Post by michaelpaciocco on Feb 1, 2011 8:59:31 GMT -8
OK folks...as one of the more open/overt fetishist comic book people, Claremont has a (well-deserved) reputation for certain tropes. So, as a little game, let's see if we can list all the regular ones, specifically from his X-Men Run.
1) The Villain must always be more powerful that the heroes as well as being more dangerous or smarter - or what's the point?
-this one is taken from a direct quote of his from an interview I read way back when.
2) The X-Men are contractually obligated to mention at some point that the odds are against them "as usual" and that the X-Men specialize in doing the impossible.
3) "You're good. I'm the best." is a phrase that will be uttered at some point during a fight with an X-person.
4) Whenever an X-person refers to the possiblity of dying, that someone mentions that the X-Men tend to come back from the dead with alarming regularity.
5) At some point, the master villain will at the very least flirt with Storm, if not outright try to seduce and/or marry her.
1) The Villain must always be more powerful that the heroes as well as being more dangerous or smarter - or what's the point?
-this one is taken from a direct quote of his from an interview I read way back when.
2) The X-Men are contractually obligated to mention at some point that the odds are against them "as usual" and that the X-Men specialize in doing the impossible.
3) "You're good. I'm the best." is a phrase that will be uttered at some point during a fight with an X-person.
4) Whenever an X-person refers to the possiblity of dying, that someone mentions that the X-Men tend to come back from the dead with alarming regularity.
5) At some point, the master villain will at the very least flirt with Storm, if not outright try to seduce and/or marry her.
