A new rerelease of the 20 documentary, chris claremonts xmen from director patrick meaney, adds additional footage that more deeply explores how claremont, nocenti and simonson worked together to create some of the most beloved stories in the publishers history. Now, claremonts the subject of a new documentary, comics in focus. Chris claremonts xmen takes an indepth look at claremonts monumental run. Apr 22, 2015 the 15 best chris claremont xmen stories. Chris claremont and john byrnes xmen synopsis of the claremontbyrne run.
Chris claremont came to marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation. Why not check out house of demons, a psychedelic horror film from the team behind chris claremont s x men. Jan 25, 2018 chris claremont s x men trailer 20 trailer for the documentary chris claremont s x men, which is getting an extended vod release on february 6, 2018. Using highprofile interviews, the film explores the behindthescenes development of notable characters like wolverine, storm, and phoenix, as well as the challenges of creating art within a corporate system. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read x. It s interesting to me how different my perception is of superheroes are since i really started reading comics around the fall of the mutants, and the x men i.
This film is obviously meant to be a bit self serving to chris claremont, but to be clear, rightly so. Its chris claremonts most ambitious story arc ever. This section will give a comprehensive summary of the stories contained in uncanny x men 108 to 143 the claremont byrne run. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Jason powells new book offers an exhaustive issuebyissue commentary. Matt and brett reconvene postnycc to run through all of marvels new series announcements, including favorites like silver surfer and black widow. The 42minute film covers the writer s 16year run on the marvel comics series, which took the secondtier property and transformed it into one of the. Chris claremonts xmen offers a behindthescenes glimpse at how a single comic book title was transformed into the biggest franchise in comic book history, thanks largely to. Chris claremonts xmen is a forthcoming documentary from sequart that chronicles the meteoric rise of the xmen comics series in the 70s and 80s and its continued success in.
Why not check out house of demons, a psychedelic horror film from the team behind chris claremonts xmen. The film features interviews with claremont himself as well as members of his creative team, including editors louise simonson and ann nocenti, artist art adams, and former marvel comics editorinchief jim shooter. For me it was great because, a, i loved the ff, and b, it wasnt the xmen. Inspired by 90s vertigo comics, and chris s own strong focus on character in scifi situations, house of demons follows four friends whove drifted apart and reunite for a weekend together at a remote home that was once home to a manson. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Chris claremont is one of the bestselling comic writers in the world. Feb 20, 2018 chris claremont forever defined the xmen and, honestly, comics themselves, as no other writer in the medium has had as iconic a run as claremonts 16 years on uncanny xmen, new mutants, wolverine, and excalibur, among others. Jubilee debuts just as the xmen disband, granted new lives by. Chris claremont xmen documentary lands digital spy. Here are the works of artists both celebrated and overlooked, alongside interviews, criticism, and journal articles that document the continual growth and evolution of this artform.
Ready to download relive the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 20 where sentinels stalk the earth and the xmen are humanitys only hope. Chris claremonts untold xmen stories nerds on earth. Comparing the first trailer for the wolverine to chris claremonts limited series. Chris claremont began his career in comics in 1969 when he worked as a gofer and editorial assistant at marvel comics. That may be true, but claremont got to spend plenty of time with his hands on those toys. You get a fanfavorite, multiyear xmen run unequaled in style, pizzazz and walltowall action. Expanded version of chris claremonts xmen now available from. It will explore the behindthescenes origins of notable.
May 22, 2014 from the casual fan to even the most diehard xmen nut, comics in focus. A kickstarter campaign has been created to help fund the project. The film reveals the behindthescenes story of claremonts landmark seventeenyear run on the title. Claremonts work has inspired writers like joss whedon and matt fraction and redefined the superteam, creating a set of stories that endures decades after original publication. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Marvel and dc present featuring the uncanny xmen and the new teen titans. The film features interviews with claremont himself as well as members of his creative team, including editors louise simonson and ann nocenti, artist art adams, and former marvel comics editor in chief jim shooter. Marvels inability to properly trade chris claremonts x.
Chris claremonts xmen trailer 20 trailer for the documentary chris claremonts xmen, which is getting an extended vod release on february 6, 2018. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into 10 films, three tv series, countless video. In short, chris claremonts xmen have become a part of our cultural mythology. Chris claremonts xmen run has yet to be collected as a whole in color. Claremont was involved with the creation of phoenix, dark phoenix, kitty pride, the hellfire club, alpha flight, the shiar empire, proteus, mystique, rogue, moira mactaggert, the starjammers, psylocke, mariko yashida. Chris claremonts xmen is a documentary focusing on comic book writer chris. Chris claremont on why he cant look at xmen comics anymore. Issue 108 is the concluding issue of a previous story arc started by claremont and artist dave cockrum. Chris claremont s x men is a documentary focusing on comic book writer chris claremont s run writing the x men from 1974 to 1991.
Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it. Check out the exclusive trailer and poster to chris claremonts xmen. See more, including free online content, on mike phillipss author page. And check out our two previous films, grant morrison. I never read the new mutants, because the little town i grew up in didnt have a comic shop and the spinner rack at 711 did not stock new mutants. Chris claremonts x men premiered on october 14, 20 in new york city and was. Obtenez votre kindle ici, or download a free kindle reading app. The 15 best chris claremont xmen stories popmatters.
