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Marvel 2099 Reading Order, the dystopian future of Marvel Comics

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Welcome to the future! Or, more specifically, welcome to 2099, a cyberpunk dystopia without superheroes. Marvelophiles discovered this world in 1992 with the official launch of the Marvel 2099 imprint.

Long after the original Age of Heroes had ended, society is dominated by corporate entities in this dystopian future, the most famous of which is Alchemax. The superheroes of the past have become the stuff of religion, as seen with the Church of Thor. It is harder than ever to rise above the status quo. But things are about to change, as a new Age of Heroes is about to begin…

Marvel 2099 found success with readers and expanded until the end of the ’90s. Marvel’s top talent left for Image Comics, and the entire comic book industry struggled after Marvel challenged Diamond over distribution. These turbulent times had a financial impact that affected the 2099 line and, unfortunately, led to the firing of editor Joey Cavalieri. Many of the 2099 creators quit in protest, and the line simply didn’t survive long after that.

However, Marvel 2099 gave us Miguel O’Hara, Doom 2099, fun designs, and cool stories. It offered a vision of the future that still resonates today, leaving its mark on the Marvel Universe. The imprint concluded in 1998, but the 2099 universe lived on. Retcons happened, the timeline changed, and 2099 became known as Earth-928. Then it was firmly re-established as Earth-616 circa 2099 before being wiped out completely and rebooted as Earth-2099.

In this Marvel 2099 Reading Guide, we explore the 2099 Universe, from the original version in Marvel 2099 to the relaunched version of recent years and the alternate versions it inspires!

Marvel 2099 Omnibus Collection

For a time, it was quite difficult to collect the World of 2099! Marvel Comics recently changed that with the release of several Omnibus dedicated to the characters of Marvel 2099.

  • Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus Volume 1
    Collects Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #1-46 And Annual #1, Ravage 2099 #15, X-Men 2099 #5, Doom 2099 (1993) #14, Punisher 2099 (1993) #13, Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man And Spider-Man 2099 Special.
  • Symbiote Spider-Man By Peter David Omnibus collects several miniseries, including Symbiote Spider-Man 2099, set after Spider-Man 2099 #44.
  • X-Men 2099 Omnibus
    Collects X-Men 2099 #1-35, Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #16, Ravage 2099 #15, Doom 2099 #14, Punisher 2099 #13, X-Men 2099 Special #1, X-Men 2099: Oasis And X-Nation 2099 #1-6.
  • Ghost Rider 2099 Omnibus
    Collects Ghost Rider 2099 (1994) #1-25.
  • Fantastic Four / Doom 2099 Omnibus
    Collects Doom 2099 (1993 ) #1-44, Fantastic Four 2099 (1996) #1-8, Fantastic Four (1961) #413; material from 2099 Unlimited (1993 ) #5-8, 2099 Special: World of Doom (1995 ) #1.
  • Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus Vol. 2
    Collects Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #1-12, Spider-Man 2099 (2015) #1-25, Captain Marvel (1999) #27-30, Superior Spider-Man (2013) #17-19, Secret Wars 2099 #1-5, And Material From 2099 Unlimited #1-3 And #8-10, Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1, And Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1.

    • Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #6-8 are part of the Spider-Verse event where different versions of Miguel O’Hara make an appearance.

The following series, part of the Marvel 2099, have not been reprinted in Omnibus (or any other collections): Ravage 2099 (1992) #1-33, Punisher 2099 (1993) #1-34, Material from 2099 Unlimited (1993) #1-10, Hulk 2099 (1994) #1-10, 2099 A.D. (1995) #1, 2099 A.D. Apocalypse (1995) #1, 2099 Genesis (1996) #1, 2099 World of Tomorrow (1996) #1-8, 2099 Manifest Destiny (1998) #1.

The Marvel 2099 Universe Reading Order

Following is a little menu to go directly to the section of your choice:

  1. Marvel 2099, The Original 2099 Universe
  2. 2099 Post-Age of Ultron
  3. The Other Versions of 2099
  4. 2099 Relaunched

2099 Marvel Icon Reading order

Part I. Marvel 2099, The Original 2099 Universe

The (few) collected editions – Before reprinting the Marvel 2099 line in Omnibus, Marvel Comics had released throughout the years several trades (mostly featuring Spider-Man 2099) that you can find today second-hand. This collection is incomplete and is destined to stay that way until, maybe, the publisher reprints those series in some Epic Collection volumes!

