Jean Grey is more than just a founding X-Men member. She is, in many ways, the quintessential X-Man: a person with a gift that they strive to use for good, despite the fear and anxiety it causes in themselves and others.
Or, it did. Jean was killed way back in 2003 during Grant Morrison and Phil Jimenez’s New X-Men run. While there’s an unspoken rule that any superhero that dies must eventually return, Jean’s death has lasted for a decade and a half — there's a whole generation of Marvel fans who’ve never known a modern X-team with her on it. But they’re about to. A five-issue miniseries by Matthew Rosenberg and Leinil Yu is coming this December called Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey that will bring Jean back from the grave, and then she'll be the leader of the new team called X-Men Red. Here are a few stories to help get you up to speed for one of the most hotly anticipated resurrections in years.
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Or, it did. Jean was killed way back in 2003 during Grant Morrison and Phil Jimenez’s New X-Men run. While there’s an unspoken rule that any superhero that dies must eventually return, Jean’s death has lasted for a decade and a half — there's a whole generation of Marvel fans who’ve never known a modern X-team with her on it. But they’re about to. A five-issue miniseries by Matthew Rosenberg and Leinil Yu is coming this December called Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey that will bring Jean back from the grave, and then she'll be the leader of the new team called X-Men Red. Here are a few stories to help get you up to speed for one of the most hotly anticipated resurrections in years.
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