And on the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Tim Fish Gave Northstar a Boyfriend and a Long Commute

Northstar, his boyfriend Kyle and sister Aurora, as drawn by Tim Fish

Marvel has been making some great steps forward in the past few years in terms of gay visibility, what with the Hulking and Wiccan, the Carolina and Xavin and, now, Shatterstar and Rictor. As great as this progress has been, it's been hard to overlook that Marvel's original gay, Northstar hasn't gotten to enjoy that progress.

That might be changing as we'll finally see Northstar officially get a boyfriend, in the second issue ofNation X, an anthology mini-series that examines how the lives of various mutants are affected by the founding of a mutant haven off the coast of California. When the next issue hits comic shops on January 6, one of the stories will be a Northstar story from out creator Tim Fish.

Northstar and Kyle

Fish reports at his website that the story will be about his relationship and how Jean-Paul's longer commute is affecting it. We met Kyle back when Wolverine recruited Northstar to rejoin the X-Men, but their relationship was only implied by the art. Nation X #2 will make the relationship official.

While Jean-Paul and Kyle are only getting an 8-page story in Nation X, Northstar is still a part of the X-Men, so hopefully this is the beginning for them.

Thanks to CrabbyLionness for bringing this it our attention.