History ComicBook / Marvel2099

* TwistingTheProphecy: ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian was cursed by a witch named Morgana to live forever, have his kingdom collapse, and the sun burns the ground beneath his feet. The first two parts go exactly as she planned, but Conan finds a way to twist the third; come 2099, he steals a helmet from the Nova Corps (which would allow him to survive in space), hijacks a spaceship, and lets the sunburn that. Now he's as free as a bird.

''Marvel 2099'' was very much a product of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, with Liefeldian physiques and ridiculous future slang. ''Spider-Man 2099'' would become the most well-known series, and came to directly interact with [[ComicBook/SpiderMan the mainstream series.]] ''Doom 2099'' turned Doctor Doom into an AntiHero while still keeping him a MagnificentBastard. Ravage was the only fully original character and was written by Creator/StanLee for the first eight issues. ''Punisher 2099'' had bleak satirical moments thanks to longtime writer Pat Mills, who had done substantial work on ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''.

2099's best strength, however, was its continuity. Editor Joey Cavalieri worked overtime to make sure every issue of the series fit, while also giving the creative staff considerable leeway in what they created. As a result, the series was akin to Marvel's [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] work; several comics that didn't cross over every month, but at the same time were clearly in the same universe, with events occurred concurrently. In fact, the lines only actually crossed over once, for the "Fall of the Hammer" story arc, and even that was tightly managed.

Unfortunately, that was pretty much the end of it. Marvel, due to the effects of UsefulNotes/TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996, decided in a desperate bid to cut costs to fire Cavalieri. [[WriterRevolt Nearly every writer quit in protest.]] and, shortly afterward, every surviving series was canceled at once. In their place was "2099: World of Tomorrow," which ran for eight issues before also being canceled. Finally, Marvel closed the universe off with "2099: Manifest Destiny."

* BlackAndGrayMorality: Spider-Man and the Hulk were both {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s and not great people in their personal lives either, the Xavier analogue of the X-Men had a dark side in his backstory that resurfaced once or twice, and ''Doctor Doom'' is the closest thing to a BigGood. Despite that and more, the overall arc was fairly idealistic. See UsefulNotes/{{the Dark Age|of Comic Books}} entry.

Aside from some brief revisits, the entire 2099 franchise has largely become another part of geek trivia. Spider-Man 2099 has received some new attention from being featured in 21st-century ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' video games, most notably ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime''. Oh, and he was also part of the ComicBook/{{Exiles}} for a while, and in the months just prior to ComicBook/MarvelNOW, writers tease the fans that Peter Parker's replacement in ''The ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' would be his 2099 counterpart, [[TrollingCreator though this would eventually be proven false.]] However, he ''was'' a major player in some arcs, which led to Alchemax being created on Earth-616. Miguel starred in a new ongoing series and took part in the ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' BatFamilyCrossover. In 2015, the 2099 timeline was one of the alternate universes featured in the third season of ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', with Miguel appearing as one of the major characters. One of the mini-series featured in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' was ''Secret Wars 2099'', a title focusing on the 2099 version of ComicBook/TheAvengers (featuring analogues of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/BlackWidow, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}).

** [[spoiler:Dr. Doom is possessing the body of Reed Richards à la ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'']].

* MegaCorp: Many, but the most prominent is Alchemax, which serves as the BigBad for Spider-Man, Punisher, and Ravage. They control the police force and slip addictive drugs to their workers to keep them dependent on the company and engage in a lot of CorporateWarfare. Other companies are Stark-Fujikawa, Synthia, D/Monix, and Eco.
* MultiEthnicName:
** Miguel O'Hara is Mexican and Irish.
** Kenshiro Cochrane is Japanese and Scottish/Irish.

