Consider that during Claremont’s run this may be some of the weakest artwork and Silvestri was still a household name. Insane amount of talent
October 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Consider that during Claremont’s run this may be some of the weakest artwork and Silvestri was still a household name. Insane amount of talent
Came across the full text of Shelley's Ozymandias in a comic of that era (can't remember which one). But loved Claremont's X-Men Annual that had the team and Doctor Strange visit Dante's Inferno, to save Nightcrawler's soul.
October 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Came across the full text of Shelley's Ozymandias in a comic of that era (can't remember which one). But loved Claremont's X-Men Annual that had the team and Doctor Strange visit Dante's Inferno, to save Nightcrawler's soul.
I am having so much fun with these X-men. On one hand I cannot wait to read these issues, on the other Claremont’s run is almost ending. There will be more highs and lows for this merry band of mutants but Claremont is top.
October 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I am having so much fun with these X-men. On one hand I cannot wait to read these issues, on the other Claremont’s run is almost ending. There will be more highs and lows for this merry band of mutants but Claremont is top.
Claremont’s Classic X-Men stories are timelessly great because the book is such a joyful multi-genre garbage plate, united by overarching interpersonal melodrama.
“Last issue: parasitic aliens! This issue: Dracula! Next issue: HELL.”
“Last issue: parasitic aliens! This issue: Dracula! Next issue: HELL.”
🧛♂️ Dracula vs. the #XMen!
What happens when Marvel's most famous vampire sinks his teeth into mutantkind? 🩸
@jonwahizzle.bsky.social continues his “Down With the Count” series for our #31DaysofHalloween, exploring Dracula's bloody history with the X-Men! 🦇
Read it:
What happens when Marvel's most famous vampire sinks his teeth into mutantkind? 🩸
@jonwahizzle.bsky.social continues his “Down With the Count” series for our #31DaysofHalloween, exploring Dracula's bloody history with the X-Men! 🦇
Read it:
“Down With The Count”: ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #159 and ‘X-Men Annual’ #6 (or, Dracula battles mutankind!)
Their '80s battles made for some hefty, thematically significant action.
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October 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Claremont’s Classic X-Men stories are timelessly great because the book is such a joyful multi-genre garbage plate, united by overarching interpersonal melodrama.
“Last issue: parasitic aliens! This issue: Dracula! Next issue: HELL.”
“Last issue: parasitic aliens! This issue: Dracula! Next issue: HELL.”
It's pretty understandable, especially given the time period.
However, Claremont's... *interests,* shall we say... tended to lean more towards the shy ingenue transformed into a sexual dynamo, rather than the "Magically aged up love interest."
However, Claremont's... *interests,* shall we say... tended to lean more towards the shy ingenue transformed into a sexual dynamo, rather than the "Magically aged up love interest."
October 24, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It's pretty understandable, especially given the time period.
However, Claremont's... *interests,* shall we say... tended to lean more towards the shy ingenue transformed into a sexual dynamo, rather than the "Magically aged up love interest."
However, Claremont's... *interests,* shall we say... tended to lean more towards the shy ingenue transformed into a sexual dynamo, rather than the "Magically aged up love interest."
I’ve been reading through Claremont’s run of X-Men again. I’m on issue 114. I’ve always loved this page of the Savage Land. Byrne killed it.
#marvel #marvelcomics #art #comics #comicart #xmen #mutants #Claremont #byrne
#marvel #marvelcomics #art #comics #comicart #xmen #mutants #Claremont #byrne
October 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I’ve been reading through Claremont’s run of X-Men again. I’m on issue 114. I’ve always loved this page of the Savage Land. Byrne killed it.
#marvel #marvelcomics #art #comics #comicart #xmen #mutants #Claremont #byrne
#marvel #marvelcomics #art #comics #comicart #xmen #mutants #Claremont #byrne
Up to 1984 in Claremont's UXM run and while my favourite arc is still the brood saga, the characterisation has just kept on improving. There is so much depth to these characters (Storm, Rogue and Kitty are great examples, but its there for most characters, even if to smaller degrees).
October 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Up to 1984 in Claremont's UXM run and while my favourite arc is still the brood saga, the characterisation has just kept on improving. There is so much depth to these characters (Storm, Rogue and Kitty are great examples, but its there for most characters, even if to smaller degrees).
So, that's the end of the Muir Island Saga, Claremont's last big story (albeit it's mostly written by #FabianNicieza, while Claremont got prepped for his NEXT big story. It wasn't a classic, but compared to some of what came later, it wasn't half bad.
End.
End.
October 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
So, that's the end of the Muir Island Saga, Claremont's last big story (albeit it's mostly written by #FabianNicieza, while Claremont got prepped for his NEXT big story. It wasn't a classic, but compared to some of what came later, it wasn't half bad.
End.
End.
