERY cute, funny.

[Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un comic super gracioso, me encantaron las aventuras de Spiderman y de Venom. El estilo de dibujo esta cañon y me parecio muy lindo, amigable para la lectura lleno de detalles curiosos en el fondo.

Además de que fue una maravillosa sorpresa que este tomo contuviera dos historias cortas de la Spider Family

Lo recomiendo ampliamente

[Ambra · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

Thought it was super cute! Obviously it’s a bit childish since it’s aimed at younger readers, but I could still enjoy the storyline, and I honestly really love the more cartoony style! It is so well drawn and looks so beautiful! Especially with some of the colours and stuff. Overall, a short but cute read. I enjoyed it!

[Maxine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork is super cute in this one! 😃

(And if you've got any younger readers in your life that are interested in reading comics, or like Spider-Man or Venom as characters, I definitely recommend this one. The story is very silly and easy to read.)

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started downsizing my bookshelf and realized I have another Mariko Tamaki book lol. This is wild. I had read this before but I don't really look at authors unless its a story I really adore. Since the art is different in each story of hers, I didn't realize I had another. I love the art, its so cute with nice silhouettes. My only gripe is that with this style, the story generally isn't that complex. Its always geared towards younger audiences so the story is pretty simple. Spiderman and Venom are roommates, Venom steals Spiderman's body and he has to get it back. Spiderman sings a lot for some reason but its a cute little one shot. Out of all the Tamaki books I've read I like this one the most so far since it felt like the actual characters even if they were silly. With Harley Quinn Breaking Glass, it felt like a different story superimposed into DC. Her other stories are kinda off somehow.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spider-Man is having trouble with his roommate Venom sharing the responsibilities and shouldering his weight. He's about to talk with him when Venom decides to swap bodies so he can have a better chance at winning a game show. Can Spider-Man get his body back and figure out the roommate situation? Plus a bonus Spider-hero team-up story of Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, and Ghost Spider team up to defeat a huge group of villains banding together.

This was a funny adventure. I love that Venom stole Spider-Man's body just so he could go on the superhero equivalent of America Ninja Warrior. And when their bodies get swapped again with a cat and squirrel it gets even funnier. (Though I was disappointed Squirrel Girl didn't show up. It would've been the perfect opportunity.) The last story was one I've read before in another collection of Spider-Man comics for middle grades. It is also pretty funny as the villains fail at math and their end goal. This is a good pick for middle graders who are Spidey fans.

Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. Only villain on villain violence (and even that is more implied than shown) and accidental falls.

[Tim O'neill · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tamaki has gotten a lot of good will out of me for her enjoyable and heartfelt This One Summer, but I think I am not into her superhero content, at least based on this and One Bad Day - Two-Face. We (the kids and I) actually did enjoy her Thor & Loki: Double Trouble, but I’m more a fan of Thor than Spider-Man in general, and that is true for the Double Trouble books as well. This one was fun and true to the characters, but very random and inconsequential. I actually would give another Double Trouble a try if the kids wanted because they’re breezy and the Thor one wasn’t bad, but I really need to seek our more independent work by Tamaki.

[Agung Wicaksono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Komik bertema Spider-Man dengan gaya seni visual yang imut. Selain itu, inti ceritanya juga unik, yaitu ketika Spider-Man dan Venom tinggal bersama di apartemen; tetapi pada akhirnya, Venom juga yang berkhianat. Ia secara sengaja menukar tubuhnya dengan Spider-Man supaya ia bisa mengikuti kompetisi olahraga. Di sisi lain, Spider-Man yang baru bangun tidur, menyadari bahwa ia berada di tubuh Venom dan harus menghadapi masalah dengan Green Goblin.

Selanjutnya, Spider-Man dan Venom pun akhirnya bertemu. Namun, sayangnya, akibat senjata yang dibawa Venom, tubuh mereka menjadi tupai--untuk Spider-Man--dan kucing--untuk Venom. Mereka berdua susah payah mengejar tubuh asli mereka dan akhirnya meminta bantuan kepada Ghost Spider. Lantas, ketika tubuh mereka sudah kembali seperti semula, Spider-Man dan Venom pun berjanji supaya mereka tidak saling mengganggu.

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Komik yang cocok dibaca oleh semua umur, khususnya anak-anak. Dengan jalan cerita yang sederhana dan juga percakapan-percakapan humor, membuat komik ini seru untuk dinikmati sebagai bacaan ringan.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 4 out of 5]

As much as this was a more "kiddie"-oriented Spider-Man book, I honestly enjoyed it a lot. There's a joy to the sort of simplicity of the narrative that still nicely references a lot of deeper Spider-Man lore and really had fun with itself. The premise is crazy - Spider-Man and Venom being roommates AND Venom somehow finding a machine that allows them to swap brains. And the reason he wants to be in Spider-Man's body is still tied to him being a villain but remains rather silly.

This was a really fun book and I admit that I wouldn't mind seeing more comics of this nature. Plus the sort of cuter dimensions of this book sort of reminded me of the Spider-Man Manga proportions without going full cutesy chibi, if you get my drift.

[DaViD´82 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Groteskoidní eskapádová splátanina pro nejmenší z nejmenších. Dospělákovi "četba" zabere sotva desetiminutovku na záchodě. Není to nijak nápadité, ani dvakrát moc vtipné, ale odsýpá to. Postavené je to na tom, že Spidey s Venomem (ano, jejich superhrdinské podoby) jsou neustále se hádající spolubydlící, kde se to trochu vymkne kontrole, prohodí se těla a začne se neustále někam pádit, padat apod. První polovina je vyloženě špatná, byť se správně cáknutou kresbou (až na vyloženě úchylně kreslené tlusté nohy Spideyho). Druhá polovina, kdy už se to utrhne ze řetězů zcela (ti dva jsou v tělech veverky a kočky), tak to začne být docela i zábavné. Na úrovni (nej)horších epizod Looney Tunes.