Spider Noir Episode 1 surprised me. Ben Reilly is broken, bitter, self mocking, and barely holding himself together, but the show does not treat that as the destruction of a hero. It treats him as a man.

Is this the right way to tell a darker Spider Man story?

What did you think of Spider Noir Episode 1? Is Ben Reilly a broken hero done right, or are you tired of washed up superhero stories?

Spider Noir playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGY09CpphKTDhT9wqoALL9oyPiA4VHSBT

Dive Deeper with my Case Notes: https://mjmunoz.com/2026/06/03/spider-noir-1/