Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus Vol. 1

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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. 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.

This was pretty fun overall and didn’t really fall apart until around the last 2 or 3 issues with the Atlantis stuff. 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. 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. The world of Marvel 2099 may be a fun novelty, but it is Miguel O'Hara that will keep you coming back.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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

He doesn't harbor any particular love for the "legend" that was Spider-Man from the past, and he pretends - either to those around him, or to himself - that he isn't much of a nice guy. 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. and problems, and the origin of becoming Spider-Man is extremely different and unsettling what gets him there, to be honest!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! 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.

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!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! 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. Interesting enough we start to dig into Miguel's childhood at the end of each issue giving us usually a 6-7 page special.