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A queer boy's journey into Claremont's sixteen year long run on the X-Men- from Krakoa to Muir Island. Often quite concerned about the New Mutants. (He/Him).
Dec 9, 2021 18 tweets 8 min read
Well after spending a ridiculous amount of time staring at this, I'm here to try to annotate the shit out of what I will henceforth be calling "The Last X-Supper".

Hope all of you are ready for an unwieldy, possibly unnecessarily dramatic thread about what things we might... Image ...be able to infer from the parallels drawn in this painting.

The obvious place to start, of course–is with what's missing from this da Vinci homage–the figure of Christ.

Also conspicuously absent is Erik, and this hardly feels coincidence. His Destiny Of X triptych shows... Image
Mar 9, 2021 24 tweets 20 min read
Hey there, let's read some Uncanny X-Men! Today we're reading UXM #170, concluding the team's trials in the Morlock's tunnels!

UXM #170 is one of my favorite X-issues of all time; it was even featured twice when I polled for a new profile header a few weeks back! Let's dive in! Our issue picks up with Scott and Madelyne, who since their first introduction to each other in UXM #168 have started to date.

While *that* retcon would later reshape their relationships, Claremont's always been forward that Madelyne's purpose was to serve as a stage exit for...
Mar 8, 2021 18 tweets 12 min read
Happy Monday folks! We're back for another week of the Claremont Run and today we're starting with UXM #169!

While it's rare that I comment on covers in my threads, I couldn't NOT take the time to point out just how well this cover establishes the scary tone of the coming story. Image The issue opens with Candy Southern, making her first speaking appearances in the Run.

(I think? Does she talk in the Arcade issues? I could've probably just looked it up?)

She returns home to find her boyfriend Warren missing, blood and feathers littering the apartment floor. ImageImageImage
Jan 28, 2021 25 tweets 9 min read
We're going off book! That's right- today we're reading Avengers Annual #10, featuring the 1st appearance of Rogue & overdue redemption of Carol Danvers! Carol features prominently in our Run & I could think of no person better to introduce our esteemed captain than @AnneComics! Image So until the end of this thread, I'm turning the reins on the account over to the x-cellent Anne to talk about Carol Danvers and the role Claremont plays in rewriting her story for the better! Take it away, @AnneComics:
Dec 21, 2020 25 tweets 12 min read
Happy Monday readers, it's Dark Phoenix week! Over the next ten issues, we'll explore what is perhaps Claremont's most celebrated story that depicts the ascension of Jean Grey to the role of Dark Phoenix.

It's UXM #129-130, in which we are introduced to multiple X-mainstays! I warned late last week that these threads will include heavy topics, because I find it difficult to adequately discuss the D.P.S. without acknowledging its commentary on agency, sexual violence, & how privilege corrupts.

Please stay safe & mute me until Sunday if you need to!
Dec 20, 2020 13 tweets 6 min read
Welcome back to #SidenoteSunday, our look through Claremon't backups in the Classic X-Men reprints, this time pulling from #3, Mourning, which happens in between the pages of UXM #95 and #96, focusing specifically on the fallout of John Proudstar's death.

CW: suicide, PTSD, war Sometimes, as a social worker, it's difficult for me to detach fiction from human behavior. I imagined much of John's difficult attitude could be explained by past traumas. I didn't imagine what CC gives us in this backup.

Again, @ivrione's suggestion to read these was a gift.
Dec 19, 2020 21 tweets 12 min read
In our last thread before we read the Dark Phoenix Saga, we're flipping through UXM #126-128 where our team faces off against Proteus.

I mentioned back during #123 that with the introduction of Arcade, the book somehow feels darker & the Proteus Saga is certainly no exception. ImageImageImage Logan calls Scott out for leaving for Muir without Hank- to which he replies that there "wasn't time", which is simply not the case. His identity as cautious and prepared is thrown away as soon as he learns Jean is alive.

I wonder what consequences that will have for our team. Image
Dec 18, 2020 21 tweets 11 min read
Today we're flipping through the pages of X-Men Annual #3 & UXM #125. Our first annual of CC's run happens just before #125, itself something of a standalone ahead of two major X-stories.

CW: sexual assault- for the next several issues, I'll be discussing Jean & Mastermind ImageImage Over the next thirteen issues, we'll be faced with a lot of violence committed against women- including Moira and Jean.

In light of that, if you need to mute this account until next Sunday when I move on from the Dark Phoenix Saga, please do so and come back when you feel safe.