''Marvel 2099'' was very much a product of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, with Liefeldian physiques and ridiculous future slang. ''Spider-Man 2099'' would become the most well-known series, and came to directly interact with [[Franchise/SpiderMan the mainstream series.]] ''Doom 2099'' turned Doctor Doom into an AntiHero while still keeping him a MagnificentBastard. Ravage was the only fully original character and was written by Creator/StanLee for the first eight issues. ''Punisher 2099'' had bleak satirical moments thanks to longtime writer Pat Mills, who had done substantial work on ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd''.

Aside from some brief revisits, the entire 2099 franchise has largely become another part of geek trivia. Spider-Man 2099 has received some new attention from being featured in 21st-century ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' video games, most notably ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime''. Oh, and he was also part of the ComicBook/{{Exiles}} for a while, and in the months just prior to ComicBook/MarvelNOW, writers tease the fans that Peter Parker's replacement in ''The ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' would be his 2099 counterpart, [[TrollingCreator though this would eventually be proven false.]] However, he ''was'' a major player in some arcs, which led to Alchemax being created on Earth-616. Miguel starred in a new ongoing series and took part in the ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' BatFamilyCrossover. In 2015, the 2099 timeline was one of the alternate universes featured in the third season of ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', with Miguel appearing as one of the major characters. One of the mini-series featured in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' was ''Secret Wars 2099'', a title focusing on the 2099 version of ComicBook/TheAvengers (featuring analogues of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/BlackWidow, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}).

** The subsequent revivals of the line reveal that ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is a Latina woman, Comicbook/BlackWidow is an African-American woman, ComicBook/IronMan suffers from dwarfism and ComicBook/TheVision is a woman. Two 2099 versions of Deadpool also exist, both of which are women [[spoiler:and the original's daughters, one being a mutant and the other half demon]].

The Franchise/MarvelUniverse [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] {{Cyberpunk}}, set in a BadFuture designated "Earth-928" for the original timeline and "Earth-2099" for the 2019 reboot.[[note]]While ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', ''Spider-Man 2099'' Vol. 2 and 3, and ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer'' #34 have retconned Earth-928 into being part of the same timeline as Earth-616 rather than an alternate universe that branched off Earth-616, it still carries its own universe designation in official databooks and other comics.[[/note]]

In 2019, in celebration of Marvel's 80th anniversary, a storyline running through ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer'' sees the 2099 universe rebooted as Peter and Miguel team up to save the future as well as a series of one-shots looking into 2099 versions of various characters, even Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian!

** Daredevil 2099 was established to be Samuel Fisk, ComicBook/TheKingpin's grandson (originally in 2004's ''Marvel Knights 2099'', and later in the alternate timelines of the 2016 ''Spider-Man 2099'' series) but Fisk's only known descendant (his son Richard) was murdered in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in 2002. He would eventually come back, but not until [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer many years after Samuel Fisk's last appearance.]]

* CosmicRetcon: In the 2019 series, branching off ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer'', the Marvel 2099 universe is rebooted due to too many changes occurring in Earth-616 to sustain its original form.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Whatever the hell happened between ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer'' and this resulted in the universe crashing. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Miguel and Peter when the latter sees the former in the modern era.

The Franchise/MarvelUniverse [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] {{Cyberpunk}}, set in a BadFuture designated "Earth-928".[[note]]While ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', ''Spider-Man 2099'' Vol. 2 and 3, and ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer'' #34 have retconned Earth-928 into being part of the same timeline as Earth-616 rather than an alternate universe that branched off Earth-616, it still carries its own universe designation in official databooks and other comics.[[/note]]

** Daredevil 2099 was established to be Samuel Fisk, ComicBook/TheKingpin's grandson (originally in 2004's ''Marvel Knights 2099'', and later in the alternate timelines of the 2016 ''Spider-Man 2099'' series) but Fisk's only known descendant (his son Richard) was murdered in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in 2002. He would eventually come back, but not until [[ComicBook/NickSpencersSpiderMan many years after Samuel Fisk's last appearance.]]

