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. 

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Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ is a low-key, low-stakes buddy comedy 

In 'The Penguin' a C-list villain gets an A-list series

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