I also like the conflict that David is setting up, particularly with regard to Miguel facing off against his time-displaced family tree. When you add in Tempest's involvement (and the very big news we learn about her this issue), Spider-Man 2099 still ends up being an enjoyable book"just not as much as it usually is. Read Full Review

Miguel's nemesis/father hijacks his girlfriend while Man-Mountain Marko beats on Miguel. It's an interesting chunk of plot, but it's wrapped in some dreadfully off-putting art. Will Sliney is good at drawing three-dimensional volumes and hopeless at assembling those volumes into living, breathing people. The results vary between stiff and frightening, and the faces in this issue are particularly nightmarish.