Rating: 4/5
This is the second volume in the Spider-Man Noir series. These are set during the early 1930s in the midst of the Great Depression. I liked this better than the first volume. The characters are established in the setting and it feels less like a rehash of earlier works with just a superficial change to the art.
Peter Parker is still Spider-Man here, and other classic characters are present as well. I enjoyed Felicia Hardy as a bootlegging club owner and her portions of the story were fun. Robbie Robertson brings up the question of race and how people are being treated, which segues greatly into the introduction of Doctor Octopus.
The creators make the story feel true to the time period, which is really important for something like this. Showing the hardships that people are facing, the racial animosity, and the rise of the Nazi party grounds the story and gives it authenticity. Sure, there are outlandish elements. That should be expected in a superhero story though. The art and the dialogue support that noir feeling.
This is different from other Spider-Man stories, which is a good thing. Marvel went out on a limb with this series and it worked pretty well.
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