Comics Spider-Man Noir

[Nathan]

Read the first 2 issues, great stuff. Looking forward to issue 3.

 

[Greg]

What a great issue, things are getting darn spicy! Felicia Hardy helps Peter by giving him files that previously belonged to Ulrich and warns him not to go to the Bugle as they're not to be trusted. Angry at Ben's betrayal, he gets a talk from aunt May about how Ben did right by Pete after he refuses to go to Ben's funeral. After Pete changes his mind, his spider sense warns him against J Jonah after JJ asks Peter if Ben trusted Pete with some old files. Peter denies it and Jonah leaves. Peter realizes now that the Bugle aren't the good guys. In the files are all the spots that Osborn has seedy dealings with which Peter as Spider-Man goes to shut them down. Osborn wonders about Spider-Man and how he knows all these spots. Ox mentions to Osborn that he noticed Peter meeting up with Felicia.

Spider-Man starts making the news as he's being trashed by the Bugle as a thief who steals from both the poor and rich. He goes to confront Jonah only to find him shot up and dies while cops come rushing in, indicating to Spider-Man that this was all a setup. Peter escapes after getting shot in the arm and goes to do some research on Osborn's crew and finds out that Kraven has a half-brother named the Chameleon, a master of disguise. Peter goes to investigate further and finds Jonah's dead body and touches his face, only for it to get disfigured.

Meanwhile, the real Jonah is locked up by Osborn, Felicia is kidnapped and brought to Osborn, and Vulture attacks Aunt May.

Wonderful issue. Loved every minute of it. The story is getting more and more intense with great twists and turns each issue. I can't believe this is only a 4 issue mini.

 

[SpideyZERO]

Must have a sequel! Must have!!!

This issue was not as good as the first 2, but amazing nonetheless. The red stuffs around Peter's head is really the spider-sense, sweet. With Spider-Man ruining the operations, Norman Osborn is not pleased at all, and set up a final confrontation with Spider-Man. 2 ways cliffhanger. Can't wait to see how it resolves!

 

[squeekness]

This series does seem to be going along better than the X-men one IMO. I don't see why they wouldn't have another round of this one at least.

 

[Greg]

Previews for the final issue.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=2224&disp=table

 

[Duskbyday]

Previews for the final issue.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=2224&disp=table

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! Love the cover

 

[Greg]

No prob! Yeah, I'm loving that cover. Both of them, actually. Man, this may be a very action packed finale. Who knows. I just know it's gonna be awesome. But damn... final issue.

 

[Greg]

Issue 4, dammit! Final issue!

But yeah, I enjoyed it, although I don't think as much as the previous 3 issues. The reveals were all good and I loved the scene with Vulture, May, and Spider-Man. Also loved the fights with Goblin's crew, but something just seemed really awkward. I somehow feel that the whole thing ended a bit too neatly, everything tied up perfectly with a bow. And something about the Goblin revelation seemed really weird to me. Maybe it's just me. But overall, it was a well written issue. This whole run was just damn fun reading. Amazing all around. And the reveal about Black Cat having killed the Chameleon cleared up a confusion I sorta had from last issue.

Art was great! Although I got a little confused with some of the action scenes here and there but they just required a good long look until it was established what was going on. I think the hectic-ness of the battles worked as I'm pretty sure it'd be as brutal and fast as it was being shown. And man, Pete goes all out, knocking out teeth, etc. I like this Peter. I like that you can have a light-hearted Pete in the 616 and a down and dirty Pete here. The scene where he killed Vulture for sure was damn intense and I loved being in his head while he tried to justify his actions to May both verbally and mentally. That was probably my favorite scene in the book, Kraven being knocked into the spiders being second. I also really loved how Giandomenico drew Pete's movements. I forgot what the technique is called, but when you see his outlines moving through the panels to indicate fast movements. Those are awesome. Also loved the panels with his spider-sense. He didn't need to acknowledge it was tingling. You just saw it and you got the drift that it was in use. Great stuff.

Fantastic run, can't wait for it to be released in trade and I can't wait to read it in one awesome sitting.

