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Spider-Man Noir (2025-2026) #2
THE COLD CASE GETS HOT! The investigation into the death of George Stacy heats up, and Peter figures out the murderer's identity! Gwen Stacy isn't going to like it! But in the meantime, meet the newest Spider-Man Noir rogue - HARD BOIL!
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Published November 12, 2025
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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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November 16, 2025
THE GWEN STACEY AFFAIR PART II
November 2025
The central mystery is still unfolding...what was Capt. George Stacey really up to..
Spidey takes on some Pro American Nazi's.
and has a moment with MJ.
November 2025
The central mystery is still unfolding...what was Capt. George Stacey really up to..
Spidey takes on some Pro American Nazi's.
and has a moment with MJ.
November 18, 2025
9/10
Peter recalls a few days ago meeting Gwen Stacy at a time when he really needed cash as he was short on rent. He found out her father was in the scorpion gang and he was the one who killed him. The scorpion gang was making off gems when Stacy was going to shoot him, so he had to shoot first. The hardboil gang and scorpion gang are fighting and spiderman is intervening. He said he’s going to stop them all and let the cops decide. He’s worried about saving the innocent people in the crossfire. He’s begins taking out the goons. He begins shooting them with his webs and taunting them. Suddenly, he’s being shot at as he climbs up the building but at least they aren’t shooting at civilians on the ground. Spiderman begins fighting Hardboil. He continues to take out the goons. He comes face to face with hardboil and calls him shoeless Joe jackass. He gets hit hard and ends up on a roof. Surrounded by a bunch of neighborhood boys who give him his hat back and tell him all the bad guys were rounded up except hardboil. They found a gem that the scorpion gang came looking for after but the kids were gone, spiderman thanks them and goes away. He meets with Gwen to tell her that her father was likely not the man he always told her he was. He wants to give her the whole picture but tells her there might have been extenuating circumstances. They also find another safe. At the black cat club, Peter runs into a bully from 5th grade named Arnie. Arnie tells him he should come to the Nazi pro American rally to keep foreigners out. At his office, Peter and Mary Jane talk about the Stacy case. She tells him she sees he’s likes this girl and should stop giving her the run around about who her father was and what happened. He said he’s going to continue to try to hide it. Spiderman goes to the Nazi rally and sees many people against it which makes him happy. At the rally, a Jewish man storms the stage and is attacked, this is his cue. He goes in and takes out the Nazi leader leaving him in a web. He says it’s not helping their case attacking spiderman because the people love him. He leaves him tied up and heads home. He finds Gwen there who says she isn’t there about the case or her father but she’s scared to sleep alone and asks Peter to come with. He does.
Awesome continuation can’t wait for more
Peter recalls a few days ago meeting Gwen Stacy at a time when he really needed cash as he was short on rent. He found out her father was in the scorpion gang and he was the one who killed him. The scorpion gang was making off gems when Stacy was going to shoot him, so he had to shoot first. The hardboil gang and scorpion gang are fighting and spiderman is intervening. He said he’s going to stop them all and let the cops decide. He’s worried about saving the innocent people in the crossfire. He’s begins taking out the goons. He begins shooting them with his webs and taunting them. Suddenly, he’s being shot at as he climbs up the building but at least they aren’t shooting at civilians on the ground. Spiderman begins fighting Hardboil. He continues to take out the goons. He comes face to face with hardboil and calls him shoeless Joe jackass. He gets hit hard and ends up on a roof. Surrounded by a bunch of neighborhood boys who give him his hat back and tell him all the bad guys were rounded up except hardboil. They found a gem that the scorpion gang came looking for after but the kids were gone, spiderman thanks them and goes away. He meets with Gwen to tell her that her father was likely not the man he always told her he was. He wants to give her the whole picture but tells her there might have been extenuating circumstances. They also find another safe. At the black cat club, Peter runs into a bully from 5th grade named Arnie. Arnie tells him he should come to the Nazi pro American rally to keep foreigners out. At his office, Peter and Mary Jane talk about the Stacy case. She tells him she sees he’s likes this girl and should stop giving her the run around about who her father was and what happened. He said he’s going to continue to try to hide it. Spiderman goes to the Nazi rally and sees many people against it which makes him happy. At the rally, a Jewish man storms the stage and is attacked, this is his cue. He goes in and takes out the Nazi leader leaving him in a web. He says it’s not helping their case attacking spiderman because the people love him. He leaves him tied up and heads home. He finds Gwen there who says she isn’t there about the case or her father but she’s scared to sleep alone and asks Peter to come with. He does.
Awesome continuation can’t wait for more
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November 16, 2025
This issue of Spider-Man Noir was very enjoyable to read.
So far I am enjoying the artwork and storyline. The writer
is doing a great job with the development of each character.
Even though the story seems to be out in the open
there still a lot of mystery surrounding this issue
and the next.
So far I am enjoying the artwork and storyline. The writer
is doing a great job with the development of each character.
Even though the story seems to be out in the open
there still a lot of mystery surrounding this issue
and the next.
November 22, 2025
This is really nailing the noir side of things. I have always enjoyed that theme and this book is scratching that itch. The dialogue feels good and the art is nice. I am waiting for the twists and turns to come. We get Spidey beating up Nazis and a MJ cameo. Good stuff all around. Can't wait for the next issue.
November 19, 2025
I love when Nazis get punched in the face
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November 21, 2025
Really good
Really good series. I am hooked on the mystery so far. Spider-Man gels perfect with the noir style of story. Great art as well. A well made comic.
Really good series. I am hooked on the mystery so far. Spider-Man gels perfect with the noir style of story. Great art as well. A well made comic.
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