Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Marvel)

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I liked this! Miles Morales is a sweetheart. He’s caring, and conscientious and funny, and the family and friends surrounding him are great. Reynolds: The folks at Marvel were really great about giving me room to explore Miles in ways both known and unknown. Miles already has this very rich history and we just wanted to add to his legacy—to honor where he’s been and explore where he’s going.

More information about Marvel and Scholastic’s upcoming OGNs, creative teams, and new middle grade novels will be released later this year. Stay tuned to Marvel.com and Scholastic.com for new details and look out for these titles at book stores and comic shops starting next year! The first books in our collaboration with Marvel have been enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike,” added Michael Petranek, Executive Editor and Manager, Graphix Media. “We are thrilled to bring fans of these amazing characters more stories to enjoy. We can’t wait to take our readers on new adventures and expand the breadth of our storytelling with Marvel.”Publisher's Synopsis: An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Brooklyn's Spider-Man, Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon! After launching our prose novels with Scholastic earlier this year, we’ve seen a huge demand for more Marvel stories and entry points into the Marvel Universe,” said Sven Larsen, Vice President, Licensed Publishing, Marvel. “These middle grade OGNs are the perfect next step to bring more readers in with the visual storytelling Marvel fans know and love. We’re thrilled to build our collaboration with Scholastic and tell brand-new stories that represent the world around us, both through our characters and the creative teams behind them. We can’t wait to introduce you to this next chapter for Marvel’s heroes.” Full disclosure I'm not a Marvel reader, I'm not familiar with Mile's origin story, and I've never seen Into the Spiderverse. Though I do remember when Marvel was originally launching this character. So I came in as a new reader getting an intro to this comic from this graphic novel. This graphic novel is about when Miles Morales (aka spider-man) sets up a fundraiser party to raise money for victims of an earthquake in Puerto Rico, but then a student at his school’s dad goes missing. He has to then constantly switch between Miles and spider-man throughout the book to help find him. The plot jumps around a bit because of this which I liked because it gives the impression that Miles sort of lives two lives at once and it’s quite exciting.

My favourite character is Miles’s friend Ganke because he is very funny. I like his friendship with Kyle even though they often argue too. It teaches you the importance of how you can still be friends with someone even if you disagree. Miles is watching the sun set from a rooftop when he gets a call from his friend Ganke, they joke about their dancing ability. Miles’s spider-sense starts to buzz and two villains, Trinity and Vex, bust onto the roof. Miles tries to stop them but is still learning to use his webs and the two escape with hang gliders. And make no mistake, teaming up with Scholastic is a license to print money. DC’s kids and YA lines have been very successful in both bookstores and even comics shops. This Marvel line will be no different. Written by Justin A. Reynolds and illustrated by Pablo Leon, the story is split into six chapters each following Miles Morales and his superhero secret identity, Spider-Man. Miles is the story’s narrator.

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All that is left is to stop Mr. Snow from escaping. Snow takes Kyle as a hostage and plans to leave with his helicopter. Miles is able to stop his henchmen and ground the helicopter with his webs. He manages to save Mr. Snow as he is falling to the ground. With Mr. Snow caught and Mr. Granderson found, Miles hands the case off to the police. Miles heads home to a family dinner, where he is able to find new inspiration for his artwork. The stories his Mom tells him about her family and culture in Puerto Rico gives Miles a new idea. The next day he calls Kyle and pitches her on an idea for a mural. The day of the fundraiser comes and the entire community shows up. Serval Industries triples their donation. Miles and Kyle with the art grand prize, dedicating their win to Puerto Rico and Mr. Grandson. Main character: Miles Morales, who splits his time in the book between planning a fundraiser for his mother’s homeland of Puerto Rico which has recently had devastating earthquakes, and investigating the mysterious disappearance of his friend’s father.

I also went through the 2017 animated series – while it wasn’t my favorite depiction of Miles, it was very influential in the way they streamlined their designs and I tried to incorporate some of that wherever possible. Looking at it now, there are so many things I would have done differently, but I’m still happy with how it came out! Miles constantly ruminates on the question, “What does a superhero do when they’re not saving the world?” (p. 10) which causes a crisis of identity and stagnancy for his artwork.An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Brooklyn’s Spider-Man, Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon! Leon: I think Justin gave Miles a voice that feels authentic to the character and its world. He was passionate about the project and once we hit a point where we understood how each other worked, it was smooth sailing. Honestly that’s the best type of co-worker anyone can ask for. The PR is below, but the quote from Marvel’s vp of licensed publishing Sven Larson is on the money – Marvel has been looking to license out its iconic beloved characters to different publishers because ka-ching. Justin A. Reynolds: I was pretty familiar with Miles and his history. In fact, he was my dream Marvel character to work on, and honestly, it wasn’t something I saw happening in the immediate future. This whole experience has been amazing. stars. Miles Morales is juggling a lot, trying to stay on top of schoolwork, hanging out with friends and family, and fighting crime, and feeling like he’s coming up short repeatedly.