I thought I'd create a separate thread for this rather than hijacking the Uncanny X-Men Disassembled one.
So it all started with a quote from Marvel's Editor-in-chief CB Cebulski (via Word Balloon as reported by Bleeding Cool)
There you have it, straight from the horse's mouth. It's not a matter of "if", but rather of "when" and, most importantly, of WHAT. For what is it that Claremont will be working on? What would your choice be? A brief explanation of the options in the poll:"With Chris, we will be seeing more from Chris in the X-Men Universe in the near future", Cebulski confirmed. "I grew up on those stories, I love Chris, and he has a lot of things he still wants to say with those characters. We are gonna let him tell more tales very soon".
- Solo writer of a core X-Men book means Claremont taking over, say, Uncanny X-Men as the only writer, akin to his "New Age" run.
- The second option is Claremont being part of a rotation of regular writers should Marvel decide to continue with a weekly Uncanny X-Men, much like Rosenberg, Thompson and Brisson are doing now.
- A satellite book is, for example, a New Mutants book or Excalibur.
- A solo book ie Nightcrawler.
- A disconnected/out of continuity book like New Exiles/X-Men Forever.
- Feel free to vote for "Other" and explain what your choice would be, the only rule is that it has to be an X-book as Cebulski already confirmed that's the case.
Personally I think Claremont would do great working with another couple of writers on a weekly Uncanny. It's the one thing he hasn't really done before and I'd be quite eager to see how his storytelling sensibilities mesh with those of other writers. Alternatively, a grown-up New Mutants book from him would be a no-brainer, or perhaps something left-field like a Magneto/Brotherhood title.