Marvel 2099: Issue by Issue Reading Order – Don’t miss an issue set in the original 2099 Universe with a complete issue-by-issue reading guide, coming from the Complete Marvel Reading Order forums, by raistlin903 with some additions. Go check it out!)

  • Spider-Man 2099 #1-3
  • Doom 2099 #1-2
  • Ravage 2099 #1
  • Punisher 2099 #1-2
  • Spider-Man 2099 #4-10
  • Doom 2099 #3-4
  • Punisher 2099 #3-6
  • Ravage 2099 #2-8
  • 2099 Unlimited #1
  • Doom 2099 #5-10
  • 2099 Unlimited #2
  • Punisher 2099 #7-9
  • X-Men 2099 #1-3
  • Spider-Man 2099 #11-14
  • Ravage 2099 #9-11
  • 2099 Unlimited #3
  • Doom 2099 #11-13
  • X-Men 2099 #4
  • Ravage 2099 #12-13
  • Punisher 2099 #10-11
  • Ravage 2099 #14
  • Punisher 2099 #12

Crossover – The Fall of the Hammer! A floating city, called Vahalla, appears in the sky, and those aboard claim to be gods. The heroes of the year 2099 plan to find out the truth. It’s the official launch of the Second Heroic Age.

  • Spider-Man 2099 #15-16
  • Ravage 2099 #15
  • X-Men 2099 #5
  • Doom 2099 #14
  • Punisher 2099 #13
  • 2099 Unlimited #4
  • Thor Corps #3
  • Spider-Man 2099 #17
  • Ravage 2099 #16
  • X-Men 2099 #6-8
  • Punisher 2099 #14-16
  • Ravage 2099 #17-18
  • Spider-Man 2099 #18-22
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #1-6
  • X-Men 2099 #9-13
  • Doom 2099 #15-21
  • Ravage 2099 #19-21
  • Punisher 2099 #17-19
  • 2099 Unlimited #5
  • Ravage 2099 #22-23
  • Spider-Man 2099 #23
  • Spider-Man 2099 Annual #1
  • Punisher 2099 #20-21
  • 2099 Unlimited #6
  • Doom 2099 #22
  • X-Men 2099 #14-15
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #7-8
  • Ravage 2099 #24
  • Punisher 2099 #22-24
  • Doom 2099 #23-25a
  • Spider-Man 2099 Special #1
  • Spider-Man 2099 #24-26
  • Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man

Time Flies! Written a few years after the conclusion of the Imprint, this Captain Marvel storyline from Peter David revisited some plot points, such as the identity of Thanatos, and gave some resolution to his readers. In terms of continuity, though, it is set after Miguel met Peter Parker, as he makes explicit reference to that event.

  • Captain Marvel (1999) #27-30
  • Ravage 2099 #25a
  • Ravage 2099 #26-27
  • Spider-Man 2099 #25b
  • Ravage 2099 #25b
  • Hulk 2099 #1-2
  • X-Men 2099 #16
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #9
  • 2099 Unlimited #7-10
  • Spider-Man 2099 #27-31
  • Punisher 2099 #25a
  • Punisher 2099 #26
  • Doom 2099 #25b
  • Punisher 2099 #25b
  • Punisher 2099 #25c
  • Punisher 2099 #27
  • X-Men 2099 #17-19
  • Hulk 2099 #3-6
  • Doom 2099 #26-28
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #10-12

One Nation Under Doom! The second American Revolution exploded. Doom decides that to save his home, the European state of Latveria, he must save America from itself. He becomes President by right of revolution and forces the Megacorps to use their money to rebuild the country they have almost ruined. This crossover affects all of the 2099 titles, and, for the occasion, all the books linked to the storyline are branded as 2099 A.D. (for After Doom).

