Spider-Man to Have New Five-Part Comic Book Series by J.J. Abrams and Son
According to a New York Times report, J.J. Abrams is partnering up with his son Henry to create a five-part comic book series for Marvel Entertainment about Spider-Man.
The limited series will be drawn by Sara Pichelli and colored by Dave Stewart, and is expected to debut this September. Stewart has worked with DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and Image Comics.
The series will center around a new villain named Cadaverous but the plot details remain unavailable.
Famed director Abrams said to the Times that “the story shows Peter Parker in a way you haven’t seen him before.”
“Spider-Man is one of those superheroes where the more you read about him, for me at least, the less I understand him,” Abram’s 20-year old son Henry told the Times. “He’s so anti-everything that you’d expect from a hero. I think Stan Lee said something about putting the human in superhuman. That is what we’re trying to do.”
Abrams is known for the recent “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” franchises.
It’s also been reported that Abrams is close to signing a $500 million deal with AT&T’s WarnerMedia.