In April 2017, following the conclusion of the Spider-Man storyline "", which saw the return of Ben Reilly, Marvel premiered the monthly series "", with David as writer. David explained to Syfy Wire that when Marvel offered him the job, he was initially ambivalent, as Ben Reilly had never been his favorite incarnation of Spider-Man, and given Reilly's recent emergence as the villainous Jackal. However, David gave further consideration to the fact that a book whose main character had a skewed, villainous worldview was not something Marvel had historically done much of, and decided that the premise presented itself with opportunities that intrigued him enough to accept the job. His other Spider-Man work during this decades included 2019 five-issue miniseries "Symbiote Spider-Man", which holds a 7.5 out of 10 rating at the review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, and the 2020 follow-up miniseries "Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality", which holds a 7.6 rating at Comic Book Roundup.