And oh yeah, Bob Hoskins was Claremont's basis for Wolverine in X-Men. Which if you only saw him in who framed Roger Rabbit, doesn't make as much sense as when you see him play the heavy
October 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM
And oh yeah, Bob Hoskins was Claremont's basis for Wolverine in X-Men. Which if you only saw him in who framed Roger Rabbit, doesn't make as much sense as when you see him play the heavy
Mariko, meanwhile, becomes Wolverine's love interest and makes several appearances in Claremont's works, which tend to heavily involve her family. That spelling apparently became so linked to her that Marvel's still using it, even though they must know about the issue.
October 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Mariko, meanwhile, becomes Wolverine's love interest and makes several appearances in Claremont's works, which tend to heavily involve her family. That spelling apparently became so linked to her that Marvel's still using it, even though they must know about the issue.
Yeah if they do "Rogue stealing Capt. Marvel's powers" thing I'll be very surprised.
IIRC, that whole arc went on for years and as I've said before, I consider Chris Claremont's work to be unfilmable or at least resists proper adaptation.
IIRC, that whole arc went on for years and as I've said before, I consider Chris Claremont's work to be unfilmable or at least resists proper adaptation.
October 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Yeah if they do "Rogue stealing Capt. Marvel's powers" thing I'll be very surprised.
IIRC, that whole arc went on for years and as I've said before, I consider Chris Claremont's work to be unfilmable or at least resists proper adaptation.
IIRC, that whole arc went on for years and as I've said before, I consider Chris Claremont's work to be unfilmable or at least resists proper adaptation.
Morrison really saw Claremont's kinks/desire to put all of his queer friends in his books and decided to make the most transgender X-Men book possible. Don't even get me started on Cassandra Nova being the manifestation of Charles' self-hating transphobia
October 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Morrison really saw Claremont's kinks/desire to put all of his queer friends in his books and decided to make the most transgender X-Men book possible. Don't even get me started on Cassandra Nova being the manifestation of Charles' self-hating transphobia
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The sleight of hand deepens. Claremont’s authors denounce unelected elites while celebrating DOGE as a “parallel government institution.” They invoke government by consent while excusing power exercised without direct electoral accountability. ⤵
The sleight of hand deepens. Claremont’s authors denounce unelected elites while celebrating DOGE as a “parallel government institution.” They invoke government by consent while excusing power exercised without direct electoral accountability. ⤵
October 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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The sleight of hand deepens. Claremont’s authors denounce unelected elites while celebrating DOGE as a “parallel government institution.” They invoke government by consent while excusing power exercised without direct electoral accountability. ⤵
The sleight of hand deepens. Claremont’s authors denounce unelected elites while celebrating DOGE as a “parallel government institution.” They invoke government by consent while excusing power exercised without direct electoral accountability. ⤵
They strayed too far from Claremont’s light
October 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
They strayed too far from Claremont’s light
A few years ago I started reading Chris Claremont's legendary run on X-Men.
The 70s stories were very fun, charming and even heart-breaking, and I've gotten to know these characters in ways I didn't know them before.
So of course I had to draw something!
More closeups below 👇
The 70s stories were very fun, charming and even heart-breaking, and I've gotten to know these characters in ways I didn't know them before.
So of course I had to draw something!
More closeups below 👇
October 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A few years ago I started reading Chris Claremont's legendary run on X-Men.
The 70s stories were very fun, charming and even heart-breaking, and I've gotten to know these characters in ways I didn't know them before.
So of course I had to draw something!
More closeups below 👇
The 70s stories were very fun, charming and even heart-breaking, and I've gotten to know these characters in ways I didn't know them before.
So of course I had to draw something!
More closeups below 👇
A few potted comics reviews:
Captain Britain Special - loved the Alan Davis segment, didn't really care for the other two. I liked Abnett's story a more than Claremont's, but it was nice to see them both reacquainted with CB.
Perhaps 3x 8 pages just wasn't enough to do the character justice?
Captain Britain Special - loved the Alan Davis segment, didn't really care for the other two. I liked Abnett's story a more than Claremont's, but it was nice to see them both reacquainted with CB.
Perhaps 3x 8 pages just wasn't enough to do the character justice?
October 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
A few potted comics reviews:
Captain Britain Special - loved the Alan Davis segment, didn't really care for the other two. I liked Abnett's story a more than Claremont's, but it was nice to see them both reacquainted with CB.
Perhaps 3x 8 pages just wasn't enough to do the character justice?
Captain Britain Special - loved the Alan Davis segment, didn't really care for the other two. I liked Abnett's story a more than Claremont's, but it was nice to see them both reacquainted with CB.
Perhaps 3x 8 pages just wasn't enough to do the character justice?
