Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005)

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Status

Ongoing

Author

Peter David

Artist

Mike Wieringo, Roger Cruz, Todd Nauck

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Genres

Action Drama Psychological Sci-Fi Superhero Supernatural

Characters

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Summary

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) is an essential ongoing Marvel Comics title launched during one of the most turbulent, transformative eras in modern Spider-Man history. Created by fan-favorite writer Peter David and artist Mike Wieringo, the 24-issue run ran parallel to J. Michael Straczynski's The Amazing Spider-Man, exploring intimate, ground-level character dynamics alongside massive, status-quo-shattering Marvel crossover events.

The series launches straight into the monumental 12-part crossover storyline "The Other: Evolve or Die". Diagnosed with a fatal degenerative illness, Peter Parker faces his impending mortality while enduring brutal physical trials against the relentless psychic-vampiric predator Morlun. After suffering an apparent death, Peter undergoes a spiritual and biological rebirth inside a mystical cocoon, emerging with evolved arachnid abilities—including night vision, enhanced spider-sense, and lethal wrist stingers.

As the run progresses into Marvel’s Civil War, Peter deals with the dangerous personal fallout of unmasking on live television and aligning with Tony Stark’s pro-registration forces. Later, in the gritty aftermath of the war and the bleak "Back in Black" era, the title tackles Aunt May's critical shooting, deep explorations of Peter's high school substitute teaching career, time-travel alternate futures involving Spider-Man 2211, and the tragic, mind-bending return of the Hobgoblin.