About this episode
The episode discusses the blend of noir and superheroes in the Spider-Noir series and its origins from the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Does Spider-Noir get its blend of noir and superheroes right? In the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Nicolas Cage gave us a taste of a black and white, film-noir Spider-Man who talked in Dashiell Hammett dialogue. That cameo has spun into a full series that’s streaming on Prime Video. If you like off-the-wall superhero adaptations, check out these episodes: Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ is a low-key, low-stakes buddy comedy In 'The Penguin' a C-list villain gets an A-list series Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour: Letterboxd / Facebook Our weekly newsletter Support Pop Culture Happy Hour+ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Pop Culture Happy Hour
Topics covered
- Spider-Noir
- superhero adaptations
- film noir
- Nicolas Cage
- streaming series
Keywords
- Spider-Noir
- Nicolas Cage
- film noir
- superheroes
- streaming series
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Prime Video
Books & works: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Wonder Man, The Penguin
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