Longshots #2: Ratings Grab

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.