Category: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men
“Nostalgia-Colored Glasses”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 12
The last two issues of the Paul Smith run deserve a special spotlight. Part of this is simply…
“A Red-Headed Red Herring“: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 11
As the X-Men line truly began to expand for the first time, Chris Claremont had begun perhaps his…
“You Dare Call That Thing– Human?!?”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 10
By the end of the Brood Saga, the X-Men had taken its first step into becoming a franchise…
“Seduction of the Innocent”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 9
When looking through the issues leading up to the Brood Saga, I“m reminded of Fredric Wertham“s infamous book,…
“A House Blowing Up Builds Character”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 8
Following their last battle with Magneto in Uncanny X-Men #150, the team“s situation had changed once more. Cyclops…
A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 7: “Everything Old Is New Again”
The end of the Chris Claremont/John Byrne era of Uncanny X-Men set up an interesting situation for the…
“End of an Era”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 6
With the end of the Dark Phoenix Saga, Chris Claremont and John Byrne had hit their greatest creative…
“Child of Light and Darkness”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 5
By the time they began work on the Dark Phoenix Saga, Chris Claremont and John Byrne had truly…
“A Circle of Violence”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 4
It“s midway through the Claremont and Byrne run that the X-Men truly began to take shape into their…
“The Day The X-Men Died!”: A Retrospective of Claremont’s X-Men, Part 3
John Byrne is an artist that needs no introduction, especially where the X-Men are concerned. If there is…