October 1 Will Be a Great Day For Spider-Man: Noir Fans

While Spider-Man fans patiently wait for the conclusion of the animated Spider-Verse trilogy with the eventual arrival of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, there are plenty of places where expanded stories from that world are taking shape. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, for example, is hard at work filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. There is a Spider-Man: Noir series in production for Prime Video, which we expect to see in 2026.

But for those who don’t want to wait that long, you merely have to hold off until October 1, which is when Marvel Comics drops issue #1 of the anticipated Spider-Man Noir (2025), a red-hot comic from the creative team of writer Erik Larsen and penciler Andrea Broccardo. Set in the 1930s, this story finds private investigator Peter Parker working an important case brought to him by none other than Gwen Stacy. Gwen asks Peter to solve the murder of her father, which naturally is going to create all sorts of complications.

Ahead of the release of Spider-Man Noir #1, writer Erik Larsen – himself a legend in the realm of Spider-Man storytelling – sat down with CBR to discuss the new book, his creative inspirations for the unique world of this hero, the Noir genre as a whole, and his future projects.

Here’s my exclusive interview with Erik Larsen on behalf of Spider-Man Noir, landing on shelves on October 1.

But first, here’s an exclusive look at the cover for Spider-Man Noir #3, in stores this December!

Erik, I am an enormous fan of this genre of storytelling. I believe that Chinatownmight be the most perfect film ever made. Are you equally a huge fan of noir detective stories? What are some of your all-time favorites, so Spider-Man fans can binge them while they wait for your book?

Editor Nick Lowe contacted me out of the blue. He sent an email titled “Odd Pitch” where he said, "I’m building a new SPIDER-MAN NOIR mini-series and was trying to think of someone who’d have an interesting take. Your name popped into my head!” So, it really came from him. He went on to say, "The original SPIDER-MAN NOIR was very serious and played Peter super close to the main universe Spider-Man. There wasn’t much Noir-y about him. The movies play him way more comically. I’d love to bridge that gap here a bit.”

So, that’s what set the wheels in motion.

It wasn’t me contacting the editor saying, “I love NOIR! Let me write SPIDER-MAN NOIR!” It came from an editor seeing something in what I do and thinking that I would be a good fit on this book.

Now, I do love these old movies—especially the pre-code stuff. But I don’t think you need to binge-watch anything in order to get into the mood of reading SPIDER-MAN NOIR. There’s no homework required. You don’t even need to have read previous SPIDER-MAN NOIR stories. Just strap in and hold on.