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Phoenix (2024)
Phoenix, Vol. 3: Astral Bond
More than ever, the Phoenix is a cosmic force of nature! A booming voice sounds across the the voice of Ego, the Living Planet! And he speaks in distress of a great imbalance! A fracturing! A coming death. And the only one who can stand in its way is the Phoenix! But that's not all, because Jean Grey's new calling to space and responsibility to the galaxy becomes suddenly, critically personal with the return of a long-lost loved one - whose presence will throw everything Jean knows into total chaos! How has this person returned? Why? While Jean's reunion may be joyous, other forces at work in the universe are less than thrilled - especially the psychically attuned ones like the telepathic, time-traveling soldier known as Cable! Collecting PHOENIX (2024) #11-15.
112 pages, Paperback
Published January 27, 2026
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January 31, 2026
I appreciate what this final arc of Phoenix was trying to do - bringing back a character like Sara Grey was always going to be a big swing. But then things get complicated, hinging the fate of the entire universe on her, and Cable shows up, and then Oblivion and Eternity and all the other concepts, and the previous incarnations of the Phoenix and- oh no, I've gone cross-eyed.
It's ambitious, I'll give it that. It tries to do something big, but I don't think it quite succeeds. Especially since it basically boils down to one woman who may or may not be real daring the gods of the universe to keep her alive. It's weird. And the series ends on a strange note that's just like 'I'm Jean Grey, and I'm happy!', like that was ever really in doubt?
Not helping matters is the artwork from Roi Mercado, which is serviceable, but doesn't feel epic enough for a storyline like this. It plays well when it's just Jean and Sara talking, but once the concepts turn up, it becomes painfully obvious that we're just getting swathes of colour and blobs of people. A story on this stage needs an artist that can handle it, and I don't think Mercado's quite there yet.
A bit of a letdown after the first two arcs of the book, both in story and art. It tries really hard, but that old adage of shooting for the moon and landing among the stars only works if you're not already in space.
It's ambitious, I'll give it that. It tries to do something big, but I don't think it quite succeeds. Especially since it basically boils down to one woman who may or may not be real daring the gods of the universe to keep her alive. It's weird. And the series ends on a strange note that's just like 'I'm Jean Grey, and I'm happy!', like that was ever really in doubt?
Not helping matters is the artwork from Roi Mercado, which is serviceable, but doesn't feel epic enough for a storyline like this. It plays well when it's just Jean and Sara talking, but once the concepts turn up, it becomes painfully obvious that we're just getting swathes of colour and blobs of people. A story on this stage needs an artist that can handle it, and I don't think Mercado's quite there yet.
A bit of a letdown after the first two arcs of the book, both in story and art. It tries really hard, but that old adage of shooting for the moon and landing among the stars only works if you're not already in space.
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