X-Factor and Ricstar

So, for those not following, X-Factor celebrated its 50th issue last week, and will be jumping up to issue 200 in December with a new direction.  This is if interest to AE, of course, because of Rictor and Shatterstar, two bisexual men who were finally confirmed as having had- and restarting- a romantic relationship.

There wasn't much about them in this issue, since it focused on the lead character trapped in the future.  But it included a preview of the new direction in #200, and Shatterstar has been made a permanent cast member, with his and Rictor's relationship prominently displayed.  (For those confused by the numbering, the original series ran for 149 issues, the new one for 50.  So they're combining the numbering to give the new direction a big, shiny #200 to bring attention to it.)

Also, an interview question for the author, Peter David, snagged from http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23573

 3) Strong Guy's issues with Rictor's bisexuality were major fun! (And, as a gay man, I didn't find them offensive at all.) Are we going to see more of this in the future? I hope Guido doesn't get over it yet, because so far he's been comedy gold!