The Claremont Run
An academic research project devoted to the study of Chris Claremont's 16 yr run on Uncanny X-Men comics and associated titles.
- Not to brag, but I did just quote myself in the SECOND paragraph of my new manuscript I'm working on. I'm only an Associate Professor, but my narcissism is easily already at Full Professor levels. #comicsstudies
- I am officially on sabbatical to write my 3rd (and final, I think) book on Chris Claremont. This one looks at subversive sexual symbolism in C's work and is tentatively titled "The Claremont Kink." Here's my working intro. Wish me luck! #xmen #chrisclaremont
- Though it did not actually transpire, and wouldn’t occur until after his departure from Marvel, Claremont’s notebooks reveal that his original plan was to finally reunite Excalibur with the X-Men during the Muir Island Saga. #xmen 1/5
- Got asked my opinion on the current Magik storyline and, in response, thought it best to just repost this to provide historical context for the ongoing debate: Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma #magik
- According to scholar Neil Shyminsky, Nightcrawler plays a major role in undermining Claremont’s debut of the Morlocks as a metaphor for the underprivileged, by serving as a contradiction to Callisto’s perception of the role of privilege in defining the Morlocks. #xmen 1/7
