I'm sure some of you don't like "THIS STUFF" any more than I do but this is still a JG message board and these q/a are indeed releveant when it comes to one of the reason we all post messages here:
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I wonder if the Jean Grey cultists have an awesome secret handshake.
I really hope you're lying about the Jean Grey spoiler. That is a spoiler to many fans who still associate the Phoenix with Jean Grey. Why would you be so callous about something a lot of fans obviously care about?
Can't you get in trouble with Nick Lowe or some other editors for divulging that Jean Grey isn't coming back? That was a burning question that so many fans had been asking. You kind of just ruined it for them.
Even if you don't think it's a spoiler, didn't you just lose some sales by telling Jean Grey fans she's not coming back in AvX? That means they won't buy the series now. Even if they were disappointed, you still want their money right?
Clearly fans want her back but you guys aren't ready yet for whatever reason so how about making Ultimate Jean Grey a bigger and more prominent character there in the ultimate universe?
It just feels wrong that Jean won't at least have an appearance in AvX. I know its being swept under the rug for the crossover, but she is a big part of the Phoenix mythos. And Hope has red hair and green eyes. I can't see how Jean can be avoidable.
asked by nategrey96
No Jean Grey in AVX, huh? Not surprising. Having her around would clash with the narrative and continuity of AVX. So as it stands in this story, the Phoenix has been gone since Jean Grey killed herself on the moon and now it is back?
Thank you for putting up with us and answering the Jean Grey questions. We have a facebook page where her fans meet, chat and wait for her return but maybe it's time to take it down. After almost a decade I graciously bow out. Farewell my friend.
Hm, so no reboot and no Jean Grey in AvX. Don't you fear many readers might become pre-disappointed with the outcome now and drop out?
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I wonder if the Jean Grey cultists have an awesome secret handshake.
- They do, but they do it telekinetically, so outsiders never get to see it.
I really hope you're lying about the Jean Grey spoiler. That is a spoiler to many fans who still associate the Phoenix with Jean Grey. Why would you be so callous about something a lot of fans obviously care about?
- It's not callous, it's honest. I'm sorry you don't like that aspect of the storyline, but lying to you about it wouldn't make you like it any more, would it? And wouldn't you feel even more cheated if you went ten more issues and then realized the truth? It's not a spoiler when I tell you that something that isn't happening isn't happening.
Can't you get in trouble with Nick Lowe or some other editors for divulging that Jean Grey isn't coming back? That was a burning question that so many fans had been asking. You kind of just ruined it for them.
- Are you kidding? I don't get in trouble with Nick Lowe, Nick Lowe gets in trouble with me. And are you saying that you don't want honest answers to your questions? If so, what are you guys even doing here?
Even if you don't think it's a spoiler, didn't you just lose some sales by telling Jean Grey fans she's not coming back in AvX? That means they won't buy the series now. Even if they were disappointed, you still want their money right?
- I think it's very unlikely that we'll lose more than a few sales of AvX due to the fact that Jean isn't in it, and I'd rather lose those sales than lie to people about it or give them false hope just to trick them out of their cash. If the possibility of her return was a major story element or anything, then I would have answered differently, but it isn't--and in the same way I'm very clear that the Fantastic Four aren't a part of AvX (apart from teh Thing, who's an Avenger) so too am I clear about Jean.
Clearly fans want her back but you guys aren't ready yet for whatever reason so how about making Ultimate Jean Grey a bigger and more prominent character there in the ultimate universe?
- She's still in active play over there, sure.
It just feels wrong that Jean won't at least have an appearance in AvX. I know its being swept under the rug for the crossover, but she is a big part of the Phoenix mythos. And Hope has red hair and green eyes. I can't see how Jean can be avoidable.
asked by nategrey96
- Jean had an appearance in AvX #1--she was right there on the screens as Cap and Iron Man told her story to the President. But Jean is dead, so she's not a part of this story (as tends to be the case with most dead people.) And nothing is being swept under any rug, this story is just not about her.
No Jean Grey in AVX, huh? Not surprising. Having her around would clash with the narrative and continuity of AVX. So as it stands in this story, the Phoenix has been gone since Jean Grey killed herself on the moon and now it is back?
- Why do you guys keep making this absurd assumption even after I've told you time and time again that this isn't the case? You're like a political party on attack spin, where the facts do not matter at all, only being mindlessly angry and lashing out at people. It's unbecoming. Also, it's not surprising that Jean won't be in AvX--because she's dead.
Thank you for putting up with us and answering the Jean Grey questions. We have a facebook page where her fans meet, chat and wait for her return but maybe it's time to take it down. After almost a decade I graciously bow out. Farewell my friend.
- Hey, not necessarily. Just because it's not happening in AvX doesn't mean that it will never happen. And in the meantime there are still cool flashback stories involving Jean from time to time such as X-MEN SEASON ONE to check out.
Hm, so no reboot and no Jean Grey in AvX. Don't you fear many readers might become pre-disappointed with the outcome now and drop out?
- No, not at all. Those are not the only two possible interesting outcomes, not by a long shot.

