Monday, January 19, 2015

EARTH-SHAKER


I'VE ALWAYS LIKED RICTOR, A 3rd TIER MARVEL COMICS SUPER-HERO, FOR SOME REASON. RICTOR (REAL NAME JULIO ESTEBAN "RIC" RICHTER) IS A MUTANT WHO CAN CAUSE EARTHQUAKES AND CONTROL SEISMIC ENERGY.  FOR SUCH A MINOR MUTANT HERO, RICTOR HAS SURE BEEN ON A LOT OF HERO TEAMS: NEW MUTANTS, X-TERMINATORS, X-FORCE, X-FACTOR AND THE X-CORPORATION. HE'S ALSO MARVELS 2nd MOST VISIBLE GAY SUPER-HERO (NORTHSTAR IS THE 1st, OVBS). AFTER SEEING RICTOR'S 90's ACTION FIGURE IN A BARGAIN BIN AT THE COMIC STORE, I CAME HOME AND WORKED UP THIS PIECE. MAYBE I'LL DO HIS BOYFRIEND SHATTERSTAR OR MAYBE NORTHSTAR NEXT.

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