  • 2099 A.D. #1
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #29-31
  • Ravage 2099 #28-31
  • Punisher 2099 A.D. #28
  • Ghost Rider 2099 A.D. #13-14
  • X-Men 2099 A.D. #20-21
  • Hulk 2099 A.D. #7-8
  • Ravage 2099 A.D. #32-33
  • Spider-Man 2099 A.D. #32-33
  • X-Men 2099 A.D. #22
  • Ghost Rider 2099 A.D. #15-17
  • Punisher 2099 A.D. #29-31
  • Hulk 2099 A.D. #9-10
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #32
  • X-Men 2099 A.D. #23-25
  • X-Men 2099 – Oasis
  • X-Men 2099 A.D. Special #1
  • Spider-Man 2099 A.D. #34-38
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #33-34
  • Spider-Man 2099 A.D. #39
  • Spider-Man 2099 #40
  • Punisher 2099 A.D. #32
  • Ghost Rider 2099 A.D. #18-21
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #22

X-Nation! As One Nation Under Doom comes slowly to its ending, a new X-Men storyline is launched, called X-Nation, a crossover story between X-Men 2099/Doom 2099 about the protection of Halo City, a place Doom built as a refuge.

  • X-Men 2099 A.D. #26 (X-Nation storyline)
  • X-Men 2099 #27 (X-Nation storyline)
  • Spider-Man 2099 #41
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #35
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #36 (X-Nation storyline)
  • Doom 2099 A.D. #37 (X-Nation storyline)
  • Punisher 2099 A.D. #33
  • Punisher 2099 A.D. #34
  • X-Men 2099 A.D. #28 (X-Nation storyline)
  • X-Men 2099 #29 (X-Nation storyline)
  • X-Men 2099 #30 (X-Nation storyline)
  • Doom 2099 #38 (X-Nation storyline and conclusion of One Nation Under Doom)
  • 2099 A.D. Apocalypse #1
  • 2099 A.D. Genesis #1
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #1
  • Spider-Man 2099 #42
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #2-3
  • Ghost Rider 2099 #23-25
  • X-Men 2099 #31
  • X-Nation 2099 #1-2
  • Doom 2099 #39
  • X-Nation 2099 #3-4
  • X-Men 2099 #32
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #4
  • Spider-Man 2099 #43-44

Symbiote Spider-Man 2099! In 2024, Peter David came back to the techno-dystopian future of 2099 with a new limited series featuring the Venom of 2099. The story takes place after the end of his run on Spider-Man at issue #44.

  • Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #1-5
  • X-Men 2099 #33

Back to the 20th century! Doom travels back in time in the hope of finding a way to save Latveria. It will lead to a crossover with the Fantastic Four from the main universe.

  • Doom 2099 #40-42
  • Fantastic Four Vol.1 #413 (Earth-616)
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #5-6
  • Spider-Man 2099 #45-46
  • Doom 2099 #43
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #7
  • X-Nation 2099 #5
  • X-Men 2099 #34
  • X-Nation 2099 #6
  • X-Men 2099 #35
  • Doom 2099 #44
  • Fantastic Four 2099 #8

Conclusion! A few months after the cancellation of the 2099 titles, Marvel launched World of Tomorrow, a comic book series that continued incomplete storylines. Those 8 issues were followed by a one-shot, leading us to the official end of the 2099 line.

  • 2099: World of Tomorrow #1-8
  • 2099: Manifest Destiny

Part II. 2099 Post-Age of Ultron

In the aftermath of Age of Ultron, the 2099 Universe was changed forever. Time was irreparably broken, with no alternate timeline emerging anymore. Any changes to the timeline had ripple effects and changed the past, present, and future. Writers Dan Slott and Peter David explored the consequences of such a dramatic event on the world of 2099, and Miguel’s life in Superior Spider-Man and a new Spider-Man 2099 title. They firmly established the 2099 Universe as the future of the Marvel Universe, and followed Miguel as he time-traveled to the present Marvel day of the time to avoid the future from being altered, and participated in Spider-Verse.

Punisher 2099 made an appearance during the events of Spider-Verse. If you’re interested in following the character in his next endeavor, he took part in the new Contest of Champions, as the champion chosen by The Grandmaster. This story is set after the events of Secret Wars.