And nice, a little open ended with possibly Octopus making an appearance for a sequel. I can also see Hine writing a very twisted Hydroman water boarding someone. Make it happen!

 

[SpideyZERO]

Issue 4 was great. Actions and actions throughout the issue, I really like this brutal Spider-Man, and I still really love the Spider-sense effect. I was rather underwhelmed by the revelation that Norman Osborn is actually an ugly freak and the rather weird ending. But overall, this issue was amazing. An amazing end for an amazing system

Now here's hoping for a Dr. Octopus sequel!

 

[SpideyZERO]

Sequel to the smash hit Noir series announced.

Readers of the critically acclaimed Spider-man Noir series from Marvel comics earlier this year will be pleased to find a sequel was today announced.

Whilst details of the creative team were kept a secret, the cover for the series has leaked onto the net and readers can expect to see more revealed in the upcoming months.

The cover for the first issue of Spider-man Noir: Eyes without a face

http://www.theouthousers.com/content/view/4258/600/

I'm very excited for this as I am a big fan of the first series. Here's hoping the original team will be back!

 

[Ion Kenshin]

Sweet!

 

[Donald Thomas]

Sequel to the smash hit Noir series announced.

Readers of the critically acclaimed Spider-man Noir series from Marvel comics earlier this year will be pleased to find a sequel was today announced.

Whilst details of the creative team were kept a secret, the cover for the series has leaked onto the net and readers can expect to see more revealed in the upcoming months.

The cover for the first issue of Spider-man Noir: Eyes without a face

http://www.theouthousers.com/content/view/4258/600/

I'm very excited for this as I am a big fan of the first series. Here's hoping the original team will be back!

Aloha,
Agreed.I thought the first series was very creative and kept your attention throughout.
Spidey rules

 

[imdaly]

"Eyes Without a Face" = Chameleon?

 

[Spidey_62]

I knew a sequel was in the planning; I had no idea it's this close around the corner. I enjoyed the first series a lot.

 

[SpideyZERO]

"Eyes Without a Face" = Chameleon?

Spoiler

The Chameleon is dead though. Isn't the end of first series teasing on Doc Ock? Maybe he goes insane from his atlantic adventures and goes around kidnapping women for experiments to fix his wife's face/daughter's face t:

 

[Spidey_62]

Here's the final cover and the solicit.

SPIDER-MAN NOIR:
EYES WITHOUT A FACE #1 (of 4)
Written by DAVID HINE &
FABRICE SAPOLSKY
Art by
CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
Peter Parker has a lot to be hopeful about. The Spider-Man is the beloved town hero; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is in the White House; the spiraling economy is on its first steps toward recovery; and with Norman Osborn out of the picture, organized crime in New York has lost its major player. But all is not well in 1934 America…dark forces are at play in the world, and a power vacuum in New York crime is quickly – and violently – being filled! Now Spider-Man must contend with a vicious new breed of killers, criminals, and maniacal death-dealers, reimagined from some of the greatest and deadliest foes of the Spider-Man!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

It's the exact same creative team doing the book, cool.

 

[SpideyZERO]

Solicitation for issue 2



SPIDER-MAN NOIR: EYES WITHOUT A FACE #2 (of 4)
Written by DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY
Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant Cover byDENNIS CALERO
Spider-Man has just met one of his deadliest foes. But does he even know it yet? In the crossroads of 1934 America, organized crime cuts a bloody swath through the streets, while political movements like the American Nazi Party promise a vision of a safer world ahead. And with the promise of science to improve Americans' lives, Peter Parker is blinded to the evil of his new role model. Will Spider-Man wise up in time and fight?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

This looks great. I dig Spidey's look with the hat. Who's the baddie on the cover? Is that the Big Man or the Master Planner or someone one? And the woman on the cover?

 

[Venom 1988]

I seem to recall there being a Doc Ock reference in at the end of the first mini. Something to the effect of Octavious and a group of scientist were going on an expedition to search for Atlantis. Maybe he might be involved somehow in this mini.

 

[Ugfugly]

I am so pissed i missed the final issue of the first mini. The frikkin store ran out.

 

[Spidey_62]

Interview with art from #1.

