Shattershocker

This post is to commemorate the kiss that was shared by Rictor and Shatterstar in Peter David's righteous X-Factor. I'm glad that Rictor has finally grown into a character and I'm incredibly happy with the way that the X-books have treated their new gay characters. Rob Liefield who co-created Shatterstar was upset to hear about him being gay. Marvel has in turn answered that the character was work for hire and as such is property of Marvel to do with as seen fit. I can't believe that you'd actually get so upset about a character as to raise a stink about them being given more of an identity in a storyline. I wouldn't care if a character I created as being gay was later turned straight if I were in the same situation. Here's to Shatterstar and Rictor! I hope you guys have a happy life.