Chris Claremont: An Interview!

[@maul_360]

Watching this video for the first time. Claremont's take on what he would love to see in Infinity War warmed my heart. His take on Wolverine appearing like that had me in stiches. His writing is just too good for this world! Wish we got that scene.

[@tylerbrand6717]

You two need to start a weekly X-podcast! This was great!!

[@NearMintCondition]

You have no idea how amazing of an idea that would be.

[@benjaminbennett5763]

This was PERFECT! Bet you were in heaven the entire time. Mr. Claremont is a really funny guy and I agree with what you said. Marvel might own the characters but Mr. Claremont gave them their voices. WELL DONE ladies and gents!

[@NearMintCondition]

Ben, he was a classy guy with so much heart. I was in Heaven.

[@trishb.6398]

Omar! How could you not just want to hug this man the entire time? This is so much fun to listen to. The man behind so many stories and as you said before your childhood and he's right beside you.

[@amazingamandareelztalk]

Trish B. He was an absolute blast to chat with! He’s got some very interesting points to make and I love that he’s as much of a fan of the MCU movies as we are!

[@trishb.6398]

His X-men run is so spectacular and I know Omar must have been so excited. I would have loved to have been there.

[@NearMintCondition]

You have no idea how much I wanted to just hug him and ask him to tell me stories about the third Summers brother or the Death of Wolverine. :)

[@sebastianstark8517]

Thanks for this, Omar. Mr. Claremont penned some of the most memorable stories of my childhood. Loved the characters he wrote, and how he made them "feel" real. Wonderful memories. Thank you, Chris.

[@MrNewguy456]

Great interview omar. I could listen to this guy speak all day!

[@NearMintCondition]

TIWAI vautier me too brother, me too!

[@BladePocok]

Totally!

[@comicbookcrazy]

Wow. Wow. Wow. This was freaking amazing!!! I don't have the words to praise this interview enough. Omar, I hope you feel very proud and have a real sense of fulfillment for doing such an amazing job. To say that I'm jealous that you got to not only meet the man but spend that time with him goes without saying. Omar, you've done a lot of great stuff for this channel but this blows everything else away IMHO. I wish I could think of something grander to say to you then "Well done" but I'm at a loss for words right now. VERY well done, my friend, VERY well done. #OmarRules

[@NearMintCondition]

Your words are so humbling, sir. I have read this man's stories for 35 years of my life and to get this chance to talk to him, but also just geek out with him. There are no words. I could have listen to him for the whole day. He was too kind even when we got kicked out. :)

[@TylerBlount]

I haven't even started the interview and i'm giddy with excitement. I can't imagine how you felt! NMC is the channel FOR THE PEOPLE!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you my brother, you are too kind. I was in Heaven. :)

[@chaossedated]

One of the best interviews with Claremont ever!

[@freddiealonsonido]

I love how he just fan fics about the movies. These are like conversations I have with myself. 😂 Man, Chris Claremont is a fucking team.player that he followed you to a second location to continue talking. This is simply amazing.

[@NearMintCondition]

I was ready to call it quits and he said..nah let's keep going I'm having fun. We talked so much off screen, it was like I was with my favorite characters.

[@greg3118]

Omar, great interview! It's always fascinating how candid and (rightfully) critical about the industry Claremont is, yet always so full of ideas and just a fan of the characters and great stories. I'm glad you met one of your idols to chat about X-Men and share it with all of us. Thank you!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you, brother. i have no idea how many times I geeked out with him off camera over some of the stuff that happened at Marvel behind the scenes. I had no idea he was fired. All these years I thought he walked away from X-men and left it to Jim Lee.

