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Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus
Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus, Vol. 1
Peter David’s futuristic epic, collected in full! The year 2099 is full of menace, but none so insidious as the corrupt corporations that run the world! Miguel O’Hara, his DNA rewritten in an attempt to escape his employer Alchemax, has gained amazing powers — and become the brand new Spider-Man! But as Miguel battles injustice in both high and low society, menaces new and familiar come calling: Venture, the Specialist, the Vulture, the mysterious Thanatos and more! The possible return of the Asgardian gods unites Miguel with 2099’s other heroes — but who is the Net Prophet? How will Spider-Man react when Doctor Doom conquers America? And what is Miguel’s connection to Venom 2099?
COLLECTING: Spider-Man 2099 (1992) 1-46, Ravage 2099 (1992) 15, X-Men 2099 (1993) 5, Doom 2099 (1993) 14, Punisher 2099 (1993) 13, Spider-Man 2099 Annual (1994) 1, Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man (1995) 1, Spider-Man 2099 Special (1995) 1
COLLECTING: Spider-Man 2099 (1992) 1-46, Ravage 2099 (1992) 15, X-Men 2099 (1993) 5, Doom 2099 (1993) 14, Punisher 2099 (1993) 13, Spider-Man 2099 Annual (1994) 1, Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man (1995) 1, Spider-Man 2099 Special (1995) 1
1384 pages, Hardcover
First published May 23, 2023
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Peter David
3,568 books1,365 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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June 5, 2023
As you can probably tell with my individual volume ratings that I really enjoyed 80% of Spider-Man 2099.
Prior to this reading I'll be honest, my Miguel knowledge was very limited. I knew him from basically the video game edge of time, and then here or there has guest appearance in other comics. This was the first time I got to sit down and invest in the character and I'm very glad I did.
See Miguel is not your typical Spider-Man hero. He's a smart mouth, kind of assholeish main lead, who is also a genius. And when he's poisoned by his boss that makes believe he gave him a drug he'll get hooked on forever, he decides to do something drastic like inject something inside him that'll fix that. But when a jealous co-worker wants revenge he instead injects Miguel with the project they've been working on to give similar powers as Spider-Man. But this project has killed multiple men prior and Miguel would be the next to die.
But he didn't. Instead he morphed into a man with razor sharp nails and teeth, almost vampire like. Far scarier than most Spider-Man characters. Miguel had no interest being a hero but thanks to the company he worked for, he couldn't let them do all their shady shit. So he decided to break them down from the outside, while at the same time dealing with villains, and try to help the downtown levels of New York where the poor and broken lived.
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.
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.
Luckily we pull back out and get multiple good arcs and one shots after. Interesting enough we start to dig into Miguel's childhood at the end of each issue giving us usually a 6-7 page special. It helps build up Miguel's backstory while also helping us understand character introduced later.
On top of that the side cast is really wonderful. From Miguel's soon to be wife Dana, to Xena, to his brother, everyone gets to shine in new and exciting ways each arc. Probably one of my favorite side cast his Miguel's mother, who's both crazy, and super fun. Easily one of the best parts of the books for me and she effects the overall plot in major ways.
As we tackle this huge book we do start to build up more and more plot lines and twist. And a lot of the twist are effective. A lot of the deaths actually hit home. I will say the introduction of Venom was well done, and while the reveal obvious, was a nice strong arc. We then introduce Green Goblin and while not as strong twist, I felt like we were building up to something major that could really effect the cast.
But sadly it feels like Peter David got short notice that 2099 would be ending because while few plot points wrap up there's like 5 or 6 that didn't. Left open ended. And sadly after this, there's not much more 2099 till later 2000's and from what I understand that's Miguel stuck in the present time, not the 2099 time period.
But plotlines left unanswered and a pretty meh crossover can't stop the overall amazing character work that Peter David put in Miguel. On top of that the art is freaking fantastic, the first 25 or so issues being done by Rick Leonardi, and other artist later come on board to also help build this fantastic future like world that somehow works so well in a cyberpunk like setting.
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.
A 4 out of 5.
Prior to this reading I'll be honest, my Miguel knowledge was very limited. I knew him from basically the video game edge of time, and then here or there has guest appearance in other comics. This was the first time I got to sit down and invest in the character and I'm very glad I did.
See Miguel is not your typical Spider-Man hero. He's a smart mouth, kind of assholeish main lead, who is also a genius. And when he's poisoned by his boss that makes believe he gave him a drug he'll get hooked on forever, he decides to do something drastic like inject something inside him that'll fix that. But when a jealous co-worker wants revenge he instead injects Miguel with the project they've been working on to give similar powers as Spider-Man. But this project has killed multiple men prior and Miguel would be the next to die.
But he didn't. Instead he morphed into a man with razor sharp nails and teeth, almost vampire like. Far scarier than most Spider-Man characters. Miguel had no interest being a hero but thanks to the company he worked for, he couldn't let them do all their shady shit. So he decided to break them down from the outside, while at the same time dealing with villains, and try to help the downtown levels of New York where the poor and broken lived.
