Days of Future Past

Chris Claremont turned a failing comic about mutants into one of the most successful comic book franchises of all time.  Though, often criticized for being too wordy or having wooden dialogue, Claremont helped create a more literary medium bringing comics into the modern era.  Claremont wrote X-men comics for 16 years!  Those 16 years form one of the greatest epics ever created.  All modern X-men comics use Claremont’s run as a foundation.  You won’t be able to truly understand X-Men: Messiah Complex without reading these books first.  The good news is a lot of these comics hold up pretty well.  In this guide I’ll try to differentiate the *required reading* from the *just for fun*. [Read more…] about The Complete X-Men Reading Order Guide: Chris Claremont Era