[@jocool7370]

Omar, this one was the greatest interview ever. I had not yet seen an interview with Chris Claremont like this. It's really great that he made his way into comics and wrote so many great stories for X-Men (and others). Great to see his fan side, and also how cool he was for the 2nd part of the interview. It was also great to see him "daydreaming" on how to introduce the X-Men in the MCU, even though I guess that probably the FF will be introduced first. Avengers Endgame is a good opportunity for it, just a guess. I'll be re-watching this video quite a few times. Fastball-Special!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching, my brother. He was such a pleasure to talk to. He gave us so much of his time, even off camera I could just listen to him talk.

[@jhoodcomics]

This was a great interview in that you approached it as a fan and Chris responded both as a fellow fan and to fans.

[@NearMintCondition]

I tried to hold back, but just couldn't :)

[@ShaneMatlock]

They kicked a legend out of the hotel? They should be ashamed. This conversation is fantastic. Loving every minute of it. It is funny he mentions how he wanted to bring in a female audience, because one of my best friends in middle and high school was a girl that loved the X-Men as much as I did and it was the only comic she loved. Her favorite character was Storm. So he absolutely brought in women in a way no other American comics at the time did.

[@NearMintCondition]

At one point I said: You do know who this man is right? He wrote Days of Future Past!!! He was way ahead of his time.

[@Chandasouk]

How the hell did you manage to get an hour interview with this man? DAAAMN, OMAR!

[@NearMintCondition]

Chandasouk I didn’t taken no for an answer? He was kind enough to give us an hour. I could have done this all day.

[@davelarson7628]

Omar! How could you not just want to hug this man the entire time? This is so much fun to listen to. The man behind so many stories and as you said before your childhood and he's right beside you.

[@comics_rahul]

Awesome interview, love Clermont stories...

[@NearMintCondition]

He is the man!

[@LoreLord-]

Never watched interviews that was a mistake its great to get a feel for who Claremont is as a person and see his thought process about different plots great video omar

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much!

[@Phil1_427]

so good...can't believe you got kicked out of your first location. ah the out takes!! :P this made my day :) have some fun with the oxford comma or lack of... remember that weekend at c2e2 where i drank too much one night and got kicked out of a hotel with Chris Claremont

[@NearMintCondition]

HAHAHAHA it's a story to tell my grandkids when I speak of the greatest man behind the funny books.

[@boukevanmierlo7923]

Chris Claremont LEGEND

[@NearMintCondition]

YES he is!

[@Martin_TheCollector]

NO EFFIN WAY! EPIC!!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Way Effin Epic.

[@Martin_TheCollector]

@@NearMintCondition Must be too awesome to be able to speak with your favorite comic writer for that long! 0__0

[@NearMintCondition]

@@Martin_TheCollector Yes sir. Too awesome indeed.

[@adamhaught9667]

That had to be awesome to sit there with the man that came up with all those great x-men stories!

[@NearMintCondition]

He loved to talk and I love to listen and even after and before the interview we talked and talked.

[@adamhaught9667]

@@NearMintCondition AWESOME!

[@michaeltinsley5091]

that was awesome!!!!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thanks brother.

[@jeremyg371]

Amazing interview, thx guys. Have a great day.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching, sir.

[@FabioOliveira-ru2bi]

CHRIS “AMAZING” CLAREMONT I love X-Men and every X “X-Force Excalibur New Mutants “ Comeback to write from MARVEL ... And come here to BRASIL 🇧🇷 in CCXP in December

[@NearMintCondition]

That is his full name. Chris "Amazing" Claremont. :)

[@Alex-yx5qh]

@@NearMintCondition more like Chris " uncanny" Claremont

[@jeffreyroberts4156]

Awesome! I was waiting for you to post this interview!! I knew you interviewed him and I watched your other vids but I thought maybe something happened to your digital file for this interview. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these interviews, I really enjoyed them! I think you've found your other profession if you wanted to get out of IT!! ;-)

[@NearMintCondition]

I did find my other calling. Chris and I can have a weekly show where we talk what could have been in Marvel comics and the Cinematic Universe. :) Thanks for watching brother. This one was supersized so saved it until the end of the week.