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.
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.
Luckily we pull back out and get multiple good arcs and one shots after. Interesting enough we start to dig into Miguel's childhood at the end of each issue giving us usually a 6-7 page special. It helps build up Miguel's backstory while also helping us understand character introduced later.
On top of that the side cast is really wonderful. From Miguel's soon to be wife Dana, to Xena, to his brother, everyone gets to shine in new and exciting ways each arc. Probably one of my favorite side cast his Miguel's mother, who's both crazy, and super fun. Easily one of the best parts of the books for me and she effects the overall plot in major ways.
As we tackle this huge book we do start to build up more and more plot lines and twist. And a lot of the twist are effective. A lot of the deaths actually hit home. I will say the introduction of Venom was well done, and while the reveal obvious, was a nice strong arc. We then introduce Green Goblin and while not as strong twist, I felt like we were building up to something major that could really effect the cast.
But sadly it feels like Peter David got short notice that 2099 would be ending because while few plot points wrap up there's like 5 or 6 that didn't. Left open ended. And sadly after this, there's not much more 2099 till later 2000's and from what I understand that's Miguel stuck in the present time, not the 2099 time period.
But plotlines left unanswered and a pretty meh crossover can't stop the overall amazing character work that Peter David put in Miguel. On top of that the art is freaking fantastic, the first 25 or so issues being done by Rick Leonardi, and other artist later come on board to also help build this fantastic future like world that somehow works so well in a cyberpunk like setting.
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.
A 4 out of 5.
July 17, 2025
My Rating:
6/10 - Liked it more than I didn't, but still an "average" reading experience for me. Weak 3 stars.
I feel a little bad with this one because I wanted to read it with the news of Peter David's passing and I heard so many great things about this, but I just wasn't a big fan.
I do want to talk about some spoilers, so I'll just leave that for the very bottom with a warning for anyone who reads this.
I think what Peter David did for Miguel O'Hara was really great. Throughout this entire read, Miguel is the star of the show and captivating to follow. He's extremely different from Peter Parker, but still captures the essence of a hero in his unique way. There's a lot of great exploration and world-building in this omnibus and it's a treat when Rick Leonardi is working on the run. The first 10 issues of this run had me really hooked and issue 10 had some fantastic depth to it.
That said, I think it drops the ball after issue 10 to varying degrees. I just could NOT get into some of the important supporting cast. His brother, Gabriel, is annoying from the beginning and all he does is complain about the same issue every time we see him. Miguel's fiancé, Dana, is one of the worst female characters I've ever read. From the very beginning, she is unlikeable and for a lady that's supposed to be seen extremely intelligent, she lacks common sense and just feels like someone who bandwagons. Tyler Stone is the main antagonist and, to the run's credit, he is very interesting and truly feels like an evil person that you want stopped. But somewhere down the line, he gets less and less attention and just exists in the book. Miguel's mother, Lyla, and Xina are probably the best group of supporting characters Miguel has, but they just don't get enough attention, in my opinion. There were some really good villains in the later half, but they just dissappear after an arc and just feels wasted. I felt that after issue 10, each story was just filler and every now and then we'd get a story that mattered. While Leonardi leaving the book was a big hit, I felt like issue 30 is when it finally gets back on track, but of course the book gets cut short due to the line being canceled. I think Peter David did a good enough job trying to wrap up some loose ends, but it wasn't enough. And then we end with 1 okay issue and 1 GOD AWFUL issue to end the entire omnibus. I won't even talk about the terrible romance in this section of my rambling.
While there are some great moments here and there, I just don't believe I'll revisit this.
*SPOILERS*
I'm sorry, but WHAT is wrong with Peter David and writing these WEIRD romance stories in this book? Dana starts off dating Gabriel, then randomly kisses him for NO REASON while engaged to Miguel, then dates Miguel's father and somehow they are in love? Truly disgusting. There's also a lot of weird cuck type of moments that I just was not into. The romance in this book is truly terrible. Xina was a nice character, but even her romance with Miguel is essentially Miguel going back to his ex while still technically engaged. There are good moments of redemption throughout the book, but many do not feel earned, especially Dana's. I think killing off/running off the majority of Miguel's cast by the end of the book was also TERRIBLE. I understand the line was ending, but this was handled horribly.
6/10 - Liked it more than I didn't, but still an "average" reading experience for me. Weak 3 stars.
I feel a little bad with this one because I wanted to read it with the news of Peter David's passing and I heard so many great things about this, but I just wasn't a big fan.
I do want to talk about some spoilers, so I'll just leave that for the very bottom with a warning for anyone who reads this.
