One of the first major characters to be openly gay in a superhero ... First appearing in the pages of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men #4, Hisako Ichiki, aka Armor, is one of ...

Ellis’s Astonishing X-Men Is a Masterpiece of Superhero Sci ... The book is full of great little quips and character moments, finding a way to do the soap opera of the X-Men without copying ...