Jean Gray is no stranger to the resurrection. In fact, she is probably one character who died and resurrected throughout the entire 60-year publication history of X-Men comics. Jean’s first standard death occurs in the creepy X-Men #101. In this X-Men #101, Jean Gray protects his teammates from deadly sun rays before impacting the space shuttle into Jamaica Bay. The surviving X-Men temporarily lamented her fallen teammates and declared Phoenix in what is now considered one of the most iconic comic book pages of all time, believing that she hadn’t survived the crash before Jean won and came out of the water.
The legendary “Dark Phoenix Saga” is built into a climactic ending where Jungley again makes a heroic sacrifice when she chooses to end her life after succumbing to the power of Phoenix’s power and becoming a vicious Dark Phoenix. Jean also died towards the end of Grant Morrison’s new X-Menlan, and more recently Jean Gray died in the tragic event of the Hellfire Gala at the end of the Kracoa era. Heroic sacrifice, monumental death, and brilliant resurrection are consistent aspects of Jean Gray’s overall narrative arc throughout the book.
Like the mythical Phoenix, Jean Gray also rises up from the ashes over and over again, but becomes bright and burning every time she returns. In “From the Ashes,” Jean Gray once again connects with the Phoenix Force, with this new run of Phoenix by Stephanie Phillips embarking on a cosmic adventure where Jean Gray finds cross-passes with characters such as Nova and Rocket Raccoon, and crosses swords with villages such as Thanos and Black Order. In the current arc of Phoenix, Jean Gray faces her shadow of her past, her long-deathed sister, Sarah Gray. Sarah’s body was also absorbed into her posthumous phalanx, as revealed in X-Men #36.
Jean is overjoyed at Sara Grey’s miraculous return from the death until Cable arrives, telling her in Phoenix #13 that “Sarah” is not actually a resurrected Sara Grey, but was created when Jean was sent a wave of spiritual energy to stop the Shadow realm and the Dark God (see Phoenix #10 for more details). Jean realizes that she is connected to the universe and that Sara is a living personification of Link, which she has established. According to Cable, if Sarah’s existence is allowed to continue, it will lead to the destruction of the universe unless Jean does something to prevent the apocalyptic future from becoming real.
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In Phoenix #14, Jean Gray insists on finding a solution to the problem of saving the universe without sacrificing Sarah. Jean has already lost his sister once and is not ready to see her die again. This is also a sensitive issue for Jean, as the gray family was wiped out in the creepy X-Men #467 by the Shiar Empire. Phoenix #4 revealed that the Gladiator, commander of the Imperial Guard, ordered an attack on the entire family of Jean Gray. After experiencing such loss, why would Jean want to hold Sarah as much as he could, and if someone has the power of God, why would they use that power to bend the universe and the universe into their will? Jean pledges to use her powers to force Cable to accept Sarah Gray, despite the continued existence of Sarah’s universe not to endanger the fate of the universe.
Jean’s efforts to protect Sarah are complicated by the intervention of the universe’s existence called In Bet Weirder, who is responsible for maintaining the balance of all opposition forces in the universe. Jean Gray’s actions and Sarah Gray’s creation have upset this balance and now we have to act accordingly to correct this mistake. However, Jean does not fall without a fight and is ready to go to war for Sarah. The problem ends with the man-in-the-middle summoning other universes to their aid, and then a variety of former Phoenix hosts, including Quentin Choir, Rachel Summers and Hope Summers, come to Sarah’s defense. With an epic showdown stage set, the war of Sarah Grey begins.
You can see the conclusion of this story in Phoenix #15 next month. This is also Stephanie Phillips’ final issue of Phoenix. She recently revealed in Tiktok and confirms that while the book time is over, she has an exciting new project she hopes to be able to talk to fans soon. The news that Stephanie Phillips will finish her run in Phoenix #15 is interesting. It is Stephanie Phillips’ final issue before the “Age of Revelation” event, and writes its new title, Binary. So far, Jean has not seen what role he plays during the “Age of Revelation” and it will be very interesting to see where the Junglei is after the event is over.
Phoenix #14 must find Jean Gray in a precarious predicament and choose between the goodness of the universe and the living memories of his sister Sarah Gray. There are many actions in this issue, but the real strength of this issue is Jean’s emotional weight as he tries desperately to not lose his sister again, even if it means putting the whole universe in danger. This issue does an incredible job of setting it up to be the exciting and climax end of Stephanie Phillips’ Phoenix run.
In “Phoenix” #14, Jean Gray begins a war with her sister with space
Phoenix #14
Phoenix #14 must find Jean Gray in a precarious predicament and choose between the goodness of the universe and the living memories of his sister Sarah Gray. There are many actions in this issue, but the real strength of this issue is Jean’s emotional weight as he tries desperately to not lose his sister again, even if it means putting the whole universe in danger. This issue does an incredible job of setting it up to be the exciting and climax end of Stephanie Phillips’ Phoenix run.
Sarah Gray’s inclusion in Phoenix helps to correct the death of the meaningless panel of characters who made death feel cheap and pointless
Stephanie Phillips has a solid grasp of Jean Gray’s continuity and does a good job balancing the character’s morality with her desire to protect her family and loved ones
The art of Roi Mercado and Java Tartaglia helps to enhance the story told
This issue does not provide a clear explanation of how Saragrey’s existence brings an end to the universe
