#Xmen

Nearly a decade after creating the character for Iron Fist, Claremont brings Sabretooth into the X-Men universe directly in order to provide a pivotal contrasting character to Logan, one that
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Magneto is a mainstay on lists of top comic book villains (always finishing behind Joker), but where Joker had the prestigious “The Killing Joke” to proliferate his backstory, Magneto’s history
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“Ladies Night” could have been read as a straightforward, sexist, “women love shopping” story, but Claremont imbues it with layers of irony and self-awareness that transfigure the issue into an
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In UXM 276, a simple 1 & 2/3 page sequence showcases the enormous impact that a comics writer can have by simply touching base with key character dynamics and interests
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Chris Claremont laid the groundwork for Kitty Pryde and Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler to develop one of the X-Men franchise’s most complex and sustained cross-gender friendships. 1/8 #xmen @LetsTalkKitty @BlauerElf Kitty’s initial
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By virtue of its mutant species premise, X-Men comics evoke key philosophical aspects of a genre of Science Fiction called posthumanism, one that focuses on exploring how the end of
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In the second clash between Wolverine and Archangel, Claremont uses the chaotic backdrop of the X-Tinction Agenda event to reiterate longstanding character disputes and dynamics, turning a simple gladiatorial contest
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In hindsight, a scene in UXM #196 subverts the trope of the talked-down hero in order to provide some foreshadowing of Magneto and Rachel’s respective eventual failures to live up
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At the time of his departure from the book, Claremont had spent years cultivating Forge into a dynamic leading character. This was quickly undone, however, with the soft reboot of
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Today was Dave Cockrum’s birthday, and it’s Nightcrawler’s unofficial one in his honor. Cockrum's powerful affinity for the character he created is exemplified by the '85 Nightcrawler limited series, which
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The long and tangled history of Nightcrawler’s “Bamf” doll shows how, within the context of long-running serialized stories with highly flexible fantasy metaphors, even something that begins as a simple
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#WandaVision threadFirst ran this #WandaVision piece on Nov. 12, 2019.https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/exclusive-details-on-marvel-studios-wandavision/ The first time anyone heard of:1. The live-studio audience2. Hahn's character bei
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Nightcrawler is beset with contradictions. Besides being a demon with saintly aspirations, he can pivot wildly from jokey swashbuckling to melancholy self-reflection. UXM #204, a Kurt solo story by Claremont
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Dame Diana Rigg’s portrayal of Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s British TV series "The Avengers" was both iconic and revolutionary. Rigg’s empowering combination of sex and violence influenced many
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The first real Black Superheroine in #Comics was not Storm or Bumblebee. They were preceded by several years by Butterfly. Not perfect in the writing as it was not created
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New comics back from the bindery! This is the motherlode: 20 years and 25 books of #XMen continuity, 1981-2001, including all x-overs and miniseries.cThis project had languished in my to-do
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