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Spider-Man Noir (2025-2026) #1
Brush up on the coolest Spider-Man before he hits the small screen! Spidey legend ERIK LARSEN puts on his writing hat to reinvent this Spider-Man like he did the original with rising-star artist ANDREA BROCCARDO. It's the 1930s and Peter Parker is a private detective by day, vigilante Spider-Man by night. Things were going well until a certain dame walked into his office to ask Peter to solve the case of her father's murder. The dame's name? GWEN STACY! This case may not only break George Stacy's police department, but Spider-Man himself!
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30 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2025
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About the author
Erik Larsen
962 books75 followersAs a child growing up in Bellingham, Washington and Albion, California, Erik Larsen created seveal comic books featuring versions of a character named 'Dragon.' He eventually published a fanzine, which led to his doing professional work on a comic book called Megaton for creator Gary Carlson. It was here that he introduced the Dragon, a super powered superhero, to the comic-reading masses.
After a multitude of mailings, showing his work, Erik became aquainted with Jim Shooter, who was, at that point, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Erik eventually met Jim at a convention in Chicago and Jim was impressed enough with Erik's work that he consented to co-plot a story with him on the spot. That story was a battle between Marvel Comics characters Hulk & Thor. Although it wasn't actually published until years later, it did impress a variety of Editors enough to get Larsen some more high-profile work in the funnybook field.
Erik jumped around various books in this part of his career. He did an Amazing Spider-Man fill-in story at Marvel, a few issues of DNAgents for Eclipse, and he eventually took over the art chores on DC's Doom Patrol. Soon afterwards, he left DC and moved on to the Punisher for Marvel. Five issues of that book was about as much pain as that poor Minnesota boy could stand. Erik wanted to write and when a Nova serial was given the thumbs up to run in Marvel Comics Presents with Erik as the writer/artist, he gladly left the Punisher. But it was not to be! The powers that be had other plans for Nova and Erik's yarn didn't fit in with the impending New Warriors series. Editor Terry Kavanaugh gave Larsen an Excalibur serial to draw for Marvel Comics Presents while the poor bastard waited for his big break.
When ever-popular artist Todd McFarlane left his artistic duties on Amazing Spider-Man, Larsen was chosen to be his successor. That run was astoundingly well-recieved, and included popular stories like 'The Return of the Sinister Six', 'The Cosmic Spider-Man', and 'The Powerless Spider-Man'. Although he was comfortable with his position as Amazing Spider-Man penciller, he was frustrated drawing other people's stories. Larsen found that his ravenous desire to write had only gotten stronger. He left Amazing Spider-Man, quite pooped.
By this time, the New Warriors was going full tilt and Erik tossed together a proposal for a Nova ongoing series. While he waited for it to get the nod, Todd McFarlane left the new Spider-Man title that he had launched. Erik was called upon once again picked up the torch - and he ran with it. Larsen created a memorable albeit brief run on that title, despite a traumatic event in his personal life - his house burned to the ground, destroying all of his childhood drawings and comic books.
After this period, creator Rob Liefeld invited Larsen to help found a new comic book imprint called 'Image' at Malibu comics, alongside notorious creators Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. Erik's flagship comic book at Image (which soon left Malibu and became the third lagest comic book publisher in the United States) was an updated version of his childhood creation -- 'The Savage Dragon.' Larsen has been succeeding with his ideas ever since, through his creations Freak Force, Star, SuperPatriot and the Deadly Duo as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which he helped revitalize and bring to Image.
As of 2004, Erik Larsen became the Publisher of Image Comics and shows no sign of slowing down.
After a multitude of mailings, showing his work, Erik became aquainted with Jim Shooter, who was, at that point, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Erik eventually met Jim at a convention in Chicago and Jim was impressed enough with Erik's work that he consented to co-plot a story with him on the spot. That story was a battle between Marvel Comics characters Hulk & Thor. Although it wasn't actually published until years later, it did impress a variety of Editors enough to get Larsen some more high-profile work in the funnybook field.
Erik jumped around various books in this part of his career. He did an Amazing Spider-Man fill-in story at Marvel, a few issues of DNAgents for Eclipse, and he eventually took over the art chores on DC's Doom Patrol. Soon afterwards, he left DC and moved on to the Punisher for Marvel. Five issues of that book was about as much pain as that poor Minnesota boy could stand. Erik wanted to write and when a Nova serial was given the thumbs up to run in Marvel Comics Presents with Erik as the writer/artist, he gladly left the Punisher. But it was not to be! The powers that be had other plans for Nova and Erik's yarn didn't fit in with the impending New Warriors series. Editor Terry Kavanaugh gave Larsen an Excalibur serial to draw for Marvel Comics Presents while the poor bastard waited for his big break.
