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Published July 21, 2020

Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas and Benjamin Jackendoff Introduce a New Werewolf By Night

Prep for a return of the classic character coming this October!

Announced previously in an exclusive interview with Comicbook.com, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas will be co-writing a new Marvel comic series now arriving in October alongside Benjamin Jackendoff!

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 cover by Mike McKone
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 cover by Mike McKone

The pair previously worked together on a story for MARVEL COMICS #1000 that focused on Red Wolf and will now be teaming up with acclaimed comic artist Scott Eaton on WEREWOLF BY NIGHT. The series will introduce a brand-new Werewolf by Night character to the Marvel Universe in a story set in Arizona. The new Werewolf by Night will be a young man named Jake who will be dealing with the effects of a family curse while trying to protect his people. The events of the story will also be driven by the outcome of OUTLAWED.

“We're going through a Native lens because of my Native American heritage,” Taboo told Comicbook.com. “I always liked storytelling from a native perspective. Although I was born in the city of Los Angeles, recently I've been really connected to the Indian country or to native communities to be able to be a service and help native youth, inspire them, especially when it comes to health and wellness, and arts and music. So we built our partnership knowing that when we create, we create through a native lens…"

“I think Werewolf by Night is such an interesting character, a cool character. His mythology is really dope, and it was such an exciting opportunity to be able to revamp a new mythology and tie it into Native American storytelling,” Jackendoff added. “That's really what got us excited because they were like, ‘All right, cool. We can take the Werewolf by Night brand and stay true to the genre of it all, the creatures, the monsters, the big stuff, all that, but tie it into Native American storytelling, into a Native American background and palette, but still make it a fun adventure story about a kid.’"

For the full interview, visit Comicbook.com! WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 hits stands at your local comic shop in October!

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