Jean Grey / Phoenix Appreciation 2023: “A Red Dragon”

[3aMeHa]

https://twitter.com/amadcartoonist/s...46238214610945

Oh, the horror. Such torture should be banned by the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Oh, wait, they're Mutants. Never mind.

[Phoenixx9]

The panel (from Iron Fist #15) that depicts Storm getting smacked with a face full of potato salad is one of my favorite X-Men memories of all time. Alas, I no longer have that issue so can't scan it. There's a Reddit reference though https://www.reddit.com/r/xmen/commen...e_with_a_bowl/

Yeah, that entire issue was great from the art to the character personalities all being the same as in the X-Men comic.

I love that Jean Phoenix imagery used and the bright light all around Jean and the super-long flowing hair!

[JB]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

[Phoenixx9]

Goddess Jean!

[Havok83]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

I wish she wore this more in the Krakoa era outside of that one SWORD issue

[Phoenixx9]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

The Disney version I saw last year and that they use in promos (not for XM'97, but for Jean) has a lighter blue and blue on the upper outer thigh areas and with blue boots.

[Force de Phenix]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

I hate the changes. The belt is too thick and suddenly gets cut off at the bottom of the X for no reason . And why didn't they get rid of Wolverine and Cyclops's underpants if they wanted to change anyone's look to make them "modern." They should've left them alone or not called it X-Men 97 and just do e something completely different.

[Havok83]

I hate the changes. The belt is too thick and suddenly gets cut off at the bottom of the X for no reason . And why didn't they get rid of Wolverine and Cyclops's underpants if they wanted to change anyone's look to make them "modern." They should've left them alone or not called it X-Men 97 and just do e something completely different.

they changed it bc the original was ugly and this is superior in every way

[Uncanny X-Man]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

This was probably the most uninspired look Jim Lee created when he redesigned the X-Men. I don't hate it but the colour combination doesn't really work for me and the design itself is pretty bland. At least they lost the ponytail though!

[Soulsword323]

I'm thankful they updated Jean's 90s costume. I think their update really works, and improves the costume IMO.

I know that they won't, but I'd love if they ditched the blue power signature, and use Jean's iconic pink power signature. Save the blue for Xavier.

[Thirteen]

Posted by Dauterman on his IG:
"Very excited for X-MEN '97! I love the changes to Jean's costume by the '97 team"

The Disney version I saw last year and that they use in promos (not for XM'97, but for Jean) has a lighter blue and blue on the upper outer thigh areas and with blue boots.

I preferred that early version (right) of the remix of the Jim Lee design.

[Phoenixx9]

I preferred that early version (right) of the remix of the Jim Lee design.

Yes, that is the costume I was referencing. Thanks for posting it, Thirteen!

I love the version on the right!

But is it an early version of Jean's XM '97 look or Jean's official Disney look (outside of XM '97)?

[Force de Phenix]

they changed it bc the original was ugly and this is superior in every way

Bullshit. The belt on the new one looks fucking ugly and unfinished. The old one is basically the one from the comics. I don't give a **** about the boots or the color change. It's also fucking stupid for them to keep Wolverine and Cyclops in those diapers, and think that Jean's costume was the only one that needed improving.

[kcekada]

The changes help, but that is undoubtedly one of Lees' worst designs. It's too bad he gave the green/yellow scheme to Rogue -- and then had to come up with something that didn't really suit Jean. That said -- the animated series made a bad design even worse.

[Kitty&Piotr<3]

It's fugly top to bottom. It's just what people remember watching a couple of times on TV 30 years ago.

At least the X-Men Red version of this costume colored the boots so the color layout is a bit better.


I will say that I am glad the '97 design ditched the cooch delineator down the center lmao