[@maskdone5488]

I am in awe of this gentleman , just purchased 2 Story Board Pages , Sovereign 7 , Thank you ...

[@NearMintCondition]

We all are in awe of him. :) I loved Sovereign 7!

[@williamlee2182]

One hour interview with Chris Claremont! Omar's dream come true.

[@NearMintCondition]

YES SIR. It really was!

[@Nocturne22]

I know he's also written novels, so I would love for Chris Claremont to write a book - or at least an outline - about all the dangling threads he never resolved in the X-Men and what he had originally planned to do with them. He's given the details on some, but there are SO MANY STILL!!! Also, I want this man to know I am probably the only goddamn person in the world who has Sage as their favorite X-Man.

[@NearMintCondition]

I love Sage!!! There are dozens of us Sage lovers!!! Dozens of us!!

[@roizcumpexe8588]

I love seeing Claremont talking about Carol's friendship with the X-Men. I hope in another dimension he could make great stories with Ms. Marvel, and for a long time, just like he did with the mutants. Congratulations, great interview! P.S. 8:23 He predicted the end of GOT!

[@NearMintCondition]

I really want a follow up conversation now that we've both seen the ending of GOT and Endgame.

[@roizcumpexe8588]

@@NearMintCondition It would be great!

[@dom020876]

Holy shit Omar. Great work. Can see this video being your most successful by a long way. Awesome stuff!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Dom. Whether it is or not, this video is the best to me.

[@BladePocok]

It was a great interview 10/10!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for the kind words, brother.

[@frankstudent]

Damn, bro...nice interview.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching, brother.

[@darrenhoughton1515]

Chris Claremont an amazing British man ahead of his time.

[@NearMintCondition]

YES sir!

[@ComicRhema]

Wow! El interview con una leyenda. What a great opportunity for you to have done this. This goes down on the history books. Thanks for sharing! Firme y adelante!

[@NearMintCondition]

Muchas gracias, hermano. It really went down in my books as one of the highlights of my life.

[@shadowl3gion641]

Awesome video thank you mate. Chris is one of my favourite story tells

[@NearMintCondition]

HE is the man!

[@TheModelVault]

That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching and truly he was awesome.

[@JJSolon]

Awesome interview with a legend. Thank you.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@jirenthegoat9717]

His ideas for continuing the X-Men movie franchise was actually solid (obliviously), you can tell he loves seeing his characters on the big screen. Like all of us he's excited to see what the MCU will do with the X-Men.

[@NearMintCondition]

I loved talking to him. We talked for another hour after the interview and then Marv Wolfman joined in on the convo.

[@jirenthegoat9717]

@@NearMintCondition that's amazing. You can see and feel his passion for comics, the entire interview was great. Both the Chris Claremont's X-Men documentary and this interview gave me a better understanding of this Legend. Thank You.

[@paulsaini7309]

Amazing!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching, brother. The man is amazing.

[@MastermindAXL]

CHRIS FREAKING CLAREMONT!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

That is indeed his middle name.

[@SnakeNel]

EXCEPTIONAL interview with Claremont. This needs to be rewatched a couple of times, as he is really cooking with the comments. I especially liked his choice of casting Bob Hoskins as Wolverine, who would have been amazing. (Think of Hoskins in THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN and MONA LISA.) Omar, you had a really good rapport with Claremont, as he talked about a lot of subjects that were new to me. I also enjoyed how both of you recovered from being chased out of the hotel lobby by some clueless DICK. Thanks for this wonderful in-depth interview with one of the giant creators of Marvel.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind comments. This was a dream come true for me. I've met him once before at a convention, but this...this sit down with him and just hanging with him was too amazing.

[@mikepodesta4393]

Ok this man just made his point about correcting the X's movies in the right way. Fox should have listen to him all along.

[@NearMintCondition]

They had their chance. They chose to go the other way.

[@NearMintCondition]

I don't think he liked X3 or Apocalypse at all. We talked about those more off screen.

