Editing Chris Claremont (section)

====Writing style====
[[File:10.16.11ChrisClaremontByLuigiNovi9.jpg|thumb|Claremont being interviewed on breaking into the comics industry at the 2011 New York Comic Con]]
According to writer/editor [[Paul Levitz]], Claremont's complex story structures "played a pivotal role in assembling the audience that enabled American comics to move to more mature and sophisticated storytelling, and the graphic novel."<ref name=PublishersWeekly/> Claremont's editor on the series, [[Louise Simonson]], attributes the X-Men's success to his approach to the characters: "Chris took them very seriously. They were real people to him."<ref name="PoorDoug"/>

As the writer of ''X-Men'', Claremont became known for certain characteristic phrases, such as Wolverine's saying, "I'm the best there is at what I do. And what I do...isn't very nice", which became closely associated with the character.<ref name="racmxFAQ8">{{cite web |url= http://www.peterdavid.net/2009/05/01/the-best-there-is-at-what-he-doesand-what-he-does-is-set-up-other-movies/|title= The Best There Is At What He Does…and What He Does is Set Up Other Movies|first= Peter|last= David|author-link= Peter David|date= May 1, 2009|publisher= PeterDavid.net|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130704012108/http://www.peterdavid.net/2009/05/01/the-best-there-is-at-what-he-doesand-what-he-does-is-set-up-other-movies/|archive-date= July 4, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref>

A 2009 ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' article called Claremont the "[[soap opera|soapiest]] writer in comic books.... The classic Claremont pose is either a character, head hung in shame with two enormous rivers of tears running down the cheeks as he or she delivers a self-loathing monologue, or a character with head thrown back and mouth open in a shout of rage, shaking tiny fists at heaven and vowing that the whole world will soon learn about his or her feelings." However, the article goes to state that "the genius of Chris Claremont was that he made mutants a generic stand-in for all minorities".<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2009/04/i_heart_wolverine.html|title= I Heart Wolverine|first= Grady|last= Hendrix|date= April 30, 2009|magazine= [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130724125035/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2009/04/i_heart_wolverine.html|archive-date= July 24, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> "I'm an immigrant," said Claremont in 2014, describing his affinity with outsiders. After arriving in the United States from England, he was beaten up "because I looked like a geek." His emphasis on the theme of prejudice resonated with readers as the ''X-Men'' series rose in popularity.<ref name=Hiatt/>