#mig's origin--which very deliberately Doesn't involve hide nor hair of an even slightly-radioactive arachnid--has held up so long -

[spider-man-2o99]

i don’t think we talk enough abt how when miguel first got his Spider Powers it was at least partly because his coworker genuinely tried to murder him on a whim just for being. like. kind of annoying at the workplace. utterly deranged and iconic behavior from aaron here

#talking tag #spider-man 2099 #spiderman 2099 #miguel o'hara #aaron delgado #spiderverse #atsv #say whatever u will abt sm2099 having its origin story spread across the first three issues-- no. 1 is still absolutely a home run #mig's origin--which very deliberately Doesn't involve hide nor hair of an even slightly-radioactive arachnid--has held up so long - #- for a Reason. it's been three decades! #and i Stand By that statement #he's got one of the most unique origin stories of all the dozens of alternate spiders!!!!! just suspend ur disbelief and have Fun #name one other Spider who was naked as a jaybird for a majority of their debut I Will Wait . #i justd. like. #like!! even in just this One Scene!! we learn so much abt miguel and how he thinks and deals with drastic unforeseen circumstances. #he talks himself up because he knows he IS smart-- but he /also/ acknowledges that he screwed the pooch and owns up to his ego #and from the jump he has very little hesitation before figuring out how to get his system clean of rapture and Doing That #if aaron wasn't also there that night miguel would've just done exactly what he planned to and then been done!! #he's very pragmatic