
At this time, Marvel's finances and future were unstable, and sudden firings were quite common. Īlthough the book was continuously selling more than 100,000 copies per issue, the book and entire 2099 comic line underwent a drastic shift in early 1996, with the firing of the 2099 series editor Joey Cavalieri. Spider-Man 2099 #1 is the highest-selling single issue of any comic written by Peter David. David named the character after his friend, actor Miguel Ferrer.

Spider-Man 2099 #1 was written by Peter David, pencilled by Rick Leonardi, inked by Al Williamson, and lettered by Rick Parker. The character was originally designed by artist Rick Leonardi, with Peter David brought onto the series as writer to flesh out the character's alter ego, Miguel O'Hara, and supporting characters. When originally published, the Marvel 2099 stories were meant to depict the official future of the Marvel Universe: a dystopian America governed by corrupt megacorporations with a number of cyberpunk elements. The Spider-Man 2099 series' first issue appeared shortly afterward. Spider-Man 2099 was first featured in a five-page sneak preview of the first issue of his then-upcoming series in the 30th-anniversary issue of The Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2099 was one of the many Marvel characters to be re-imagined for the Marvel 2099 comic book line that showed future versions of classic Marvel characters living in the year 2099, approximately 107 years after the then-current Marvel Universe time period. Writer Peter David and artist Rick Leonardi, who launched the first Spider-Man 2099 series in 1992 The character will also appear in the film's sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), with Isaac reprising the role. The character has appeared in numerous media adaptations, while making his cinematic debut in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), where he was voiced by Oscar Isaac in the film's post-credits scene. His real identity is Miguel O'Hara, a brilliant Irish- Mexican geneticist living in Nueva York (a renamed New York City) in the year 2099 who attempts to re-create the abilities of the original Spider-Man in other people and later suffers a related accident that causes half of his DNA to be rewritten with a spider's genetic code. The character was created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi in 1992 for the Marvel 2099 comic book line, and is a futuristic re-imagining of his namesake created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man 2099 is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.



Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, agility, and reflexes.Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #365 (August 1992) Miguel O'Hara as Spider-Man as he appeared on the cover of Spider-Man 2099 #2 (August 2014).
