Jun
8th
Sun
8th
Meanwhile, summing the parallels: in #98 we had Jean in the black dress, expressing her love to Scott — but chastely! — in New York City just before Christmas; things immediately go bad, by issue’s end she and Scott are captives, and in a couple of issues she’ll be transformed into Phoenix. Here we have Jean expressing her love to Scott (not chastely); the black dress; winter in New York City just before Christmas; by issue’s end she and Scott are captives, and in a couple of issues she’ll be transformed into Dark Phoenix. Conclusion: Dark Phoenix is what happens when you go past second base.
— Remarkable: Jason Powell on Uncanny X-Men #132 —yeah, I’m not kidding about the “read the comments” thing.
