For instance, Dave Cockrum’s love of Nightcrawler and how that helped shape that character into a swashbuckler is discussed and compared to John Byrne’s love to Wolverine, and how that character moved to the forefront. While Powell is great at crediting artists and how they helped shape these stories, we don’t get to see a lot of it to see for ourselves. If I had one concern it is that there isn’t enough art in the book. This section is a great set-up piece for what is happening in the books and why it matters.įrom Giant Sized X-Men #1 reflections, which eventually gave Claremont all the pieces and characters to begin his run through Uncanny X-men #167, Powell makes a case for what each storyline means and how it shapes the later works. And in Sequart Organization’s book The Best There is at What He Does by Jason Powell is a phenomenal guide and deeper dive into that era, as well as a great primer.įirst off, if you have never read through the Claremont era, Powell’s work in the first 90 or so pages of this book should be your reading companion. Imagine one guiding voice that shaped some amazing stories for over a decade in a medium that was, by the end, one of the most popular mediums in existence at the time. It is no secret that Clave and I here at Nerds on Earth hold the Chris Claremont run of the X-Men to be one of the best things ever produced in pop culture.
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