Via Syfy Wire, writers Taboo and B. Earl (“Werewolf by Night,” “Ghost Rider: Kushala”) are teaming up with artist Juan Ferreyra (“Spine-Tingling Spider-Man”) for “Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” a spooky five-issue series that’ll see Peter Parker head to a demon-infested Los Angeles. Among others, he will encounter the classic New Mutants villain the Demon Bear, “and the darkness he finds on the West Coast [will] test Peter in ways he’s never encountered before.”
Taboo will be the first Native American to pen a Spider-Man comic. “Being the first Indigenous writer to co-write this new Spider-Man comic with my brother B. Earl is a huge step in opening more doors for underrepresented talent to shape universally known comic characters,” he said. “As a lifelong fan of everything Spider-Man, this is a childhood dream come true. To go from collecting toys to penning our own Spidey story that brings our hero to my place of birth, Los Angeles, California — Pasadena to be exact — we are humbled and thankful. I see all the opportunities our Marvel family has given us as writers and truly appreciate their trust and ongoing support.”
Ferreyra added, “I’m really thrilled that Marvel called me once again to work on ‘Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ along with Taboo and B. Earl, I hope we can bring our readers a spooky and terrifying Spider tale. After doing ‘Spider-Man Noir’ and also [‘Spine-Tingling Spider-Man’], editor Nick Lowe told me what he wanted me in next and I couldn’t say no to the chance to flex my horror sensibilities once more but this time on a regular printed limited series.” He added he “can’t wait to draw some cool double spreads with all the action and thrills a Spider-Man comic deserves, especially in the year of Peter’s 60th anniversary!”
“Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man” #1 will be released on June 1, with covers by Rahzzah, Peach Momoko, Josemaria Casanovas, and Rafael Albuquerque. To check those out, and for more from the creatives, head to Syfy.
