Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey

by Matthew Rosenberg, Leinil Francis Yu (Illustrator)

She will return, like a Phoenix from the ashes. Years ago, Jean Grey died and the X-Men mourned her. Since then, the world has changed, her teammates have lived without her and died without her. And now, when strange events start happening all over the world, those teammates can only come to one conclusion – the one true Jean Grey is back!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, X Men, Marvel

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2017

About the author

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"I haven’t always been a writer. My parents are writers and my brother is a writer, and I resisted that as long as I could. When I was 17, I hopped in a band’s van and I went on tour for a summer, and that was it, that was what I wanted to do. I ran a record label for 10 years, a small indie punk label. I did everything in music that you can do that doesn’t involve having musical ability. Eventually the music business, probably in a similar way to comics, will just start to break your heart, and I realized one day that I kind of hated music. I was resigned to thinking, if I’m going to be involved in music forever, I’m going to hate it for the rest of my life. I just stopped. I stopped having any sort of business with music, any involvement.

I read comics my whole life, so I just naturally fell back into another medium that is marginalized and hard to make a living in."

Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles...

Writer of comics WE CAN NEVER GO HOME, SECRET WARS JOURNAL, OUR WORK FILLS THE PEWS, 12 REASONS TO DIE, & MENU.

Reviews

[Siona Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good first issue. The ending was a little confusing, but after reading the postword I guess maybe it's like... not a flashback but that kinda concept? I'm not sure tbh, but otherwise this was a pretty good issue. Glad Jean Grey (non-kid version that is) is finally returning!

[Nicolo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This comic was all over the place and the best place to start reading Marvel comics again after a year-long sabbatical. To say it was confusing is putting it mildly. The only saving grace this first issue has is of the Yu-Alanguilan art collaboration, but both their styles have evolved to the point that I had to take a second look if this was still the book I bought for the art. However, I am optimistic that this will read better as a trade once everything is collected.

[Monsour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Previously on X-men: Jean Grey (2017)

Phoenix travels the cosmos to find Jean Grey. Jean Grey tries to prepare herself not becoming like the previews Jean Grey and start training and looking for ways to defeat the thing that the other Jean Grey's cant. (you guys still with me? GOOD)

In the entire series focus on Jean Grey interviewing/training superheroes like in the mystical side of Marvel like Scarlet Witch and Thor(the guy of thunder) and teaming up with other former possessor of Phoenix including the ghost of Jean Grey and make a plan about its up coming return. They tried to fight the phoenix but in the end the losers club still cant beat the big red and in the worst thing that could happen truly happens.

BIG RED JUST KILLED THE CURRENT JEAN GREY.

Now that's the only thing you need to understand before reading this issue

Time for the review
This issue is all over the place, its not bad read but I recommend reading this while having the next one. Also we get another Jean Grey yipeee. Wow its like this world needed more of this. So yeah that's the review, its a good issue-kinda interesting-oh well...

[C. Varn · Rating 4 out of 5]

So we return to having two Jean Grey's in the Marvel universe, Rosenberg resurrects Jean again but does so in a way that acknowledges the near ridiculousness of the constant resurrection. Jean gets to mourn the death of the original Cyclops, who thankfully remains dead so that arc continues to have consequences, and gets to deal with the lose of her past. The use of multiple teams with some characters that are under-utilitized in contemporary X-books (such as Jubilee and Strong Guy) is nice, although old man Logan continues to feel underdeveloped in books not written by Lemire. The atmosphere moves from eerie to tragic, and does build to Gray having a larger role in the Marvel universe. Rosenberg seems to aiming to get Gray to be a fleshed out character for the first time since the Dark Phoenix saga. Promising although not perfect, the pacing does feel a little rushed towards the resolution.

[Danielle Booey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure there was a great way to bring the original Jean Grey back after all this time. I wasn't sure if Marvel cared enough about the X-characters to do the story the proper service it deserved. In fact I didn't read the story in singles for both of those reasons. But when I saw the fantastic Tom Taylor was writing a resurrected Jean Grey in X-men Red I had to pick it up, and I am so glad I did.

The fantastic writing of that book let me give the resurrection story another look and I'm glad it did. While I will always believe that Jean is the Phoenix's one true host I think this story allows both of them to grow as characters away from each other. It might be the best Jean/Phoenix story since Endsong.

Anyway, come for the resurrection stay for the fabulous assortment of X-teams assembled by a very competent Kitty Pryde, a fabulous appearance by Emma Frost, and a veritable assortment of who's who of X-men characters past and present.

[Desiree M ~*~*~ LiveReadCollect · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars.

Full disclosure: I hate Jean Grey. I have since I first saw the cartoon as a child and I've never warmed up to her character, comics/cartoons/movies does not matter, I don't like her (even though I love Famke Janssen).

So imagine my surprise when I ended up really enjoying this. Now that might very well be because Jean Grey wasn't really in this first issue all that much. However when she was in here, I didn't hate her.

I'm very confused about what's going on, especially in the Jean Grey section. I have some theories though.

I will be getting the second issue and I hope I continue to enjoy it.

[Valleri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Jean Grey as the Phoenix...it's practically her only redeeming quality (IMHO), but I feel like this installment focused too much on numerous other characters and promoted the author's other graphic novel works (by way of *see blah-blah-blah issue #blah-blah to get caught up) instead of giving the Phoenix her due. The artistry was phenomenal and made up for the lack of character of the story itself.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Um...what?

Coming in completely cold. I'm not at all up-to-date on the world of the X-Men.

And this makes little sense to me. If I didn't already have the rest of the series, I'm not sure I'd read the next issue.

[Dom · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Phoenix story as epic as it's subject, worthy of a Christopher Nolan reimagining. Lovely layered psychological thriller. I still want more women involved in big arcs like these, especially women writers.

[Belinda Serrano · Rating 5 out of 5]

The return of my all time favorite

Really great start, looking forward to the rest. Jean Grey is my favorite character. I think I am gonna start reading X-Men again ☺

[Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So it starts slow, I can like that. Like a slow burn. And Jean and Scott are still a thing? Damn. This x-men gang still looks good.

[Kirsten · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it. I am so happy adult Jean Grey is back. Now they just need to bring adult Cyclops back too.

[Lillian Francis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a JG fan. I got this in a grab bag.
I was honestly confused but this is only issue one.
Keeping for the art work in the middle segment with the various teams.

[Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story in this one was better than Endsong, but not as emotionally told. However, I enjoyed it and the art quite a bit.

[Yuuto · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Interesting start to this miniseries.

[cozyfangs · Rating 1 out of 5]

girl

[Utena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review can be found at The Book Review.

[Lindsi (Do You Dog-ear?) · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I just finished Phoenix Resurrection by @AshcanPress, and enjoyed it *immensely*! The story is captivating from the first page, and the entire comic reminded me why I love the X-Men so much! Thank you for writing, @AshcanPress. I didn't realize how much I had missed Jean Grey."

I think my tweet says it all! When I was trying to type this post, I couldn't think of a better way to say it, so I just quoted myself. 😅

The beginning of this comic is eerie and foreboding. There are a few things happening simultaneously, and no one has any idea what is going on. Sometimes stories allow the reader information that is withheld from the characters, but I'm equally in the dark. Nothing that happens makes sense, and I'm left needing more answers. Not just that... more everything.

Like I said in my tweet, this comic and its story reminded me why I love the X-Men. There are so many of them, all vibrant and filled with their own stories to tell, but I love watching them come together as a team.

It's only going to be five issues, and the first one came out this week. It should still be available at your LCS! Get it! I promise you won't be disappointed!