Spider-Man Noir isn't just the most off-the-wall variant of Spidey going - he's also the best.
Set in Depression-era New York, this version of the wall-crawler (created by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky and Carmine Di Giandomenico), sees Peter Parker fighting a sinister figure known as The Goblin, who presides over the most malicious of New York's mobs.
It's super pulpy with a big dose of noir thrown in for good measure, and though the image of a trenchoat-wearing, gun-toting Spidey might feel like an odd departure at first, there's a reason why the character has already made plenty of appearances in other media, and is gearing up for a key part in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with none other than Nicolas Cage lending his voice to the role.
It's a wonderfully unique version of the character, and one that looks set to stay in the spotlight too. Throw in the fact that that the original mini-series that introduced Noir Spidey was also rather good, and you have as perfect a basis as any to argue that this wall-crawler is as insane, as he is spectacular.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
