The apocalypse arrives—again—in an exclusive Worst X-Man Ever preview
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever is a miniseries that has flown under the radar, despite doing some very interesting things. To start, it debuted as a weekly digital comic before being released in monthly print issues; while it’s unfortunate that the digital copies are the same price as print when they have a much lower production cost, it’s nice to see Marvel exploring some different distribution options. More importantly, the series exists in its own separate continuity far removed from the current state of the X-books, allowing writer Max Bemis, artist Michael Walsh, and colorist Ruth Redmond to offer their distinct take on the X-Men mythos and its sprawling cast of characters. With an emphasis on dark humor, the story of Bailey Hoskins (whose mutant power is to explode, and then die because he blew himself up) has been a very fun take on Marvel’s merry mutants, becoming increasingly bleak as Bailey finds himself in the middle of a villainous plot to kill Professor X.