What Religion is Jean Grey?
Jean Grey is probably an Episcopalian. Her late brother was even an Episcopalian clergyman.
Jean Grey is a mutant who was one of the founding members of the X-Men, the most popular Marvel Comics superhero team. The character of Jean Grey was introduced in X-Men issue #1, published in 1963. The character was created by Jewish comic book writer Stan Lee and Jewish comic book artist Jack Kirby. Jean Grey originally went by the superhero codename “Marvel Girl.” She later adopted the codename “Phoenix,” after the Phoenix Force which endowed her with great power, but also caused her many problems. More than most of the other X-Men, Jean Grey has been known simply by her given birth name.
Jean Grey has always been portrayed as having come from an upper-middle class Protestant background. She was a student of Professor Charles Xavier’s even before he founded the X-Men, and her family seems to have known the Professor prior to that time. Although Scott Summers (a.k.a, Cyclops, Grey’s longtime boyfriend, who would eventually become her husband) became known as the “first X-Man,” it was actually Jean Grey who was Xavier’s first student. Jean Grey was with the X-Men from the time the team was formed.
Given the way Jean Grey has been portrayed throughout the years, with her somewhat patrician and religiously low-key New England family background, the character has come to be widely regarded as an Episcopalian, although it is not clear whether this denominational identification is “canonical” (i.e., officially established within the Marvel Universe continuity).
Jean Grey was shown praying with a Christian cross in one Classic X-Men backup story. When Jean Grey married long-time boyfriend Scott Summers, it was in a Protestant Christian ceremony held outdoors.
Jean Grey has dead on multiple occasions, and the various scenes depicting her funerals and gravestones appear to be Episcopalian more than anything else. Read more
Really nice homemade Phoenix Costume
Probably my favorite Comic Con Costume of Phoenix. Excellent costume, good resemblance, nice overall. Good job.
Would Jean Grey be Happier with Scott or Logan?
When I think of Scott and Jean I think of soul mates. Of course we must disregard the farce of the storyline being fed to us know with Scott and Emma (see my thought on Scott and Emma). When I think of Jean and Logan I think of an illicit and sordid affair. So obviously my loyalties lie with Scott, despite his uncharacteristic coupling with Emma.
But Jean has also been paired with Wolverine on more than a few occasions as writers try to force a square peg in a round hole, in my humble opinion. But I realize there are many fans of Logan that may disagree with me. So let me hear you – both sides.
What do other Jean Grey fans think? Who would you rather see Jean with ultimately?
Please leave your responses in the comments.
Jean Grey Displays Power – Deleted Scene
For those of you who don’t own the X-men 3 DVD with the deleted scenes, here is a scene that was cut. Jean (Dark Phoenix) displays her power to Magneto.
Is Jean Grey evil?
Depends on the writer, and the time period.
Originally, she was known as Marvel Girl, one of the founding members of the X-Men. When the 2nd line-up formed (Storm, Wolverine, Colossus) she and Cyclops took some time off…
After re-joining the X-Men, she sacrificed herself by piloting a space shuttle back to earth, even though the pilot’s seat was being buffeted by deadly radiation. What happened next is a little open to interpretation.
Originally they said that she bonded with an alien entity called the Phoenix force, which protected her from the radiation, and gave her new powers. She then called herself Phoenix, but eventually became Dark Phoenix, which was portrayed as an evil character. (The Hellfire Club also mind-controlled her and turned her into their “Black Queen” somewhere along the way)