Annihilation - Scourge: Omega #1: This issue is fine if not formulaic. Nova "sacrifices" himself to the Cancerverse because it now turns out the Cancerverse wasn't really interested in the Sentry but in Nova because he somehow survived it. But, based on solicitations for "Guardians of the Galaxy," we know that Nova doesn't die so it's no surprise when Annihilus somehow heals him...despite his Cancerverse-containing body having 'sploded when the Senry eye-beamed it. I mean, that sentence right there tells you everything you need to know about the state of superhero comics.
Marvel 2099: Omega #1: This issue is a mess, from the shifting art styles to the hurried narrative leaps.
Essentially, old Miguel reveals that he's some form of "our" Miguel (whatever that means anymore). He beseeches the new Miguel to become Spider-Man to break Doom's hold on Earth. It's still unclear to me how Doom managed to go all "Age of X-Man" here, so I guess that I have to hold out hope Spencer makes that clear in "Amazing Spider-Man" #36. If we accept that we'll get an answer to this core question, then it's a little easier to move with the story.
Gabe uses Miguel's biometric account to upload Miguel's experience in the Ravage to an offline database. (I'm still not entirely sure what revealing Miguel's experience in the Ravage to the public is supposed to do. The public has to realize the corporations aren't exactly working in their best interest. I just assume that they know that they can't do much about it. Moreover, as far as I can tell, the only controversial part of Miguel's trip to the Ravage was the realization that Alchemax wasn't making mutants, prolonged exposure to the Ravage was. Is that really enough to usher in the revolution that Gabe seems to want? It actually seems to let Alchemax off the hook...) This unauthorized access prompts Tyler to send drones to destroy Miguel's apartment, not knowing that he's really killing Gabe.
Although new Miguel had resisted old Miguel's efforts to get him to become Spider-Man, he accepts it in the wake of Gabe's murder, altering his DNA as he learned to do in the Ravage. At this point, new Miguel is presumably cured of his Rapture addiction (like in the original series) and becomes Spider-Man. Based on what old Miguel says here, his appearance should inspire new 2099 heroes to rise against Doom, presumably resetting the timeline to whatever the "normal" 2099 timeline is at this point.
As I've (repeatedly) mentioned, the 2099 timeline is so muddled from years of contradictory storylines (i.e., poor editing) that I'd really welcome any reboot that returns us to stories featuring a recognizable Miguel and his cast of characters. I guess all hope lies in "Amazing Spider-Man" #36. I won't hold my breath.
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