This section will give a comprehensive summary of the stories contained in uncanny xmen 108 to 143 the claremontbyrne run. Chris claremont came to marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted. With jason aaron, art adams, lon brown, chris claremont. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The 42minute film covers the writers 16year run on the marvel comics series, which took the secondtier property and transformed it into one of the. Marvel and dc present featuring the uncanny x men and the new teen titans. Chris claremonts xmen where to stream and watch decider. Chris claremonts xmen will take an indepth look at claremonts monumental run. Chris claremonts xmen in a new series of documentaries offering indepth looks at significant works and moments that shaped comics history.
Apr 02, 20 comparing the first trailer for the wolverine to chris claremont s limited series. Chris claremont s x men will take an in depth look at claremont s monumental run. Chris claremont came to marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a. Media release sequart and respect films are proud to announce a new documentary film, the first in a new series that will take advantage of new forms of distribution. Its pure nostalgia this is a collection of assorted xmen comics from the late 80searly 90s, and some of these issues have aged a lot better than. His time there resulted in his first official comics credit, a plot. Chris claremonts xmen is insightful, heartwarming, and informative. Explore chris claremonts historic xmen comics with behindthescenes accounts from the comics professionals who created them. Chris claremont is a name that will be instantly recognisable to fans of the xmen, with the comic book writer enjoying a hugely successful run on the uncanny x. These documentaries will be released through direct download and online dvd sales. Far more irksome to them was the idea that they could not utilize the title as. Chris claremonts xmen is a documentary about a seismic shift in comics storytelling that laid the groundwork for the marvel comics of today. From the casual fan to even the most diehard xmen nut, comics in focus.
Issue 108 is the concluding issue of a previous story arc. Films and sequart organization, directed by patrick meaney, produced by. The legendary writer feels that the dynamic of the xmen has changed significantly since his days on the book, specifically the way the team has. Chris claremonts xmen, from the same team that brought us grant morrison.
Its interesting to me how different my perception is of superheroes are since i really started reading comics around the fall of the mutants, and the xmen i. Inspired by 90s vertigo comics, and chriss own strong focus on character in scifi situations, house of demons follows four friends whove drifted apart and reunite for a weekend together at a remote home that was once home to a manson. The first trailer for documentarian patrick man s chris claremont s x men has been. Find out where chris claremonts xmen is streaming, if chris claremonts xmen is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Along with respect and sequart, this new version of the film is. Forty years later, its a billion dollar blockbuster, and its almost. It will explore the behindthescenes origins of notable characters like wolverine, storm, and phoenix, as well as the challenges of creating art within a corporate system. Chris claremont s x men, from the same team that brought us grant morrison. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. He wrote the uncanny xmen for seventeen years as well as the novelization of the movie. The film is available for rent or download on vimeo, and dvds and ultimate downloads. Longtime xmen and wolverine writer chris claremont on. Patrick meaney, jordan rennert, mike phillips, julian darius.
We also interview documentary filmmaker patrick meaney about his work on two upcoming documentaries, comics in focus. Chris claremont and john byrne s x men synopsis of the claremont byrne run. Chris claremont is a writer of american comic books, best known for his 16year 19751991 stint on uncanny x men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry s most successful properties. Now, claremont s the subject of a new documentary, comics in focus. Also featuring the first apperance of alpha flight, the return of the wendigo, the history of. Chris claremonts xmen, a 42minute short documentary interviewing the famed xmen writer, along with his editors, louise simonson and ann nocenti, and former marvel comics editorinchief, jim shooter. For people interested in the creators of the x men, from the comics to the movies, i think this film will be interesting, informative, and entertaining for you. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into 10 films, three tv series, countless video games and become a part of our cultural mythology. Oct 14, 20 video archive for the film chris claremont s x men, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 20. Chris claremonts xmen documentary now available bleeding cool.
Chris claremont xmen documentary interview the mary sue. Chris claremonts xmen 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 25, 2018 chris claremont came to marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation. Chris claremonts xmen examines one of the most important comic books of the modern age, using new, highprofile interviews to explore both the. Comparing the first trailer for the wolverine to chris. Video archive for the film chris claremonts xmen, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 20. Chris claremont forever defined the xmen and, honestly, comics themselves, as no other writer in the medium has had as iconic a run as claremonts 16 years on uncanny xmen, new mutants, wolverine, and excalibur, among others.
The xmen have one volume of the epic collection released thus far and its volume 1 which contains the first 23 issues of the 1960s stan lee era. Chris claremont on why he cant look at xmen comics. The xmen and xfactor fall of the mutants storylines were some of the first comics i read, and definitely among the first comics i loved. Underground and independent comics, comix, and graphic novels is the first ever scholarly, primarysource database focused on adult comic books and graphic novels. Chris claremonts xmen is a documentary focusing on comic book writer chris claremonts run writing the xmen from 1974 to 1991. From 1975 to 1991, claremont was the defining voice of the xmen franchise, writing. Chris claremonts xmen, directed by patrick meaney, focuses on the impact the books had on readers, then and now, and how the messages and themes within the stories mirrored contemporary society. I didnt want to deal with all the new continuity of the new characters. Its chris claremonts most ambitious story arc ever, featuring jim lees dynamic debut issues and major changes to the xmens status quo. His time there resulted in his first official comics credit, a plot assist. This covers the fall from grace storyline from the early 90s.
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