This is the start of the White and Red Spider-Man 2099 Costume! Miguel is still changing current events in the present in hope to restore the year 2099 as he remembers and go home.

Part III: The Other Versions of 2099

While Miguel O’Hara’s world is intertwined with the Marvel universe of the present day, the following stories are all set in different alternate futures or feature alternative versions of 2099 characters.

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To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Marvel Knight Imprint, writer Robert Kirkman wrote in 2004 a series of one-shots taking place in the future of and alternate world.

  • Marvel Knights 2099
    Collects Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1, Marvel Knights 2099: Black Panther #1, Marvel Knights 2099: Inhumans #1, Marvel Knights 2099: Punisher #1 and Marvel Knights 2099: Mutant #1

Then, in 2006, the Exiles team visited an alternate version of the 2099 World, as part of their World Tour where they met Spider-Man 2099. Events unfold that push him to join the team.

In 2009, Marvel decided to revisit a little bit of the 2099 concept with the Timestorm 2009/2099 limited series from Brian Reed and Eric Battle. It reimagined the 2099 timeline at a moment where Marvel heroes of 2009 found themselves caught in a time crisis. While the universe is similar to the original 2099, there are notable differences, such as Spider-Man being a teenager.

  • Timestorm 2009 / 2099
    Collecting Timestorm 2009/2099 #1-4, Timestorm 2009/2099: X-Men and Timestorm 2009/2099: Spider-Man.

The Marvel Universe as we knew it came to an end in 2015 with Secret Wars! As the multiverse was crashing down, a patchworld made of remnants of destroyed realities called Battleworld was created by Doom. One of the domains of this world was an alternate version of 2099 featuring Avengers 2099.

In 2016 was introduced Deadpool 2099 aka Warda Wilson, the daughter of Wade Wilson and Shiklah from an alternate future. She was the star of a short arc on Deadpool that has been collected in a trade:

Piguel O’Hara, the Spider-Ham of 2099, has made his first appearance in What The–?! Winter Special #1 in 1992 and disappeared for decades! The character made a short comeback as part of the Web Warriors, joining the team in issue #7.

Part III: 2099 Relaunched

It’s 2019, 80 years remain before the dystopian future of 2099 happens! Marvel Comics chose this emblematic year to reboot the 2099 universe. A conflit between Doom and Reed wrock the timeline, changing 2099 once again. Before being wiped out of his continuity, Miguel escapes to the present day and will naturally ask for Peter’s help.

Taking place during Nick Spencer’s run on Spider-Man, the 2099 event put an end to the original 2099 reality and even gave Miguel a well-deserved happy ending. The rebooted 2099 is now labelle 2099 and still needs a Spider-Man 2099! Discover how the Miguel O’Hara of Earth-2099 became Spider-Man and what the new dystopian future now looks like!

  • Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7: 2099
    Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #32-36.
  • Amazing Spider-Man: 2099 Companion
    Collects 2099 Alpha (2019) #1, 2099 Omega (2019) #1, Conan 2099 (2019) #1, Doom 2099 (2019) #1, Fantastic Four 2099 (2019) #1, Ghost Rider 2099 (2019) #1, Punisher 2099 (2019) #1, Spider-Man 2099 (2019) #1, And Venom 2099 (2019) #1.

2099 Event, An Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #32-34 | 2099 Alpha | FF 2099 | Punisher 2099 | Conan 2099 | Ghost Rider 2099 | Doom 2099 | Venom 2099 | Spider-Man 2099 | 2099 Omega | Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #35-36

Steve Orlando became the architect of this new 2099 universe, writing about Miguel’s adventures and exploring the cosmic side of the future!

And then… The End! Marvel has announced a five-issue event launching in December 2025 called The End 2099. Coming from Steve Orlando and Ibraim Roberson, the heroes of 2099 must unite to battle multiversal threats and face Abyssus, a Knull-infected Galactus. Only one thing is sure: the future is coming, and it’s arriving in the form of… Spider-Man 3099!

  • The End 2099
    a five-issue limited series that starts in December 2025.

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