[@NearMintCondition]

@I I really liked the first two and DOFP. Love those movies. I wasn't that big of a fan of Logan, which is crazy, but I didn't like where the future Wolverine ended up.

[@NearMintCondition]

@I The movie itself was fine. I think it was the plot. This weird future where Wolvie is a limo driver just didn't seem where this X-men universe lead us to believe it was going.

[@NearMintCondition]

@I Completely agree. But even by movie standards this possible future didn't really fit in. Not sure if that makes sense.

[@felixnolasco2683]

I wonder how long Claremont takes ordering dinner 😂

[@NearMintCondition]

As long as Chris Claremont wants is the correct answer.

[@chrisschumacher8553]

I'll take the Kung Pao Chicken... except, let's have it with shrimp instead of chicken, and instead of the Kung Pao sauce, let's have oyster sauce instead.

[@No8Named8Shadow]

You. Lucky. Banana. And it's an hour!

[@NearMintCondition]

This is the first time I have been called a Banana! I'll take it.

[@comicshrine-theo9475]

What a creative genius

[@barrye5376]

Very enjoyable and great interview Omar!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, Barrry. He was a joy to talk to.

[@barrye5376]

@@NearMintCondition You are welcome!!

[@mrpepperami01]

Could you ask him when marvel will reprint those bloody Xmen omnibus whales that no one can afford😂

[@NearMintCondition]

Mr Pepperami off cam I asked him about Uncanny 4 and Extreme X-men Omnibus and he said Marvel seems to be collecting his whole run... and left it open like that.

[@mrpepperami01]

Near Mint Condition god I hope so. Let’s face it we’ve all been waiting on that fourth volume, hoping they would hurry up the masterworks so we could get it. Really hope it’s soon. The reprint(or recollection) of mutant massacre as an omni has given me hope that we will get reprints of fall of the mutants and the other oop volumes eventually as well. Was hoping for something before year end

[@NearMintCondition]

Inferno is the biggest one that people have been wanting. :)

[@JesseGaronBurrows]

Awesome interview Omar! I'm a big fan of Chris and especially his X-Men run. I was thinking of getting the "Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont" hardcover (Omnibus format with over 1000 pages). But I was wondering, have you read it? And if you have, what did you think of it? How was the art for example? Thanks for your time & take care!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I don't own that omnibus, because it's just all over the place. I like reading books in chronological order and omnis like that just don't do it for me. I would love a classic omnibus of his Iron Fist run someday though.

[@justinsheldon5887]

When you suggested Michael Biehn as Cyclops I immediately thought of that scene in Step Brothers with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly: Ferrell: Did we just become best friends? Reilly: Yup!

[@t19coles88]

only just watched this. How awesome was that meeting Mr Claremont?

[@NearMintCondition]

He was amazing.

[@josearrocha3377]

Wow this was awesome

[@NearMintCondition]

He is a wonderful guy.

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Literally got goosebumps when he said “here’s our daughter Rachel”

[@NearMintCondition]

He’s such a great story teller.

[@hunterdaniels2894]

@@NearMintCondition He truly is, I was reorganizing my X-men Shelves to make room for the new Omnis coming out just listening to you guys talk about stories. I would love to meet him someday. Keep doing what you do Omar, you bring so much knowledge and care to this hobby.

[@Novaargh]

This interview was indeed to short, Omar geeking out over Chris, great hearing the guy talk about out favorite mutants!

[@thedarklennialsz8120]

A fantastic writer 👍🏾👍🏾

[@NearMintCondition]

Absolutely!

[@lareh5501]

13:31 *_"...grab the glove!!"_* 😂

[@andrewstephen30]

Wow, really cool interview!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, it was my pleasure.

[@needfoolthings]

Chris and Omar go back aways. Chris used to write Omar for 17 years.

[@NearMintCondition]

WE do.

