Spider-Man 2099 #8

Written by: Peter David
Art by: Will Sliney & Antonio Fabela

As the last tie-in issue of "Spider-verse" for this book, Peter David takes us for a spin into Lady Spider's Earth-803, set in the late 1800's. What we get is a fun issue with action and a cool insight into the Lady Spider's world. 

As the creator of Miguel O' Hara, no one writes him as good as David. He's sarcastic, a little bit crass, and possibly my favorite Spider-Man. One minute, he's having a tender moment with his temporary partner, the next he's basically telling her to shut up. It was a fun moment to see these two's dynamic and itt was also fun seeing a Spider from so far into the future interact with a setting so far back into the past, especially once this worlds version of the "Sinister Six" (known as "The Six Men of Sinestry") attacks him and Lady Spider. I won't dare spoil for anyone the reason Miggy had to go into the past, but it makes me eager for the conclusion of "Spider-verse". 

Will Sliney and Antonio Fabela do a great job with the art. It isn't very unique, but it's clean, fluid and dynamic. The design of the Six Men of Sinestry's costumes are appropiate and very creative, with a Green Goblin that doesn't stray too far from the original, but looks great too. I do have to say, Norman Osbourne without the costume was drawn with such a threatening presence, I think he look much scarier without the costume.

This issue does cram too much into the 20 pages that David had to work with. The team decided that the Lady Spider universe had to be explored a bit more, losing focus for a bit on the titular character to show what Earth-803 is going through. The ending is a bit vague too; I can't tell if we'll be seeing more of Lady Spider in this universe or not. But since this is the last tie-in issue, I'm hopeful that we can get back into exploring the problems that Miguel will be having back in the 616, especially since we barely had time to explore them before "Spider-verse".