![]() ![]() His ten best works with the team are the pinnacle of X-Men stories. Without him, characters like Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and many more wouldn't have become icons that they are now. ![]() The Dark Phoenix Saga is recognized as one of the most essential superhero comic books, and it was written by Claremont. RELATED: 10 Movies To Watch If You Liked The X-Men SeriesĬlaremont not only created the definitive X-Men stories, but some of his story arcs are also often labeled as some of the best in the superhero genre. Several titles spun-off from the X-Men, becoming one of the biggest superhero media empires in the 80s and the 90s. Under his leadership, the X-Men became Marvel's flagship title. ![]() ![]() Her loopy scheme is interrupted by an alien faction and she loses control of the stargate. From that issue, Chris Claremont would take over the main X-Men series and would stay with the team until the early 90s. In New Mutants Annual 1:Steal this Planet written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Bob Mcleod, inked by Tom Palmerthe Mutants stumble into Lila's scheme to steal Earth and sell it at auction. The Uncanny X-Men comic initially flopped, and it wasn't until the team was recontextualized by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum in 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1 that the series truly flourished. Even though the X-Men were a creation of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, everything that most people know about the team primarily stems from writer Chris Claremont. ![]()
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