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X-Men Monday #321 – Gerry Duggan Talks ‘Longshots’

Plus, an eXclusive look at ‘Longshots’ #3!

November 17, 2025

Welcome, X-Fans, to another uncanny edition of X-Men Monday at AIPT!

X years later, in a wicked world where Wolverine is a brainwashed killing machine, Emma Frost must remain in diamond form or she’ll die, and so many other dark developments, is it possible to have fun in the Age of Revelation? Longshots, in all its bloody, slapstick glory, answers that question.

In a Marvel event as sprawling as the Age of Revelation, it’s easy for comic book readers to wonder which series “matter” so they won’t miss a beat in the overall narrative. Longshots doesn’t seem to care about that, which is one reason why I enjoy it. If anything, it’s just a chance for Krakoa alumni Gerry Duggan and Jonathan Hickman and their collaborators to have fun with the Marvel toybox, which is another reason why I enjoy it. And by “have fun with,” I of course mean smash them to pieces and kill a few pig lawyers along the way.

While Jonathan was preoccupied in the Mojoverse, Gerry managed to grab one of Spiral’s swords and carve out some time to chat. Let’s see what he has to say.

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AIPT: Welcome back to X-Men Monday, Gerry! I appreciate that in the dystopian Age of Revelation, there’s still room for satire. This tie-in series seems very you and Jonathan, so I can’t imagine this idea was pitched to you two — but I’ve been wrong before! What can you share about how Longshots came to be?

Gerry Duggan: Jonathan laughed and pitched it in the room as we cracked each other up the whole way. Neither of us got to touch Mojo much, and we enjoyed that a bunch.

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AIPT: What was it like co-writing with Jonathan on this series — your first collaboration since the Krakoan era? I’d imagine with a comedic story like this, there’s an element of getting a rise out of one another as you pass drafts back and forth.

Gerry: So much of what we’re privileged to do is to get paid to have fun — and he’s as funny as they come. Any day when you’re laughing is a good day.

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AIPT: You rarely want the solicitations for single issues collected in the eventual trade paperback, but Longshots’ were that entertaining. Assuming you and Jonathan wrote those, what, in your opinion, makes for a compelling comic book solicitation?

Gerry: Shit, I dunno — if they were good, it was us. I think Editor Danny Khazem might’ve cooked them, though — you should ask him. But if it was really good, it was me.

AIPT: OK, let’s ask Danny.

Danny Khazem: With obvious inspiration from Gerry and Jonathan’s outline, it was easy enough to build solicits to get people excited for the book — and without spoiling a single thing!

The solicitation for ‘Longshots’ #2

AIPT: Thank you, Danny! Now, obviously, Longshots wouldn’t exist without the visionary work of Ann Nocenti and Arthur Adams. Does the ‘80s Longshot mini-series that started it all have special significance to you as a fan and creator?

Gerry: This is a great question. Annie’s been on my mind a lot lately. There was an excellent conversation with her and Jules at NYCC that I got to crash — and what a bruise Annie and Adams left not just on Longshot, but ‘80s/’90s Marvel. Some of my absolutely favorite comics. Annie’s and JR JR’s Daredevil was so good that it was the best X-Men book during the original Inferno. That Longshot mini is an immortal comic.

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AIPT: Longshots also wouldn’t be possible without your artistic collaborator Alan Robinson, who mixes comedic sensibilities with morbid mayhem — all without a Red Band bag! How was it collaborating with Alan?

Gerry: Alan had to put up with a little grief between holiday scheduling and everything from power outages to my elder care issues. You will not feel any of that at all — we threw a lot at Alan, and he’s got so many gears — comedy is hard in comics, and he crushes it.

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AIPT: I mentioned all that mayhem — does a series like Longshots, where you have everything from beheaded land sharks to niche X-Fandom gags like “galm,” get more editor notes than other projects?

Gerry: I know I wrote a couple of those. Or suggested Danny take swings. Actually, Danny ADDED the ed cap box clarifying that he was a “Glob type”, and I can’t let that go, you know? He’s what we call a “background artist” where I’m from.

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AIPT: Looking at the wider world of the Age of Revelation for a second — Cavan Scott recently stopped by X-Men Monday to discuss Iron & Frost. How fun is it to see another writer build on all the work you did, turning an idea from a single caption box into a believable connection between Emma Frost and Tony Stark?

Gerry: Mark Waid asked “What If” and we worked hard to make it work. By the way — after initially saying “I don’t plan to touch an Emma & Tony marriage,” I eventually couldn’t talk myself out of pitching it when Chris Cantwell‘s great was wrapping up. As you know — “canon” isn’t what prints, it’s what sticks, and it’s nice that fans, editors, and our friends in sales and marketing and at Mojoverse want more of Emma & Tony. It worked because it shouldn’t have.

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AIPT: Finally, what can readers look forward to in Longshots #3?

Gerry: Lots of stryfe.

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AIPT: I wouldn’t expect anything else. But on that note — thanks for stopping by X-Men Monday, Gerry!

X-Fans, remember to pick up Longshots #3 when it goes on sale December 10, 2025. Here’s an eXclusive look at the issue’s preview from writers Jonathan Hickman and Gerry Duggan, artist and inker Alan Robinson, colorist Yen Nitro, and letterer VC’s Ariana Maher, courtesy of our friends at Marvel.

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