I see Sandman! Any ideas on who the boss in the black mask is? The interview gives me the impression it's the Big Man.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

^^ Awesome interview/preview! Can't wait.

The art still kicks butt.

 

[Venom 1988]

I'm thinking that is supposed to be The Big Man as well

 

[Spidermanfan]

why can't doc ock be the crime boss?! He WAS spidey's arch enemy until green goblin killed gwen!!

 

[Greg]

http://www.theouthousers.com/content/view/5530/144/

So let us move onto your next Big 2 book, this time to sequel of fan-favorite Spider-Man Noir. Can you tell us about this?

David: The new series takes place a few months after the death of the Green Goblin and someone is trying to take over as the new Kingpin of New York - no it's not THE Kingpin. In fact it's a re-working of a villain who featured in one of the earliest Spider-Man comics from the Lee/Ditko era. He turns out to be even more brutal that Norman Osborn and there are some gruesome crime scenes for Carmine Di Giandomenico to work his magic on.

[Besides Sandman] we’re keeping our villains under wraps for the moment. There are three major villains in this series and we also have Felicia returning as well as Robbie Robertson. Robbie is a contemporary of Peter Parker’s so he’s a teenager in this series. He’s working as a journalist for The Negro World and investigating the rise of Nazi organizations in America in the years leading up to the Second World War. In the first series we examined the politics of the Depression, concentrating on the socialist movement. This time we see the other side of the coin with the growth of Nazism among German immigrants with organizations like The Bund and The Friends of New Germany, both of which drew support from traditional racist organizations like the Ku Klux Klan, who were losing popular support during the Depression.

Greg: In the first series, we were introduced to a much different Parker. He was a lot darker and in one scene didn't hesitate to actually kill one of his enemies until Aunt May tore him a new one for doing so. Will we be seeing more of this darker Spider-Man or is he still learning to follow his upbringings?

David: The whole tone of the new series is, if anything, darker than the first. Spidey can be quite brutal sometimes and there is one scene where he really does behave like a true pulp anti-hero. We got Carmine to draw Spider-Man with a Shadow-style hat to go with the long coat. With the aviator goggles under the hat, he really looks cool and menacing. He busts up an illegal drug and prostitution den and at one point grabs a tommy-gun to make his point. But after Aunt May yelled at him for killing the Vulture he is attempting to refrain from killing anyone. It remains to be seen if he'll stick to that. He does undergo some serious provocation in this series. Some truly horrible things happen to people he loves.

Greg: I've a feeling you're going to advance Felicia and Peter's relationship. Am I right? Will we be meeting another femme fetale?

David: Yes, their relationship has developed in the months since the first series ended. It's problematic though because while Peter is a young and fairly innocent guy with a very firm set of moral principles, while Felicia runs a club selling illegal hooch to a clientele that includes mobsters and bent politicians. She has had a lot of affairs with some dodgy characters including a strongly hinted-at relationship with Norman Osborn. This is not the kind of girl you take home to Mom (or Aunt May).

We'll see another of the traditional girlfriends in this series too, one that Aunt May would be a lot happier to see on Peter's arm but Felicia is the real femme fatale here.

Greg: Now what is it about Spidey Noir that you enjoy writing? It's not a particularly usual David Hine book although there are some touches here and there that has some of your trade-marks.

David: I like the history. The research is something I enjoy and often throws up plot ideas. And I'm a big fan of old black-and-white gangster movies so all those Noir and Pulp elements are appealing. I do have a soft spot for Spider-Man who was my favorite Marvel character when I first discovered American comics. It's really cool to be able to mess with the character, put him into a plain clothes version of his costume, make him darker. When Sandman first appeared he was already one tough bastard but the Comics Code didn't allow him to do much more than punch people really hard. It's fun being able to let him really give vent to his sadistic impulses. This is the kind of hard bitten characters and violence that were the trademarks of the pulp magazines of the 1930's.

 

[Spidey_62]

Nice Q/A, had a few interesting tidbits.

Comic Book Resources just posted a preview of the first issue. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=3929

Looks like the one new crime boss in town is the Crime-Master. Can't believe I didn't think of that one.