Shard (character)

Shard Bishop
Shard as depicted in X-Factor #147 (July 1998). Art by Mike S. Miller.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearance(Illusion) Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (December 1993)
(First full appearance) Uncanny X-Men #314 (July 1994)
Created byScott Lobdell (writer)
John Romita Jr. (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesHuman mutant, later holographic
Team affiliationsXavier Security Enforcers
X-Factor
PartnershipsChronomancer
Notable aliasesAskante
AbilitiesEnergy blasts, intangibility (holographic Shard only)

Shard Bishop is a mutant fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Shard was created by Scott Lobdell and John Romita Jr., and first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #314 (July 1994). She is a mutant with the ability to manipulate light into energy blasts.

Shard is the younger sister of the X-Man Bishop, hailing from a future where mutants are hunted or put into concentration camps. She is initially a member of the X.S.E., before joining the present day X-Factor as a hologram.

Shard appears in X-Men: The Animated Series, voiced by Sandi Ross.