I think what Peter David did for Miguel O'Hara was really great. Throughout this entire read, Miguel is the star of the show and captivating to follow. He's extremely different from Peter Parker, but still captures the essence of a hero in his unique way. There's a lot of great exploration and world-building in this omnibus and it's a treat when Rick Leonardi is working on the run. The first 10 issues of this run had me really hooked and issue 10 had some fantastic depth to it.
That said, I think it drops the ball after issue 10 to varying degrees. I just could NOT get into some of the important supporting cast. His brother, Gabriel, is annoying from the beginning and all he does is complain about the same issue every time we see him. Miguel's fiancé, Dana, is one of the worst female characters I've ever read. From the very beginning, she is unlikeable and for a lady that's supposed to be seen extremely intelligent, she lacks common sense and just feels like someone who bandwagons. Tyler Stone is the main antagonist and, to the run's credit, he is very interesting and truly feels like an evil person that you want stopped. But somewhere down the line, he gets less and less attention and just exists in the book. Miguel's mother, Lyla, and Xina are probably the best group of supporting characters Miguel has, but they just don't get enough attention, in my opinion. There were some really good villains in the later half, but they just dissappear after an arc and just feels wasted. I felt that after issue 10, each story was just filler and every now and then we'd get a story that mattered. While Leonardi leaving the book was a big hit, I felt like issue 30 is when it finally gets back on track, but of course the book gets cut short due to the line being canceled. I think Peter David did a good enough job trying to wrap up some loose ends, but it wasn't enough. And then we end with 1 okay issue and 1 GOD AWFUL issue to end the entire omnibus. I won't even talk about the terrible romance in this section of my rambling.
While there are some great moments here and there, I just don't believe I'll revisit this.
*SPOILERS*
I'm sorry, but WHAT is wrong with Peter David and writing these WEIRD romance stories in this book? Dana starts off dating Gabriel, then randomly kisses him for NO REASON while engaged to Miguel, then dates Miguel's father and somehow they are in love? Truly disgusting. There's also a lot of weird cuck type of moments that I just was not into. The romance in this book is truly terrible. Xina was a nice character, but even her romance with Miguel is essentially Miguel going back to his ex while still technically engaged. There are good moments of redemption throughout the book, but many do not feel earned, especially Dana's. I think killing off/running off the majority of Miguel's cast by the end of the book was also TERRIBLE. I understand the line was ending, but this was handled horribly.
July 27, 2024
Prvih 25 brojeva je cisto uzivanje u saradnji Pitera Dejvida, jednog od najvecih scenarista americkog superherojskog stripa EVER i Rika Leonardija/Ala Vilijamsona koji su crtali strip. I bas obozavam taj Leonardi (olovka)/Vilijamson (tus) kombo. Kasnije se stvari malo pokvare i dodju do kraja sa zbrzanim ukidanjem serijala, ali i dalje ovaj omnibus ima mnogo toga lepog za ljubitelje 90s superherojstine.
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September 22, 2025ngl i didnt really finish this or anything bc i was never reading the full omnibus in the first place, but im not really using my marvel unlimited subscription enough to keep it so imma pause for now lol.
really enjoyed the issues i did read though!! would love to get some physical copies.
really enjoyed the issues i did read though!! would love to get some physical copies.
February 7, 2024
Peter David is a solid writer and consistent issue after issue, but that doesn't stop this from losing it's way after a few years and shortly after computer color starts to show up. David never seemed to quite get the cyberpunk setting of 2099 the way John Francis Moore did and is more interested in telling straightforward superhero stories in a different setting. He ditches the cyberpunk elements almost completely in favor of postapocalyptic scifi in the later issues (which the rest of the 2099 titles also did for the most part). Leonardi draws a great spiderman, and always has a few great pages per issue, but a lot of his work here looks rushed. I love the 2099 titles, and I like Miguel O Hara and love the suit. Though this is the most popular 2099 book it's not one of the best and is one of the most vanilla. It's still quite good for a 90's comic, and I feel sad at the lost opportunity. Even though David wrote all the issues, he was content to ditch many of the storylines he started and story promises he made. This may be evidence that Cavalieri might have been carrying the vision which was lost when he left as editor.
July 23, 2025
Unfortunately the messiest omni I’ve read so far that I enjoyed more than I didn’t. If I were to talk about every aspect of that enjoyment/un-enjoyment, this review would be too long so here’s the cliff notes:
Miguel is a strong main character with a fleshed out personality and a bookend character arc at the end of Peter David’s final issue. However, half of his supporting cast, a majority of the villian’s, some of the arcs, and some of the artwork past Leonardi’s departure truly fail to live up to Miguel in that same strong way he is written. And that really, really sucks. But he still carried the story, and there was never a moment where I didn’t want to see him on the page.
I don’t dislike this omni, but I feel like it deserves three separate ratings so that’s what I’m going to give it.
The whole book with every story: 6/10
Issues #1-46 including young Miguel and no side stories: 6.5/10
Issues up to Peter David’s departure including young Miguel and no side stories: 7.25/10
There was no real ending, and that’s a shame. If there was ever a run to be “remade” in the same way video games are- to bring them up to their full potential (cutting out the mid parts and focusing on what made it good), then this would be a top contender for that remake in my opinion.
