How to draw Jean Grey
X-Men is one of the oldest and still coolest comics from the Marvel universe. So many likable characters and story lines that it’s a blast to read. Many fans of the comic book have their favorite characters, but one of the most popular is that of Jean Grey or Phoenix. She has an interesting story and great mutant powers. So in this sped-up tutorial, you’ll see how to draw Jean Grey in your X-Men outfit. So good luck, pay attention, and enjoy!
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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.
Review of Jean Grey in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is based around the story of the Civil War comics event that took place in 2006-2007. The game itself is similar to its predecessor with the added feature of a new attack known as a fusion, which sees two heroes combining their powers to defeat an opposing enemy or threat to them.
In July 2009 Jean Grey fans were happy to hear that she was indeed playable in this installation of the series. The game developers said in an interview that they had always planned to include Jean in the game and that she was one of the characters who was favoured by a lot of the game developers.
In the game Jean possesses both her telepathic and telekinetic powers and even has access to some Phoenix powers such as resurrection. Her default outfit in the game is her Phoenix outfit and her alternate outfit is her X-men First Class costume. She is unlocked by collecting five pieces of the M’Krann Crystal throughout the course of the game. She has special conversations with her son, Cable and the Young Avenger, Patriot. In the game Jean is listed as being a crowd control character.
Overall Jean Grey really lives up to her name in this game and she is a valuable asset to any team in the game. Her telepathic and telekinetic powers are very powerful and her Phoenix powers are kept at a certain level, so fans can experience her as a superhero rather than a goddess. She has excellent fusions with other characters such as Cyclops (only playable on the PS2 and Wii platforms) and Storm. Jean Grey is really all the fans expected and more in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
Conor McKenna
X-Men Origins: Jean Grey
This is a great cover featuring Jean Grey as Marvel Girl. Just gorgeous…the cover, I mean. 
X-Men Origins: Jean Grey #1
This review from Comixology, click here for the full review.
…expanding on her established background from a black-and-white story in Bizarre Adventures #27 that most current readers probably don’t even know exists. McKeever sticks to telling the story of Jean’s traumatic telepathic awakening, adding just a little extra to what we knew to provide a sense of resolution.
But the real reason to get this issue is the artwork. Mayhew’s cover is nice, but his interior artwork is also painted and is superior throughout. Not only does everything look wonderful, but his storytelling skills are more than up to the challenge of showing us all the things here that happen in Jean’s head without major action scenes to drive them.
A lot of Jean Grey Covers Video
I have been experimenting with a website called animoto.com and it is very cool. It allows you to upload images, select a soundtrack and it makes a video for you. Of course I decided to try it out with some covers depicting Jean. What do you think?
Comics
In my opinion there are some comics that every fan of Jean Grey should own, whether they are original or reprints. Here are the top Jean Grey comics, in my opinion. Here are the Top 10 Comics with Jean Grey:
- Uncanny X-men 101 – “Enter The Phoenix”
- Uncanny X-men 137 – “Phoenix Must Die”
- Uncanny X-men 135 – “Defeated by Dark Phoenix”
- Uncanny X-men 136 – “Child of Light and Darkness”
- Bizarre Adventures 27 – “Secret Lives of the X-men”
- Phoenix: The Untold Story
- Fantastic Four 286 – “Like A Phoenix”
- Uncanny X-men 1
- X-men Teen Titans Team-up
- X-men 30 – “The Ties That Bind”
Fan Sites
I’m looking for interesting and original fan sites, preferably relating to Jean Grey and the X-men. I’ll consider any well-done sites that are comic related, especially if you are willing to reciprocate a link to my site. Email me at admin@jean-grey.com if you are interested.
The Scott and Jean Archives
This archive project was inspired by the urge to record all notable appearances (no matter how minor) of Scott Summers and Jean Grey, thus preserving the couple’s legacy.
Phoenix, Jean Grey – the first X-woman
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