Bing Cansino

I don't know if it's because it's been a year since I last read X-Factor, but I'm just not feeling this trade. Maybe it's because it has a lot of the Fantastic Four in it, and I'm just not a big fan.

So, Sue Storm-Richards has vanished, and the only people who seem concerned about this are her children. In fact, Franklin Richards seems to think that nothing is wrong, but X-Factor, particularly Jamie, can't get past this feeling that something is just not right. And it isn't, of course.

There are two deliciously awesome parts to this trade, and they both involve Shatterstar. Shatterstar and Rictor kissed in X-Factor #45, and they are a couple now. Shatterstar's sexuality really ticked off his creator, Rob Liefeld, who insisted that Shatterstar was not gay and was a "Gladiator." Cue PAD, who can be a jerk but still an amusing one, having Guido ask the pair what they're watching on TV. It's the movie Gladiator. Hilarious for anyone who remembers the bruhaha that was between Liefeld and PAD.

The second awesome part, in my opinion, was Shatterstar taking on the Thing (and totally owning him, which is awesome in itself). When he throws Ben through the window, Shatterstar leaps up and yells, "Are you not entertained?" That in itself is funny, but he's quoting Maximus from the Gladiator movie - yet another subtle jab at Liefeld, which made me laugh so loud that I woke up the cat.… (mehr)