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Didn't see a thread on this, so apologies if there is one, but if you haven't checked this out on Amazon, I recommend it.
Simple 8 episode series, loosely based on the comics and the character from the Animated Spider-Verse films.
You don't need to watch anything going into it, and it wraps up in 8 episodes, so if there's never another season, it has a satisfying ending... But it definitely could be more seasons.
It's a bit slower than most comic book movies/shows , with not a lot of action or even "spidermaning" but it has enough and leans into the noir detective tropes, but it definitely isn't some fantastic noir thing, it just has a lot of that flavor. Can be watched in color or black and white. Both look good. The color is a very fun muted tone 60s technicolor vibe so it works well with the period piece stuff too.
A lot of these shows are either too busy winking and nodding at you, or coming up with ways to redo characters to fit into their world in a way that's annoying... But here everything just works. It all feels like it should be and the other villains and such, while wildly different from their traditional counterparts, still hit the right notes and feel organic to this world that doesn't feel like a gimmick.
Nic Cage does a great job, even if he's a bit Nic Cage-y at times, it works well for the character. And while he's too old for the part if you're casting him purely on the comics, it actually really works here as he has that kinda rugged aged look of a noir lead like Bogart or something. And you can tell he's all in on this and not just doing it to be wacky or get a check.
Anyway, high recommendation.
Simple 8 episode series, loosely based on the comics and the character from the Animated Spider-Verse films.
You don't need to watch anything going into it, and it wraps up in 8 episodes, so if there's never another season, it has a satisfying ending... But it definitely could be more seasons.
It's a bit slower than most comic book movies/shows , with not a lot of action or even "spidermaning" but it has enough and leans into the noir detective tropes, but it definitely isn't some fantastic noir thing, it just has a lot of that flavor. Can be watched in color or black and white. Both look good. The color is a very fun muted tone 60s technicolor vibe so it works well with the period piece stuff too.
A lot of these shows are either too busy winking and nodding at you, or coming up with ways to redo characters to fit into their world in a way that's annoying... But here everything just works. It all feels like it should be and the other villains and such, while wildly different from their traditional counterparts, still hit the right notes and feel organic to this world that doesn't feel like a gimmick.
Nic Cage does a great job, even if he's a bit Nic Cage-y at times, it works well for the character. And while he's too old for the part if you're casting him purely on the comics, it actually really works here as he has that kinda rugged aged look of a noir lead like Bogart or something. And you can tell he's all in on this and not just doing it to be wacky or get a check.
Anyway, high recommendation.
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