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.”
Why this attachment to imagery? Isn’t it more important that Jean Grey is doing something, more than she is some wallpaper?
Well, I don’t like Marvel Girl costume but she can wear it if she likes it. But it has never been explained why she started wearing again a costume she stopped wearing decades ago. The Jean Grey I liked was a Jean Grey I understood.
“Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.” Goethe
Jean is doing absolutely nothing beyond acting as telephone operator.
As Phoenix she was unique and could have been a star. Now she’s basically C list in Hickman’s run.
Things have never been so bad for Jean in prior runs when she was live. X-Factor and 90s Jean both had a lot more to do.
Hickman and white ignore the very exist of the power developments Jeen had. That, along with ending her connection to the Phoenix show how little they think of the character.
Betsy stole the starlight sword and made herself Captain Britain. Granted Saturnyne by accident based the Corps on Betsy.
But recently Betsy decided to save Malice after her return. We do see her taking agency. She has to negotiate things with Saturnyne and Britain so it will be interesting to see how she pulls it off.
I love Betsy, the issue is not with her but with the shallow quality of the writing and lack of focus, you could tell exactly these same stories, follow the same plot structure and actually be able to deliver an awesome product by offering some substance along the story framework, tini storytelling just lacks the creative “meat” and it’s far to bare for my taste.
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 was reading extermination, I loved this part. Besides being very cool, the leadership of the two Jean
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[Quote Originally Posted by Thor-El 10-15-2020 12:32 PM]
"Jason Aaron should know there is already a winner of the Phoenix Force and his name is Phoenixx9."
Like a Red Dragon, The Phoenix shall Soar in 2024!
This is Pepe Larraz, yes? I love how he draws Jean.
[QUOTE=Rang10;5478121
She can do both!![/QUOTE]
Yes, I know my friend. I just didn't know the writers knew that fact! plus, Jean could talk and didn't seem to be straining in the least.
What I mean to say is that this is a perfect panel of Jean using her powers in a very strong way without seeming to be over the top.
[Quote Originally Posted by Thor-El 10-15-2020 12:32 PM]
"Jason Aaron should know there is already a winner of the Phoenix Force and his name is Phoenixx9."
Like a Red Dragon, The Phoenix shall Soar in 2024!
I will already leave some money reserved for Jean in this Marvel future revolution game. Her pack is always paid for. I hope her custom is as cool as the storm.
[Quote Originally Posted by Thor-El 10-15-2020 12:32 PM]
"Jason Aaron should know there is already a winner of the Phoenix Force and his name is Phoenixx9."
Like a Red Dragon, The Phoenix shall Soar in 2024!
And we're getting his Jean on a monthly basis soon!!
Also, I'm so tired of the pessimism and the negativity that is "Jean Grey is nothing more than a telephone." Why are power feats all that matter to you guys? It's more than a little bit frustrating and to be fair it's not something exclusive to CBR but there's so much more to Jean as a character than her having amazing telekinetic power moments at every given second. This whole X-Men movement and her co-leading the team has been and is going to be great for her.
Is the current era ideal for her? Nah. But it's not BAD.
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey