BLAST FROM THE PAST: Authors and Characters

[Mr. Berry]

It has long been my contention (based solely on X-Men--I hadn't
read much other Clairmont at the time) that one of the main reasons
I enjoyed the early-new (whew!) X-Men was the plotting. Once
Byrne left the book (and the co-plotting), the plotting went
downhill, and degenerated into more and more of the "Clairmont
making a speech" type of story.

The main reason I enjoy FF so much (especially earlier in Byrne's
run), and the few Hulk issues he did, was the plotting.

Conclusion: Clairmont can't plot (at least not consistently), which
is why X-Men has gone downhill so much. All we're left with is soap opera.

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"Uncle Dick, are any of the kids in your books named Mitch?"
"Uh, actually, most of my characters tend to be hand tools."
Scott J. Berry ihnp4!hou2g!scott