When ever-popular artist Todd McFarlane left his artistic duties on Amazing Spider-Man, Larsen was chosen to be his successor. That run was astoundingly well-recieved, and included popular stories like 'The Return of the Sinister Six', 'The Cosmic Spider-Man', and 'The Powerless Spider-Man'. Although he was comfortable with his position as Amazing Spider-Man penciller, he was frustrated drawing other people's stories. Larsen found that his ravenous desire to write had only gotten stronger. He left Amazing Spider-Man, quite pooped.
By this time, the New Warriors was going full tilt and Erik tossed together a proposal for a Nova ongoing series. While he waited for it to get the nod, Todd McFarlane left the new Spider-Man title that he had launched. Erik was called upon once again picked up the torch - and he ran with it. Larsen created a memorable albeit brief run on that title, despite a traumatic event in his personal life - his house burned to the ground, destroying all of his childhood drawings and comic books.
After this period, creator Rob Liefeld invited Larsen to help found a new comic book imprint called 'Image' at Malibu comics, alongside notorious creators Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. Erik's flagship comic book at Image (which soon left Malibu and became the third lagest comic book publisher in the United States) was an updated version of his childhood creation -- 'The Savage Dragon.' Larsen has been succeeding with his ideas ever since, through his creations Freak Force, Star, SuperPatriot and the Deadly Duo as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which he helped revitalize and bring to Image.
As of 2004, Erik Larsen became the Publisher of Image Comics and shows no sign of slowing down.
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October 3, 2025
THE GWEN STACY AFFAIR
October 2025.
Despite being a bit of a cliche..this #1 was fun.
in this multiverse Peter Parker is a broke private eye...Aunt May knows his secret identity and Gwen Stacey walks into his office hiring him to find out who killed her father.
....and it might have been him!?!?
October 2025.
Despite being a bit of a cliche..this #1 was fun.
in this multiverse Peter Parker is a broke private eye...Aunt May knows his secret identity and Gwen Stacey walks into his office hiring him to find out who killed her father.
....and it might have been him!?!?
October 5, 2025
“those guards lying dead on the ground didn't sign up for this. somebody’s gotta stand up for what's right.”
this was actually really enjoyable! i’ve been kinda meh on spider noir as a character and the idea of a show abt him but im warming up now… also @ the artist for spider man ‘94 THIS is how u draw peter parker
this was actually really enjoyable! i’ve been kinda meh on spider noir as a character and the idea of a show abt him but im warming up now… also @ the artist for spider man ‘94 THIS is how u draw peter parker
October 3, 2025
I am a sucker for detective/noir stories. This checked all the boxes for me. A good blend of action and detective work with good character moments. We also get Gwen Stacy in this one. Very excited for more.
November 16, 2025
9.5/10
Being a crime fighting man with the powers of a spider isn’t all peaches and cream. With all of his recent traveling to other dimensions and times, Peter was late on his rent and lost his digs. His Aunt Mays health took a nose dive and him and Mary Jane broke up. Then the scorpion gang arrived. Aunt May doesn’t like when he uses guns as spiderman, but he’s out numbered and they have guns. Spiderman tries to make it a fist fight but they don’t listen. There are guards dead, someone has to pay for this. He fights the gang while taunting them. He slips over a dead body and is knocked out by a crate over his head. The goons trap him and prepare to kill him but he taunts them more and breaks free. Even though he asked for it to be a fist fight they didn’t listen and he had to shoot a man. He fights off the rest of the crooks of the gang as children watch in awe. He disappears before the cops come so he doesn’t have to answer any of their questions. He goes back to his office where his landlord is waiting. She says she needs the money by Friday for real this time or he’s gone. This puts Peter in quite the predicament. Suddenly, Gwen Stacy walks in. Her father was killed. This could be Peter’s big client. After. Time she opens up. Her dad worked for the police, but said he didnt trust them. She thinks they could have something to do with his death. She pays him meaning Peter can stay. Suddenly, the phone rings, it’s his Aunt Mays checking in. She worries about him as spiderman because of using guns and he could get killed. She tells him to check out the world’s fair. She worries about him. He pays his landlord so he can live in his roach infested death trap. Peter goes to check out the body of George Stacy even though he shouldn’t be allowed in. While checking, the cops kick him out saying it’s a crime scene. He goes back at night as spiderman. The cops show again. The begin chasing after him and shooting. It makes no sense, why is there so much police presence and a vague answer from the examiner? Peter goes to Gwen’s home. They find a vault behind a book shelf. On Sunday, Peter visits Aunt May who continues to pester him about doing things for himself. They talk about the wizard of Oz and how Peter thinks the book is better. He ends up at the world’s fair fighting Fliegende Feldermaus, a Nazi robot bat who stole cash. They are trying to use it to fund the growing German population in the Us. He wants to wipe out inferior races. Peter takes him out and the cash goes everywhere. He turns him into the police. He got $5 out of it so now he can go on a date. He flirts with the waitress who rejects him politely. He ordered food and left. He goes through the papers and realizes Captain Stacy is not who he said he is. He was a member of the scorpion gang, dead at the hands of spiderman.
