Phoenix Resurrection: The Return Of Jean Grey #5

Did Phoenix Resurrection: Return Jean Grey #5 make this search for Jean worth it? It damn well did. Some writers out there can take a few pointers on how to bring a hero back to life. This was a beautiful story told where they could finally break the cycle for Jean after so many years. Habits can kill, and they did time after time because Jean never confronted the Phoenix on this level. Whatever the future holds for Jean after this story, it is good to know that she moves forward with acknowledgment of everything that was, everything that she lost, and everything that she has to live for. Read Full Review

The heart and soul of the X-Men returns in this instant classic. Read Full Review

Its a rollercoaster of emotions but Rosenberg handles it perfectly, giving us the Jean story we needed, even if its not the one many fans wanted. Read Full Review

This is an amazing conclusion that creates a new life and purpose for Jean Grey. The story is paced well and delivers an epic conclusion that delves into some fertile emotional ground for the characters. The art is great and the contrast between both parts of the story works well with the change in style. Read Full Review

I loved this ending, and would not have wanted this resurrection to happen any other way. Enjoy your potential nine lives Jean Grey. Read Full Review

PHOENIX RESURRECTION #5 brings us what we've been seeking in this entire series. From unexpected reunions to a lovely revival of Jean Grey, we are treated to something special in this issue. Read Full Review

It's a solid mini-series with some genuine surprises along the way. Now we'll see what the future holds. Read Full Review

In the age where nobody is satisfied with anything, even when it's tailor-made for them, this book manages to take home a win. The original Jean Grey is successfully back in our lives. Phoenix Resurrection. continues the trend of righting the X-Men ship and buying the goodwill of fans back Read Full Review

The Phoenix wants Jean Grey to bond with it and be complete, but will she do that to save her loved ones or re-join the X-men. Read Full Review

On;ly at the very end does Phoenix resurrection begin living up to its potential. Issue #5 carries the emotional weight that was almost entirely absent in the first four chapters. It's still disappointing that this issue doesn't devote as much time to the Wolverine and Cyclops scenes as it could, but in general this issue juggles Jean's complex, painful history well and sets the stage for her more unpredictable future. Read Full Review

This is a fantastic finale to the series, amazing artwork and a big finish, though I can't help but think this series could have been done in just a few issues, since it really plodded along in the middle. It's a great finish to a mini series and so little too place in the first four issues, that a new reader could jump straight to the final, so this issue is well worth reading. Read Full Review

What made Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey a success was its consistent focus on one major idea, and that was to remind us all why so many cared when Jean Grey died the first time decades ago. Has it fully accomplished that goal? Only time will tell. For now I can same I am excited for what a Jean Grey led X-Men book will be like and that is not something that was true prior to the start of this series. I for one consider that a success. Read Full Review

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #5 did its job in setting the stage for what is next for Jean Grey. Matthew Rosenberg did a great job using key interactions with Scott Summers and the Phoenix Force to create an intriguing future for Jean Grey. It's just unfortunate that while there is a lot of momentum created for Jean's future the same can't be said for the rest of the X-Men. The X-Men's treatment throughout Phoenix Resurrection keeps this series back from being the home run it should've been. Read Full Review

Phoenix Resurrection #5 has good intentions and two wonderful scenes but carries lots of baggage & struggles to answer why Grey had to come back. Read Full Review

With what can now be seen as ten-ish years of build up, you could say this story has a lot to prove. Rosenberg could have tried to craft this epic homage to all things Jean Grey, and in a lot of ways he has, but in a lot of ways he also kept it simple. The return of Jean Grey is a piece of the decade-long Phoenix saga that has continued to appear, disappear, then reappear in the X-books. Kind of like a Phoenix, its gone in cycles, and this is just a piece of the story. Heck, it may not even be the end. Read Full Review

Ultimately, Phoenix Resurrection is a tough book to crack, and one that would likely have some flaws no matter what the creative team, simply due to the overall state of the X-Men line. Read Full Review

Tex8285

Feb 02, 2018

Welcome Back Marvel Girl<3

Rıdvan

Feb 03, 2018

Ä°t was great.

Yogurt

Feb 01, 2018

Goodbye Jean Grey

Jung BBoab

Feb 03, 2018

크으으...마지막화 전까지는 솔직히 말하면 별로였다. 그런데 마지막화를 읽고 전부 마지막화를 위한 발판이라는것을 깨닫음... 너무 감동적이다..ㅠ

CrazyforRAMU

Aug 12, 2018

The X-Men fall back to spectate as Jean Grey gives the Phoenix the mother of all breakup speeches. Matthew Rosenberg's words strike a good balance between philosophy and intimacy. Joe Bennett does an impressive job of aligning his art style to Leinil Francis Yu's, including a hash-shading technique that works so well he should pull it into his permanent toolbox. It's a satisfying resurrection - provided you don't want to put on your superfan pants and dictate how the Phoenix "should" work - but the ending confirms that this story never needed a cast o' thousands. Shoehorning in all the most marketable X-Men was a mistake that needlessly weakened and lengthened the story.

RaisingBlack

Feb 01, 2018

It was not bad. I am glad that Jean is back, but this story was basic enough that it didn't need to be this long and most of the X-men are there to add color and backdrop. This story could have been 1 to 3 books longs and likely would have been stronger for it. Art was solid and I am still prime for X-Men Red and the new cast of X-men Blue, but if you want to skip this mini for the likely catch up that will be in the first issue of X-Men Red then you are not missing much. The best part of this book is that the Pheonix force is made small by Jean being honest about the toxic co-dependent relationship that they have. It does feel like we are done with Jean Grey Pheonix force and we can actually start to move her character in a different d irection. I am ready for the future. more

Tree Fingers

Jan 31, 2018

started good, then jarring artist change like 5 pages in, and weak shoe-horned ending. How did she defeat the phoenix? She talked it down saying she needs to be given the chance to live, blablabla. I mean it was still an OK issue, just such a weak resolution. The interaction between Logan and Jean was A+ though.

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The bad who - Feb 1, 2018

I bet Xavier wished he knew he could just ask it nicely to stop destroying the world back then...would have made things easier for everyone...geez..

The bad who

Feb 01, 2018

I'm not impressed by this whole series I must say. Maybe it just feels underwhelming because of the action packed Avengers No Surrender event running at the same time, or maybe the hype around it all was blown out of proportions by Marvel to cash in on an idea that was probably not worth as much in real that in the room when the first pitched the idea. I don't know. But ultimately, the 5 issues could have been 2 and the story wouldn't have suffered much for it. The fact that one of the most powerful, power hungry force in the whole universe can be talked down in a couple of sentence is laughable at best and having the whole squad of X-Men only standing there doesn't make any sense. I get it. It's Jean fight, it's an emotional return, it's a long cycle breaking and a renewal of the concept of the Phoenix/Jean Grey relationship, but something just seems smaller, weaker than it should be. The artist change is also not sticking so well and the writing is a bit poor and cheesy. I seriously hope X-Men Red will be better than this. more

MKW69

Jan 31, 2018

This Sucked!