Specialist

Stepping out of the neon-drenched future of Marvel's Spider-Man 2099 universe, Specialist made their debut in 1993 courtesy of the sharp creative team of Peter David and Rick Leonardi — right in the thick of that bold Copper/Modern Age experiment that reimagined Marvel's icons a century forward. Over a publishing history stretching an impressive thirty years, this character has kept some remarkable company, sharing pages with Miguel O'Hara, Tyler Stone, and the web-slinger of 2099 himself across the celebrated Spider-Man 2099 series and its collected editions. A modestly-appearing but persistent presence in one of Marvel's most inventive corners, Specialist is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that rewards fans who venture beyond the familiar into the sprawling, cyberpunk-tinged world Peter David built.