giving
      girlfriend,
      Dana,
      and
      the
      petty,
      ruthlessly
      conniving
     
     
      rival
      researcher
      Aaron.
      Best
      of
      all
      is
      that
      patented
      Peter
     
     
      David
      pacing
      and
      dialogue,
      crisp
      and
      fast-moving
      but
      never
     
     
      rushed
      or
      forced,
      and
      with
      more
      than
      a
      few
      humorous
      lines
     
     
      from
      the
      characters.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      book’s
      weakest
      point
      is
      the
      visuals,
      though
      penciller
     
     
      Rick
      Leonardi
      turns
      in
      some
      of
      his
      best
      stuff.
      His
      fluid
      style
     
     
      allows
      for
      some
      uniquely
      designed
      architecture,
      vehicles
      and
     
     
      machinery,
      and
      his
      talents
      are
      best
      put
      to
      use
      in
      the
      action
     
     
      scenes,
      as
      his
      imaginative
      lay-outs
      and
      dynamic
      figure
     
     
      drawings
      create
      an
      almost
      dizzying
      series
      of
      acrobatics
     
     
      amongst
      the
      towering
      cityscape.
      Leonardi’s
      work
      is
      reminis-
     
     
      cent
      of
      Gene
      Colan
      and
      has
      similar
      problems,
      an
      undisci-
     
     
      plined
      style
      that
      makes
      portions
      of
      the
      art
      seem
      cartoony
      or
     
     
      unfinished
      at
      times,
      particularly
      disconcerting
      in
      a
      comic
     
     
      book
      emphasizing
      visuals
      as
      much
      as
      this
      comic
      does.
      With
     
     
      some
      refinement
      and
      toning
      down
      of
      the
      exaggerations,
      the
     
     
      art
      could
      be
      just
      about
      perfect.
      Another
      small,
      annoying
     
     
      point
      about
      this
      book
      is
      the
      ‘‘foil-enhanced’’
      cover
      on
      issue
     
     
      one,
      an
      unnecessary
      bit
      of
      sales
      gimmickry
      that
      jacks
      up
      the
     
     
      comic’s
      price
      considerably
      for
      a
      visual
      enhancement
      that
      in
     
     
      this
      case
      is
      little
      more
      than
      a
      glorified
      frame
      for
      the
      illus-
     
     
      tration.
      With
      a
      solid
      story
      and
      characters,
      though,
      and
     
     
      reasonably
      competent
      art,
      Spider-Man
      2099
      is
      still
      an
     
     
      interesting
      and
      worthwhile
      new
      comic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
         
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
      Hall
      parties,
     
     
      e
      any
      team,
      club
      or
      group,
     
     
      parties
      at
      the
      barn,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CALL
      DIRECT,
      TODAY!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      iSGG-
      5644
     
     
      fe
      Fa
      lacie
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ple
      TA
      BLOCS
      Miron
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MEAL
      AL
      FE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ZZ
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I.9°9°C
      ML.
      -
     
     
      THE
      GODBABY
      PART
      L
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WE
      CovuLd
      TELL
      “TWAT
      THIS
     
     
      ASTRONOMY
      PROFESSOR
      KNEW
     
     
      HIS
      STUFF.
      M**L
      600!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
      October
      I,
      1992
      Page
      14