Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis

Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis #1-5

by Steve Orlando

Collects Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis (2023) #1-5.

A future filled with new heroes and villains! Steve Orlando (SCARLET WITCH, SPIDER-MAN 2099: EXODUS) continues his journey through the dark tomorrow of 2099! As society begins to crumble, Spider-Man 2099 will need all the help he can get - but does the public even want him to save their neighborhood? Or do they all just want to watch this twisted world burn? When Nueva York comes under attack from Carnage 2099, Miguel O'Hara must gather new allies to stand against this terrifying threat! Enter Blade 2099: zombie hunter! Punisher 2099 reborn! future versions of Daredevil, Moon Knight, Spider-Woman and Ghost Rider! They all must face the horror of Halloween Jack, Carnage 2099 and his hive army! And death will fall on both sides!

Genres: Comics, Spider Man, Marvel, Graphic Novels

121 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2023

Reviews

[Ali Logs stuff]

2.5🌟
سری داستان متوسطی هست و عمق چندانی نداره. ایده‌های جالبی داره، اما به هیچ وجه آنها را بررسی نمی‌کنه و تقریباً هیچ شخصیت‌پردازی‌‌ خاصی نداره. یه مشکل دیگه‌ هم اینه که در انتها این شدیدا حس میشه که تعداد قابل توجهی از موارد بهشون پاسخی داده نشده یا پاسخی که ارائه شده، مطلوب و کافی نبوده. با وجود همه اینا، انصافاً سرگرم‌کننده بود. بنابراین، اگرچه لیاقتش قطعا کمتر از این هست، بهش نمره ۲.۵ میدم.
It's a pretty mid story and definitely lacks depth. There are some pretty interesting ideas, but it doesn't explore them by any means; And there's almost zero character development. Also, in the end, it feels as if there are lots of unresolved stuff or some stuff are just resolved in a really unsatisfying manner. But to be fair, it was a pretty fun read. So, even though it deserves less, I'll give it a 2.5.

[Nico]

steve orlandos 2099 books all feel like they're sequels of books he forgot to write, while also forgetting to write half the plot that happens in the books he does write
all while just throwing random crap at the wall, and nothing is sticking. he is the absolute worst person to write these books and by far the worst 2099 writer (no small feat)
also miguel in this story, along with the last 2099 mini, is just treated like the way batman would treat bruce wayne if he wasnt rich. disposable. nothing but the face under the mask. no friends or family, no life outside of spider-man. it dehumanizes him and removes much of what made the peter david books great.
dark genesis has all the same problems that exodus had, only this doesnt even have the gorgeous art that exodus had to even attempt to redeem it
just read peter davids 2099 books instead

[Gabe]

Better than Exodus

[Chris Lemmerman]

Dark Genesis follows hot on the heels of Exodus, the last Spider-Man 2099 mini-series, and does much the same in terms of plot. It introduces a bigger idea, then spends the next four issues collecting characters to throw at the problem until it goes away. Unfortunately, what Exodus did well was keeping the momentum up, while Dark Genesis presents the problem of Carnage, and then aside from reminding us that he's killing people all the time, kind of forgets about him until the end in favour of bringing in 2099 versions of other characters.

There's some good ideas here. Alien Spider-Woman and Zombie Blade are fun, and the new Daredevil is an intriguing one, but their introductions bring the plot to a stop, and there's just no sense of urgency behind Carnage's murder spree, even at the end, and even though this series was released weekly, which usually keeps the momentum going.

Justin Mason's on art for all five issues, another departure from the last series which had a different artist on every issue. He's...fine, I guess? There's no sign that he ran out of time as the series went on, his art's very consistent, it's just consistently...okay.

Not Miguel O'Hara's best outing. If we get another one of these, I'd like for us to focus back on Miggy a little - we don't need more 2099 characters when we barely have time to spend with the ones we already know and love.

[Arkham]

A very inconsistent book. Everything from the quality of the writing, to the jokes, to the designs varies wildly within these pages. Carnage 2099 is a genuinely exceptional design that I am thrilled with, but to balance that out Venom 2099’s design has become a lot more generic, and Spider-Woman’s design looks pretty stupid, same with Blade 2099’s. However, Moon Knight 2099 and Daredevil 2099 remain looking extra cool, as is the Punisher 2099, even if he’s a Robocop ripoff. The writing touches on some interesting ideas of how class consciousness can be abused, and it feels very much like a spiritual successor to Maximum Carnage, an all time favorite of mine, but it doesn’t have the time to breathe that Maximum Carnage did. Granted, Maximum Carnage is a bit long, with far too many fake-out Carnage deaths. This comic is too short though, Carnage’s rampage lasts a single night, and he’s killed in such an anticlimactic way that just felt like the comic ran out of time. It’s a comic with a lot of good ideas, but one that’s ultimately just mediocre, much better than its predecessor at least, Spider-Man 2099 is way more present in this story even if he still sometimes plays second fiddle to characters like Blade

[Ross]

Welcome back to the 2099 universe! If this is your first visit (I'm looking at you 'Across the Spiderverse' movie watchers) you best find a different comic. The 2099 universe ...the home of Miguel O'Hara...is a convoluted mess.

