Comics nostalgia feeding on itself or fan fiction?

Chris Claremont to get new X-Men title to pick up where he left off. [Link]

Chris Claremont, the writer of the X-Men for 16 years, from Uncanny X-Men #94 to X-Men #3, is returning to the characters that he made famous. Starting in May, Chris Claremont will be writing X-Men Forever, a new bi-weekly series that literally continues from where he left off. No really-- right where he left off. X-Men Forever will create a fork in Marvel continuity, continuing the series the way he wanted. Artwork will be by Tom Grummett. The series will premiere in May, with preview issues in March and April.

I am skeptical. He made the X-Men the biggest book of its era, but it got bogged down in subplots beyond number.

UPDATE

Here is what the Marvel Universe was like in 1991. [Link]

In light of the annoucement of X-Men Forever and Chris Claremont's intention to continue exactly where X-Men #3 left off in 1991, we thought it would be a good idea to remind ourselves what the state of the Marvel Universe was in 1991-- before Stamford, the Super-Hero Registration Act, and Skrulls. Here's all you need to know:

Lots more there. Comics are complicated.