Publication history Jean Grey

the unfinished cover x-factor #1, before bob layton , jackson guice decided on fifth team member. (x-factor #1) art jackson guice.

after several years, marvel decided revive character, after editorial decree character absolved of actions during dark phoenix saga. writer kurt busiek credited devising plot revive jean grey. busiek, fan of original 5 x-men, displeased character s death , formulated various storylines have met shooter s rule , allowed character return x-men franchise. shared storyline idea fellow writer roger stern mentioned byrne, both writing , illustrating fantastic 4 @ time. both series writer bob layton , artist jackson guice, developing series x-factor—a team of former x-men—had yet settle on fifth team member, considering dazzler. layton opted fill open spot jean instead, , both , byrne submitted idea shooter, approved it. jean grey s revival became crossover plotline between avengers under stern, fantastic 4 under byrne, , x-factor under layton.

busiek later found out idea had been used layton, , credited in fantastic 4 #286 , paid contributions. decision revive jean grey controversial among fans, appreciating return of character , others feeling weakened impact of dark phoenix saga s ending. busiek maintained idea led jean grey s official return marvel comics merely case of sharing ideas friends fan, , neither formally pitched idea nor gave final go ahead. claremont expressed dissatisfaction retcon, stating in 2012: we’d gone effort of saying, jean dead, on it, , said, haha, fibbed. why should trust again? that’s difference between being writer , being boss. in 2008 interview byrne said still felt busiek s method of reviving jean grey brilliant , agreed in retrospect character should have remained dead.

in comics, having been established separate jean grey copy created , taken on phoenix force, jean absolved of involvement in atrocities of dark phoenix storyline, , returned in first issue of x-factor (1st series).

claremont later commented on how jean s revival affected original plans madelyne pryor, stating relationship between 2 women intended entirely coincidental. intended madelyne jean complete coincidence , exist means cyclops move on life , written out of x-men franchise, part of believed natural progression member of team. claremont expressed dismay jean s resurrection resulted in cyclops abandoning wife , child, tarnishing written persona hero , decent human being , , untenable situation madelyne dealt transforming prolicidal demonic villain , killing off.

soon after beginning publication of x-factor, marvel reprinted , released original x-men series under title classic x-men. these reissues paired original stories new vignettes, elaborating on plot points. 1 such issue, classic x-men #8 (april 1987), paired original x-men #100 (august 1976) story of jean grey s disastrous return flight space preceding transformation phoenix ( love hath no x-man... ) new story phoenix . story further supported retcon establishing jean grey , phoenix force 2 separate entities.

following conclusion of inferno, jean continued mainstay character throughout rest of x-factor x-factor (1st series) ended run featuring original x-men x-factor #70 (september 1991), characters transitioning on uncanny x-men, explained in continuity 2 teams deciding merge. fourteen x-men divide 2 teams— blue , gold —led cyclops , storm, respectively. jean added gold team beginning in uncanny x-men #281 (october, 1991). following cyclops s possession mutant villain apocalypse , disappearance in conclusion of crossover storyline apocalypse: twelve , jean lost telekinetic abilities , left increased psychic powers, result of 6 month gap in plot across x-men franchise created revolution revamp. during revolution event, x-men titles began 6 months after events of apocalypse: twelve, allowing writers create fresh situations , stories , gradually fill in missing events of previous 6 months of continuity. due editing decisions following success of 2000 x-men film, depicted character of jean grey both telepathy , telekinesis, explanation jean s altered powers in comics never explicitly made, though writer chris claremont revealed in interviews intended accidental power switch between fellow x-man psylocke, explaining psylocke s new telekinetic powers well.

jean next featured in six-issue miniseries x-men forever written fabian nicieza, designed tie remaining plot lines. during series, jean revisited many of events involving phoenix force , series introduced concept of omega level mutants , category mutants unlimited potential, included jean herself. in june 2001, x-men retitled new x-men under writer grant morrison. title consisted of smaller team featuring jean, cyclops, beast, wolverine, emma frost, , charles xavier. overarching plot focused on team assuming roles of teachers new generation of mutants @ xavier institute while navigating personal relationships , dealing newly emerging pro- , anti-mutant political sentiments. jean made minor appearances in other titles during new x-men run, such chris claremont s x-treme x-men, lending support characters.

jean , connection phoenix force examined again 1 year after conclusion of morrison s run on new x-men in x-men: phoenix – endsong written greg pak in 2005. @ 2010 san diego comic-con x-men panel, when asked whether or not jean return, editor nick lowe responded saying, s dead.

regarding jean s actual return x-men franchise, marvel indicated jean s eventual return being discussed stated return of jean grey story marvel not want rush . marvel loosely tied questions regarding jean grey s eventual return events in 2007 s x-men: messiah complex in mutant girl named hope—who has red hair, green eyes, , immense mutant powers—is born, , 2010 s x-men: second coming sees both hope s return teenager , return of phoenix force. following conclusion of avengers vs. x-men part of marvel now! event, teenage jean grey , 4 other founding members of x-men transported across time present day beast in series all-new x-men brian michael bendis.

syfy.com has reported original adult jean grey returning marvel universe in new series titled phoenix resurrection: return of jean grey, set released on december 27, 2017. series written matthew rosenberg, art leinil francis yu.