The Claremont Runさんのイラストまとめ

Moonstar isn’t a perfect portrayal of an Indigenous superhero, but the character does represent a major leap from what was available at Marvel comics of the time, giving us a strong, relatable, Indigenous supeheroine whose cultural identity is conscientiously explored. 8/9

Another important stereotype is the Indigenous sidekick (think “Lone Ranger” or “Brotherhood of the Wolf”). For this reason, it’s actually quite significant that Dani is the leader of The New Mutants. Her authority and competency in this role is virtually unquestioned. 7/9

Moonstar doesn’t fit this mold, however. C showcases a modern existence for Dani on several occasions, one that is compatible with her culture in a manner that is quite similar to the value of Afrofuturism as a counter-discourse to concepts of black primitivity. 5/9

Relatedly, scholar K. Gilchrist writes “Primitive and emotional or irrational were and continue to be the dispreferred poles of relational binaries to which Indigenous peoples are regularly assigned.” A good example of this would be Thunderbird, who dies in his second mission 4/9

We’ve talked before about Claremont’s tendency to fall into the “Magic Native American Trope” and Dani does indeed have some problematic stereotypes woven into her portrayal, especially in her first appearance. 2/9

Kurt’s a man; he’s also a monstrous mutant who’s always an outsider. Yet this is again his source of strength—and sexiness. Kurt flirts with gender tropes w/out becoming them, indulging the libertine sexiness of sword & sorcery spaces while defying their macho conclusions. 11/11

All in all, we have a clear theme emerge wherein Claremont uses power creep to explore the social and cultural consequences of feminine empowerment, connecting his narrative, symbolically, to important anxieties manifesting in the culture as a result of 2nd wave feminism. 12/12

We really don’t see the same thing occurring with his male characters, however, most of whom actually suffer diminishment of powers within the run, though certainly there’s room for some exceptions to be articulated, particularly in very specific stories. 11/12

Similarly, Dazzler experiences a bit of power-creep during her last appearance under Claremont when she finds new avenues for her light-powers to impact people. So basically we could argue that the theme is consistent (though the degrees are variable) in every X-Woman. 10/12

We very clearly see it with Madelyne Pryor/The Goblin Queen in a much more condensed format, which again advances the metaphor in new directions by exploring the devastating impact of a character’s (in this case very rapid) rise to a position of ultimate power. 8/12