Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
In total agreement--Jean wore this costume really well and featured in this uniform for too short a time! I freely admit that all my costume designs with pointy shoulders have them because of this outfit! David Yardin's illustration is beautiful (though I'd like to have seen her cheeks covered with the headpiece as well).
Seems like we're mostly in agreement that Jean seemed off in HoX #4... Whether she is a pod person/Krakoa clone, under the influence of creepy Xavier, or in the Moira X-timeline has yet to be revealed (or more likely, I've missed obvious clues).
I'm also holding off on judgment til we see more of the story unfold. Does Jean appear on any more covers (not variants)? Hope we see her characterization better aligned with what have in mind.
Ok but..... sometimes I do wonder.. what do you guys wish to happen to her, what would you like to see her do? I feel like she's kinda stuck at the moment....you know ....like an endless cycle she needs to move away from, is a new direction possible or is this boring stagnation inevitable when it comes to her future?
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
I think being on X-force, a team were no one would have thought she could be before is cool.
Even if the writing wasnt always the best, I loved the trajectory she was on following her return and its unfortunate that it was all thrown out the window for Hickman's revamp. Im not impressed so far and not optimistic for Jean's future. I guess X-Force could be interesting bc its different but I would have loved to have seen her take a more diplomatic role in this Krakoa era. Have her be the face that leads the X-men in terms of politics with the outside world. Basically an extension of where she was going in Red
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
This is a very unpopular opinion.
I know Jean has done very little so far but I don't think it is something personal or that Hickman is againts Jean or anything. The story just isn't focusing so much on any character outside of Xavier/Moira/Magneto. (he could and should do a better job that is true)
Nothing personal, it doesn't mean (or at least I think) her portrayal will be bad on X-men or X-force. This story is just focusing on other characters/story
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Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
God, no.
I just thought their interactions could be funny and less formal.
But somehow that's not the whole story, look at the way Kurt was portrayed .....or Monet.... or Scott ....or Logan , it's like we were meeting the x-men newest member the adolescent Jean Grey, you could write the same story without going out of your way to make her look like an scared overly emotional debutante
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
How do you guys/girls think she is coming back?
was this Jean a clone/pod people replacement?
Do you think she could have somewhat survived?
We saw a bunch or sentinels go for her and Xavier losing contact but we never actually saw her die.
Last edited by phoenixzero23; 09-05-2019 at 09:59 AM.