Roughly a century prior, a massive cataclysm brought about the end of the "Age of Heroes". The disaster also destroyed most of civilization, resulting in a much, much worse world than before. ([[CrapsackWorld And considering how bad it was before]], that’s saying a lot.) The world is now run by [[OneNationUnderCopyright massive Mega Corps]] (most notably Alchemax), the only police are the privatized Public Eye, and the entire planet is little more than a toxic deathball.

In the year 2099, however, four individuals suddenly get pulled into superheroism. Miguel O'Hara, a geneticist working for Alchemax, [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 accidentally splices Spider DNA with his own]]. Paul Philip Ravage, executive for an environmentalist Alchemax subdivision, discovers corruption in his employer and goes on the lam to fight it. In distant Latveria, [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom a long-lost dictator suddenly returns, and prepares to retake his homeland]]. Jake Gallows, a member of the private police force, [[ComicBook/ThePunisher2099 becomes a violent vigilante when the law fails to condemn his family’s killer.]] Later, a [[ComicBook/XMen small group of mutants]] gather in the Nevada desert. An amoral Hollywood producer turns on the Knights of Banner and is [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk pelted with Gamma Rays.]] A hacker finds his personality trapped on the net, [[ComicBook/GhostRider2099 and is transported into a robot body to avenge his own death.]] Not to mention the many, many other heroes that began to crawl out of the woodwork...

''Marvel 2099'' was very much a product of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, with Liefeldian physiques and ridiculous future slang. ''Spider-Man 2099'' would become the most well-known series, and came to directly interact with [[Franchise/SpiderMan the mainstream series.]] ''Doom 2099'' turned Doctor Doom into an AntiHero while still keeping him a MagnificentBastard. Ravage was the only fully original character, and was written by Creator/StanLee for the first eight issues. ''Punisher 2099'' had bleak satirical moments thanks to longtime writer Pat Mills, who had done substantial work on ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd''.

Unfortunately, that was pretty much the end of it. Marvel, due to the effects of UsefulNotes/TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996, decided in a desperate bid to cut costs to fire Cavalieri. [[WriterRevolt Nearly every writer quit in protest.]] and, shortly afterwards, every surviving series was cancelled at once. In their place was "2099: World of Tomorrow," which ran for eight issues before also being cancelled. Finally, Marvel closed the universe off with "2099: Manifest Destiny."

Aside from some brief revisits, the entire 2099 franchise has largely become another part of geek trivia. Spider-Man 2099 has received some new attention from being featured in 21st-century ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' video games, most notably ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime''. Oh, and he was also part of the ComicBook/{{Exiles}} for a while, and in the months just prior to ComicBook/MarvelNOW, writers tease the fans the Peter Parker's replacement in ''The ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' would be his 2099 counterpart, [[TrollingCreator though this would eventually be proven false.]] However, he ''was'' a major player in some arcs, which led to Alchemax being created in Earth-616. Miguel starred in a new ongoing series, and took part in the ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' BatFamilyCrossover. In 2015, the 2099 timeline was one of the alternate universes featured in the third season of ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', with Miguel appearing as one of the major characters. One of the mini-series featured in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' was ''Secret Wars 2099'', a title focusing on the 2099 version of ComicBook/TheAvengers (featuring analogues of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/BlackWidow, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}).

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While Doctor Doom's morality has always been DependingOnTheWriter, this version was of the NobleDemon PragmaticVillainy interpretation. As a man of his word who protects his subjects as long as they're loyal, he's demonstratively superior to the CorruptCorporateExecutive types who presently rule the world. He's still a absolute monarch and world-conquering tyrant but the conquered population [[spoiler: of the United States]] ironically has more freedom under him than their previous oppressors.

* CharacterDevelopment: Doom 2099 is less bombastic, doesn't go into hammy rants, cares about others and will abandon his plans and risk his life to save innocent people. In one issue, he even ''bows'' to a Wakandan princess in a gesture of respect. When he time travelled to the past and met up with present-day Doom, he was less than impressed.

* CocaPepsiInc: The Stark-Fujiwara company, based in Japan, was created after the end of the era of heroes, when the Fujiwara company bought Stark Industries. By the time we see it in the comic, they are entirely Japanese in terms of leadership and aesthetic, but specialize in {{Powered Armor}}s just like Tony Stark did.

** ''Manifest Destiny'' also explained that the Solar System was enveloped in a bubble of cosmic energy which formed a nigh indestructible barrier put there by aliens to isolate Earth from the rest of the galaxy. Conflicting with this is that several different alien species had previously shown up in various 2099 titles. Creator/PeterDavid retconned all the above after he returned to the series in 2014.

* TheExtremistWasRight: Doom liberally skirted around the MoralEventHorizon for most of his series, but when he finally took over the United States, his reforms greatly cut down on pollution, made necessary items more available, and generally improved life for everyone. About the only thing that got him some flak was the Punisher-run SHIELD. That is, until things got worse...

** Rapture was a legal designer drug developed by (and exculsive to) the Alchemax corporation that would be distributed to employees in order to keep them loyal to the company. A "very high-powered, mind-expanding hallucinogen", it causes the user to feel perfectly calm and collected... unless he tries to fight the drug's effects, in which case it causes him to hallucinate wildly, "seeing monsters everywhere." It also bonds with the user's DNA in short order, becoming so addictive "you need it the way you need air to breathe."

** Chain is one of the most illegal of drugs in that era. In 2099 A.D. Genesis, it was revealed that the legislation on Chain had been upgraded from a "thirty-year stretch" (being physically aged by three decades) for possession to a "death penalty" for even having it on one's person. In his only appearance in the 2099 comics, the Daredevil of that era planted a dime bag of Chain on a drug dealer just to make sure the dealer never pushes drugs again. At the time, the dealer had been peddling a drug laced with "a rider chemical" that "causes communicable sterility". In short, Daredevil signed a drug dealer's death warrant for trying to ''sterilize everyone in Downtown''.
** Perhaps the most bizarre example was found in X-Nation #1. The main characters, a group of teenagers living at the Xavier Institute for Indigent Children, had slipped away to a bar and try a unique hallucinogen: milk. They attached diodes to their foreheads; drinking milk stimulated their brains into producing bizarre hallucinations. But as one of them insisted, "'s really good f'r your bones an' teeeeeth."
* FlingALightIntoTheFuture: [[spoiler: ComicBook/CaptainAmerica was frozen yet again in the last days of the Age of Heroes. Because he was able to give a first-person account, Miguel is able to avert another such disaster, and in the end save humanity.]]

* GenerationXerox: Played straight and subverted, DependingOnTheWriter. Some characters may share similar powers to their namesakes, but have almost entirely different personalities, personal lives, and overall goals. The villains differ even moreso from their main universe counterparts.
* GreenwashedVillainy: Ostensibly, Eco's job is to keep the city clean. In practice, they allow the dumping and smuggling hazardous materials, and can legally execute anyone accusing them of corruption by writing them off as "polluters".

* LeftHanging: ''2099: World of Tomorrow'' ends with [[spoiler: the mutant and human survivors trying to work something out in the Savage Land, Miguel leaving to search for his brother, and D/Monix trying to claim Ghost Rider. ''Manifest Destiny'' reveals that Miguel found his brother, and that the mutants and humans managed to barely survive each other, but Ghost Rider’s sole appearance makes no mention of the cliffhanger.]] That doesn’t even mention the few billion other plotlines the writers were forced to give up on.

* MegaCorp: Many, but the most prominent is Alchemax, which serves as the BigBad for Spider-Man, Punisher, and Ravage. They control the police force and slip addictive drugs to their workers to keep them dependent on the company, and engage in a lot of CorporateWarfare. Other companies are Stark-Fujikawa, Synthia, D/Monix and Eco.

