History ComicBook / MarvelNoir

** In ''Iron Man Noir'', it turns out in this universe [[Characters/CaptainAmericaCentralRoguesGallery Baron Zemo]] is [[spoiler:Tony's father Howard Stark]]. Now, mainstream comics [[spoiler:Howard]] isn't the [[ParentalNeglect nicest guy]] to begin with, but he certainly isn't an agent of Hydra. There's also Madame Masque, who is a TragicVillain in the mainstream comics thanks to her scarred face and emotional abuse from [[DaddysLittleVillain her father Count Nefaria]], but in ''Iron Man Noir'' she lacks that FreudianExcuse and is just a cruel BitchInSheepsClothing before even getting disfigured.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Iron Man Noir'' is this compared to the rest of the comics in the ''ComicBook/MarvelNoir'' universe. While ''Spider-Man Noir'', ''X-Men Noir'', ''Daredevil Noir'', ''Luke Cage Noir'' and ''Wolverine Noir'' deal out loads of AdaptationalVillainy to characters, have ThouShallNotKill characters use guns and kill people and generally have the DarkerAndEdgier-ness dialed UpToEleven; ''Iron Man Noir'' in comparison is considerably more lighthearted being tonally closer to ''Film/TheRocketeer''. Instead of being stuck in the WretchedHive that is New York like other ''Noir'' universe comics, ''Iron Man Noir'' has globe trotting adventures filled with much more optimism, though this makes the comic [[NeverTrustATitle more]] [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] than FilmNoir. It's especially lampshaded when Baron Strucker is [[HopeCrusher deriding]] a [[DamselInDistress captured Pepper]] for clinging to the hope that Tony will save her, saying while holding the skull of Thor that "[[TemptingFate they don't live in a world of Marvels]]" and no knight in shining armor is coming to save her - just as [[InstantlyProvenWrong Tony and Rhodey fly into the Nazi castle]] in PoweredArmour [[BigDamnHeroes to rescue Pepper]].

* LighterAndSofter: ''ComicBook/IronManNoir'' by Creator/ScottSnyder is this compared to the rest of the comics in the ''ComicBook/MarvelNoir'' universe. While ''Spider-Man Noir'', ''X-Men Noir'', ''Daredevil Noir'', ''Luke Cage Noir'' and ''Wolverine Noir'' deal out loads of AdaptationalVillainy to characters, have ThouShallNotKill characters use guns and kill people and generally have the DarkerAndEdgier-ness dialed UpToEleven; ''Iron Man Noir'' in comparison is considerably more lighthearted being tonally closer to ''Film/TheRocketeer''. Instead of being stuck in the WretchedHive that is New York like other ''Noir'' universe comics, ''Iron Man Noir'' has globe trotting adventures filled with much more optimism, though this makes the comic [[NeverTrustATitle more]] [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] than FilmNoir. It's especially lampshaded when Baron Strucker is [[HopeCrusher deriding]] a [[DamselInDistress captured Pepper]] for clinging to the hope that Tony will save her, saying while holding the skull of Thor that "[[TemptingFate they don't live in a world of Marvels]]" and no knight in shining armor is coming to save her - just as [[InstantlyProvenWrong Tony and Rhodey fly into the Nazi castle]] in PoweredArmour [[BigDamnHeroes to rescue Pepper]].

* RaceLift: The Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} villain Lady Bullseye is depicted as Caucasian in ''Daredevil Noir'''s ComicBook/MarvelNoir universe. She's Japanese in the mainstream universe.

* FilmNoir: The entire setting. Changes to Wolverine, for example, include his signature claws actually being handheld Japanese weapons. Naturally, there's a different version of Logan on the X-Men. In normal Marvel continuity, such street-level heroes as Daredevil, ComicBook/MoonKnight, and the Punisher have all had runs or story arcs that followed many noir conventions.

''Marvel Noir'' (Earth-90214) is an 2009/2010 Creator/MarvelComics alternative continuity combining elements of film noir and pulp fiction with the Marvel Universe. The central premise of the mini-series replaces superpowers with driven, noir-flavored characterization. The reality of ''Marvel Noir'' is Earth-90214.

''Marvel Noir'' is an 2009/2010 Creator/MarvelComics alternative continuity combining elements of film noir and pulp fiction with the Marvel Universe. The central premise of the mini-series replaces superpowers with driven, noir-flavored characterization. The reality of ''Marvel Noir'' is Earth-90214.