Miguel is a strong main character with a fleshed out personality and a bookend character arc at the end of Peter David’s final issue. However, half of his supporting cast, a majority of the villian’s, some of the arcs, and some of the artwork past Leonardi’s departure truly fail to live up to Miguel in that same strong way he is written. And that really, really sucks. But he still carried the story, and there was never a moment where I didn’t want to see him on the page.
I don’t dislike this omni, but I feel like it deserves three separate ratings so that’s what I’m going to give it.
The whole book with every story: 6/10
Issues #1-46 including young Miguel and no side stories: 6.5/10
Issues up to Peter David’s departure including young Miguel and no side stories: 7.25/10
There was no real ending, and that’s a shame. If there was ever a run to be “remade” in the same way video games are- to bring them up to their full potential (cutting out the mid parts and focusing on what made it good), then this would be a top contender for that remake in my opinion.
March 23, 2024
Boy. The 90s were a WILD ride.
Cybernetic Spider Man & Venom 2099 were some of the craziest things in a while.
Cybernetic Spider Man & Venom 2099 were some of the craziest things in a while.
July 9, 2025
Things fall off HARD when Leonardi leaves the book.
June 12, 2023
As ever, Peter David reliably writes a unique character with pathos and humanity. For most of 44 issues, Miguel O'Hara's trials and tribulations are in his hands and remain engaging and interesting: and notably un-Peter Parker-like.
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.
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.
Fortunately, Peter's the one who got to come back to him about a decade ago, with similar effects. I'll need to re-read those to figure out what (if anything) happened with these awful #45 and #46 stories that I hope were just buried.
Shame to read this on the heels of Spider-Verse's inevitable replacement of Miguel's character for almost all public consciousness, alas.
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.
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.
Fortunately, Peter's the one who got to come back to him about a decade ago, with similar effects. I'll need to re-read those to figure out what (if anything) happened with these awful #45 and #46 stories that I hope were just buried.
Shame to read this on the heels of Spider-Verse's inevitable replacement of Miguel's character for almost all public consciousness, alas.
February 7, 2025
I've always been a fan of Spider-Man. It was the first comic series I ever remember picking up and reading from some mail subscription my dad purchased for me when I was little. The first movie I ever remember seeing in theaters was the 2002 Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire. All of this is to say that this isn't my first introduction to the series, but it is to Miguel O'hara the 2099 Spider-Man of the future. Honestly it was probably the Spider-Verse comic that I read way back in 2015 that I first learned of this character and then my interest grew peaked when he starred in "Across the Spiderverse", but there's something endearing enough about him that made me want to pick this series up and begin reading it.
Miguel O'hara was just a regular genius working for Alchemax (basically the Stark industries of the future). One day he discovers what's truly going on behind the scenes and goes straight to his boss, Tyler Stone, to quit. Stone doesn't accept this and injects him with a supposedly strongly addictive drug that only he can supply to Miguel if he continues to work there. To attempt to remove this addictive substance from himself he performs an experiment that ends up going wrong and transforms him into Spider-Man, but with a few twists to make him a little different from our own.
Reading something like this is always a big undertaking. Firstly, comics during this time tend to drift their stories over to other series. So along with Spider-Man 2099 being released monthly, there was also X-Men 2099, Doom 2099, Punisher 2099 and quite a few others. The main story that takes place in the beginning of this series doesn't conclude in the Spider-Man 2099 comic line, along with the ultimate conclusion of the comics. I don't love that this happened because now it's nearly impossible to connect these stories what with everything being over 30 years old at this point. I get the idea of one book collecting the entire character arc, but there should be something that includes one full arc of stories start to finish regardless of the title characters.
Okay, I promise that my rant on that subject is over. I fully understand why comics 30 years ago were designed this way it's just frustrating now wanting to read everything only to discover most of it's not available on the Kindle with little hope that they may come in time, such as Punisher and Hulk.
The overall story for the omnibus is solid. I feel like Miguel really does grow as a character over time and there are somethings that happen that I was actually shocked at. I always forget that comics from this era were brutal and nobody is truly safe. Miguel himself grew on me, I don't know that I loved him as a character entirely in the beginning because he was smug and arrogant, but he was willing and able to change and that really had to do with the people around him who made him a better man.
The best addition to the story was Xian, his ex-girlfriend. Once she got introduced the stakes went from 0 to 100 almost immediately. I liked that we learned of his past as a child and how although he was a genius he always ran from confrontation rather than faced it head-on. Xian was the person that changed him for the better and honestly it seems once he lost her in his adult life he went right back to being the person he was. There's a lot of nice interweaving story-telling here and I don't know if that's how they were released, but I liked that the Omnibus would reflect on moments from his past that lead him to make the decisions he does in the present.
