Julio Richter/Shatterstar
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Julio Richter/Shatterstar |
| Alternative name(s): | Rictor/Shatterstar, Ricstar |
| Gender category: | Slash, M/M |
| Fandom: | X-Force, X-Factor (Comics), X-Men, (Marvel Comics) |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Fairly popular in X-Force and X-Factor, fairly rare overall in X-Men |
| Archives: | |
| Other: |  Skin by twbasketcase. As of March 2019, over 1354 views on deviantart |
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Julio Richter/Shatterstar is the slash pairing of Julio Richter (Rictor) and Shatterstar from X-Force fandom. They have a canonical relationship.
Canon
During X-Factor #45 (August 2009), the two of them share a kiss, and have since become an official couple. The kiss made headlines at the time and is still touted as "the first on-panel kiss between two male superheroes in a mainstream Marvel comic book."[1]
Fandom
In 2000, the only main archive for Rictor/Shatterstar: The Rictor and Shatterstar Page was created, although fanworks were being created before that (at least by 1999[2]). Fanworks could also be found on personal archives and X-Men LiveJournal slash communities, such as X-slash (which was created in 2003). The LJ community, ricstar, was created in 2005 and by 2015 it has 325 members. Fanfiction at Fanfiction.net weren't posted with the tags of Rictor & Shatterstar until 2011.
Tangerine, Jane St. Clair, and Viridian5 are possibly the first ones to write for the ship.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Art
- Shatterstar and Rictor by Cesar-Hernandez
- Rictor and Shatterstar by Nevheera
- Rictor and Star by Mirabel-chan
- Ricstar by GemmaDuffill
- EarthShattering by Mirabel-chan
- secret santa gift for myself, Archived version by spoorks
- Motley Crue, Archived version by taakotaaco
Fanfiction
- Contact, a Rictor/Shatterstar fanfiction section by JBMcDragon
- Price of Victory, a Rictor/Shatterstar fanfiction section by X-Tricks
- desolate and ready to kill by carrionkid
- Force Of Habit by kiev4am
- What Do We Do When the War is Over? by arysteia
- Loves Company by Viridian5
Archives & Fannish Links
- Julio/Shatterstar works at AO3
- Rictor/Shatterstar works at FFN
- The Rictor and Shatterstar Page, a defunct archive
- ricstar, LJ community
Resources
- X-Force: Rictor/Shatterstar Ship Manifesto, Archived version by traveling_storm (August 13, 2007)
References
- ^ https://www.cbr.com/x-men-x-factor-shatterstar-rictor-reunion-tease/
- ^ AO3 has several works archived from 1999 at the earliest.