Incredible start.
Being a crime fighting man with the powers of a spider isn’t all peaches and cream. With all of his recent traveling to other dimensions and times, Peter was late on his rent and lost his digs. His Aunt Mays health took a nose dive and him and Mary Jane broke up. Then the scorpion gang arrived. Aunt May doesn’t like when he uses guns as spiderman, but he’s out numbered and they have guns. Spiderman tries to make it a fist fight but they don’t listen. There are guards dead, someone has to pay for this. He fights the gang while taunting them. He slips over a dead body and is knocked out by a crate over his head. The goons trap him and prepare to kill him but he taunts them more and breaks free. Even though he asked for it to be a fist fight they didn’t listen and he had to shoot a man. He fights off the rest of the crooks of the gang as children watch in awe. He disappears before the cops come so he doesn’t have to answer any of their questions. He goes back to his office where his landlord is waiting. She says she needs the money by Friday for real this time or he’s gone. This puts Peter in quite the predicament. Suddenly, Gwen Stacy walks in. Her father was killed. This could be Peter’s big client. After. Time she opens up. Her dad worked for the police, but said he didnt trust them. She thinks they could have something to do with his death. She pays him meaning Peter can stay. Suddenly, the phone rings, it’s his Aunt Mays checking in. She worries about him as spiderman because of using guns and he could get killed. She tells him to check out the world’s fair. She worries about him. He pays his landlord so he can live in his roach infested death trap. Peter goes to check out the body of George Stacy even though he shouldn’t be allowed in. While checking, the cops kick him out saying it’s a crime scene. He goes back at night as spiderman. The cops show again. The begin chasing after him and shooting. It makes no sense, why is there so much police presence and a vague answer from the examiner? Peter goes to Gwen’s home. They find a vault behind a book shelf. On Sunday, Peter visits Aunt May who continues to pester him about doing things for himself. They talk about the wizard of Oz and how Peter thinks the book is better. He ends up at the world’s fair fighting Fliegende Feldermaus, a Nazi robot bat who stole cash. They are trying to use it to fund the growing German population in the Us. He wants to wipe out inferior races. Peter takes him out and the cash goes everywhere. He turns him into the police. He got $5 out of it so now he can go on a date. He flirts with the waitress who rejects him politely. He ordered food and left. He goes through the papers and realizes Captain Stacy is not who he said he is. He was a member of the scorpion gang, dead at the hands of spiderman.
Incredible start.
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October 6, 2025
4.5/5
this first issue did so much with so little. pacing was amazing, the characters are enjoyable and fun to read. this version of peter is also just so entertaining even if hes a private investigator, he's still a loser like 616 peter. i love it.
this first issue did so much with so little. pacing was amazing, the characters are enjoyable and fun to read. this version of peter is also just so entertaining even if hes a private investigator, he's still a loser like 616 peter. i love it.
October 4, 2025
he's so silly in every universe. this story hooked me immediately, can't wait to read the next issues!
October 6, 2025
oh this gwen design i am so sat she is very gorgeous to me
October 11, 2025
So good.
Spider-Man Noir rocks! So good. A pretty beefy comic too. It was well worth the price. Put down that molasses and pick up this comic! Its a hitter!
Spider-Man Noir rocks! So good. A pretty beefy comic too. It was well worth the price. Put down that molasses and pick up this comic! Its a hitter!
November 29, 2025
I can't not read this in Nic Cages voice. And thats not a bad thing.
December 13, 2025
I just think this is spider-man in the 1930s. It’s not really “noir”.
December 19, 2025
4.75/5
This was a really enjoyable first issue with good pacing and an intriguing story. I'd definitely recommend that anyone interested in potentially picking this one up should go for it.
This was a really enjoyable first issue with good pacing and an intriguing story. I'd definitely recommend that anyone interested in potentially picking this one up should go for it.
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