Honestly, the greatest aspect of this story is that the hero age as we know it in Miguel's past is a lost history. Nobody knows what truly happened in the past and it seems like one day the heroes all just vanished without a trace. There are now worshipers of Thor around the city claiming that he will return and rein in a new age of heroes and really it's such a cool concept to me. Once Spider-Man appears these protests ramp up and then along with some heroes the super villains begin to start appearing around the city.
The villains were sort of a hit and miss for me. Vulture 2099 was almost like a throw-away story, but I did like how they played the return of Thor and his followers (who may or may not have been as good as they once were). We had some familiar faces among them all, the best of them hands down being Venom's return and Goblin 2099. I like the idea that Venom had just been hiding out somewhere in New York waiting for another poor soul to merge with and even that had an interesting twist to it that connected it directly to Miguel himself. Green Goblin was always one of Spider-Man's greatest adversary's and they did a very good job of making sure that Goblin 2099 was the same for Miguel.
Regardless of anything, this is a very excellent series. Each time I picked it up to read it was that much harder for me to put down. I had to know what would happen next and I like that the main story in this Omnibus was intermingled with the one-off's that came out around the same time. I loved that Peter Parker got to meet Miguel and that story was done so perfectly. This is a must read for any Marvel fan.
Miguel O'hara was just a regular genius working for Alchemax (basically the Stark industries of the future). One day he discovers what's truly going on behind the scenes and goes straight to his boss, Tyler Stone, to quit. Stone doesn't accept this and injects him with a supposedly strongly addictive drug that only he can supply to Miguel if he continues to work there. To attempt to remove this addictive substance from himself he performs an experiment that ends up going wrong and transforms him into Spider-Man, but with a few twists to make him a little different from our own.
Reading something like this is always a big undertaking. Firstly, comics during this time tend to drift their stories over to other series. So along with Spider-Man 2099 being released monthly, there was also X-Men 2099, Doom 2099, Punisher 2099 and quite a few others. The main story that takes place in the beginning of this series doesn't conclude in the Spider-Man 2099 comic line, along with the ultimate conclusion of the comics. I don't love that this happened because now it's nearly impossible to connect these stories what with everything being over 30 years old at this point. I get the idea of one book collecting the entire character arc, but there should be something that includes one full arc of stories start to finish regardless of the title characters.
Okay, I promise that my rant on that subject is over. I fully understand why comics 30 years ago were designed this way it's just frustrating now wanting to read everything only to discover most of it's not available on the Kindle with little hope that they may come in time, such as Punisher and Hulk.
The overall story for the omnibus is solid. I feel like Miguel really does grow as a character over time and there are somethings that happen that I was actually shocked at. I always forget that comics from this era were brutal and nobody is truly safe. Miguel himself grew on me, I don't know that I loved him as a character entirely in the beginning because he was smug and arrogant, but he was willing and able to change and that really had to do with the people around him who made him a better man.
The best addition to the story was Xian, his ex-girlfriend. Once she got introduced the stakes went from 0 to 100 almost immediately. I liked that we learned of his past as a child and how although he was a genius he always ran from confrontation rather than faced it head-on. Xian was the person that changed him for the better and honestly it seems once he lost her in his adult life he went right back to being the person he was. There's a lot of nice interweaving story-telling here and I don't know if that's how they were released, but I liked that the Omnibus would reflect on moments from his past that lead him to make the decisions he does in the present.
Honestly, the greatest aspect of this story is that the hero age as we know it in Miguel's past is a lost history. Nobody knows what truly happened in the past and it seems like one day the heroes all just vanished without a trace. There are now worshipers of Thor around the city claiming that he will return and rein in a new age of heroes and really it's such a cool concept to me. Once Spider-Man appears these protests ramp up and then along with some heroes the super villains begin to start appearing around the city.
The villains were sort of a hit and miss for me. Vulture 2099 was almost like a throw-away story, but I did like how they played the return of Thor and his followers (who may or may not have been as good as they once were). We had some familiar faces among them all, the best of them hands down being Venom's return and Goblin 2099. I like the idea that Venom had just been hiding out somewhere in New York waiting for another poor soul to merge with and even that had an interesting twist to it that connected it directly to Miguel himself. Green Goblin was always one of Spider-Man's greatest adversary's and they did a very good job of making sure that Goblin 2099 was the same for Miguel.
Regardless of anything, this is a very excellent series. Each time I picked it up to read it was that much harder for me to put down. I had to know what would happen next and I like that the main story in this Omnibus was intermingled with the one-off's that came out around the same time. I loved that Peter Parker got to meet Miguel and that story was done so perfectly. This is a must read for any Marvel fan.
September 30, 2023
Couple of things:
* I'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.
*Miguel's a fun character. Desperately needs therapy. I was surprised how many times he contemplates suicide. That's some real dark stuff there, but it's not presented in an angsty manner, but reflecting the inner workings of a man who is at his wit's end and can barely hold on.
