However, this time around, the character has the secret identity of Ben Reilly rather than Peter Parker, and the Spider-Noir producers explained the reasons why they went with this change. Actually, that’s not the only name change this series is delivering, as it was revealed by Esquire that Ben Reilly’s masked persona will instead be The Spider, the same moniker of an unrelated pulp fiction character. Given the time period and how Ben Reilly has seen things that have clearly impacted his mental health, I wonder if he was not only a World War I veteran, but also changed his identity from Peter Parker to Ben during or shortly after the war.
Author: Adam Holmes
Published at: 2026-02-10 21:38:26
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