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Iconic Marvel writer Chris Claremont dishes his vision for the X-Men, Marvel Rivals, & his unmade Gambit movie with Channing Tatum [Marvel Matters]

Chris Claremont has ideas and opinions on the X-Men - and after creating so many of them, we want to hear it.

Chris Claremont loves the X-Men, and he wants you to know he's not done with them yet. The legendary Head of X from 1975 to 1991 has been active on several Wolverine flashback series over the past year and a half, with two Wolverine miniseries and a new sequel to 1985's Kitty Pryde and Wolverine publishing throughout 2025. There's a real earnest sense speaking to Claremont that, but for a disagreement in 1991, he'd still be writing the franchise in full today.

We had the chance to sit with Claremont recently while he signed copies of God Loves, Man Kills, the Dark Phoenix saga and Chicago's C2E2 2025, and so on from a long line of adoring fans. Claremont shared insight into his upcoming X-Men comics, what he'd have liked to do during the X-Men's Krakoa era, and even thoughts on

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Dave Buesing

Dave Buesing: Dave is the founder & editor-in-chief of Comic Book Herald, dedicated to helping all kinds of readers enjoy comics. He hosts Krakin' Krakoa on Youtube, and a Marvel reading club podcast called My Marvelous Year. He's written about comics for CBR, Ranker, and unsolicited text exchanges with his wife. Dave was the only kid in his elementary school wearing a homemade Nightcrawler costume for Halloween, and can be seen most evenings in Batman pajama pants.

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