Released March 1994
Spider-Man 2099 #17
Synopsis
Last we saw our hero from 2099, he faced the much anticipated return of Thor...only to be greatly disappointed and tossed into Downtown by his mighty hammer. The story continues in other 2099 comics under the banner "The Fall of the Hammer".PlotMiguel is upside-down, tied up, and surrounded by angry Fenris gang members. He thinks to himself how much he hates his mother.The story rewinds to the end of the "Fall of the Hammer" storyline, where Spider-Man, Ravage, Doom, and the Punisher take their leave of the floating city of Valhalla after defeating the Aesir. Doom notes that the city's engines will fail in four hours since there's nobody to maintain their jury-rigged repairs. As Spidey and Punisher depart on a hovercycle, they realize Doom lied to them. Doom took control of the city. Punisher insists on going back to fight Doom, but Spidey's more pragmatic, realizing that it would be a hopeless fight. Punisher considers Spidey a coward for calling it quits.Dropped off in Downtown, Spidey sees a crowd gathered. In the absence of Thor to provide the downtrodden with leadership, Bloodsword the idiot, wielding Thor's hammer, preaches to the crowd of his ascension to assume Thor's place among them. Worst of all, Miguel's mom is in the crowd! This looks like a job for Miguel O'Hara.Back at Mig's apartment, Gabe is getting filled with Lyla's crullers. Dana comes to the door in shock, believing Miguel to have been killed by Thor. She should know the rule of comics - if you don't see the body, the boy ain't dead!Bloodsword recounts to the masses how he was ordained to be the "standard bearer for the Aesir", as Thor's hammer fell from the sky and clobbered his lieutenant, Hogun, during a fight for leadership. Miguel reaches his mother, and tries to convince her to leave. Conchata screams for help, and Bloodsword summonds Miguel to the stage. Miguel tries to reason with Bloodsword, (now Bloodhammer), but is denied. He sentences Miguel for execution.Miguel is hung upside-down and...
Variants
Synopsis
Last we saw our hero from 2099, he faced the much anticipated return of Thor...only to be greatly disappointed and tossed into Downtown by his mighty hammer. The story continues in other 2099 comics under the banner "The Fall of the Hammer".PlotMiguel is upside-down, tied up, and surrounded by angry Fenris gang members. He thinks to himself how much he hates his mother.The story rewinds to the end of the "Fall of the Hammer" storyline, where Spider-Man, Ravage, Doom, and the Punisher take their leave of the floating city of Valhalla after defeating the Aesir. Doom notes that the city's engines will fail in four hours since there's nobody to maintain their jury-rigged repairs. As Spidey and Punisher depart on a hovercycle, they realize Doom lied to them. Doom took control of the city. Punisher insists on going back to fight Doom, but Spidey's more pragmatic, realizing that it would be a hopeless fight. Punisher considers Spidey a coward for calling it quits.Dropped off in Downtown, Spidey sees a crowd gathered. In the absence of Thor to provide the downtrodden with leadership, Bloodsword the idiot, wielding Thor's hammer, preaches to the crowd of his ascension to assume Thor's place among them. Worst of all, Miguel's mom is in the crowd! This looks like a job for Miguel O'Hara.Back at Mig's apartment, Gabe is getting filled with Lyla's crullers. Dana comes to the door in shock, believing Miguel to have been killed by Thor. She should know the rule of comics - if you don't see the body, the boy ain't dead!Bloodsword recounts to the masses how he was ordained to be the "standard bearer for the Aesir", as Thor's hammer fell from the sky and clobbered his lieutenant, Hogun, during a fight for leadership. Miguel reaches his mother, and tries to convince her to leave. Conchata screams for help, and Bloodsword summonds Miguel to the stage. Miguel tries to reason with Bloodsword, (now Bloodhammer), but is denied. He sentences Miguel for execution.Miguel is hung upside-down and...
Details
- Series
- Spider-Man 2099
- Cover Date
- March 1994
- Pages
- 32
- UPC
- 75960601165001711
- Cover Price
- $1.25
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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WriterPeter David
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InkerAl Williamson
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ColoristGeorge Roussos
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LettererKen Lopez
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ArtistRick Leonardi