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Mutant Women of Earth: How Chris Claremont Reinvented the Female Superhero
Mutant Women of Earth: How Chris Claremont Reinvented the Female Superhero
Mutant Women of Earth: How Chris Claremont Reinvented the Female Superhero
This April Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel launch a new X-Men title with a roster of Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Psylocke, Rachel Grey, Rogue and Storm. That the team is all-female is unusual for a series that isn't defined along gender-lines. What makes the roster extraordinary is that it's an all-star line-up. These are first draft X-Men, and the book could easily have added more top picks -- Dazzler, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Magik, Mystique -- and still been all-female. It's hard to think of any other superhero team with such a strong bench of women, and it's especially hard to think of another team where so many female characters rose to prominence within the team itself. What these characters have in common is no mystery; they were all written by Chris Claremont, the man whose name is synonymous with "strong female characters."
The 10 Goofiest Panels From ‘X-Men: Mutant Genesis’
The 10 Goofiest Panels From ‘X-Men: Mutant Genesis’
The 10 Goofiest Panels From ‘X-Men: Mutant Genesis’
This week, "Mutant Genesis," the storyline that ran through the first few issues of Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's '90s "X-Men" series, gets the deluxe hardcover treatment from Marvel. To say that these issues were popular when they were coming out is underselling it quite a bit: "X-Men" #1 holds the record for the best-selling single issue of all time with over six m
Roundtable Review: X-Men Forever Annual #1
Roundtable Review: X-Men Forever Annual #1
Roundtable Review: X-Men Forever Annual #1
ComicsAlliance writers Laura Hudson, Chris Sims, Caleb Goellner, Jason Michelitch, and David Uzumeri sit down for a roundtable discussion about the newly released "X-Men Forever" Annual #1 by Chris Claremont and Sana Takeda. WARNING: SPOILERS FOLLOW...