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Famously, the design of Storm was created through a recycling of comics characters previously created by Dave Cockrum for an unused pitch called “The Outsiders,” then amalgamated together for X-Men
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List of War Crimes Charles Xavier has committed: 1.) Child soldiers 2.) Genocide I didn’t forget about Genosha. 3.) Ruse of War Sending troops in disguised in civilian clothes for
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In 1985, Claremont and Nocenti edited a single issue X-Men “comics jam” called “Heroes for Hope” in support of African famine relief. #xmen 1/5 Claremont recruited the writers, including Stephen
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Before he became a CIA operative, and then the much-lauded recent author of Batman, Mister Miracle, Sheriff of Babylon, and Vision, Tom King worked as an assistant to Claremont at
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The defining attribute of the X-mansion as a setting is the concept of sanctuary. The mansion provides the team with a pre-existing fulfillment (on the micro scale) of what they’re
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Mojo originated as a character in Ann Nocenti and Art Adams’ “Longshot” miniseries, before becoming an X-Men villain who allowed Claremont to go meta and satirize his own industry. #xmen
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Though not frequently discussed, the Storm/Cyclops relationship is pivotal for advancing Storm to the forefront of the run, a role she would never really relinquish. Cyclops validates Storm’s leadership abilities,
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While the character of Wolverine is wholly unique, a lot of his attributes can be seen to reflect the greater cultural history embodied by the figure of the American Cowboy,
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Though Claremont is credited with reviving the X-Men, the run prior to Claremont’s very nearly accomplished the same thing, but for some unfortunate circumstances; nonetheless, Neal Adams’ run served as
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In a scene from UXM #160 Claremont uses Nightcrawler as a vessel for characterizing Limbo and its ruler, Belasco. The result is a rare, horrifying portrayal of Kurt’s character that,
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In UXM 159, Claremont essentially re-stages Bram Stoker’s "Dracula" novel within the X-Men continuity, and a parallel reading of the two texts can open up some intriguing symbolic consequences for
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The benevolent patriarch is a standard character archetype in the silver age of comics. With Prof X, Claremont takes that trope and converts into X’s hamartia (tragic flaw), altering the
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Much has been written about Xavier’s problematic ethics (and deservedly so) but when it comes to his commitment to rehabilitation, Charles shows an almost supernatural level of both commitment and
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Historically, Franklin Richards has played a pivotal symbolic role in X-Men comics by establishing a shared destiny and a poignant bond of sympathy between the X-Men and the Fantastic Four.
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1) Catching up on comics on this lazy Sunday; I don't buy as much or as often as I used to, cuz I'm not crazy about going to comic shops
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Wolverine’s healing factor creates a dynamic yet contradictory power fantasy that winds up burdening his stories with an endless escalation of bodily trauma in order to preserve the impact of
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