Marvel 2099: Spider-Man #1

This issue is the perfect set up story for the Marvel 2099 event. Telling a new story of a beloved character while keeping it in continuity with comic canon appears is a daunting task, but SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1 seems like it's perfectly suited for the task. Read Full Review

With the book ending with a to be continued in 2099 Omega rather than a The End, this is where the plot is found at for our 2099 experience rather than a one-shot tale about the hero. However, its not enough to make this book as enjoyable as a stand-alone experience like the other books. Unless youre heavily invested in this series, you may want to wait for the trade or pick up 2099 Omega with it. Read Full Review

If you're a fan of the OG 2099 universe, this is worth a look. Read Full Review

There's nothing wrong with Spencer's script, strictly speaking, but it probably could have done with a few more edits and clarification. Read Full Review

Nick Spencer gives us the big book of this 2099 "event" and it's a bore to read and a chore to finish. There is no reason to read this and instead, I suggest you go back and read the far superior original. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Dec 12, 2019

I liked this a lot. It definitely makes more sense if you've been keeping up with the other 2099 books and Amazing Spider-Man. Some people just jumping in for this issue because it's Spider-Man 2099 will be lost and probably won't enjoy it. But I am not one of those people, so I'm here to see where it all leads.

Spacey Medicine

Jan 03, 2020

This was very future.

CrazyforRAMU

Jul 02, 2020

I don't think Marvel's new "let's do events without an event miniseries, just character tie-ins" experiment is working out. Neither 2099 nor Annihilation Scourge are headed toward hall of fame territory. Even the better issues -- and this is one of them, I think -- are undercut by the certainty that the finale cannot possibly provide satisfying closure.

Afre

Dec 11, 2019

This is not that good. As a first issue to a new series it would be, but as a standalone issue? It is pretty meh. At best I know a lot about Miguel O'Hara but this seemed just so off and hard to follow. And the worst of all, pointless. Like why should I care? Art was nice, even though Miguel and Gabe look exactly the same and I don't remember them looking in the original series? But, read Volumes 1-3 if you are a fan. This one doesn't seem to be important, as it is more backstory for Nueva York than Miguel. And doesn't seem to have a tie-in to ASM -run, even though we have the same writer.

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Psycamorean - Dec 12, 2019

In Amazing Spider-Man #34, we see that the timeline has been reset and therefore Miguel and the rest of 2099 universe has completely changed. All the hallucinations are a side effect of that.

Afre - Dec 14, 2019

I've read ASM #34 and 35 and that doesn't change my opinion. This still feels hard to follow for me and pointless, since we know almost nothing about Miguel's world now. As I said, as a first issue to a new series, it would be pretty okay. But what I've understood is that Spencer is done with 2099 after Omega and ASM 36, so why even bother with this issue? And to my knowledge, they haven't announced any new issues related to 2099.

Psycamorean - Dec 14, 2019

The whole point of this 2099 "event" was just to reimagine 2099 with modern 2019 sensibilities instead of early 90s sensibilities. I'd say that we know enough about Miguel's world to figure out what's going on. And there are multiple other one-shots that also delve into what this new version of 2099 is. I think it's just an experiment to see what the creative teams come up with. I was mostly responding to the part about it not seeming to tie-in to ASM, when, yes, it is tying in.