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John Byrne
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Found elsewhere:“John Byrne (Comic book writer/artist): The famous comic creator (known for his work on X-Men and Fantastic Four) was raised Catholic. When co-plotting X-Men, he notably discussed the religious background of the character Nightcrawler with writer Chris Claremont, debating whether the character should be Jewish or Catholic.”
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 04 June 2026 at 3:36pm | IP Logged | 2
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I read somewhere that you were a lapsed Catholic.
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John Byrne
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Nope.Lapsed Canadian…..
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Wait... was there ever ANY conversation that Kurt would be Jewish? Even with a billion retro origins, I have to doubt it.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 04 June 2026 at 4:55pm | IP Logged | 5
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Chris at one point decided he wanted Kurt to be Jewish. And very devout. Roger Stern (the editor) and I pointed out that there were very few German Jews of what was then Kurt’s generation. So Chris ultimately made him Catholic. And very devout.
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Vinny Valenti
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| Posted: 04 June 2026 at 5:46pm | IP Logged | 6
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Was that an influence on creating Kitty as Jewish?
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John Byrne
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No. Kitty took her look principally from the young Sigourney Weaver, but she also had elements of a former neighbor down the hall. That neighbor got engaged to a Jewish guy, who gave her a gold Star of David. She was not herself Jewish, but she wore that star all the time. The first time I drew Kitty in the book, she just looked wrong without it.
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Michael Penn
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> And very devout. ...And very devout <
Was Mr. Claremont like this, JB: when he had a notion that tickled his fancy, it was going to happen, eventually, no matter what?
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John Byrne
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After I left, I noticed that Chris was doing all the “bits” that I had said No to—in order! Not a big surprise. The Beast finding the team being held in Mesmero’s circus was something Dave had said No to!
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Brian Miller
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Oh ho! Didn’t know that.
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John Byrne
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My great grandfather walked away from the Catholic Church when he married an English Protestant. And, as most of you know, my father came back from Burma a Buddhist. (That was fun when filling out forms for school.)
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Michael Penn
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Your father's grandfather grew up Catholic where, JB?
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