4.5/5 shared walls. Best enjoyed with: Noise-canceling earbuds, a glass of wine, and the knowledge that you can always move.
Jab Comics My Neighbor 4 is available now in print, digital, and as an immersive audio-described edition on the Jab+ platform.
In the sprawling, ever-expanding universe of Jab Comics , where superheroes clash on grimy street corners and anti-heroes brood in rain-soaked alleyways, one title has quietly become the flagship for a different kind of power struggle:
Now on its fourth installment, My Neighbor 4 isn't about saving the world. It’s about surviving the apartment next door. And in doing so, it has become Jab Comics’ most unexpected commentary on modern lifestyle and entertainment.
For lifestyle readers, it’s a guilty pleasure. For entertainment seekers, it’s a slow-burn comedy of errors. And for anyone who has ever heard a bowling ball drop at 1 AM, it’s a documentary.
Returning protagonist Aria, a work-from-home graphic designer with anxiety and a love for sourdough starters, faces her most formidable antagonist yet: the new neighbor, Dex. Dex is a retired e-sports champion turned ASMR livestreamer. He records beatboxing tutorials at 2 AM. He composts in the hallway. He believes “shared walls are a myth.”
For fans of the Jab Comics app (which now syncs haptic feedback to panel turns), reading My Neighbor 4 with headphones on is a revelation. The “silent issue” (Chapter 3, where Aria and Dex communicate entirely via notes slipped under the door and facial expressions through the peephole) has already gone viral on social media as a “masterclass in tension.”