Alchemax
Alchemax is a fictional corporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as part of the 2099 universe.
Publication history
The Earth-928 version of Alchemax first appeared in Spider-Man 2099 #1 and was created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi.The Earth-616 version of Alchemax first appeared in The Superior Spider-Man #19 and was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman.
Fictional company history
Earth-928
Alchemax is a megacorporation operating in the year 2099. It creates products for virtually every consumer need, has entered into endeavors normally deemed non-profit, and even manufactured an entire city to be maintained exclusively by the corporation. Alchemax has divisions affecting nearly every level of consumer need, society, and government. Their products range from consumer products to military weaponry and private space travel. Alchemax owns and operates a privatized Police Department Public Eye.Alchemax is also behind another police force called the Eco Corporation.
The company, later headed by Miguel O'Hara, becomes a guiding force for rebuilding Earth after multiple cataclysms.
Earth-616
In the Earth-616 reality, Alchemax started out as Allan Company, which was owned by Liz Allan. The Allan Company became Alchemax when it merged with Normie Osborn's stocks from Oscorp and the last remaining properties of Horizon Labs after its destruction.Lightmaster assembles a more traditional lineup of the Masters of Evil when he and the Wrecking Crew run afoul of the Superior Spider-Man and his Superior Six while attacking Alchemax in order to steal its technology during a plot to blackmail New York City for money.
When Spider-Man defeated Goblin King and unmasked him to be Norman Osborn who revealed that created Alchemax in order to leave a strong empire for his grandson and establish an empire for the Osborn legacy.
Alchemax later competed with Parker Industries for a contract to build a new supervillain prison. In order for Alchemax to win the contract, Mark Raxton and Tiberius Stone enlist Ghost to help sabotage Parker Industries. In the end when the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" started, both companies lost that contract to Regent's Empire Unlimited with the company also being behind Ryker's Island being renamed as the Cellar.
Alchemax was mentioned in a conversation between Spider-Man and Human Torch to have once tried to bid on the renovated Baxter Building only to be outbid by Parker Industries.
Alchemax has a division called Alchemax Genetics that is under the leadership of Robert Chandler. Alchemax Genetics later succeeded in creating several clones of Laura Kinney, though the girls did not manifest her mutation. When the clones Bellona, Gabby, and Zelda escaped and began assassinating Alchemax personnel they requested her aid in stopping them. Despite Chandler's assurances to the contrary, it soon became apparent that Alchemax was not as innocent in the conflict as they claimed. Laura and her "sisters" were soon attacked by Alchemax Genetics' head of security Captain Mooney who attempted to kill the girls. When X-23 and Wasp were able to destroy the nanites that were inside the Sisters, it triggered a signal that led Alchemax Genetics' security team to one of Hank Pym's labs where Zelda was killed in the process. Before dying from her wounds after X-23 subdued Captain Mooney, Zelda told X-23 to put an end to the experiments of Alchemax Genetics' experiments.
Staff members
Earth-928 version
- Avatarr - The second leader of Alchemax.
- Miguel O'Hara - A scientist in the R&D Department who is the third leader of Alchemax.
- Halloween Jack/Jordan Boone - An Alchemax scientist.
- Paul Phillip-Ravage - Head of Alchemax's anti-pollution arm called Eco Corporation.
- Tyler Stone - Leader of Alchemax who was the head of the R&D Department. He was apparently killed when undersea invaders melted the polar ice caps. He later turned up alive and began to assist Spider-Man 2099 by sending him to 2013-2015 to watch over Alchemax. Then he also assisted Spider-Man 2099 and the other multiversal Spider-Men to find a weakness on the Inheritors.
Earth-616 version
- Liz Allan - The leader of Alchemax.
- Normie Osborn - Son of Harry Osborn & Liz Allan, Grandson of Norman Osborn.
- Tiberius Stone - The former CEO of Valistone who has worked with Kingpin, Tinkerer, and the Goblin Nation. He is revealed to be the father of Tyler Stone.
- Mason Banks - An Alchemax executive who was actually Norman Osborn in disguise.
- Miguel O'Hara - When trapped in the present, Spider-Man 2099 took on the alias of Michael O'Mara and became Tiberius Stone's assistant in order to keep an eye on him.
- Mark Raxton - The former Molten Man who works as a member of Alchemax'
s security force. - Mac Gargan - An "outside consultant" hired by Tiberius Stone as a private bodyguard and to commit more unscrupulous actions while off the record.
- Robert Chandler - The Director of Alchemax Genetics who was involved with the project to clone X-23, though his exact position in the company is unknown. His son was targeted for assassination by the escaped clones.
- Captain Mooney - Chandler's chief of security at Alchemax Genetics.
Other versions
Secret Wars (2015)
During the "Secret Wars" storyline, Alchemax is located in the Battleworld domain of 2099 which is based from the remnants of Earth-23291. Alchemax was founded by Tyler Stone who later became handicapped and handed the company over to Miguel Stone. In addition, Tyler Stone had recreated 2099's version of the Avengers to work for Alchemax.''Timestorm 2009–2099''
In the Timestorm 2009–2099 miniseries, Alchemax's high command is seen severely altering the timeline. This causes many alterations for the 2099 timeline, such as Tyler Stone's son being genetically different from birth.In other media
Television
- Alchemax appears in Marvel's Spider-Man as a science firm with Tiberius Stone as the CEO. In the episode "Cloak and Dagger", Otto Octavius in Peter Parker's body meets Anna Maria Marconi to help with a sponsorship proposal to Alchemax on behalf of Horizon High. When Stone arrives, Cloak and Dagger attack the meeting to seek revenge against him for Alchemax's experiments creating them before Otto becomes the Superior Spider-Man to fight them off.
Film
- Alchemax appears in , run by Olivia Octavius and funded by the Kingpin. The company helps develop the Super-Collider as part of Kingpin's plot to find living alternate versions of his family Vanessa Fisk and Richard Fisk within the multiverse.
Video games
- Alchemax's police force, the Public Eye Patrol, appear as the main type of enemies in the 2099 segments of '. The final level in the 2099 dimension takes place inside the Alchemax building, and introduces Dr. Serena Patel, the head of Alchemax's Shadow Division.
- Both the 2099 and present day versions of Alchemax are featured in '. In the game, Alchemax scientist Walker Sloan builds a time portal to travel from 2099 into the past and alter history so Alchemax was established in the 1970s, allowing the company to take control of New York, which also results in the present day Spider-Man working at Alchemax instead of the Daily Bugle. Sloan also uses Anti-Venom, whom he controls with a special device, to try and kill the present day Spider-Man. While he nearly succeeds, Spider-Man 2099 saves him and then defeats Anti-Venom. Freed from Sloan's control, Anti-Venom attacks him and Otto Octavius, and sends all three of them through the time portal, causing them to fuse into the monstrous Atrocity. Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 later discover that the CEO of Alchemax and the mastermind behind Sloan's plot is the former's future self, who used Sloan's time machine to create a time storm so he can use its energy to recreate history in his image. The heroic Spider-Men eventually defeat the future Parker and Atrocity, while destroying the time machine, dispersing the time storm, and restoring history.
- The 2099 version of Alchemax appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
- The present day Alchemax appears in Marvel’s Spider-Man as a chemical plant in Manhattan. Tombstone's gang raided it to create a new designer drug, but Spider-Man was able to defeat them.