*I really liked all the Alchemax politics and the dynamic between Miguel and Tyler Stone.
*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.
*Xina Kwan>a random woman appearing in the background of a fight scene>a wet dream>Dana D'Angelo. Miggy should've never gotten with this bore of a woman. Hell, what did Tyler see in her?
*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.
*Also, what a bleak ending.
*I've read a bit of the other Spider-Man 2099 stories, but those are just not as good. My ideal would be to come back to basics and pick a divergent point from the 1st volume and take it from there. Or What If's that incorporate his actual side cast and family.
4.5/5 for the first half, second is more in the 3.5 range. Still enjoyed it a lot.
* I'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.
*Miguel's a fun character. Desperately needs therapy. I was surprised how many times he contemplates suicide. That's some real dark stuff there, but it's not presented in an angsty manner, but reflecting the inner workings of a man who is at his wit's end and can barely hold on.
*I really liked all the Alchemax politics and the dynamic between Miguel and Tyler Stone.
*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.
*Xina Kwan>a random woman appearing in the background of a fight scene>a wet dream>Dana D'Angelo. Miggy should've never gotten with this bore of a woman. Hell, what did Tyler see in her?
*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.
*Also, what a bleak ending.
*I've read a bit of the other Spider-Man 2099 stories, but those are just not as good. My ideal would be to come back to basics and pick a divergent point from the 1st volume and take it from there. Or What If's that incorporate his actual side cast and family.
4.5/5 for the first half, second is more in the 3.5 range. Still enjoyed it a lot.
May 26, 2024
Mantendré hasta la fecha que Miguel es la mejor variante arácnida hasta la fecha y que únicamente Mayday es la única que ha logrado igualarlo.
Miguel no tendrá una historia escrita por JMD o Tom Defalco como Ben y Mayday respectivamente, pero su camino a convertirse en Spider-Man es lo que más distinto al de cualquier otra variante. Hablamos de alguien cuyo viaje consiste en un arrogante bocón convirtiéndose en la mejor versión de sí mismo, usando la máscara y su alterego como un conductor a algo mejor (No como gran parte de los cómics actuales y cierta película de mierda). Sumado a lo que decía , a diferencia de Mayday, Miguel puede presumir un gran y muy carismático cast de personajes; todos siempre aportan humor, apoyo, un elemento a la trama o una historia peculiar dónde exploramos las dinámicas de cada personaje. Además de que hablamos de un mundo cuyos personajes siempre aportan algo para que la serie no se sienta pesada, o tediosa, o alargada, siempre está pasando algo que mantiene fresca la situación.
Si bien, muchos de sus arcos son un "están bien" a excelentes, por lo menos la trilogía de Thanatos, "The Fall of The Hammer" y su final abrupto y desconectado de los eventos que la historia venía contando es por el cuál no le puedo poner cinco estrellas. Si bien uno diría que es exagerado, en una serie de 46 números, puede llegar a perjudicar, pero compensa eso con un gran trabajo con su protagonista, remarcando su cambio de ideología y puntos de vista tras ver la otra cara de la moneda que jamás notó en su vida.
Spider-Man 2099 #10: Mother's Day, es fácilmente el mejor número de la serie; engloba todo lo que la serie tomará eventualmente, y es equivalente perfecto a lo que fue el AF #15: El personaje aprende una lección que lo marcara, para bien o para mal, para siempre. Pero destacando que la manera en la que se llega, es bastante destacable y diferente a la de Peter.
Spider-Man 2099 es una serie que debería tener más amor por la comunidad, porque el viaje que toma con su protagonista, más elementos como la crítica a la religión extremista reflejada en los Thoristas o el mundo en tragedia buscando aferrarse a algo, hace que esta serie merezca más amor del que se le da
Y tristemente es su único run bueno
Miguel no tendrá una historia escrita por JMD o Tom Defalco como Ben y Mayday respectivamente, pero su camino a convertirse en Spider-Man es lo que más distinto al de cualquier otra variante. Hablamos de alguien cuyo viaje consiste en un arrogante bocón convirtiéndose en la mejor versión de sí mismo, usando la máscara y su alterego como un conductor a algo mejor (No como gran parte de los cómics actuales y cierta película de mierda). Sumado a lo que decía , a diferencia de Mayday, Miguel puede presumir un gran y muy carismático cast de personajes; todos siempre aportan humor, apoyo, un elemento a la trama o una historia peculiar dónde exploramos las dinámicas de cada personaje. Además de que hablamos de un mundo cuyos personajes siempre aportan algo para que la serie no se sienta pesada, o tediosa, o alargada, siempre está pasando algo que mantiene fresca la situación.
