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In Marvel Comics ’ far - flung 2099 universe , a new rendering of theSilver Surfertravels across the world carrying on the legacy of the original paladin , only not in the same agency fan might come to expect . Operating in the grey expanse between being a merciful god - like being and a person - stealing scoundrel , Silver Surfer 2099 ’s stemma is far darker than the first Silver Surfer ’s — a backstory reveal in his prescribed mirthful book debut .
A character introduced in 1966’sThe Fantastic Four # 48by Jack Kirby , theoriginal ash gray Surferwas an astronomer name Norrin Raddwho , after the omnipotent being know as Galactus came to his planet of Zenn - La looking for a bite , made a raft to become his new Power Cosmic - riddle herald , saving his world but curse others in his missionary work to keep Galactus pig out .
Flash - forward to the year 2099 , and in the latest issuing ofAnnihilation 2099 , a new Silver Surfer is birthed , with thisnext iteration of this iconic characternot answer to Galactusbut the devil himself , Mephisto .
When Silver Surfer finally found a way of life to kill Galactus , he had to become something even bad to keep the universe from collapsing .
Silver Surfer 2099 Works for Mephisto and Gathers Souls for Him
Annihilation 2099 #4- 2024 (Steve Orlando, Ario Anindito, and Dale Eaglesham)
Jonah Marlo of Earth was a man who “ devote his life to those with less ” and did everything he could to help them by delivering intellectual nourishment and urine and providing shelter for anyone in pauperization . Yet for all the good he did in his life-time , Jonah was name with Crab and , on his deathbed , was visited by Mephisto . hold a raft that turned him immortal , Jonah is transformed into the fieryHerald of Mephistoand is tasked with hunting “ the next psyche to tempt for Mephisto,”acting as an incredibly dark remix of the original Silver Surfer ’s similar mission .
Mirroring Norrin Radd ’s hunting for the countless sacrifices need to gentle Galactus , Silver Surfer 2099 does the same thing for the being who rules over him , just with a hellish twist that fits Mephisto ’s stain of evilness dead . Though the original Silver Surfer assist in destroying integral major planet and civilizations , Jonah visiting countless desperate hoi polloi in an endeavour to trick them into damning themselves for all timeless existence is objectively more insidiousand destructive on a altogether different stage , making Silver Surfer 2099 ’s origin stand asunder from the original ’s in a morbid and exponentially more sinful way .
Silver Surfer 2099 Tricks People Into Giving up Their Souls
Even more tragic , Mephisto , in his cruelness , does n’t penalize Surfer for defy him at one pointedness but rather allows Jonah to live with the guilt of fooling countless beings into sacrifice up their souls , bedamn them to a shared fate in Hell . While the original Silver Surfer will always be the peak cosmic Cuban sandwich in the Marvel Universeregardless of who rides the board , the fact thatSilver Surfer 2099has a similarly dark but exponentially more depressing origin is the perfect direction to introduce a novel version of the character that pay homage to who come before .
Annihilation 2099 # 4is available from Marvel Comics .
Annihilation 2099 # 4(2024 )
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