If you REALLY want to see what's been happening recently, then pick up Spider-Man 2099: Exodus. That'll get you clued in to recent events and characters. The story here? We have a Carnage equivalent released into the city and the combined forces of...some classic 2099 characters and some new introductions...must save the city from itself(?)
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Where 2099 felt new and divergent, this felt tacked on and copycat-like. Carnage (the original Spider-Man villain) just had a major anniverary and another huge crossover event in the main universe. 'Oh, look. Let's do something similar in a future Spider-Man miniseries'
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Bonus: Oh, how the 'mighty' have fallen. Punisher 2099 is worse off than Robocop? Ouch.
Bonus Bonus: Halloween Jack is/was a X-Men 2099 villain (look that series up!)

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez]

Me acerqué a esta lectura con el conocimiento mínimo del Universo 2099. Pero me parece que esto hace culminar algunas miniseries recientes que han trabajado más esta línea argumental alternativa para Marvel Cómics y... MENUDA LIADA para mi persona. Hasta cierto punto puedo disfrutar descubriendo las versiones 2099 de personajes como Blade o Moon Knight y la nueva masacre producida por un nuevo retorno de Matanza en esta era de distopía cyberpunk... Pero se hace mucha alusión a eventos y personajes que desconozco por completo. Así que lo lamento por Steve Orlando, quien inevitablemente no va a poder contentar al lector más casual. Pero hasta en lo que viene siendo el desarrollo de su propuesta propia no la considero que haga merecer el esfuerzo de resucitar los restos de Matanza en este panorama. Y la ensalada de personajes resta todo interés a una representación totalmente olvidable de Miguel O´Hara.

[Alan]

It's probably time that I give up on Marvel's 2099 universe. this story was pretty much of a drudge, which I was a little surprised by because I've liked Orlando's work in the past. But, the recycling of current Marvel characters plus recycling 2099 characters (I mean cyborg Punisher 2099?).

Nope, it was both disappointing and boring. I'd rather go back and re-read the Doom 2099 storylines that I haven't read (the non Warren Ellis issues) or go back and read the Peter David Spider-Man 2099 issues because I like his work.

[Audie Ash]

This is simultaneously the first Spider-Man comic I’ve read and the first 2099 comic of any variety. It’s quite enjoyable and reads with a nice flow.

The collaboration of an extensive amount of characters in such a short series (5) made it feel compact. While the actual story itself felt like it was stretched out 2 issues more than it needed.

All in all it has a lot of dope moments and it’s a good, funny time. It just doesn’t feel like it’s at the highest echelon of story telling.

[Israel Ballinger]

The art, choreography, characters, and premise are all really interesting. Unfortunately, the story fails in execution. It feels like the series premiere of a kid's superhero team-up show. Introductions are sudden and half baked, and all of the character motivations are one-dimensional. That being said, it's a fun showcase of a What-If universe, with a clever twist on Carnage as a villain, it's just not something you'll think about for years to come.

[Chad]

Here's a shocker, another shitty comic from Steve Orlando. I really don't understand why Marvel keeps giving this guy work. The last thing Spider-Man 2099 needed was a super generic Carnage 2099. Let's just make Marvel's characters more and more derivative instead of doing something original. This story is just bad in every way. It's nonstop fighting with no purpose. There's no real story here. The art is serviceable but that's about all you can say about it.

[Marko Perisic]

In many ways this reminds me of Maximum Carnage. I don't doubt Orlando was aware of the parallels. As such, this string of issues is a collection of mindless action with surface-level investment at best. This is not a story that aims to be just a schlock fest, but it really hits a bullseye.

[Adam Brown]

This is the first comic I’ve read set in Marvels 2099 universe and I’ve got to say that I’m disappointed. I do not like this future universe. I like the design of carnage and the art is pretty great in general but honestly I’m not a fan of any of the future characters

[Markus Seaberry]

It was good, but I needed to read other comics to fully understand it all.

[Daniel Butcher]

Just kinda all over the place!

[Joey]

Some cool ideas here that fell flat for me mostly due to the rough art style.

[millie.puppyy]

MY HUSBAND ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[YaBoiNosferatu]

For the love of god DO SOMETHING WITH JUST ONE OF YOUR COOL IDEAS THATS ALL THAT I ASK

[Tyler Marsolais]

Super fun! Lots of characters

[Danielle Whitworth]

I wasn’t totally engrossed in this story but imma be real, I only read this so I could stare at that beautiful man Miguel.