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Phoenix (2024) (Single Issues)
Phoenix (2024-) #1
LIFE! FIRE! POWER! POSSIBILITY! PHOENIX! She is JEAN GREY. She is PHOENIX. She saves the world. She brings death. One woman, alone in space, who not only must do what no one else she yearns to. A desperate S.O.S. from NOVA brings the Phoenix to the edge of a black hole, where hundreds of lives hang in the balance…and whatever Jean does - or fails to do - will bring darkness to the universe and haunt her in ways she can scarcely imagine…
36 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 17, 2024
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July 17, 2024
I really like the idea of Phoenix issues being narrated by someone other than Jean especially if that narrator is the villain of the book, me thinks Jean Grey may have found her Gorr the Godbutcher, hope that continues into the next issues although I would like to here Jean's side of things.
Loving Scott and Jean's long distance relationship. Hopefully bro doesn't start seeing other telepaths again tho...
Loving Scott and Jean's long distance relationship. Hopefully bro doesn't start seeing other telepaths again tho...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 11, 2024
This was pretty chaotic to read. I’m coming in cold, having not read the X-Men in a while, so some kind of intro or backgrounder about where we are and why we’re following these people would have been nice. Of course, it does seem that that’s the story — we will learn about these people and the impact of the incidents on them, but that wasn’t clear at the start.
And then, instead of focusing on Phoenix, we head to Nova and a Black Hole prison, and I was very lost as to who they were talking about and the danger the people were actually in. So, structurally, this book should have tried to take the gas off the pedal for a second.
I loved the brief scene between Jean and Scott — really endears you to their long-standing romance, one that’s become more lived in over time.
The story engaged me most in the final act, because I finally figured out where it was headed and how the pieces fit in. Till then, I really felt like this may have been a continuation of a Krakoa event, and was very lost.
The art — it’s frustrating that the art is actually really good and fitting for the story, not to mention consistent across the pages and the rendering of the characters. But, the controversy surrounding the possible — and most likely accurate — assumption of tracing other people’s work really puts a dampener on the reading experience. I doubt Marvel will fix the problem, though, for the rest of the series, but we’re going to keep calling out the cheating if it continues.
And then, instead of focusing on Phoenix, we head to Nova and a Black Hole prison, and I was very lost as to who they were talking about and the danger the people were actually in. So, structurally, this book should have tried to take the gas off the pedal for a second.
I loved the brief scene between Jean and Scott — really endears you to their long-standing romance, one that’s become more lived in over time.
The story engaged me most in the final act, because I finally figured out where it was headed and how the pieces fit in. Till then, I really felt like this may have been a continuation of a Krakoa event, and was very lost.
The art — it’s frustrating that the art is actually really good and fitting for the story, not to mention consistent across the pages and the rendering of the characters. But, the controversy surrounding the possible — and most likely accurate — assumption of tracing other people’s work really puts a dampener on the reading experience. I doubt Marvel will fix the problem, though, for the rest of the series, but we’re going to keep calling out the cheating if it continues.
August 2, 2024
Intriguing, a bit slow but as a first issue in a new series we got to give it time to grow and it definitely has the potential of becoming something worth it. I'm in!
September 16, 2025
Went in blind to this one. Would have liked better contextualisation to this one. Jumped in confused and sort of got the vibe by the end. Honestly kind of curious.
July 21, 2024
Better than expected. Finally someone who loves and appreciates the character - is writing and handling the art. Better yet? We have a female writer as opposed to the endless line of male writers handling the character. Male "comic" book writers don't always handle powerful female superhero characters well. In the previous series on The Phoenix - the male writers turned her evil, had her first love, Scott, save her from herself, and she sacrificed herself on the moon for them all. It was the 1970s. What can you expect? Gender politics was just gearing up for a fight.
Now, decades later, or rather a century later - we have a cosmic heroine, and we're largely in her point of view. Also the antagonist or unreliable narrator is also female. We're navigating the ethics from a female perspective. Jean's powers are not belittled. She's allowed to be awesome and to save lives. If anything, it's her humanity that lets her down or does it? Chasing redemption, in a universe where it may not exist or be possible. None of the characters are clearly black and white so much as grey. And the writing is rather deft. We get all sides of Jean - her long-distance relationship with Scott, although they are able to be rather intimate telepathically. Her relationship with Nova of the Avengers, and her relationship with the Cosmos. We also get to see her through the lens of an alien woman on a distant planet who was adversely affected by Jean's decisions.
