CBR: X-Position: Chris Claremont

[CBR News]

Chris Claremont joins CBR today to answer your questions about "X-Men Forever," including killing Wolverine, blinding Sabretooth, the possible return of the New Mutants and the possibilities of an acting career.


Full article here.

[Home made ectoplasm]

When I saw this thread title I thought... Oh crap, more drama, but reading the article, it was a very good interview, and Chris comes across well. And there weren't really any "wait and see" answers either, he was a bit more specific than usual.

Thanks, CBR.

[Stephane Garrelie]

Chris Claremont joins CBR today to answer your questions about "X-Men Forever," including killing Wolverine, blinding Sabretooth, the possible return of the New Mutants and the possibilities of an acting career.


Full article here.

Pretty cool.

[yanapryde]

Thanks you Niels!
Illyana! Ugh...I don't much care for the Forever title but I will have to sift through the upcoming issues in question for the Illyana cameos.

[RolandJP]

Thank you, Thank you, thank you, thank you

This bit was interesting.

Are you truly approaching “X-Men Forever” as if you never parted from the earlier book? Did you always plan to kill Wolverine? Or are you approaching XMF a bit differently knowing it now lies outside of continuity?

Yes, I always planned to kill him, but The Powers That Be wouldn't allow me to walk down that story path. I am so glad that I can take the characters on this particular journey now. It allows for real growth and change, and exciting possibilities. Doors that were locked can now be opened. Unfortunately, the general consensus in comics is that a character's death means The End. It's my strong belief that through such an emotionally fraught event as one character's death, the characters, the storyline, and the concept find new regenerative power and can grow stronger, for the future

[FlyingFox]

Its too bad he wasn't allowed to kill off Wolverine years ago.

[NielsVanEekelen]

Thanks you Niels!
Illyana! Ugh...I don't much care for the Forever title but I will have to sift through the upcoming issues in question for the Illyana cameos.

You're welcome.

And thank you CC!

I don't usually buy Forever either, but I'm looking forward to those issues.

[George Tramountanas]

When I saw this thread title I thought... Oh crap, more drama, but reading the article, it was a very good interview, and Chris comes across well. And there weren't really any "wait and see" answers either, he was a bit more specific than usual.

Thanks, CBR.

Thank you guys for the great questions!

[fortyseven]

4) I’m confused over whether or not the Muir Island Saga (in which Shadow King crippled Xavier) actually occurred due to the question posed by Jean and the X-Men in “X-Men Forever’s” first story arc. When Jean says, “Six weeks ago Charles, you could walk. Now you’re back in a wheelchair. Is something similar happening to you?” This is, of course, in reference to Magneto’s death and the revelation of the X-gene’s connection with aging, but many fans are wondering if this means that Shadow King’s role in Professor X’s re-crippling might be being retconned?

No. The two stories are not mutually exclusive.

This may sound dumb... but I don't understand the answer. Could someone clairfy?

[DeadXMan]

This may sound dumb... but I don't understand the answer. Could someone clairfy?

it means he hs plains to show what happen between those six weeks between Muir island and X-men #1

[fortyseven]

it means he hs plains to show what happen between those six weeks between Muir island and X-men #1

Ahh! Okay thanks!

[Goshin]

at least forever doesent have daken.


hopefully 616 storm will fry him

[DeadXMan]

I don't know. CC only said "no" to clones, not sons.

[crichjarvis]

it means he hs plains to show what happen between those six weeks between Muir island and X-men #1

Thanks. I didn't get that either...

[DeadXMan]

as to what happen

I'm guessing Chuck defeated SK but the strain accelerated the burn out. In other words he is dying. Which is CC originally intended to happen in Uncanny 300 if he stayed on.