Scott
Logan
Bishop
Another Partner
Single
No one remembers Northstar and Kyle and Red Arrow/Cheshire.
"Cable was right!"
She's had two critically and financially successful limited series dedicated to her (Jean Grey and X-Men: Red), and she was single in both. Her complexity, which is irrefutable, doesn't depend on insidious and nefarious machinations or the degradation of other characters.
This is a scream.
I love Scott in my own way, but tell me, has he ever been able to carry a series on his own?
Teen Scott had a solo before Teen Jean got hers.
It's funny cuz Alex got Mutant X for himself and that loasted like 60 issues or something.
"Cable was right!"
Yet another iteration on this topic wouldn't be so bad if, for starters, we could say that Jean could (or should) spend some time single (or with someone else) without dragging Scott. And this point is mutual, I don't think either character is automatically made better when removed from the other — and more than that, if their history together was wiped away the characters would actively suffer for it.
Does it need doing?
Yes.
Then it will be done.
I like Jean and Scott are together again, I just need to see them to tackle their issues openly without making it seem everything is perfect all the time because it sure has not been that way for them.
But I also would not mind to see them going solo for a time as long as itīs understood why they cant be together anymore, they donīt need each other to raise them up but they are not each other obstacle either. I would like to see what Jean would bring to teams with people she doensīt traditionally knows and Scott as well, itīs always refreshing to see them interact with other characters in a meaningful way.
But well, on the topic, If I have to choose, I liked Bishop and her together on Age of Xman. I donīt think it would last but it would be something different for them both.
Last edited by Lucyinthesky; 10-28-2021 at 10:11 AM.
"To the X-men then, who donīt die the old fashioned way and no matter how hard we try, none of us die forever" Uncanny X-Men #270, Jean and Ororo
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I remember Tom Taylor said in an interview that X-Men: Red was one of Marvel's top-selling X-titles. However, I decided to do some quick research. Here are some numbers:
It seems Jean Grey debuted at 71,589, Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey at 145,057, Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey at 59,452, and X-Men: Red at 97,081.
From what I can gather, none of the series, save for annuals and graphic novel formats, dipped under 30,000 units. They were financially successful.
https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2017.html
https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2018.html