Liking Kitty and Pete's fling remains a red flag for me
Claremont's Piotr and Kitty made sense at the time. The entire Excalibur run had extremely questionable Kitty relationship choices
Sam dating Lila Cheney wasn't great either, but Sam was at least implied to be closer to 17 or 18 at the time.
Claremont's Piotr and Kitty made sense at the time. The entire Excalibur run had extremely questionable Kitty relationship choices
Sam dating Lila Cheney wasn't great either, but Sam was at least implied to be closer to 17 or 18 at the time.
October 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Liking Kitty and Pete's fling remains a red flag for me
Claremont's Piotr and Kitty made sense at the time. The entire Excalibur run had extremely questionable Kitty relationship choices
Sam dating Lila Cheney wasn't great either, but Sam was at least implied to be closer to 17 or 18 at the time.
Claremont's Piotr and Kitty made sense at the time. The entire Excalibur run had extremely questionable Kitty relationship choices
Sam dating Lila Cheney wasn't great either, but Sam was at least implied to be closer to 17 or 18 at the time.
The 3 year gap made sense, including Piotr being both warm and cold to the relationship due to his own age and experience.
Ironically there is a 3 year gap between my wife and I. We met due to Doctor Who toys on her desk, but bonded over Claremont's X-Men. In our mid 20s so it wasn't creepy.
Ironically there is a 3 year gap between my wife and I. We met due to Doctor Who toys on her desk, but bonded over Claremont's X-Men. In our mid 20s so it wasn't creepy.
October 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The 3 year gap made sense, including Piotr being both warm and cold to the relationship due to his own age and experience.
Ironically there is a 3 year gap between my wife and I. We met due to Doctor Who toys on her desk, but bonded over Claremont's X-Men. In our mid 20s so it wasn't creepy.
Ironically there is a 3 year gap between my wife and I. We met due to Doctor Who toys on her desk, but bonded over Claremont's X-Men. In our mid 20s so it wasn't creepy.
I think sometimes about how funny it is that the makers of the various X-Men movies desperately want to do the Dark Phoenix Saga but they have also so desperately tried to keep the movies grounded and down-to-earth in their way and studiously avoided all of Claremont's cosmic adventures.
October 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I think sometimes about how funny it is that the makers of the various X-Men movies desperately want to do the Dark Phoenix Saga but they have also so desperately tried to keep the movies grounded and down-to-earth in their way and studiously avoided all of Claremont's cosmic adventures.
uhhh new x-men has its moments but i didn’t super care for it? the last 2 arcs are just garbage. imho. claremont def has a spectrum of quality but overall i’m a fan. my favorite single run of x-men atp is whedon’s astonishing but there are runs of claremont’s uncanny & new mutants that are up there
October 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
uhhh new x-men has its moments but i didn’t super care for it? the last 2 arcs are just garbage. imho. claremont def has a spectrum of quality but overall i’m a fan. my favorite single run of x-men atp is whedon’s astonishing but there are runs of claremont’s uncanny & new mutants that are up there
Personal opinion, Claremont's characters are kind of two-dimensional, but they're very strongly characterized along those dimensions. They talk and act distinctively, and consistently. They wear their motivations on their sleeves, even if it's via thought bubble. He swings big on personality.
October 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Personal opinion, Claremont's characters are kind of two-dimensional, but they're very strongly characterized along those dimensions. They talk and act distinctively, and consistently. They wear their motivations on their sleeves, even if it's via thought bubble. He swings big on personality.
Claremont's X-Men saved me in my teens, but not because I discovered I was different - I'd known that since my age was in single digits. I learned that I didn't have to be alone.
Weird and proud, but also protecting a world that hates and fears us. That's the dream.
Weird and proud, but also protecting a world that hates and fears us. That's the dream.
October 17, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Claremont's X-Men saved me in my teens, but not because I discovered I was different - I'd known that since my age was in single digits. I learned that I didn't have to be alone.
Weird and proud, but also protecting a world that hates and fears us. That's the dream.
Weird and proud, but also protecting a world that hates and fears us. That's the dream.
(In Claremont’s defence, he does take the trouble to reintroduce the Shi’ar #ImperialGuard, though cynical people might think that’s just to let Jim Lee draw a big picture of everyone fighting):
October 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
(In Claremont’s defence, he does take the trouble to reintroduce the Shi’ar #ImperialGuard, though cynical people might think that’s just to let Jim Lee draw a big picture of everyone fighting):
Both storylines suffer from Claremont’s view of explaining what's going on, which is basically “fuck it, they’ll work it out”. And that’s odd, because the man uses so MANY word balloons, thought bubbles and text boxes, that you’d think he’d find time to tell new readers who some of these guys are.
October 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Both storylines suffer from Claremont’s view of explaining what's going on, which is basically “fuck it, they’ll work it out”. And that’s odd, because the man uses so MANY word balloons, thought bubbles and text boxes, that you’d think he’d find time to tell new readers who some of these guys are.