[@richardasimba5867]

Which issues from start to finish did he write wow

[@speakingcomic5773]

Genial!!!! gracias

[@NearMintCondition]

Hablando Comic he was a joy to talk to.

[@Novaargh]

0:42 ouch, Chris

[@No8Named8Shadow]

Daw~ he's such a nice man.

[@NearMintCondition]

No8Named8Shadow he truly is!

[@alanpercival6428]

Chris , ..please take over the great man's (sir Stan) right to appear in every marvel movie...

[@NearMintCondition]

That would be so amazing.

[@jjgarcia8291]

Fucking genius

[@NearMintCondition]

FACT!

[@olestokke]

Seeing this in 2021, you guys are sitting waaaay to close.

[@chrisschumacher8553]

How come no one ever asks him about Legion in these interviews?

[@NearMintCondition]

Next time. You talking about David Haller?

[@chrisschumacher8553]

@@NearMintCondition Yes, specifically the TV series they made out of the stories.

[@Orteth]

Holy FUCK!

[@NearMintCondition]

You said it!

[@Urizen61]

Which book are those panels of Jean and Sarah from? I know they're not from Uncanny.

[@NearMintCondition]

Give me a time stamp and I'll check it out.

[@Urizen61]

@@NearMintCondition 6:38

[@Urizen61]

@@NearMintCondition Too Late! I already found it! X-Men Origins: Jean Grey!

[@omnibudscafe1293]

So much of me wants to dislike this video because of pure jealousy!! But I won't. Saw about 10 minutes of the interview...will watch later. Interview Jason Aaron!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thanks brother. He was a great guy. I did get to talk to Aaron, for about seven minutes. But this guy, this guy was my childhood.

[@jamezdd73]

Did CC actually give away the ending of GoT? "who says there will be a throne?"

[@NearMintCondition]

He totally called that ending. :)

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

You guys think Omar has a man crush on Wolvie? Because i only heard him mention it 4 million times so i'm still not sure.

[@kindrednerdsunited7513]

Dude I just bought aqmuan and spider verse the ending has a love letter to Stan Lee Omar you might like both of them lol

[@NearMintCondition]

I will be getting Spider-verse in 4k when I get a chance.

[@kindrednerdsunited7513]

@@NearMintCondition oh you will enjoy the fuck out of it

[@benjones8276]

Now, I’m going ask the important question. Did Claremont give you any free stuff?

[@NearMintCondition]

He signed my books. :) So there was that.

[@petew.7870]

#ChrisFUCKINClaremont.

[@yeemcgee8149]

Imagine being the guy that kicked The X-men out of your hotel lobby

[@NearMintCondition]

HAHA He didn't even know who he was kicking out.

[@VenusMonkey]

i remember my friend and i reading the story where they killed Dark Phoenix and she was so pissed. She said 'Who cares if she destroyed a planet full of useless blue people!'...lmao. I thought that was so funny.,

[@ReaperXC]

He seems to just want things to go his way and that ideas from other people aren’t as good. He holds himself in a higher opinion above all others.

[@NearMintCondition]

I think he has had the hardest time letting go.

[@DanielleA2023]

How come Shooter never held Galactus accountable who killed billions? Jean was a cosmic force like Galactus. Jean was seeking sustenance just like Galactus did.🤬

[@NearMintCondition]

Great great question.

[@ReaperXC]

Great creator and writer, but he seems quite smug and up himself. It’s not what he’s saying it’s how he says it. Seems like he thinks he’s better than other people.

[@asianjohnnydepp4729]

What’s wit da subliminal messages?

[@NearMintCondition]

asian johnny depp I know. It’s almost as if they’ve always been part of comics and people act like it’s something new.

[@davelarson7628]

This was PERFECT! Bet you were in heaven the entire time. Mr. Claremont is a really funny guy and I agree with what you said. Marvel might own the characters but Mr. Claremont gave them their voices. WELL DONE ladies and gents!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much and yes!! This was amazing.