![]() ![]() Byrne worked with Claremont to effectively remove Phoenix from the storyline, initially by removing her powers. However, both Salicrup and Byrne had strong feelings against how powerful Phoenix had become, feeling that she drew too much focus in the book. The two hoped that, like Thor had been integrated into The Avengers lineup, Phoenix would also become an effective and immensely powerful member of the X-Men. Ĭlaremont revealed that his and Cockrum's motivation for Jean Grey's transformation into Phoenix was to create "the first female cosmic hero". It contained the original version of The Uncanny X-Men #137, the original splash page for The Uncanny X-Men #138, and transcripts of a roundtable discussion between Shooter, Claremont, Byrne, editors Jim Salicrup and Louise Jones, and inker Terry Austin about the creation of the new Phoenix persona, the development of the story, and what led to its eventual change, and Claremont and Byrne's plans for Jean Grey had she survived. ![]() When the first trade paperback of "The Dark Phoenix Saga" was published in 1984, Marvel also published a 48-page special issue titled Phoenix: The Untold Story. This storyline is one of the most well-known and heavily referenced in mainstream American superhero comics, and is widely considered a classic, including Jean Grey's suicidal sacrifice. The storyline in which Jean Grey died as Marvel Girl and was reborn as Phoenix ( The Uncanny X-Men #101–108, 1976–1977) has been retroactively dubbed by fans "The Phoenix Saga", and the storyline of her eventual corruption and death as Dark Phoenix ( The Uncanny X-Men #129–138, 1980) has been termed " The Dark Phoenix Saga". Claremont also decided to upgrade her powers significantly. But he promised himself he would bring her back as soon as possible, which he did in issue 97 when he became the sole writer of the title. The artwork was already done, and it was too late to change. But when he started to write X-Men in issue 94, the first issue after the creation of the new team in Giant-Size X-Men 1, Len Wein had already established that she was leaving the team. The first comic Claremont saw at Marvel after coming there in 1969 was the first X-Men issue penciled by Neal Adams (issue 56), after which he became enamored of Jean Grey. Under the authorship of Chris Claremont and the artwork of first Dave Cockrum and then John Byrne in the late 1970s, Jean Grey underwent a significant transformation from the X-Men's weakest member, to its most powerful. Initially possessing the ability of telekinesis, the character was later granted the power of telepathy, which would be retconned years later as a suppressed mutant ability. The original team's sole female member, Marvel Girl was a regular part of the team through the series' publication. ![]() įamke Janssen portrayed the character as an adult in the 20th Century Fox X-Men films while Sophie Turner portrayed her as a teenager and young adult.Ĭreated by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, Jean Grey first appeared as Marvel Girl in The X-Men #1 (Sept. Jean Grey has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and strongest female heroes. She is also an important figure in the lives of other Marvel Universe characters, mostly the X-Men, including her husband Cyclops, her mentor and father figure Charles Xavier, her unrequited love interest Wolverine, her best friend and sister-like figure Storm, and her genetic children Rachel Summers, Cable, Stryfe and X-Man. ![]() This transformation led to her second death, which was suicide, though not her last. Her first death was under her guise as Marvel Girl, when she died and was "reborn" as Phoenix in "The Dark Phoenix Saga". She has faced death numerous times in the history of the series. Jean experienced a transformation into the Phoenix in the X-Men storyline " The Dark Phoenix Saga". She is a caring, nurturing figure, but she also has to deal with being an Omega-level mutant and the physical manifestation of the cosmic Phoenix Force. Her powers first manifested when she saw her childhood friend being hit by a car. Jean is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. Jean Elaine Grey is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. ![]()
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