The Son of Neptune is the graphic novel adaptation of the novel of the same name. It was published on February 22, 2017 by Hyperion Books.
Differences from the book[]
The plot in the graphic novel and book is generally the same. Some parts were cut out and some were not told in details as they were on the book.
Chapter One[]
- The scene where Percy Jackson uses Stheno's 'Crispy Cheese 'n' Wieners' platter from Bargain Mart to escape from her and Euryale is cut. Instead, the novel begins right at Percy carrying a disguised Juno.
- Percy does not give Octavian a Panda Pillow Pet.
Chapter Two[]
- Frank Zhang accuses Octavian of killing Gwendolyn before she comes back to life. Octavian claims he didn't have his sword because he lost it during the battle, saying it happens all the time.
- Mars does not write a prophecy.
Chapter Three[]
- Julia is absent and Terminus doesn't appear until the attack on Camp Jupiter at the end.
Chapter Four[]
- The way Phineas chooses one of the bottles of Gorgon Blood is different. Both are put on the table, then the wrong one suddenly goes up into Phineas' hand when he held it over the two.
- Phineas does not hold his stomach as he dies.
Chapter Five[]
- Percy does not refer the Laistrygonian Giants as Canadians.
- The scene on the train with the Hyperborean Giants is absent, the plane goes straight to Seward instead of Anchorage. As a result, Gray is not used for the third time and the Gryphons attack the trio at the warehouse instead.
Chapter Six[]
- Polybotes does not dissolve into a steaming heap of seaweed, reptile skin, and poisonous muck.
Chapter Seven[]
- Leo Valdez does not send a message to Camp Jupiter before the Argo II arrives.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Some of the stuffed animals Octavian is about to cut are Winnie the Pooh and Nemo from Pixar's Finding Nemo.