Longshots #2

Recap
HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE MOJO!
X YEARS LATER, the stage is set for a show unlike any other! One so violent, so vile, we have to put the X-BABIES on the cover otherwise we'd have to be a polybagged RED BAND BOOK! Watch as your favorite characters get plucked from existence and destroyed — all for YOUR entertainment! You can't miss out on this ABSOLUTE MOJO BOOK!* ORDER AND PREORDER THIS BOOK NOW: MOJO DEMANDS IT!
*Guys, we can't say ABSOLUTE..."
More Age of Revelation coverage from Comic Watch:
Amazing X-Men #2: Two Truths and a Lie
Binary #2: Two Jeans and Two Halves of Carol
Expatriate X-Men #1: A Pirate's Life for Us
Cloak or Dagger #1: Love Eternal in the Shadows & Light
Review
X Years Later, the X-Virus has devastated the Earth, humanity is on the brink of extinction, the X-Men have all but fractured, but the ratings continue to wait for no man.
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, or you travel across infected America without dying. Whichever comes first. Our crew of erstwhile “herpes” makes it to their destination, but of course things don’t go as planned. Leaving Mojo scrambling to make up for the inevitable drop in viewership (and merchandise money).
Gerry Duggan and Jonathan Hickman continue the story’s darkly humorous vibe, and there are definitely more than a few laughs to be had here, but it can be jarring when juxtaposed to the rest of the books going on during this Age of Revelation. Unless you are already familiar with Hellcat, Bishop (who honestly feels like he should be playing a bigger role in this event given his character history), and the rest then you might not find much to enjoy here beyond the humor. There a couple interesting reveals, but they mostly just serve to be meta jokes about how absurd said reveals are. They also tend to raise more questions than answers.
Alan Robinson’s art continues to stand out, matching the scripts absurdity beat for beat as well as giving the audience a few surprising bits of gore mixed in between the entertaining action beats.
Final Thoughts
Longshots is a very unserious book, as with most things that feature Mojo, but as we dig deeper and deeper into just how bad things really are, it can be hard to justify finding where this one fits.
Longshots #2: Ratings Grab
- Writing - 7/107/10
- Storyline - 6.5/106.5/10
- Art - 7.5/107.5/10
- Color - 7/107/10
- Cover Art - 6/106/10





