After over a decade and a half of Claremont guiding. A backup story in Classic X-Men #27 from writer Ann Nocenti and artist John Bolton has Jean and Wolverine forced into a sweaty embrace, thanks to a monster composed of toxic chemicals. When discussing the X-Men comics, its important to acknowledge Chris Claremonts hugely successful run writing the series from 1974 to 1991. And then the whole point of the 'triangle' gets lost.'įrom this point forward, the mythos of a messy Cyclops/Jean/Wolverine love triangle begins. Problem was, Wolverine became the avatar of the fanboys, and it became necessary that that 'loser' Cyclops get punted aside in favor of the 'way kewl' Wolverine.

Jean is, after all, a phenomenally hot babe. '.it made sense that (Wolverine) would be smitten and she not. This was a controversial move in some circles, and Claremont's former collaborator Byrne isn't shy about voicing his disapproval. In fact, she's so drawn to Wolverine, she's convinced she has to leave the X-Men! During a sequence from Claremont and artist John Bolton set during Wolverine's first day on the team, Classic X-Men #1 has a private conversation between Jean and Professor Xavier to establish Jean's attraction. The 10 Best Comic Books By Chris Claremont By Kevin Lee Published Over the years, celebrated creator Chris Claremont has delivered some classic reads about Wolverine, Superman, the X-Men, and many others. The first issue of Classic has a curious distinction - it's actually the first comic to indicate that Jean shares any romantic feelings for Wolverine.īefore this issue, no stories even hinted that Jean shared Wolverine's feelings.

Also launching in 1986 would be Classic X-Men, a reprint series devoted to Claremont's earliest X-Men stories that also included new material from the writer.

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