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Sorry I didn't get a thread together for this issue the way I usually do. Been on vacation for the last week and haven't really had access to a computer.

I liked this issue quite a bit. I think...

Jean Grey!

Even though Storm's pretty great too.

Storm
Jean Grey

New story arc time! With a new artist along for the ride, too. I won't call this issue spectacular, but it certainly gets things started and has some really neat moments along the way.


The...

Kind of off the wall theory here, but Bendis's comments got me thinking.

What if Tyke getting a space trip with his dad turns up something Phoenix-related? It would probably filter back to Jean,...

The thing about it was that even though I hated seeing Jean be an incompetent and relatively impotent villain, I could have put up with it if there was any sort of in-book explanation. There wasn't,...

Is that Jean still crazy? Haven't followed the books at all since Cataclysm finished, but I thought she sort of dropped off of everyone's radar.

My theory is along these lines. After Endsong, the Phoenix was shattered and its fragments were scattered across the universe. Jean heads to the WHR to try and pull it all together again....

I was talking about Emma/Jean there. Don't think the Cuckoos had anything to do with that.

Well, here we are after quite a long break. The issue's broken up into a few seperate scenes, and I think they all played out pretty well.


We start off with Laura and Warren in one of his...

I think they're meant to fill in the blanks, actually. If you go back to the original issues, they tend to skip ahead in time pretty regularly (months at a time). First Class is sort of a 'what...

I'm willing to credit that to the uneven ground (snow?) and perspective shifts.

It's a neat preview, even unlettered. Not quite the same as Immonen, but it's workable.

I think that's a bit misleading. For one, telepathy can be used in some pretty positive ways. I'm pretty sure there are instances of Jean using her telepathy to boost her allies, making them much...

Just finished watching it because I was curious about how it'd turn out, and went into it wondering if there'd be Jean parallels.

I'm not sure I'd put Lucy in the same category as Jean, though......

To me, this is the biggest reason that I want to see Jean with the Phoenix as a long-term situation. The Phoenix = death thing has been done so many times (but only for Jean, weirdly enough) that I...

A bit off-topic, but it's funny how worked up people get over an unlettered preview. Dialogue gives a lot of context, regardless of what the art looks like without it.

Fun preview. It's good to see Laura in the spotlight, she's been sidelined a bit since she joined the group.

Am I the only one wondering where Warren's wings are in the last page, though?

Still not sure how I'd feel about teen Jean meeting the Ultimate version. She really doesn't need yet another example of herself going crazy...

If anything, I think Kitty + Kitty would be an...

Maybe she just wasn't at an angle to use them effectively. Forgotten might be overstating it (just a little).

And while it's a bit odd that Xorn wasn't the young/old Jean from Battle, I'm a bit...

Fun issue today!

Jean and Laura showing off were fun. Also giggled at Emma's idea of a pep talk. 'Maybe you have half a chance at not turning into a beautiful nightmare that dies horribly. Maybe...

Well, here we go... the end of the Brotherhood Round 2 arc. It turned out pretty well, I think.


The issue picks up a few moments before the end of the last one, showing Jean filling Laura in on...

I haven't read much (any) Spider-Man stuff, but wouldn't he have the same issues as Bobby would? I thought they had similar personalities.

That made me giggle. It's nicely done.

I doubt it's for good, he's been off for a few issues a couple of times already. I suspect this is more about how well received Pichelli was during the Trial crossover.

Where'd you find the preview at? Didn't see it here or at Newsarama.

Anyway, looking very good. Next week should be fun!