Si bien, muchos de sus arcos son un "están bien" a excelentes, por lo menos la trilogía de Thanatos, "The Fall of The Hammer" y su final abrupto y desconectado de los eventos que la historia venía contando es por el cuál no le puedo poner cinco estrellas. Si bien uno diría que es exagerado, en una serie de 46 números, puede llegar a perjudicar, pero compensa eso con un gran trabajo con su protagonista, remarcando su cambio de ideología y puntos de vista tras ver la otra cara de la moneda que jamás notó en su vida.
Spider-Man 2099 #10: Mother's Day, es fácilmente el mejor número de la serie; engloba todo lo que la serie tomará eventualmente, y es equivalente perfecto a lo que fue el AF #15: El personaje aprende una lección que lo marcara, para bien o para mal, para siempre. Pero destacando que la manera en la que se llega, es bastante destacable y diferente a la de Peter.
Spider-Man 2099 es una serie que debería tener más amor por la comunidad, porque el viaje que toma con su protagonista, más elementos como la crítica a la religión extremista reflejada en los Thoristas o el mundo en tragedia buscando aferrarse a algo, hace que esta serie merezca más amor del que se le da
Y tristemente es su único run bueno
June 9, 2023
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.
So why 5 stars still? The character work and world building is brilliant. Peter David didn't just make a copy of Peter Parker and put him in 2099; instead, he makes a new character with his own personality, quirks, ego (yes, ego!), and problems, and the origin of becoming Spider-Man is extremely different and unsettling what gets him there, to be honest! But David then spends the arcs (outside the crossover) developing relationships and building emotional attachment while still feeling related to a Spider-Man classic feel in a sense. Rick Leonardi does the art for the first sizable chunk, but we then see others like Joe St. Pierre and Andrew Wildman do most of the heavy lifting toward the end.
I absolutely cannot wait to read the other modern series in Omnibus vol 2, which I have been putting off until after I finished the classic series. Shock, I loved it!
So why 5 stars still? The character work and world building is brilliant. Peter David didn't just make a copy of Peter Parker and put him in 2099; instead, he makes a new character with his own personality, quirks, ego (yes, ego!), and problems, and the origin of becoming Spider-Man is extremely different and unsettling what gets him there, to be honest! But David then spends the arcs (outside the crossover) developing relationships and building emotional attachment while still feeling related to a Spider-Man classic feel in a sense. Rick Leonardi does the art for the first sizable chunk, but we then see others like Joe St. Pierre and Andrew Wildman do most of the heavy lifting toward the end.
I absolutely cannot wait to read the other modern series in Omnibus vol 2, which I have been putting off until after I finished the classic series. Shock, I loved it!
June 25, 2023
If you’re a Spider-Man fan or a Peter David fan, this omnibus is a must buy.
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.
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.
At the time of writing this review, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is still in theaters, and has introduced a new generation to Miguel’s character for the first time. Marvel knew this was a good moment to release this collection. Highly recommend.
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.
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.
At the time of writing this review, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is still in theaters, and has introduced a new generation to Miguel’s character for the first time. Marvel knew this was a good moment to release this collection. Highly recommend.
July 9, 2023
The first 25 issues of this are just perfection. An ode to the growing cyberpunk genre and its most well known stories, from Tron to Bladerunner and the Cyberpunk 2020 game. Rick Leonardi also has an art style to die for.
Unfortunately, the story and art quality begin to fall apart as the story continues, it loses its spark and originality which drew me to it in a desperate attempt to drum up further drama to keep the story going. The death of Dina, Tyler Stone just never dying, Gabi’s reveal, and the sheer introduction of Xina and ensuing love triangle make this feel more like any other comic book and less like its own entity.
Regardless, still recommends for a wonderful Spider-man variant and stellar first half of a run.
Unfortunately, the story and art quality begin to fall apart as the story continues, it loses its spark and originality which drew me to it in a desperate attempt to drum up further drama to keep the story going. The death of Dina, Tyler Stone just never dying, Gabi’s reveal, and the sheer introduction of Xina and ensuing love triangle make this feel more like any other comic book and less like its own entity.
Regardless, still recommends for a wonderful Spider-man variant and stellar first half of a run.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 17, 2025
A fun ride with fairly good character work throughout, but is held back by haphazard plotting and an abrupt cancellation.
The series begins with an energetic, engaging opening arc for Miguel's origins as Spider-Man. The 2099 line-wide crossover goes on for too long, but the arcs immediately following it are full of engaging personal drama and character conflict, with things coming to a head in the Venom storyline. The final 6 or 7 issues set up a mystery that is given a resolution that I did not find particularly satisfying since there is very little time given to the reveal which is then swallowed up by other events.
The art is consistently engaging, though when the book switches to computer colour, it does lose some of its flair, with the look of the book becoming much flatter.
The series begins with an energetic, engaging opening arc for Miguel's origins as Spider-Man. The 2099 line-wide crossover goes on for too long, but the arcs immediately following it are full of engaging personal drama and character conflict, with things coming to a head in the Venom storyline. The final 6 or 7 issues set up a mystery that is given a resolution that I did not find particularly satisfying since there is very little time given to the reveal which is then swallowed up by other events.
