The Claremont Runさんのイラストまとめ

Yet the Excalibur love triangle also shows the limits of queer subtext. On a primary level, things resolve in a heteronormative way. Brian & Meggan have a monogamous marriage, and while some later stories reference Kurt & Meggan’s attraction, Brian & Kurt never flirt again. 11/12

Altogether then, the brief relationships stands as a strange interlude in the middle of the Claremont run, but one with important consequences that also just happens to give readers a last glimpse of a much-loved background character. 6/6

At the same time, the relationship represents a rare, intimate story for Magnus, one that helps to further humanize the character by showcasing his vulnerability through his social ineptitude and through the lingering trauma from his violent past. 5/6

“Comic distribution in the 1980s had shifted away from mass-market drug stores and newsstands towards the ‘direct’ market, where specialty retailers gauged audience demand and ordered products directly from the publisher on a no-returns basis.” 2/7

Though characterized as savage and asocial in some iterations, Claremont’s Wolverine consistently demonstrates a level of emotional intelligence and a sense of empathy beyond that of any other X-Man, with the possible exception of Nightcrawler. #xmen #wolverine 1/6

When next they meet, they circle each other blissfully in wolf form, but Rahne transforms back and the shame resumes: “When I saw my prince I could na’ help myself – I became my wolf-self, I acted like an…animal! But I’m not! I’m a girl, a human being!! Aren’t I?” 8/10

It has to be noted here that Art Adams figure drawing plays a huge part in adding sexual tension and romance to the scene, despite the frantic pace. Despite the lupine supernatural obstacles, his postures and expressions are on point. 6/10

In all facets, the nature of her power is damaging to her emotional well-being. It traps her in a toxic relationship, denying her independence; it creates emotional barriers in a potentially healthier relationship with Kurt; and, importantly, it keeps her from knowing herself 6/9

As she usually surrounds herself with men – particularly her much older boyfriend, Brian Braddock (AKA Captain Britain) – she tends to project a vision of idealized feminine beauty in keeping with Brian’s (usually) shallow interest in her as a person. 3/9

Meggan is an empathic metamorph – she is a shapeshifter and has conscious control of that power through concentration, but she will subconsciously default to take on whatever form the people around her wish her to take. 2/9