Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men

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. 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.[2]

Chris Claremont's X-Men
Film poster
Directed byPatrick Meaney
Produced byPatrick Meaney
Jordan Rennert
StarringChris Claremont
Release date
  • October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)[1]
Running time
71 minutes

Background

Chris Claremont's X-Men is a co-production between Respect! Films and Sequart Organization, directed by Patrick Meaney, produced by Meaney and Jordan Rennert, and executive produced by Julian Darius and Mike Phillips.[3] On November 7, 2011, the filmmakers launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the film. By December 7, 2011, the project had surpassed its initial goal of $3,500 to reach $4,131 at the campaign's end.[4]

Plot

The film is an in-depth look at Claremont's run on The X-Men (later The Uncanny X-Men) series, which he wrote from 1974 to 1991. In interviews with Claremont, Simonson, Nocenti, Adams, and Shooter, the film tells the story of how Claremont's writing revived Marvel's failing X-Men title and rebuilt it into a successful franchise. Chris Claremont's X-Men explores Claremont's contributions to the X-Men, including his development of popular characters Wolverine, Phoenix, and Storm.[5]

Release

Chris Claremont's X-Men premiered on October 14, 2013 in New York City and was released on May 13, 2014 through Vimeo on Demand and DVD.[6]

The film was subsequently expanded into a feature-length version that was released on February 6, 2018 by XLRator Media, which added material about the X-Men films, as well as more background on Claremont's life before writing X-Men.[7]

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References
  1. "Chris Claremont Documentary Screens For First Time At Columbia University, NYC". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. McMillan, Graeme. "Chris Claremont on Wolverine's Accidental Evolution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Wickline, Dan. "Chris Claremont's X-Men Documentary Now Available". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. "Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men". Kicktraq. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. McMillan, Graeme. "Chris Claremont on Wolverine's Accidental Evolution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. Wickline, Dan. "Chris Claremont's X-Men Documentary Now Available". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. Martinez, Phillip. "EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Extended Chris Claremont's X-Men Documentary". Player.One. Newsweek. Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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