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Cyberpunk

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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

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In the 90s, Marvel created the 2099 storyline which re-introduced a couple existing characters in the year 2099 (like Dr. Doom 2099 and Spider-man 2099). Of those characters, I think Ghost Rider 2099 was the most cyberpunk.

In this version, the main character is a hacker who is murdered for stealing something he shouldn't. As he's dying, he uploads his consciousness into cyberspace. While in cyberspace, he finds a group of rogue AIs who are willing to bring him back to life if he becomes their agent in the real world. He accepts, and the AIs build a new robot body for him to download his consciousness into. This lets him track down his killers and the (of course) evil corporation behind it all.

The series ran for 25 issues in 1994-1996 but was also brought back for a one-shot in 2019. The image on this post is from the 2019 comic.

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