The art is consistently engaging, though when the book switches to computer colour, it does lose some of its flair, with the look of the book becoming much flatter.
June 17, 2023
I really liked Marvel's 2099 imprint back in the 1990s. The 2099 titles are very accessible, because the continuity is self-contained and readers get to experience the characters' beginnings. Spider-Man 2099 stood out with Peter David as writer and Rick Leonardi as artist. The combination of super-heroes and cyberpunk works well. Miguel O'Hara is flawed character that undergoes his own unique suffering and hardships to become a better person through his time as Spider-Man. Unfortunately, Peter David left the series before the last two issues were written and things go off the rails. The sheer quality of Peter David's writing is so stellar, I can overlook issues 45 & 46.
October 14, 2023
Absolutely brilliant for the first 25 issues, and then diminishing returns afterwards which was mostly due to some truly awful artwork from those poor fools who had to follow in Rick Leonardi's footsteps.
Peter David stepped down for the last two issues (I didn't understand why at the time, but it turned out that he and other writers had resigned in solidarity when Joey Cavalieri, the editor of the 2099 line was fired) and those issues were just nonsense, where previously set-up plots went off in dumb directions, a bunch of supporting characters were killed off and just ugh, no.
Fucking Marvel eh?
Peter David stepped down for the last two issues (I didn't understand why at the time, but it turned out that he and other writers had resigned in solidarity when Joey Cavalieri, the editor of the 2099 line was fired) and those issues were just nonsense, where previously set-up plots went off in dumb directions, a bunch of supporting characters were killed off and just ugh, no.
Fucking Marvel eh?
July 8, 2023
The world of Spider-Man 2099 is a very interesting one. A dystopian future with no superheroes, ruled by a corporate dictatorship. The setting begs to be explored with themes that go way beyond good guys fighting bad guys but it ends up being just that. If you buy this book, read it for what it is. Mutant Spider-Man fighting Cyberpunk versions of his villains. Miguel and the people in his life serve as a compelling drama while he figures out his new responsibility as the herald of a new heroic age.
April 28, 2024
At the time this was coming out in the 90s, this was a very different take on Spider-Man. A little bit darker with a different origin,different abilities and free from the continuity of the established marvel universe. Some familiar faces return, some similar to the 616 versions while others are radically different. The ideas established in the 2099 universe will inspire storylines in the future which was cool to see. I only read a few of these issues as a kid and this omnibus is the complete way to experience the entire original run on the character by Peter David.
February 19, 2024
While not a comic book masterpiece, this is a special series. You get a very unique, well-developed character in stories that are absolutely non-derivative and devoid of traditional superhero tropes. The storytelling was a bit too decompressed for me, but the scripts by Peter David were solid throghout.
There's very little filler here, rare for a 1990s Omnibus, except for the "Spider-Man 2099 special" which reads like a collection of fill-ins. And the book does tell a complete story.
There's very little filler here, rare for a 1990s Omnibus, except for the "Spider-Man 2099 special" which reads like a collection of fill-ins. And the book does tell a complete story.
July 24, 2024
I’m a fan of Peter David but this is probably the most I’ve read of him in one go. It’s an interesting series and David is really good at juggling lots of subplots. But the character motivations get a little muddled as time goes on. Rick Leonardi is the primary artist and he’s great at big splash pages and action. He seems to completely lose interest when it’s just conversation scenes. I don’t think I ever need to read any more 2099 stuff, but I don’t regret checking this out.
August 11, 2023
Surprisingly consistent for the majority of it. Too bad it ends on a low note. This was pretty fun overall and didn’t really fall apart until around the last 2 or 3 issues with the Atlantis stuff. Overall if you can get this Omnibus or read it on Marvel Unlimited I’d still recommend it fairly highly especially with how fun it is. I think it aged really well.
February 28, 2025
A great omnibus, Rick Leonardi's art was so good, I was just waiting for him to return. I'm glad he at least did for the spider-man and 2099 one shot which was so fricking good. The ending sucked, so underwhelming but everything else was so good man. Miguel is a very interesting protagonist with a surprisingly compelling sidecast.
October 9, 2025
A lot of fun but some of the stories like the Net Prophet, the Valhalla ark and the very end left a little to be desired. It felt like some issues dragged while others were likely cut short. That being said it is a lot of fun if you like sarcastic humour and pretty much every story by David has at least one part that will make you chuckle.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 6, 2022
its about time we get this full, incredible, run collected in its entirety
July 3, 2023
Does Miguel's entire family have a crush on Dana?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 9, 2023
Miguel is insane. I'm obsessed with him
October 20, 2023
This guy ain't peter parker, and because of that alone it gets an extra star. (this is referring to how quippy peter can be)
Want to read
October 27, 2023Round 1 read-through: Issues #1-28, Aug 14 - Sept 6 2023
quite good so far!!
quite good so far!!
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