From X-Men #7...
From X-Men #7...
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Please... I would love to see Pepe's hands
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It'll be interesting to see where this newly-revealed conflict leads.
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
X Deaths of Wolverine #1:
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Jean could easily take down Emma. However, I don’t think that would be her immediate response unless Emma posed an imminent threat to her and others. And honestly, I would rather see their relationship grow beyond the adversarial dynamic into which they are often thrust and evolve into an actual friendship, which could be an exciting direction to take them, considering their long history, and a continuation of where they seemed to be headed in All-New X-Men. Duggan certainly appears to be heading in that direction in Devil’s Reign: X-Men.
Incidentally, I'm interested to know if Devil's Reign: X-Men takes place before or after X-Men #7. If it takes place after today's issue, I think it's safe to assume nothing comes of this “war” unless, of course, Scott and Jean are playing it close to the chest. Also, Scott’s regard for Emma in this issue implies that his romantic feelings towards her have not been rekindled. In either case, it'll be interesting to see how all of this plays out in the upcoming months.
On a side note, the following is probably my favorite interaction between Jean and Emma. It would be great if Duggan touched upon this at some point. It also shows just how altruistic and powerful Emma knows Jean to be, as she admits, “Jean, you're not the darkness. It isn't in you. It just is not there. If it was, I would put you [as a teenage novice] down like a dog just to give the rest of us a fighting chance.”
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
I don't want them to be friends. I just want them to be professional around each other. And that includes *no* snarky remarks.
I wish I could repeat it like a mantra to every writer (not just comic book ones): adult women do *not* talk like that!
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Jean Grey in the words of Walt Whitman, from his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, "Song of Myself" (51 and 52):
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you."