Giving this the lowest of 3s.

Christoper Chance is The Human Target; his occupation is to be a stand-in for those who find themselves in need of a double who takes the assassin's bullet for them. Chance disguises himself as the client and plays the role to a tee, so much so that the would-be hired guns turn their scopes onto him.

After a stint protecting Lex Luthor, Chance finds himself with only 12 days to live after ingesting a slow-acting poison meant for the morally-questionable billionaire. Vulnerable and dying, he is pointed toward the members of the Justice League International as the lead suspects in his future murder. With little time and no clear suspect, Chance must work against the clock to uncover the mystery of his poisoning.

Despite Smallwood's consistently fantastic artwork in this maxi-series, I found myself underwhelmed by the narrative. While the premise was promising, there was an issue I took with the pacing and consistent apathy or detachment Chance has in his impending death, made the stakes less pressing. There is a lack of focus to The Human Target that made it difficult to maintain one's engagement with the plot and for that, this ultimately didn't live up to my expectations.