Christopher S. "Chris" Claremont (born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 16-year (1975–1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters, and with introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives, turning the once underachieving comic into one of Marvel’s most popular series.During his tenure at Marvel, Claremont co-created numerous important X-Men characters, such as Rogue, Psylocke, Shadowcat, Phoenix, Mystique, Lady Mastermind, Emma Frost, Siryn, Jubilee, Rachel Summers, Madelyne Pryor, Sabretooth, Strong Guy, Mister Sinister, Captain Britain and Gambit. Claremont scripted many classic stories, including "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past", on which he collaborated with John Byrne. He developed the character of Wolverine into a fan favorite. X-Men #1, the 1991 spinoff series premiere that Claremont co-wrote with Jim Lee, remains the best-selling comic book of all time, according to Guinness World Records.
Three of the stories he created for the X-Men comic book have also been adapted for the film series: "God Loves, Man Kills," which became X2 (2003); "The Dark Phoenix Saga," elements of which were used for both X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), based on his story of the same name. The latter two stories were also both adapted for the X-Men animated series.
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Grew up in Long Island, New York since the age of three.
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His graphic novel "God Loves, Man Kills" was used as a loose basis for the film X2. Common story elements include: The character William Stryker, kidnapping Professor Xavier, using him to fuel a machine that would destroy mutants, and the X-Men allying themselves with Magneto to defeat him. In the comics, this story line happened after the "death" of Jean Grey and her resurrection as the Phoenix. In the film, her death happens at the end of the story.
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September 2004 - Was suppose to attended the Armaggeddon Pulp Culture Expo Convention in Wellington, New Zealand as a special comic book writer guest but pulled out due to schedule conflicts
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Created (or co-created) the X-Men characters Dazzler, Longshot, Rogue, Mystique, Mojo, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche, Kitty Pryde, Sebastian Shaw, Phoenix and Legion, among others. Claremont was also key in re-engineering the histories of most of the other major X-Men characters, most notably Wolverine, whom he and artist Frank Miller recast as a man of honor (a quasi-samurai) instead of a beserker, and Magneto (by introducing the backstory that the young Magneto was a Holocaust survivor.)
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Was the longtime writer of the Marvel Comics series Uncanny X-Men, writing the title from 1975 until 1991. The series inspired the 2000 film X-Men.
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Recently returned to Marvel and is currently writing XTreme X-Men for the company.
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Has written numerous other comic book titles including Sovereign Seven, Gen13, Iron Fist and Ms. Marvel.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Iron Fist
2017
TV Series based on the comics by - 1 episode filming
Gambit
characters / treatment announced
X-Men: The New Mutants
comic book pre-production
Legion
TV Series based on the Marvel comics by - 1 episode, 2017 character: Gabrielle Haller - 1 episode, 2017
Jessica Jones
2015
TV Series character: Jeryn Hogarth as Jeri Hogarth - 9 episodes
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
comic book - uncredited
Hulk Vs.
2009
Video character: Sabretooth - uncredited
X-Men: The Official Game
2006
Video Game story
X-Men: Evolution
2000
TV Series comic book & characters - uncredited
X-Men
TV Series comic book - 8 episodes, 1994 characters: Jubilation Lee/Jubilee & Victor Creed/Sabretooth as Graydon Creed, Sr./Sabretooth - 2 episodes, 1992 - 1994 characters: Anna-Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke - 1 episode, 1994 characters: Anna-Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue, Remy Etienne LeBeau/Gambit, Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, Dr. Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister, Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis/Avalanche & Cody Robbins - 1 episode, 1994 characters: Anna-Mari
X-Men
1992
Video Game characters
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Congressman Parker
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
Lawnmower Man
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men
2000
characters: Anna-Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue, Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, Katherine "Kitty" Anne Pryde, Jubilation Lee/Jubilee & St. John Allerdyce/Pyro - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bird of Steel!
special thanks filming
Luke Cage
2016
TV Series special thanks - 5 episodes
Daredevil
2016
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Jessica Jones
2015
TV Series special thanks - 10 episodes
Big Hero 6
2014
the filmmakers would like to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
$1.1 Million
