Spider-Man Noir - Softcover

Hine, David; Sapolsky, Fabrice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785129235 ISBN 13: 9780785129233

Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, 2009

Synopsis

Set in a corrupt 1933 New York City beset by economic depression, corrupt politicians, and crooked cops, follows the young Peter Parker as a mystical spider gives him a life-changing bite and the power to create change.

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*Starred Review* Superheroes in re-imagined worlds don’t necessarily have a proud tradition. For every smashing success (Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns, 1986; Mark Waid’s Kingdom Come, 1996), there are many silly, commercially driven failures. Hine, who has been in the business since 1980 with popular characters such as the X-Men and the Teen Titans, and his collaborator, Sapolsky, score a resounding success here. The first of Marvel’s new Noir line, which places familiar heroes into pulp-inspired 1930s narratives, throws young Peter Parker into a world of gangster-run streets and crusading newspapermen, as the young man steps into the role of a fearsome vigilante in the tradition of the Shadow. Even as the story spins familiar characters and motivations in a slightly different direction and melds the pulp sensibility with an accurate and detailed historical depiction, Di Giandomenico’s art displays a fluid depth and is drenched in shadow, creating an atmosphere entirely appropriate to noir. Along with a surprising complexity in supporting characters like Aunt May and Ben Urich (here a heroin addict) comes a moral shading that will offer older readers something to chew on, though rest assured that the heroic themes of integrity, courage, redemption, and idealism come through loud and clear. Features fun, illuminating bonus materials, too. Grades 10-12. --Jesse Karp

Edition details

• Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0785129235
• ISBN 13: 9780785129233
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96