The Blade movies were ahead of their time. They were not your run of the mill monster movies. They were not your typical comic book movies either. They were a hybrid, which showed viewers and filmmakers a new way of blending genres.

The second movie was probably the best out of the three and was directed by a still fresh Guillermo Del Toro. It showed our hero teaming up to take down a bigger threat. In the debut issue of Miguel O’Hara: Spider-Man 2099, we find Blade teaming up with Miguel to take down Marvel Zombie 2099.

We’re taken to Earth 2099, where a siege of zombies have taken over Nueva York, and a zombie has turned Miguel’s mother into one, as he is starting to see just how serious the problem is. We also find Blade in Harlem, where he helps find the root cause, as he deduces that they were genetically engineered. As Blade and Miguel eventually finds out who created this serum in hopes of saving his wife and actually instead creating eternal life. By the issue’s end, our heroes track down our villain, giving him a taste of his own medicine, but their lives are forever changed by it.

Overall, Miguel O’Hara: Spider-Man 2099 #1 is a harrowing dystopian tale that shows what happens when grief makes people do desperate things. The story by Orlando is surprising. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, an excellent story that is both meditative and action packed.

Story: Steve Orlando Art: Devmalya Pramanik
Color: Raúl Angulo Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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