The art is loving wrought, and well painted, and the dialogue is in character and held my attention. I've always loved the character of Jean Grey and the Phoenix, but didn't always feel the character was written well? Previous writers seemed intimidated by her or didn't quite know what to do with her. And too often she fell into either the horrible Mary Sue category, or the category of the girl-friend/dead wife, or refrigerated girl-friend trope. And far too many people, mainly men, felt she should have stayed dead - furthering male characters arcs as opposed to her own. Worse? She's been resurrected too many times, to the point of cliche - and each time? She rejects the Phoenix or sacrifices herself because she can't claim that power - while Xavier and Magneto can claim theirs.
So, it is a bit of a relief - to FINALLY see a story that doesn't go in that direction, and Jean Grey is allowed to embrace the Phoenix and be one with the universe. She's allowed to be like Captain Marvel, Superman, and Thor. Powerful in her own right.
Now, decades later, or rather a century later - we have a cosmic heroine, and we're largely in her point of view. Also the antagonist or unreliable narrator is also female. We're navigating the ethics from a female perspective. Jean's powers are not belittled. She's allowed to be awesome and to save lives. If anything, it's her humanity that lets her down or does it? Chasing redemption, in a universe where it may not exist or be possible. None of the characters are clearly black and white so much as grey. And the writing is rather deft. We get all sides of Jean - her long-distance relationship with Scott, although they are able to be rather intimate telepathically. Her relationship with Nova of the Avengers, and her relationship with the Cosmos. We also get to see her through the lens of an alien woman on a distant planet who was adversely affected by Jean's decisions.
The art is loving wrought, and well painted, and the dialogue is in character and held my attention. I've always loved the character of Jean Grey and the Phoenix, but didn't always feel the character was written well? Previous writers seemed intimidated by her or didn't quite know what to do with her. And too often she fell into either the horrible Mary Sue category, or the category of the girl-friend/dead wife, or refrigerated girl-friend trope. And far too many people, mainly men, felt she should have stayed dead - furthering male characters arcs as opposed to her own. Worse? She's been resurrected too many times, to the point of cliche - and each time? She rejects the Phoenix or sacrifices herself because she can't claim that power - while Xavier and Magneto can claim theirs.
So, it is a bit of a relief - to FINALLY see a story that doesn't go in that direction, and Jean Grey is allowed to embrace the Phoenix and be one with the universe. She's allowed to be like Captain Marvel, Superman, and Thor. Powerful in her own right.
July 19, 2024
A new beginning. A new level of power. We can hope that the mythology of Jean-Phoenix will finally be told correctly. Stephanie already demonstrates that she has gone in depth in researching the character and that is commendable. While Phillips’ writing is engaging, the choice of narrator felt misguided for a debut issue. By not using Jean’s own perspective, her autonomy & agency felt slightly diminished. Outside of her dialogue, I found it hard to fully connect w/ Jean’s thoughts. Some of them were clearly based on previous Storm paintings and that wasn't cool...
Since this review was first written, evidence has surfaced that indicates several of artist Alessandro Miracolo’s character designs were traced from art in previous Marvel comics. I have left my original review as is, but I feel it is important to acknowledge these accusations as plagiarism of any kind is unacceptable.
Since this review was first written, evidence has surfaced that indicates several of artist Alessandro Miracolo’s character designs were traced from art in previous Marvel comics. I have left my original review as is, but I feel it is important to acknowledge these accusations as plagiarism of any kind is unacceptable.
July 18, 2024
I don’t intend to make adding single issues to my read shelf a habit but… this was stellar.
Philips gives Jean a new direction and fully respects her history, powers, personality and relationship. There’s a splash page in this issue that will go down as an iconic Phoenix moment. I might be a little bias as one of the Jarbz, but it’s a hit.
Philips gives Jean a new direction and fully respects her history, powers, personality and relationship. There’s a splash page in this issue that will go down as an iconic Phoenix moment. I might be a little bias as one of the Jarbz, but it’s a hit.
July 17, 2024
I wanted to like this. When did tales of Cosmic Marvel get so dull?
July 19, 2024
I love the Phoenix Force and the Summers family, but there were a lot of missteps here.
1) The text boxes aren't from the perspective of Jean, nor Scott, nor anyone else you would expect. They're from the perspective of some nameless alien person who grew up in a strict, monotheistic, evangelical kind of religion. She talks about Jean's history based on secondhand reports that we have not observed. We don't know who this person is, or why Jean would choose to share her biography with this person.
