Spider-Man Noir

A moody, black-and-white reimagining of the Spider-Man mythos, this 2009 one-shot from Marvel plunges Peter Parker into the gritty, corrupt world of 1930s New York. Written by David Hine and Fabrice Sapolsky with stark, expressionistic art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, the series strips the hero down to a trench coat and fedora, pitting him against a shadowy cabal of gangsters and fascists. It matters as a bold, era-specific take that helped expand the "Noir" corner of the Marvel Universe, proving the character could thrive outside his classic setting.