i hated everything about that story arc. iirc byrne was pretty annoyed they wouldn't allow him to outright state that northstar was gay since he had specifically set out to make a gay superhero. i fuckin love byrne even if there was some weirdness there.
the 90s is also when they shunted off af to that awful b-team and turned walter into a woman via magic for the lulz, apparently. OKAY, COMICS. you weirdos.