Chris Claremont - FirstFlight (series) - 5

[Darb]

FirstFlight /FirstFlight /1

Chris Claremont cut his writing teeth writing X-Men for Marvel Comics. He was a fan favorite in that medium, and much of the X-Men's popularity was due, in no small part, to his work on the titles back in the late 1980's & early 1990's.

HOWEVER, in my opinion, Mr. Claremont didn't do nearly as well when he tried to cross over into writing science fiction novels.

His ever present long-legged feisty & impetuous female characters with lots of 'tude & style (but not much in the way of common sense and judgement) are present, as always, but they just don't come across as well in longhand prose, sans art. They're all style and bluster, without real substance - and the limiting factor is not the author's lack of ideas ... it's his lack of writing ability in the novel format. He's brilliant in comic books, but he's out of his native turf when it comes to full length novels.

Personally, I recomment avoiding his novels, and buying his classic comics instead ... you'll be far happier, and you may even recoup your investment.

Enjoyability = 5