Claremont and Byrne and Claremont’s knack for characterization (not to mention creating strong female characters-something very few of his contemporaries even thought about doing). Yes, there’s the annoying every-issue recap of who everyone is and what’s going on (a reflection of the fact that, when these stories were originally published, editorial dictates mandated those features because 1) comic specialty shops were not yet in vogue and distribution was hit or miss, so it wasn’t a given that someone would know what had happened previously and 2) comic readership turned over much more frequently, so the likelihood that a given issue was someone’s first was higher), but that’s a minor issue when stacked against the breathtaking imagination of Messrs. That said, every story in this volume is emblematic of what I love about superhero team comics: grand, epic adventures combined with deep character building and soap opera drama.

In the meantime, I’ll just say this: the Dark Phoenix Saga was the very first comic story I read when I was 10 and it informed my idea of what a comic book was, so I may be biased. 3, and it’ll make Doctor, Doctor look like Everybody Loves Raymond (whatever that means).

Rest assured, however, that I’ll gin something up for Vol. I had grand visions of giving this volume of X-Men the 'Doctor, Doctor' treatment, but I fear spare time has been about as abundant in my life as unicorn hamburgers (sadly). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman. Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.Ĭlaremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics.

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