Jean Grey and Wolverine – Lost Loves
The romance between Jean Grey and Wolverine has been by far the most mishandled, misconstrued, and at times destructive pairing in the history of X-men. I know that’s saying a lot, but given how long this plot has been used I think we can objectively say it ranks right up there. I’ve never come across a comic book couple that has such ardent detractors and die-hard supporters. As a fan in general, I think it’s one of those “good on paper” type ideas that just was so poorly fleshed out that it’s become an open scab throughout the story of the X-men. Part of the problem was how it started. Chris Claremont originally had Logan attracted to Jean Grey because he just soured on Cyclops and Jean Grey. He has gone on record as saying he completely despised the Scott/Jean romance after what happened with Madelyn Pryor and had he stayed on board, he would have broken them up and put Jean with Logan. He’s already shown this in his X-men Forever series. It was one of the many reasons he split with the editors at the time. I think this sort of sets the tone because it wasn’t so much done because these characters complimented each other. It was done more so as a foil to the Scott/Jean romance. That just really doesn’t work. That would be akin to being a soccer fan just because you hate American football.
Jean Grey Through Time and Reality
photo credit: leandro_rab
Jean Grey through time and reality. Here are the many versions of our favorite x-woman.
- Phoenix: Green, Red, White
- Here Comes Tomorrow Phoenix
- X-Factor Jean: Red, Blue, both Green.
- Gold and Blue Jean (Normal and Ponnytail).
- Age of Apocalypse: First costume, Weapon X and Phoenix.
- Marvel Girl: Original Costume, original variation, Green Skirt..
- Muir Island Costume.
- 3 X-men Movie
- X-men Evolution
- Wolverine and the X-men.
- Alex Ross Milennium.
- 1602
- Amalgam: Green Phoenix, Mary Marvel Girl, Black Jean, Firebird.
- Revolution
- New X-men: Green Shirt, Yellow Jackey, Coat.
- X-men the End.
- X-terminators
- Jean first Look.
- Jean in the cocoon.
- Ultimate X-men
- Earth X Phoenix and dead Phoenix.
- X-men Mangaverse (2 Variation)
- The Future adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix.