Claremont was involved with the creation of phoenix, dark phoenix, kitty pride, the hellfire club, alpha flight, the shiar empire, proteus, mystique, rogue, moira mactaggert, the starjammers, psylocke, mariko yashida. Chris claremont on why he cant look at xmen comics. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it. Chris claremont is an awardwinning comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17year 19751991 stint on uncanny xmen, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with turning the once underachieving comic into the bestselling superhero franchise in the american comic book industry.
Chris claremont began his career in comics in 1969 when he worked as a gofer and editorial assistant at marvel comics. Longtime xmen and wolverine writer chris claremont on. From 1975 to 1991, claremont was the defining voice of the xmen franchise, writing. That, though, was the last time that chris claremont has been the regular writer on the xmen he did write a nightcrawler series a few years back. Chris claremonts xmen is insightful, heartwarming, and informative. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. Chris claremont came to marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation. Xmen by jim lee and chris claremont and whilce portacio omnibus, vol. Using highprofile interviews, the film explores the behindthescenes development of notable characters like wolverine, storm, and phoenix, as well as the challenges of creating art within a corporate system. Chris claremont xmen documentary interview the mary sue.
Chris claremont, louise simonson, ann nocenti, art adams, jim shooter, patrick meaney, jordan. According to writereditor paul levitz, claremonts complex story structures played a pivotal role in assembling the audience that enabled american comics to move to more mature and sophisticated storytelling, and the graphic novel. A few scenes shown in the wolverines first trailer were straight. Comics legends paul smith and terry austin join the xmen f. This volume of xmen forever collects the next six to ten issues of chris claremonts 2009 run. Chris claremonts xmen where to stream and watch decider. Comparing the first trailer for the wolverine to chris.
Now, claremonts the subject of a new documentary, comics in focus. Well, having spent the past year or two working through the entire history of xmen comics were coming back to the concept looking at the xmen movies. Media release sequart and respect films are proud to announce a new documentary film, the first in a new series that will take advantage of new forms of distribution. The film features interviews with claremont himself as well as members of his creative team, including editors louise simonson and ann nocenti, artist art adams, and former marvel comics editorinchief jim shooter. With jason aaron, lon brown, chris claremont, hallie coopernovack. Despite not feeling the xmen comics much since the end of the inferno crossover 1989 and thinking his best work was behind him by the end of mutant massacre 1986, claremont made a nice run there towards the end. Chris claremonts xmen is a forthcoming documentary from sequart that chronicles the meteoric rise of the xmen comics series in the 70s and 80s and its continued success in.
Well, the xmen classics were usually pretty selfexplanatory, just directly after whatever issue xmc was reprinting. The team went to space, traveled the globe, and spent quiet time at home. Chris claremonts xmen is a documentary about a seismic shift in comics storytelling that laid the groundwork for the marvel comics of today. Chris claremonts xmen, from the same team that brought us grant morrison. I picked up essential xmen, volume 1, which is a very cheap, vague book with the start of chriss run. Explore chris claremonts historic xmen comics with behindthescenes accounts from the comics professionals who created them.
Far more irksome to them was the idea that they could not utilize the title as. Chris claremonts xmen will take an indepth look at claremonts monumental run. Chris claremont is a name that will be instantly recognisable to fans of the xmen, with the comic book writer enjoying a hugely successful run on the uncanny x. Chriss work is the thing that got me into comics, i watched xmen, the animated show from the 90s when i was a kid. Chris claremonts xmen, directed by patrick meaney, focuses on the impact the books had on readers, then and now, and how the messages and themes within the stories mirrored contemporary society. Xmen omnibus hc 2011 marvel by chris claremontjim lee. Does marvel pay chris claremont to not write for marvel. It is a film created by and for fans who want a deeper understanding of the creators of their favorite comics.
Written by chris claremont, terry austin, sally pashkow, peter sanderson and ann nocenti. Chris claremonts xmen is now available for rent or download on vimeo, and dvds and ultimate downloads are available. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read x. Art by jim lee, marc silvestri, rob liefeld, mike vosburg, jim fern, mark bagley, rick leonardi, kieron dwyer, bill jaaska, mike collins and whilce. Chris claremonts xmen takes an indepth look at claremonts monumental run. Just how close is director james mangold sticking to the source material found in chris claremonts 1982 wolverine miniseries. Chris claremonts xmen is available on the sequart website and.
Chris claremonts xmen examines one of the most important comic books of the modern age, using new, highprofile interviews to explore both the. Forty years later, its a billion dollar blockbuster, and its almost. So ends chris claremonts legendary run on the xmen 19761991. Xmen by jim lee and chris claremont and whilce portacio. Chris claremont has 1851 books on goodreads with 216499 ratings. Xmen by chris claremont and jim lee omnibus volume 1. Over the years i read the whole thing from beginning to end and thought this is amazing. This is a website devoted to discussion of comics collected editions, in particular but not restricted to the series of books.
During his tenure at marvel, claremont cocreated numerous important xmen. From the casual fan to even the most diehard xmen nut, comics in focus. That, you see, is the payoff on something that irked byrne from three years earlier. The team went to space, traveled the globe, and spent. Documentary about chris claremonts xmen comics now available.
Chris claremonts run on uncanny xmen was all about variety. Chris claremonts xmen documentary now available bleeding cool. The film is available for rent or download on vimeo, and dvds and ultimate downloads. Marvel and dc present featuring the uncanny xmen and the new teen titans. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into ten films, three tv series, countless video games and has become a part of our cultural mythology. The last issue before it truly becomes the xmen we recognize. Jubilee debuts just as the xmen disband, granted new lives by. The 15 best chris claremont xmen stories popmatters. Its interesting to me how different my perception is of superheroes are since i really started reading comics around the fall of the mutants, and the xmen i. His time there resulted in his first official comics credit, a plot assist.
Cordially chris a message board hosted by xfan and moderated by claremont note. Chris claremonts run on uncanny xmen is undoubtedly the franchises defining run. A long, long time ago we ran a break down of the batman villains appearing in movies and how they compared to their comic book originals. You get a fanfavorite, multiyear xmen run unequaled in style, pizzazz and walltowall action. Expanded version of chris claremonts xmen now available from. With jason aaron, art adams, lon brown, chris claremont. Chris claremonts xmen is a documentary focusing on comic book writer chris claremonts run writing the xmen from 1974 to 1991. But it is very long and gets even longer once you get to the various spinoff titles he wrote like new mutants, xfactor, and excalibur.
Find out where chris claremonts xmen is streaming, if chris claremonts xmen is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. If you dont feel like reading 300ish issues, id recommend just. Its chris claremonts most ambitious story arc ever, featuring jim lees dynamic debut issues and major changes to the xmens status quo. Chris claremont xmen documentary lands digital spy. It will explore the behindthescenes origins of notable. The legendary writer feels that the dynamic of the xmen has changed significantly since his days on the book, specifically the way the team has. A kickstarter campaign has been created to help fund the project. Claremonts work has inspired writers like joss whedon and matt fraction and redefined the superteam, creating a set of stories that endures decades after original publication. Tagged chris claremont, comics in focus, patrick meaney, respect films, x men. That may be true, but claremont got to spend plenty of time with his hands on those toys. Chris claremonts xmen is available to rent and download online. Claremonts editor on the series, louise simonson, attributes the xmens success to his approach to the characters. During his tenure at marvel, claremont cocreated numerous important xmen characters.
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