chris claremont

  • Cyclops Has Always Been This Good

    Cyclops Has Always Been This Good

    When X-Men ‘97 hit Disney+ last week, enrapt viewers all shouted one thing—other than “To me, my X-men!”—as they saw Marvel’s mutants back in action: “Where has this Cyclops been?” The comics. He’s been in the comics. X-Men ‘97 has already proven to be a smash hit for Marvel, throwing audiences back to the heady…


  • The X-Men’s Quiet Council Will Finally Get Their Own Comic Book

    The X-Men’s Quiet Council Will Finally Get Their Own Comic Book

    As Jonathan Hickman’s tenure with the X-Men is coming to an end with Inferno, the mutants of Krakoa are about to go through another shift that naturally includes roster changes and new books. The “Reign of X” that’s made up the second chapter of this whole endeavour is over, and 2022 will see mutantkind seemingly…


  • Dark Phoenix Is A Bittersweet Goodbye To Fox’s X-Men

    Dark Phoenix Is A Bittersweet Goodbye To Fox’s X-Men

    Simon Kinberg’s Dark Phoenix became one of the most significant of Fox’s X-Men films the moment it became clear it would be the last instalment in the franchise that set the stage for the modern comic book movie boom. Not only was the film going to bring the story of Charles Xavier’s mutant heroes to…