2) It's a logical misstep that Marvel is treating Jean as the one true Phoenix. Logically, we were told for decades that the fusion of Summers and Grey DNA is supposed to produce godlike mutants. Back in the 90s, this made sense-- Rachel (daughter of Jean Grey and Scott Summers) was the avatar of the Phoenix, and she appeared to be the most powerful member of the Summers family. She wielded all the Phoenix power without losing her mind to Dark Phoenix. We were given to understand that if nothing else, THAT was the great benefit of combining Summers and Grey DNA-- control. Rachel was also reportedly off the charts in terms of raw power. She fought Galactus and taught the cosmic being Eternity the meaning of pain.
But, for the last couple decades, Rachel has been nerfed. Writers do not address the idea that she is supposed to be more powerful than Jean. They don't like talking about the whole, Combining-Summers-and-Grey-DNA-Produces-Gods thing. They don't like talking about all those good years Rachel had with control over the Phoenix.
No, what they like is the SIMPLICITY of just calling Jean Grey the Phoenix. It calls back to a bunch of old, classic storylines. Jean Grey has better name recognition than Rachel, even though Rachel has been around since the 80s. Non-fans have maybe seen the X-Men films, so they have heard of Jean. They have no fucking clue who Rachel is. So, in the interest of appealing to those kinds of non-fans, writers just champion Jean as the one true Phoenix. Over and over. Even though it makes no sense, and leaves Rachel with no particular place in the Marvel universe.
3) The artwork isn't great. This latest update on the Phoenix costume is also a bit of a head scratcher. The classic beauty of the classic Phoenix costume is now complicated with more lines and accents.
Overall a bit of a swing and a miss.
1) The text boxes aren't from the perspective of Jean, nor Scott, nor anyone else you would expect. They're from the perspective of some nameless alien person who grew up in a strict, monotheistic, evangelical kind of religion. She talks about Jean's history based on secondhand reports that we have not observed. We don't know who this person is, or why Jean would choose to share her biography with this person.
2) It's a logical misstep that Marvel is treating Jean as the one true Phoenix. Logically, we were told for decades that the fusion of Summers and Grey DNA is supposed to produce godlike mutants. Back in the 90s, this made sense-- Rachel (daughter of Jean Grey and Scott Summers) was the avatar of the Phoenix, and she appeared to be the most powerful member of the Summers family. She wielded all the Phoenix power without losing her mind to Dark Phoenix. We were given to understand that if nothing else, THAT was the great benefit of combining Summers and Grey DNA-- control. Rachel was also reportedly off the charts in terms of raw power. She fought Galactus and taught the cosmic being Eternity the meaning of pain.
But, for the last couple decades, Rachel has been nerfed. Writers do not address the idea that she is supposed to be more powerful than Jean. They don't like talking about the whole, Combining-Summers-and-Grey-DNA-Produces-Gods thing. They don't like talking about all those good years Rachel had with control over the Phoenix.
No, what they like is the SIMPLICITY of just calling Jean Grey the Phoenix. It calls back to a bunch of old, classic storylines. Jean Grey has better name recognition than Rachel, even though Rachel has been around since the 80s. Non-fans have maybe seen the X-Men films, so they have heard of Jean. They have no fucking clue who Rachel is. So, in the interest of appealing to those kinds of non-fans, writers just champion Jean as the one true Phoenix. Over and over. Even though it makes no sense, and leaves Rachel with no particular place in the Marvel universe.
3) The artwork isn't great. This latest update on the Phoenix costume is also a bit of a head scratcher. The classic beauty of the classic Phoenix costume is now complicated with more lines and accents.
Overall a bit of a swing and a miss.
July 20, 2024
Cyclops looks better here than he does in the series he's leading. Alright, onto the review.
This is a pretty strong start.
Art:
Pretty nice art all throughout. Vibrant colours, clean lines, nice style for a Jean-focused comic. Especially pretty on that final page when we see a full spectrum of colour and designs on display in this style.
Story:
My first ever Jean Grey story and I do like how much personality is established in here. The narrator does some lifting but the dialogue actions and the way she's drawn/posed to a tone of that work too.
I'm pretty interested to see how the narrator fits in long term if at all. I do like the cast we're working with so far - Jean, Nova, Corsair, Black Order... Its a Marvel space story and I'm here for it.
I do like establishing early on, a difference in perspective between narrator (Adani?) And Jean and I wanna see if that plays out in an interesting way.
Looking forward to #2.
This is a pretty strong start.
Art:
Pretty nice art all throughout. Vibrant colours, clean lines, nice style for a Jean-focused comic. Especially pretty on that final page when we see a full spectrum of colour and designs on display in this style.
Story:
My first ever Jean Grey story and I do like how much personality is established in here. The narrator does some lifting but the dialogue actions and the way she's drawn/posed to a tone of that work too.
