Recently, one of the biggest stories in the world of comic books was the "outing" of two mainstream comic book characters, Shatterstar and Rictor. In Peter David's X-Force, these two long-time friends shared an impromptu kiss after a harrowing battle, finally putting to bed fan questions about their sexuality.
To long time fans, this comes as no real shock as the two would often go off on long off-panel "adventures", the contents of which were never revealed. The two shared the first-ever visible, high profile kiss between two men in the history of Marvel Comics. Despite Shatterstar creator (and embarrassment to art) Rob Liefield's complaints, it looks like the two will be batting for the other team for the foreseeable future.
In honor of the event, let's take a look back at some other mainstream comic book characters who tend towards same-sex relationships.
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