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#XSpoilers
Cassandra Nova: “What brings you here in your finest?”
Jean: “A reminder: I wore this when I left you crying at my feet. Don’t make me do it again.”
From Marauders #1 (2022):
Choosing to focus on modernizing Jean’s once iconic and now iconoclastic green dress, David Hughes (davidjhughes on Instagram) went for a “strong and structured” look (left), while @vyrkolach opted for a Marvel Girl-turned-Marvel Woman Krakosj aesthetic (right):
Referring to Jean as “the denmother of all mutantdom,” @ChristianTomas fashioned three looks for her: a modern take on the green dress (left); a fusion of her armored looks and Hellfire Gala ensemble (center); and a Mugler- and Dark Phoenix-inspired catsuit (right).
Aiming for looks befitting a “mutant ambassador” and “the X-Men’s elder statesmen,” respectively, @joshcornillon (left) chose to upgrade Jean’s green dress with nods to Miu Miu and Rachel Antonoff, while @karen_xmenfan (right) put Jean in a (“gray!”) suit referencing past looks.
This thread showcases a collection of fascinating uniform redesigns for Jean created by an assembly of uber-talented artists and published by @ComicsXF.
First up, we have @StephenReinfurt’s sleek and “high-tech...but dusty and beat-up” update of Jean’s Age of Apocalypse look:
In @stevewmorris's moving and perceptive analysis of Uncanny X-Men #137 (1980) for @shelfdustsite, Morris points out how a story centered on Jean Grey’s fate strategically uses her silence and seeming helplessness to restore her agency and cement her legacy. https://t.co/6ANT3Jk7jP
To celebrate #AprilFoolsDay, here's a zany and hilarious team-up between Jean and Spider-Man, who Nicky Fury has charged with babysitting Bruce Banner (aka, Hulk). From Spider-Man Family #9 (2008):
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Jean opens up to Scott about having “Phoenix and Madelyne jostling for position in [her] head” and her feelings for baby Christopher (Cable). She is also able to telekinetically split Scott’s eye beam in two! Art by the great @WalterSimonson. From X-Men Legends #3 and #4 (2021):