It's no Dark Phoenix Saga, but Chris Claremont's anniversary special is a lovely retrospective on his Marvel career, as seen through the eyes of Danielle Moonstar. Read Full Review

X-MEN fans will become intimate with Dani Moonstar before this one-shot ends due to the cerebral journey CLAREMONT takes the readers on. Its thorough and, to a degree, unduly packed with commentary, dialogue, and exposition. Nevertheless, this is his style and again lends itself well to comprehension. But, that's CHRIS CLAREMONT. He's more direct and less subtle than current writers, which is refreshing to this reviewer who finds himself currently wondering what's going on frequently in comics needing a summary page to catch up. Read Full Review

So while it's nothing Earth-shattering or indispensible, this issue is a nice throwback to the days when the mutants - and Claremont - ruled the world of comics. Read Full Review

If fanservice and nostalgia are not your thing, this book likely won't be either. However, if you're interested in Claremont's writing and his journey as a writer, the anniversary special may offer a decent amount of value. Read Full Review

The Chris Claremont Anniversary Special has a clear objective of revisiting and honoring the work of an iconic writer, which it does a good job of doing. However its value to a reader may likely be determined by the familiarity of Claremonts body of work. The end result is narratively disjointed, self-referential to the core and at times lost in its remembrance of greatness and creates a barrier to newer readers., However, the gorgeous art and coloring highlight some of the most interesting ideas and its relationship to Claremonts defining body of work. Read Full Review

Only die-hard fans will want to glance at this, and even those will likely forget it soon after. Read Full Review

A fun but ultimately forgettable romp with some of Claremont's favorite characters. Worth checking out if you're a fan of Claremont's past work, but this issue isn't anything groundbreaking.

To prove her worthiness to Hela, Dani Moonstar takes a timey-wimey journey to fight the Shadow King across multiple eras. Dani is, of course, worthy; the main attraction (in theory) is revisiting high points in the author's career. But these muddled scenarios don't arouse much interest, and the prose is surprisingly clunky. Top-shelf art performances ensure that at least there's some good stuff to look at.

The past was a better time, but you cannot go back.

Man, this is a mess. Claremont doesn't know when to quit, the guy was probably the best X-Men writer ever but nowadays he's just incoherent. Brett Booth's art was really great though, can't wait to see him on X-Men with Hickman.

It would be best for Mr.Claremont to sit back and rest on his laurels.