X-Men Noir
Marvel · 2009 · 4 issues
About the series
In Marvel's X-Men Noir (2009–present), writer Fred Van Lente and artist Dennis Calero reimagine the mutant team as gritty 1930s-era crime figures, blending noir aesthetics with superhero archetypes. This four-issue series recasts familiar characters like Beast, Cyclops, and Iceman as private eyes, gangsters, and detectives navigating a shadowy, corruption-ridden world. It stands as a bold, stylish alternate-universe take that explores the X-Men mythos through the lens of hardboiled pulp fiction.