First Look At Chris Claremont's Return To X-Men In Gambit #1

On 6/27/2022 at 3:06 AM, SpiderS said:

Yeah, Late Claremont is not the same as the old one granted he was good because of the context of other series from that era, that were really dated simplistic and boring, his Extreme X-Men was fine tho or maybe it's my memory misleading.

I liked his Nightcrawler series. Claremont these days works best when he doesn't have to worry about what the other X-Books are doing, and can just write what he wants to.

Yeah, Late Claremont is not the same as the old one granted he was good because of the context of other series from that era, that were really dated simplistic and boring, his Extreme X-Men was fine tho or maybe it's my memory misleading.

On 12/20/2021 at 3:46 PM, monron999 said:

Yes, and he has expressed it as such. He'd like to go back to his old story telling style but so much has changed and he's not one of those writers that's prone to doing these mass over arching changes to characters to retcon things from the past so he just tries to work with what he's given. That coupled with newer and modern guidelines administered by Marvel/Disney only allows him to be a fraction of the writer he used to be. Still, a fraction of Claremont is still better than 90 percent of the modern hacks they have today.

Too true, at least Claremont knows his characters

On 12/18/2021 at 9:12 PM, Benn said:

The problem is that he kind of does suck now. His original runs on X-Men, New Mutants, etc. were the stuff of legend, but his recent work has been, not just awful, but some of the worst material Marvel has released in recent memory. It's a bummer, because 90% of everything I love in comic books came from his brain, but he just doesn't have it anymore. I think maybe the rapid changeover on titles in comics these days just doesn't play to his strengths maybe? Or maybe he just doesn't care as much because of the short-term prospects of the job? When he had years and years and years to revisit dangling plot threads and slowly weave an intricate but elegant tapestry, he was unstoppable, but I think trying to get him to focus on (or care about) what he likely knows is going to be no more than a one-year gig is just a losing battle.

On 12/19/2021 at 2:37 AM, leokearon said:

The X-Men has changed so much since he did it, he can't keep up and he doesn't want to. He prefers to write the characters he likes, the way he wants without it being impacted too much by continuity. I enjoyed his Nightcrawler series he did a while back.

Yes, and he has expressed it as such. He'd like to go back to his old story telling style but so much has changed and he's not one of those writers that's prone to doing these mass over arching changes to characters to retcon things from the past so he just tries to work with what he's given. That coupled with newer and modern guidelines administered by Marvel/Disney only allows him to be a fraction of the writer he used to be. Still, a fraction of Claremont is still better than 90 percent of the modern hacks they have today.

I hope this is good because I would love to follow this title. Especially since Gambit is my favorite X-Man.

On 12/19/2021 at 3:12 AM, Benn said:

The problem is that he kind of does suck now. His original runs on X-Men, New Mutants, etc. were the stuff of legend, but his recent work has been, not just awful, but some of the worst material Marvel has released in recent memory. It's a bummer, because 90% of everything I love in comic books came from his brain, but he just doesn't have it anymore. I think maybe the rapid changeover on titles in comics these days just doesn't play to his strengths maybe? Or maybe he just doesn't care as much because of the short-term prospects of the job? When he had years and years and years to revisit dangling plot threads and slowly weave an intricate but elegant tapestry, he was unstoppable, but I think trying to get him to focus on (or care about) what he likely knows is going to be no more than a one-year gig is just a losing battle.

The X-Men has changed so much since he did it, he can't keep up and he doesn't want to. He prefers to write the characters he likes, the way he wants without it being impacted too much by continuity. I enjoyed his Nightcrawler series he did a while back.

Charles Soule is worse, though.

The problem is that he kind of does suck now. His original runs on X-Men, New Mutants, etc. were the stuff of legend, but his recent work has been, not just awful, but some of the worst material Marvel has released in recent memory. It's a bummer, because 90% of everything I love in comic books came from his brain, but he just doesn't have it anymore. I think maybe the rapid changeover on titles in comics these days just doesn't play to his strengths maybe? Or maybe he just doesn't care as much because of the short-term prospects of the job? When he had years and years and years to revisit dangling plot threads and slowly weave an intricate but elegant tapestry, he was unstoppable, but I think trying to get him to focus on (or care about) what he likely knows is going to be no more than a one-year gig is just a losing battle.

Finally! A writer who doesn't suck. This is a dying breed. He won't fix all the ill's that plague marvel, but it's a start.