I'm pretty interested to see how the narrator fits in long term if at all. I do like the cast we're working with so far - Jean, Nova, Corsair, Black Order... Its a Marvel space story and I'm here for it.
I do like establishing early on, a difference in perspective between narrator (Adani?) And Jean and I wanna see if that plays out in an interesting way.
Looking forward to #2.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 11, 2025
When I was younger I absolutely loved the x-men movies, with Jean being my favorite character. I would play every marvel game she was in, and now with her coming to MR I thought it be a good idea to finally start reading comics. This was the first ever comic I read and I couldn’t have picked a better run to start, especially with the gorgeous alternative cover made by Peach Momoko. I love that we see jean struggle with being a god and person at the same time, experiencing the perks and and difficulties of both sides. The only complaint that keeps me from giving this five stars is the fact that the faces drawn in the comic are sometimes downright ugly…
Still very much looking forward to receiving the rest of the run in the mail.
Still very much looking forward to receiving the rest of the run in the mail.
August 31, 2024
I think so far this is the weakest book in the “From the Ashes” relaunch.
The art was good, and the description of the relationship between Jean and Scott was a nice nod that the author understands the characters, but at the same time the characterization of Jean as Phoenix felt a little lacking, and, in my opinion, this first issue didn’t provide enough juice to leave me intrigued for the first story arc.
The art was good, and the description of the relationship between Jean and Scott was a nice nod that the author understands the characters, but at the same time the characterization of Jean as Phoenix felt a little lacking, and, in my opinion, this first issue didn’t provide enough juice to leave me intrigued for the first story arc.
December 9, 2024
I have not read a Phoenix related comic in a hot minute. I wanted to check out what Jean had going on and threw myself into this series. It was nice to see the Phoenic force being represented more accurately, the immensity of it all, the power of it all, the god-like, well, everything of it all. I'll be continuing.
May 5, 2025
"From the ashes -- a new beginning!" And WOW what a stellar start to a new beginning indeed! Love seeing Jean/Phoenix so powerful from the jump. And the artwork in this first issue is absolutely out of this world! Love seeing the Phoenix Force so beautifully on display. To be continued, without a doubt!
July 20, 2024
Fan of Jean
I LOVE that we're finally getting Jean that is strong and wise. I've bee. A fan from day one, and always will be. Please let her bond with the Phoenix force be PERMANENT. I also would love to see her sisterhood with Storm explored more indepthly.
I LOVE that we're finally getting Jean that is strong and wise. I've bee. A fan from day one, and always will be. Please let her bond with the Phoenix force be PERMANENT. I also would love to see her sisterhood with Storm explored more indepthly.
August 21, 2024
Very interesting read. I loved the fact that it was narrated by somebody other than Jean, so we really get a perspective of how her actions affect others. Interesting cameos and a solid conversation with Scott were also great highlights of this issue. Big fan!
December 2, 2025
First Phoenix comic I've read; pretty cool. Lacked a little bit on origin story/who Phoenix really is and how she got there, but a cool first issue showing her in action nonetheless.
Not enough for me to go ahead and want to continue this series unfortunately. Maybe someday though.
Not enough for me to go ahead and want to continue this series unfortunately. Maybe someday though.
July 20, 2024
Great new series
I look forward to more on this series with Jean Grey once again, The Phoenix. It started off with a bang.
I look forward to more on this series with Jean Grey once again, The Phoenix. It started off with a bang.
July 20, 2024
HATE that a majority of this was in the third person. Is this a phoenix story? On some random girl on some random planet origin story?
July 23, 2024
A psychic link with your husband across the galaxy is pretty cool
July 28, 2024
I find Phoenix / Jean stories interesting. The art was brilliant but I hope to see bigger more grandiose panels.
July 30, 2024
An excellent first issue and I am looking forward to the next. Jean Grey is an amazing and compassionate superhero.
October 8, 2024
Interesante la nueva dinamica
October 9, 2024
This may be the greatest first issue single issue I've ever read, and I am a reliable source ofcourse because I've read very few single issues
October 24, 2024
Beautiful art style
April 12, 2025
giving this series a go, not a bad start. some really nice interiors, good lookin book
August 13, 2025
I liked it! There were some parts i got chils!!
July 17, 2024
Great start to Jean's cosmic Adventure
Great art and the pacing of the story and characterization of Jean felt just right. It's also nice to see characters like Nova and Morg. Good first issue.
Great art and the pacing of the story and characterization of Jean felt just right. It's also nice to see characters like Nova and Morg. Good first issue.
July 18, 2024
Taking back my stars after finding out the art is heavily traced.
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