Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus Vol. 1

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He drops threads throughout the series to keep things interesting: a convoluted love...uh, hexagon, I guess? Villains that recall but largely don't even mirror Peter's (from a casually cannibalistic Vulture to a differently-deranged Venom) or simply don't at all like Venture and Risque. I know there was a fair deal of disappointment over Miguel taking the seat as CEO of Alchemax, but with the way things were turning out in the book, if Peter David had been allowed to keep going at it, we might've seen a deepening realization in Miguel that this was never going to work, even with him having good intentions. But I understand the ending was rushed (and not written by PAD!), so all those potential ideas for a continuation of this specific book are just theories. Overall, Spider-Man 2099 is very much worth a read. I never know if I'll like something I don't know much about, but similar to The Question I read last year for DC, sometimes a unknown helps when reading something like this for the first time and loving 80% of it.

There is a 5 part cross over around the first third of the book that does go on way too long and drag down the overall enjoyment for me. It's basically "Thor" rebirth or so they say and Spidy, X-Men, Dr. Doom and more have to team up to stop the mighty Thor. It's kind of silly, dumb, and the issues outside of Spidy and Doom are pretty horrible if I'm being honest. This one was a little rough to get through. I always wanted to read the 2099 comics as a kid, and I can say for a fact that if you like regular Peter Parker/Spiderman, then Miguel O'Hara will make a very good substitute. He's no Peter, but he's still trying to make the best of his situation as a newfound hero. He doesn't exactly do a lot of crimefighting in this volume, the thing with any origin story is the hero is usually discovering their powers and trying their best to keep others from finding out about said powers. O'hara always seems to have a quip or retort ready at hand, which does sound peter-ish thoI'd say the first 25 issues are the most solid. Afterwards it's a bit of a mixed bag, though not terrible. Just not as interesting. I understand there was plenty of drama behind the scenes (as per usual with comic books) so it makes sense why earlier plot points were super randomly brought up again at the very end, without any warning. I’ve been a fan of Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099 since the Shattered Dimensions video game. Years later I read his original series from the 90s and loved it. Even now on a reread in 2023, David’s writing holds up very well. This omnibus collects all 46 issues of the original run of Spider-Man 2099 plus a few extra stories from the wider world of the Marvel 2099-verse.

Peter David is smart on giving Miguel his first arc of dealing with basically a non-stop chase against him to eventually meeting up with a future version of The Vulture who Miguel finds out eats people. So Spidy and him go at each other while the city goes wild, leaving only one victor, and one dead. This sets the tone, and overall feel to Spider-Man in such a marvelous way that I can't help but give tons of credit to. Miguel is a more lethal, if you have to die you have to die, type hero that I absolutely love and makes sense in this darker and morally gray world they all live in. COLLECTING:Demon Wars: The Iron Samurai (2022) 1, Demon Wars: Shield of Justice (2022) 1, Demon Wars: TBD A (2023) 1, Demon Wars: TBD B (2023) 1 Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Omnibus– October 24, 2023

Miguel is not drawn to heroism in response to tragic consequences from self-centered action, but he's definitely drawn to self-centeredness. It's refreshing and stable as a book, though most other writers clearly haven't got a handle on the character or world from the issues written by others, and the last two issues, post-firing of editor Joey Cavalieri (that also led to Peter's resignation in solidarity) are abysmal, losing the character and even the plot of the preceding issues. I suspect that's in part due to limited notes (they seem like they had a high-level view of PAD's last issue, but through a pretty bad game of telephone) but they're a pretty sour note to end on, with the closing events of #44 lost and completely replaced. While today there’s a multiverse of new iterations and remixes of the Spider-Man character, Miguel O’Hara was one of the first, if not THE first, reimagining of Spider-Man to become popular in the mainstream. The character marks an important milestone in Marvel Comics history. I’d argue Spider-Man 2099 helped pave the way for later characters such as Mayday Parker/Spider-Girl, Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Superior Spider-Man, etc. I'm a big Spidey fan and will try to stay objective, but the thrill of reading this full series cannot be overstated for me. As mentioned in the other review at the time of writing this, there are unresolved threads (bummer) due to, likely, a lot of the Spidey titles winding down and with reboots and all. I also think the crossover Fall of the Hammer was an interesting idea but filled with too much fluff- I would just read the 2 Spider-Man 2099 issues next time I read this and not miss anything. Journey into the imagination of Stormbreaker Peach Momoko as she takes her version of the Marvel Universe to the next level! Welcome to another dimension — one filled with wondrous creatures: sentient samurai armor, a winged individual in a falcon mask, a mysterious panther person and a red, snakelike monster with a deadly appetite. When Mariko Yashida finds herself in the middle of a war between these creatures, will she be forced to choose a side? As Iron Samurai clashes with Shield of Justice, this war is anything but civil — and their cataclysmic clash could devastate two worlds! The entire O'Hara family (and Tyler, lmao) is interesting and messed up in their own ways. That's great! At least for a story and me, the reader. Not so much for Miguel. Quite a few superheroes had abusive upbringings, but I feel like it's more developed here when you have Conchata taking out her own anger and disappointment (at herself, at Tyler, at George) on Miguel, thus giving us layers of trauma and abuse.