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The studio arrived at CCXP with a new Spider-Noir poster, which features a silhouette of Spidey and the classic Noir goggles and hat through the paned glass of a door (via Omelete). The title on the window reads Private Investigator, but it’s the name listed on top that has people surprised, as it says B. Reilly, which stands for Ben Reilly.
Ben Reilly is an infamous character in the Spider-Man mythology, as he debuted during the divisive event known as the Clone Saga. That introduced Ben Reilly as a clone of Peter Parker, who was created by the Jackal. The big twist of the event was that Ben turned out to be the real Peter and not the clone, which threw everything into chaos.
Since then, Reilly has become a recurring character, even after it was revealed that Ben was actually the clone and not the real Peter Parker. He’s been a superhero, a supervillain, and an antihero, and he recently made his return in the current Spider-Man series. Now it appears that Spider-Man Noir will shake things up a bit and have Ben be the central character, though it’s unclear at the moment as to why.
