Uhhh Bishop was huge in the 90s and developed a big fanbase. It’s not Bishop’s fault white writers are mostly interested in writing white characters.
LOL Jean, the X-woman whose entire relevance is defined by the men in her life. Without Cyclops , Wolverine, and now Bishop being written to be infatuated with her, nobody would care for her. It's probably part of the reason they make her the center of the X-universe because she really has nothing going for her from a characteristic stand point. So many other X-women more interesting than her.
Well that's just your opinion and here's mine... Jean Grey is nothing more than Marcia Brady in a comic book format. And no, she's not more interesting than Cyclops, Bishop, and definitely not Wolverine. The most defining thing about her creation(other than being Cyclops' arm candy) is her dying, even though other characters have probably died more than her lol.
Why we have to transform all threads into popularity contests.
Regarding Silver Age Jean, you're right. She didn't really get much of a personality until Claremont started writing her in the 70s.
Rightly or wrongly, the most defining thing about her is all the Phoenix stuff. Dying and coming back goes with that name. That's what phoenixes do.And no, she's not more interesting than Cyclops, Bishop, and definitely not Wolverine. The most defining thing about her creation(other than being Cyclops' arm candy) is her dying, even though other characters have probably died more than her lol.
I think Adam Warlock may have died and come back more times than her, but I'm too lazy to count. Possibly Guardian (Mac, not Heather) of Alpha Flight, too.