The Worst X-Man Ever fit all of my criteria for comics: written by an unusual source (Max Bemis...yes, of Say Anything), out of continuity, and engaging art. So there was no way this was going to be a failure for me!

Bailey is a high school kid who spends his lunch times scrolling through Facebook with his gay BFF, Steve, trying to find a prom date. He's not goth enough for hardcore Jennifer, not cool enough for it-girl Amanda, and not "cool" enough for hipster Kate. In fact, Bailey can't think of a single personality trait that might make him attractive to the opposite sex and tries a slew of new hobbies to find a way to connect before settling back - defeated - into video games. Enter his parents, who have some news to share: they're mutants and he might be carrying the X-Gene. Um, awesome *high five*. Problem solved. Sort of. Bailey makes his way to Xaiver's School for Mutants, where Beast tests him. Bailey's wish has come true...He's a human firework! Like, he can totally explode. Once. And die

You can imagine what it would be like to wish so badly to be different and then find out you are but you can't really show it. You're still the outsider looking in. Prime opportunity for the baddies to recruit you, yeah? What's normal anyways?