** For that matter, the creation of Stark-Fujikawa. While they specialise in power suits, the company is considered to be purely Japanese, which leads to the question how did Fujikawa Industries buy out ''Stark'' of all things.

* RedRightHand: Pretty much every villain goes by an alias. So we have Venture, the Specialist and so on and forth.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Averted. You'd expect for Hulk 2099 to be even worse than [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the original]], but not only was John Eisenhart a CorruptCorporateExecutive and borderline sociopath ''prior'' to obtaining his powers, but after the event he undergoes a complete personality change and pulls an epic HeelFaceTurn. At worst he's GoodIsNotNice. No split personalities here.

* ToxicInc: Eco in ''Ravage 2099''. Ostensibly, their job is to keep the city clean. In practice they allow all kinds of hazardous material smuggling and dumping, and can legally execute anyone accusing them of corruption by writing them off as "polluters".

* TwistingTheProphecy: ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian was cursed by a witch named Morgana to live forever, have his kingdom collapse, and the sun burn the ground beneath his feet. The first two parts go exactly as she planned, but Conan finds a way to twist the third; come 2099, he steals a helmet from the Nova Corps (which would allow him to survive in space), hijacks a spaceship, and lets the sunburn that. Now he's as free as a bird.

** The New York of 2099 is a clear example of vertical segregation. The city's affluent classes live and work "Uptown" in luxurious skyscrapers built on top of the existing real estate. At the time of the comics, "Downtown" is a dimly-lit slum only for the poor and needy and desperate; Uptown citizens venturing Downtown are warned to proceed at their own risk.

* {{Zeerust}}: Swiping credit cards in ''2099''? When contactless cards are the norm since the 2010's? And absolutely no mention of the internet? Yep, that's the trope.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Downplayed, but when Tyler Stone lists the life expectancy increasing to 120 years as a major achievement, Miguel angrily points out that those people can barely remember the first forty years of their lives. Which means they've forgotten their childhood, graduating, their first love, starting a family and so on and forth.

* ''2099 Unlimited''
* ''2099 World of Tomorrow''

''Marvel 2099'' was very much a product of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, with Liefeldian physiques and ridiculous future slang. Nonetheless, the first four series (''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'', ''Ravage 2099'', ''Doom 2099'', and ''ComicBook/ThePunisher2099'') sold extremely well. ''Spider-Man 2099'' would become the most well-known series, and came to directly interact with [[Franchise/SpiderMan the mainstream series.]] ''Doom 2099'' featured exceptional writing, turning Doctor Doom into an AntiHero while still keeping him a MagnificentBastard. Ravage was the only fully original character, and was written by Creator/StanLee for the first eight issues. ''Punisher 2099'' was... well, a Dark Age comic, though it did have its moments of brilliance thanks to longtime writer Pat Mills, who had done substantial work on ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd''.

Facing declining sales, the comics culminated in the "One Nation Under Doom" event, where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Doom took over the United States.]] It was inconceivably awesome, mostly because it was written by Creator/WarrenEllis.

Unfortunately, that was pretty much the end of it. Marvel, due to the effects of UsefulNotes/TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996, decided in a desperate bid to cut costs to fire Cavalieri. [[WriterRevolt Nearly every writer quit in protest.]] The line limped along for a while, before every surviving series was canceled at once. In their place was "2099: World of Tomorrow," which ran for eight issues before also being cancelled. Finally, Marvel closed the universe off with "2099: Manifest Destiny."

** The aforementioned death happened in ''2099 AD Apocalypse'' (see also DroppedABridgeOnHim below) which had Continuity Snarls of its own. The Punisher 2099 is suddenly back on Earth, while his own last issue (which came out the month before) had him in deep space. Hulk 2099 in turn had his appearance radically altered in his last issue, and is back to his old appearance without explanation. FanWank has pointed out that both of these characters had previously established doppelgangers, which might explain this.