This is funny. Shatterstar, one of the mostly generic characters with tiny feet and too many pouches that Rob Liefeld created, turns out to be gay as written by Peter David but Liefeld is upset by that.
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July 5th, 2009
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Shatterstar? Yeesh, talk about bottom of the comic book barrel.
Probably shouldn’t try and invent an iconic hero whose name begins with “shat.”
It’s Marvel, Liefeld. For years now, everything they’ve touched has turned to schidt. Thought you knew that in ‘91 when you went to Image.
Meh; the world should be ready for a gay comic book character by now.
The real question for me is; who the eff cares?
That’s PAD all over. He didn’t do it to piss off Liefield. PAD is a professional. He did it because it fit the story he’s telling.
Pissing off Liefield was just a fringe benefit.
J.
The comics world has had a number of gay characters already. Alpha Flight’s Northstar comes to mind. Maybe the “star” in your name is an early indicator.
Randy – I haven’t liked everything Marvel has done, but it’s ridiculous to say that everything they’ve touched has turned to “schidt.” The Iron Man movie alone pops your hyperbole. And in this case, Marvel’s taken a character who was barely interesting as created by Liefeld and given him new dimensions.
From the Liefeld article: Later he added, “Shatterstar is akin to Maximus in Gladiator. He’s a warrior, a Spartan, and not a gay one.”
Ahem. No one was gayer than the Spartans. No one in human history was gayer than the Spartans. No one.
‘Ahem. No one was gayer than the Spartans. No one in human history was gayer than the Spartans. No one.’
Or tougher.
If the Spartans had followed a DADT policy there would have been no such thing as a Spartan army.
I occasionally read something about Mr. Liefeld online,
and it’s never adulatory. Does anyone have a good opinion
of him – besides him, that is?