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Sam cheating on Smasher would be too OoC for Sam's conservative personality and having them say that he's not the dad could make Smasher look bad. I wish they'd bring Smasher into the X-Books or an A-Force book though.
Sam cheating would be way out of character, especially when he has a kid. He and Boom Boom weren't even a very interesting couple.
Rictor had issues with Cable at the beginning of X-force, but those were eventually resolved. More importantly, Star cares about Cable and Rictor cares about Star, so I don't see why he wouldn't be here too. I just really hope he isn't dying in the Shatterstar solo.
Shouldn't Rictor make it out of Shatterstar's solo alive in order to tie-in with Dead Souls or did Rictor dodge that bullet?
I thought Sam and Boom Boom got interesting after he graduated to the X-Men and she stayed on X-Force. It was kind of what happens with a high school couple when one goes to college. I liked their couple because there were a few panels about them but I don't remember the relationship playing an important part in any of the stories.
I think it's been long enough to where they can be on the same team as exes and be ok with that. It would be a good occasion to show some personal growth for the characters. Maybe Tabitha is happy for Sam because he has a family, etc.
What do you guys think of Burnett's art though? The name didn't ring a bell at all when I saw the announcement, but I just realized his only other work for Marvel is on Cosmic Ghost Rider...I don't know I'm just not a big fan of the art in that book.
The question becomes whether or not Smasher is going to be that involved in the X-world going forward, if not then they could easily just retcon the kid as not being his or just retcon that he was ever married at all...and I loved the Sam/Tabitha pairing from the start and have always felt them to be a very interesting couple...
Watching Izzy and Sam, albeit how limited its been, raising Josiah has been worth more than him getting back with Tabby could be worth. At some point, these characters need to move forward. Also, writers need to stop thinking retcons are acceptable to get their own way. I'd be livid if they just retconned out his wife and kid. It's beyond disrespectful to other writers and the hard work they put into their stories.
Still, it's hypothetical at this point and hopefully Brisson can avoid it.