It's That Timey-Wimey Thing As 'Spider-Man 2099' Returns To Save The Marvel Universe

The web-crawler from the future time-travels to the present to stop a corrupt corporation before it has even committed any wrongdoings. Escaping cancellation during the mid '90s, Spider-Man 2099 returns with his own comic book series once again. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Entertainment has announced a new ongoing series starring Spider-Man 2099. Known for his work in X-Factor, Writer Peter David returns to the character he created in the '90s. Joining David in the revival of the future web-crawler will be artist Will Sliney (Superior Spider-Man).

In an interview with Newsarama, David reveals a bit of the plot, "Miguel is going to be endeavoring to reform Tiberius Stone; to make him into someone who cares about other people and might actually do a better job of raising Tyler Stone and thus make Miguel's life easier. Not to mention that he will try to exert influence over what sort of company Alchemax develops into."

During the '90s, Marvel launched the 2099 Universe with the future versions of the X-Men, Spider-Man, and the Punisher. Due to low sales and lack of fan enthusiasm, many of the 2099 titles found themselves cancelled. But after winning the hearts of fans and critics alike, Marvel decided to keep Spider-Man  2099 around longer. Not wanting to go away, the Spiderman 2099 character eventually appeared in the animated series, Spider-Man Unlimited, and  in the Spider-Man: Edge of Time videogame.

In the mythology, Peter Parker isn't even alive in the 2099 timeline. Miguel O'Hara, a brilliant yet stubborn scientist, manages to recreate Parker's superhuman abilities. Tricked by the Alchemax company he worked for, Hara ends up inheriting those abilities and dons the Spider-Man costume.  Currently, Hara is a hero misplaced in time as he tries to stop Alchemax just as the company has begun.   

This July, the time-traveling web-crawler swings from the future to the  modern-day present in Spider-Man 2099. Readers can catch up with Spider-Man 2099 in the current  issue, Superior Spider-Man #30.