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...none are as wildly crazed and narcissistic as he. If last issue identified Longshot as something of a Messiah for his people–the Mojo is an Antichrist among ours.
With his selfishness resolved after last issue's awakening, Longshot has rebounded to the opposite end, taking...
...I purely enjoyed this series and all of what it had to say.
Nocenti is often the unsung hero of Claremont's Run–her time as line editor and Claremont's confidant underplayed in favor of putting attention toward Chris's work–but the Longshot series really highlights her...
...members included in the Run–even when those relationships exist on opposite sides of "the fight"–are afforded the same nuance inherent to their individual members.
Black Tom may resent Sean for winning over Maeve, and while the man briefly entertains his selfishness, he...
...of Claremont's Run (and an argument for why so few of them have stuck since his exit from the franchise) is the dimensionality afforded his villains.
"Good" or "evil" are rarely as straightforward as they seem, and it was this perspective that Claremont infused into nearly...
...bike, Sean was shocked to learn the person behind his rescue was, in fact, a woman.
Sean is quite immediately smitten by Maeve–whose name will later become the middle name of his daughter, Theresa–but the certainty of their mutual attracting is immediately thrown into the...
...creator. Arize's ideology functions as a great counterpoint to Mojo's–whereas the former has made the world beautiful around him, Mojo sees beauty only in himself.
My takeaway, as Longshot finds himself overwhelmed with the beauty around him, is that Nocenti is suggesting...
...trapped in Longshot's orbit.
It's only appropriate that a series as obsessed with motives as this is makes the case of the road to Rome, with Longshot learning of the consequences of his actions.
More and more each issue, Longshot is awakening to not only his identity...
...who trips over a murdered guard and smashes his face and teeth.
Pup reappears and reminds Longshot to look over his shoulder sometimes before pulling Jinx from the latest brawl between Longshot and his demons.
Their desire, simply to return home, makes their morality far...
...questioning the nature of his existence, and in dismay asks Jinx how "we" were created.
His worries of being patterned after his creators are unintentionally confirmed by Jinx, who quoting scripture, informs Longshot that "we're made in his image". Longshot's developing...
The theme of purity of intention is also revisited in Longshot #3 as Longshot and his unlucky companion Jinx prepare to break into the ConEd plant to steal their latest haul of diamonds.
(As someone who has given ConEd my money, I am furious to learn of their diamond hoard.)