Chris Claremont Interview.

[cpahl2000]

here a cool and exclusive interview with Chris Claremont , he talks about his career, past present and future, characters and much, much more.


www.xmenfansite.com

[Home made ectoplasm]

In before thread lock!

Now to read that interview....

[Bronze Badger]

Good God, that man is long-winded. He's practically turning into a senile old man in front of our eyes. I surprised he didn't offer to show pictures of his grandkids to the interviewer.

[Home made ectoplasm]

Thanks for the link Cpahl200. It's interesting to see he's aware of the "Claremont Cliches". There's a particular part of that interview that I think if certain people on here read, they are going to troll the hell out of this thread.

I think from what Chris says, Moira McTaggart will be coming back.

[Aguja]

Thanks for the link Cpahl200. It's interesting to see he's aware of the "Claremont Cliches". There's a particular part of that interview that I think if certain people on here read, they are going to troll the hell out of this thread.



I was pleased he mentioned those. At least it proves he is self-aware and wants to improve on some of his mistakes. Which I think he is doing with Forever.

Thank you for the link Cpahl200 I shall now flee before this thread becomes a flame war.

[RolandJP]

hahah hah hah hahahah hah hah hahahahhaha <---woody wood pecker laugh.

Great Interview.

[cpahl2000]

I was pleased he mentioned those. At least it proves he is self-aware and wants to improve on some of his mistakes. Which I think he is doing with Forever.

Thank you for the link Cpahl200 I shall now flee before this thread becomes a flame war.


No problem. I liked the interview too, Chris is still for me a great writer and I can´t wait to read his Forever series. Indeed it´ll be a flame war.:tongue:

[Justin K.]

No problem. I liked the interview too, Chris is still for me a great writer and I can´t wait to read his Forever series. Indeed it´ll be a flame war.:tongue:

At first, I had doubt in Forever, but now, I might actually buy this now.

[Novaya Havoc]

Nocturne's stroke stood out as a particularly dramatic and real moment in “New Excalibur”. Why did you choose her character to have this happen to as opposed to any others?

I chose Nocturne in part because I liked her as a character -- in comics, in drama, the worst things invariably seem to happen to those characters the writer feels strongest towards -- but also because she is the most physical of the team, both in terms of her actual abilities and her manner of expressing them, and herself. Also, being from another dimension, cut-off from the "Exiles," she had no one to turn to but her new friends. As for how I approached the story, it was a matter of dealing with the conflict and the situation as honestly and realistically as possible. Ideally, the whole story would have run for better than a year rather than the two issues alloted to it -- but the series went into play (with new editors, a reoriented publishing future and ultimately the decision to shift me full-time over to "Exiles") as the crucial issues were being penciled and the original plans had be truncated. Life in comics is never dull.

By far my favorite part.

[cpahl2000]

At first, I had doubt in Forever, but now, I might actually buy this now.



I´m still wait for my copy and I´ll love the series, it has what I like, X-Characters and those that I love.

[cpahl2000]

By far my favorite part.




I agree.:smile:

[worstblogever]

Writers work in many different ways. Some of the ideas you've put forward have had shockwaves throughout X-Men continuity for years. Where do you draw inspiration from and how does it usually come to you?

This is the kind of question -- and working reality -- that every writer has to face, likely going back to the first time an ancient Greek put pen and ink to paper (or the reasonable analog back then). Inspiration comes from the most basic of places, the need to satisfy an itch inside our soul, a never-ending series of questions relating to the world around us and how we fit into it / make our way through it. One sees characters and the situations in their lives and one asks those most basic of creative questions: who, what, where, when, why and how? From those answers comes conflict; from that conflict, resolution. It is the he ongoing desire to create dynamic, exciting characters, and try to see what happens next in their lives. Hopefully, those characters, and the answers to their questions, will draw the readers enthusiastically through the story and inspire them to come back for more.

Does he not answer this question at all, instead dodging it completely like a politician?

And... does that mean he is uninspired?



Discuss.

[Bronze Badger]

[QUOTE=The One and Only CC]This is the kind of question -- and working reality -- that every writer has to face, likely going back to the first time an ancient Greek put pen and ink to paper (or the reasonable analog back then). Inspiration comes from the most basic of places, the need to satisfy an itch inside our soul, a never-ending series of questions relating to the world around us and how we fit into it / make our way through it. One sees characters and the situations in their lives and one asks those most basic of creative questions: who, what, where, when, why and how? From those answers comes conflict; from that conflict, resolution. It is the he ongoing desire to create dynamic, exciting characters, and try to see what happens next in their lives. Hopefully, those characters, and the answers to their questions, will draw the readers enthusiastically through the story and inspire them to come back for more.

Does he not answer this question at all?

And... does that mean he is uninspired?



Discuss.

See my comment above
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[Beast]

Good interview. Glad that he's using that angle in regard to Sabes that he talked about ages ago.

[RolandJP]

Does he not answer this question at all, instead dodging it completely like a politician?

And... does that mean he is uninspired?



Discuss.

Actually CC assumes that his readers are familiar with the process of creation. Be it art, prose, cooking or otherwise. He spoke of the universal questions of life---how, why, when, where, what, etc. That motivate us (and any well-defined character) to do the things we/they do...

Mutants IE outcasts is the narrative. The questions come into play. How would a person deal with being shunned by the populace at large?

Why are these persons maligned?

Where do these prejudices take place?

What are the consequences?

Those are the inspiring questions that feed a story. Inferred by CC.


What would the X-men have done if they went to San Fran "The mythical utopia of tolerance" and found that they were not wanted?--What if they were treated like they were from oakland.

Inspiration is there. I think CC struggles with resonating the orignal themes to an audience that feels as though the theme is no longer relevant.


Mutants that can pass as human, would not see it as such either. These model citizens ( pun intended) would not have to endure mutant persecution if they can merely blend in. What about those that cannot? would they become jealous? Would a class struggle emerge?


Mmmm waxing poetic.

[Blade X]

Even though it makes sense, I still hate the idea of Sabretooth joining the team.

[Nachturne]

By far my favorite part.

I was summoned from exile to puke on that.

[Novaya Havoc]

I was summoned from exile to puke on that.

LOL! I wanted to tell you about it myself, but you weren't on. I knew you'd find it elegant.

[Filthy Mutie]

Can someone post summary/spoilers of this interview? Becaaauuuse I can't make it through the first few paragraphs.