tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post8128991191919458328..comments2024-03-28T03:21:27.550-04:00Comments on The Cool Kids Table: I'd like to know more about...LongshotBen Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-56976522793563176182009-11-02T17:28:38.915-05:002009-11-02T17:28:38.915-05:00Oh but I forgot to mention, the slaves were design...Oh but I forgot to mention, the slaves were designed by Arize to look like the humans they saw on earth television. Humans were mythologized as demons or devils by the spineless ones, so Arize's design was meant to be somewhat ironic. You can read all this in a Longshot bio online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-27094071080475828862009-11-02T17:25:33.765-05:002009-11-02T17:25:33.765-05:00Longshot's bones are hollow, because he is a g...Longshot's bones are hollow, because he is a genetically engineered humanoid, just as all the upright people (slaves) in the mojoverse. He also hasleather-like skin, two hearts and only 4 digits per hand. Longshot also has special gifts - his luck, agility, healing abilities, and his psychometric ability to read emotional memories imprinted on objects as well as their futures.<br /><br />In other words, Longshot is a mutant in the mojoverse, although he wasn't really born. Mojo's race of spineless people are the native species of the mojoverse. Using their technology they would watch earth television incessantly to the point that they were driven mad. They demanded Arize create a race of slaves for their amusement. The slaves do not always look human, like Longshot. Other slaves such as Quark, are human-animal crosses.<br /><br />Longshot's luck only works for him if his motives are pure. It won't work if he's being selfish. Quark also possesses this luck power, but unlike Longshot he is a complete pessimist. This is perhaps because his memory hasn't been erased as many times as Longshot and so he has seen him fail to topple Mojo over and over again. <br /><br />There was a TPB of the Longshot mini-series back in the 90s and a hardcover reprint in the early 2000s. You can probably hunt down the individual issues if you go to any good comic shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-1947851792297388302009-10-12T10:25:18.257-04:002009-10-12T10:25:18.257-04:00Longshot's bones are hollow because he was bre...Longshot's bones are hollow because he was bred as part of a slave-race to serve the Mojo people, who are fat, psychotic blobs who do nothing but watch television. Longshot arrives on Earth, not knowing anything about himself, other than the fact that "he's lucky" and he can 'read' objects. Dr. Strange makes an appearance. Longshot is meant to lead a slave-rebellion in the Mojoverse. Haven't read it years but the art is simply gorgeous. Oh, and Ricochet Rita is Longshot's girlfriend on earth, a stuntwoman with her own jet-pack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-81758706254408833632009-10-08T20:36:05.587-04:002009-10-08T20:36:05.587-04:00Thanks for that explanation of Mojo's eye thin...Thanks for that explanation of Mojo's eye thing, Big Money, it makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />I would have gladly had that argument at Wizard, Marvel, etc., but sadly nobody else cared enough about Shatterstar or his parentage to have it with me. I'm really hoping with Shatty and Longshot both in X-Factor now it gets addressed; I'd actually be pretty shocked if Peter David doesn't at least do a sight gag.Ben Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-17841961857164505082009-10-08T20:19:03.477-04:002009-10-08T20:19:03.477-04:00Hey! It's super-geek factoid time with Big Mon...Hey! It's super-geek factoid time with Big Money!<br /><br />- I think Longshot's bones were made hollow to enhance his agility, so he can jump around with ease. Whether he needs House Of Pain to be playing or not, that's up in the air.<br /><br />- Mojo's eyes are like that, presumably, because he's the ruler of a universe based on TV-watching, and so I guess he'd probably want to prevent himself from not being able to watch it for the rest of his life. In other words, if his eyes don't close, he won't miss anything.<br /><br />- You ever involve yourself in a "Longshot/Dazzler are Shatterstar's parents" argument during your Wizard tenure? Unfortunately, I think a lot of fans in the 90's remember Longshot for that argument, rather than any good stories he was a part of. <br /><br />- Favorite Longshot moment? From the aforementioned X-Men #11, where Beast has been made to speak like Scooby Doo thanks to Mojo. All McCoy can say when he sees our hero is, "Ro no! Rit's Rongrot!"Big Money Ben Gebharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209914428769274914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-45409526985518242332009-10-08T16:14:58.470-04:002009-10-08T16:14:58.470-04:00Ann Nocenti has a killer rep, and people seemed to...Ann Nocenti has a killer rep, and people seemed to dig her story in Daredevil #500, but I bet you that you could still find 90% of her issues including the Longshot mini series at no more than two bucks a pop.KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816950381733436279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-66612638931703639482009-10-08T15:53:51.259-04:002009-10-08T15:53:51.259-04:00Or maybe you should give it to your friend Ben!Or maybe you should give it to your friend Ben!Ben Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-15455936198287628662009-10-08T15:42:09.212-04:002009-10-08T15:42:09.212-04:00I used to have the Longshot TPB -- not sure when i...I used to have the Longshot TPB -- not sure when it was released, but that must have been at least 10 or 15 years ago. I must have sold or traded it since then, because I remember not liking the early Art Adams art, and finding the character to be boring outside of the context of the X-Men. Maybe I should revisit it.Zach Oathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922850118964049731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-7863343357389221802009-10-08T11:42:02.776-04:002009-10-08T11:42:02.776-04:00Always liked Longshot during the Marauders/Outback...Always liked Longshot during the Marauders/Outback years on the X-Men - and how can you NOT like a guy that scores with Dazzler?<br /><br />Never read the mini either, though - although I see the HC is on Amazon for $19 http://is.gd/458h2 Hmm....Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435582231180905967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-51292343373692559002009-10-08T11:09:35.683-04:002009-10-08T11:09:35.683-04:00I wouldn't hold my breath for a Longshot trade...I wouldn't hold my breath for a Longshot trade. I remember asking David Gabriel to collect Chris Giaruso's (sp?)Mini Marvel into a digest and I was shot down. I am guessing there's not a huge Longshot fan base. <br /><br />Finally:<br /><br />Why does Longshot have only 4 digits on each hand does anyone know?<br /><br />Does he have only 4 toes? If so which one is gone?<br /><br />I guess the Mullet is still big in his area.<br /><br />Is he alive or dead right now in continuity?<br /><br />I'd like to think if he and Domino fought it would result in a stalemate.JimmyGlenn711https://www.blogger.com/profile/00027510529908112744noreply@blogger.com