The Claremont Runさんのイラストまとめ

In the fateful climax of the Dark Phoenix Saga, the X-Men find themselves fighting for the life of Jean. During the battle, Claremont & Byrne expertly use a conflict between Colossus and Gladiator to symbolize the impossible: the X-Men aren’t going to win. #xmen 1/7

“Art [Adams] and I have since gone on to work with the usual dark and grim characters that seem to populate this industry, but in a burst of second childhood, we brought Longshot to life.” 4/5

This intuitive approach lends itself to a certain naturalness of figure, posture, and expression – one that is only possible with a pre-existing mastery over structural method. The result is characters who speak volumes even when silent, even when standing in the background. 3/5

While Claremont’s “method writing” approach is well-known and well-discussed, his partner on Excalibur, Alan Davis, is on record in interview as taking a similar approach to his figure drawing, offering an explanation to the enduring poignancy of their collaboration. #xmen 1/5

Finally, the theme of the cost of heroism is also foreshadowed early on by Carol’s wavering on the subject. She finds herself contemplating whether heroic sacrifice is worth it. Rogue never even thinks about it. She just does it, despite all the suffering she’s been through 11/12

It is also, of course, symbolically appropriate that Rogue is appalled by wearing a hero’s costume – this is kind of the point of the arc: telegraphing to the reader that – without trying to be, and without even realizing it, Rogue has become a true hero. 7/12

Almost immediately thereafter, circumstances make Carol a liar when she is KOed by Nimrod/Master Mold and Rogue takes over, waking up in the costume of an iconic superheroine, and true to form, she immediately acts the part. 5/12

Carol then speaks to her old costume (a symbol of her heroic identity), telling Betsy “Rogue isn’t wearing it. Rogue won’t be wearing it.” Rogue isn’t worthy of the costume in Carol’s eyes, due to its association with Carol, personally, or just Ms. Marvel as an iconic hero. 3/12

In UXM #246-247 Claremont gives Rogue a hero’s send-off, bringing the character’s arc full-circle in his long tenure writing her by presenting her – literally and symbolically - as someone who intuitively lives the mantle of Ms. Marvel before facing her own destruction #xmen 1/12

In “The Dark Phoenix as ‘Promising Monster,’” scholar Samantha Langsdale identifies an intriguing point of comparison between Dark Phoenix and female Christian mystics, one that places Jean within a historical continuity of ecstatic women threatening the status quo. #xmen 1/6