Must… Resist… Siren… Call…

I swear that Marvel Comics is on some mission to woo me back. How else can you explain them taking one of my favorite Marvel characters and putting him into a video game for the first time?

Miguel O'Hara, better known as Spider-Man 2099, will finally take a lead game role in the upcoming "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions." What's that, you say? The 2099 universe hasn't yet been announced as part of the game? True. But a recent slipup at GameStop's web site prematurely confirmed the realm as one of four universes players will visit.

The image you see at left, no longer shown at GameStop's web site, is one of the four "cosmic" outfits that are available to people who pre-order the game. These outfits overlay each universe's regular Spider-Man costume, indicating which universes will join the Classic and Noir settings. Marked by its unique forearm spikes and distinct mouth mask, the costume at left clearly belongs to the 2099 character. And that makes me very, very happy.

But given my "I'm done with Marvel" stance, what's a stubborn boycotter to do? Spider-Man 2099 has appeared in previous video games, sure, but those inclusions were nothing more than alternate costumes. This is the first time a story is being built around him and his universe is being fully represented. I want to play this game.

Curses. What condiment goes well with crow?