Summary

• Jean Grey's cosmic power as the Phoenix makes her a formidable force in Marvel's Universe, something that she has only truly begun to fully embrace in her latest solo series.
• As a divine being, Jean no longer needs human necessities like food or oxygen to survive – though she still has very human cravings for these things.
• Jean Grey's solo series explores her powerful connections with the Phoenix Force and her evolution as a cosmic hero, as she leaves Earth and takes to the stars.

Warning: Contains potential spoilers for Phoenix #2!

As the immense level of her X-Men, Jean is finding herself, while coexisting with the Phoenix Force, with the Omega-level mutant exploring the limits of her extreme power as a godlike cosmic being.

Phoenix #2 – written by Stephanie Phillips, with art by Alessandro Miracolo – continues the series' redefinition of Jean Grey as a cosmic hero, with narration revealing that as the Phoenix, she does not need human necessities like oxygen, water, or food to live.

However, that doesn’t mean she may not want it, as the preview shows Jean craving bad coffee made by her loving husband, Scott Summers. Though Jean still has mortal wants or desires, it’s now been established that the Phoenix powers explored in her cosmic era make it so she doesn’t actually require these things to survive.

Marvel's Phoenix Solo Series Is Taking Jean Grey To An Entirely New Level Of Power

Phoenix #2 – Written By Stephanie Phillips, Art By Alessandro Miracolo, David Curiel, & Corey Petit

With the development that Jean no longer has to eat or breathe air like the standard human or mutant would, she only becomes less mortal and more of a divine being in the Marvel Universe.

With Jean venturing out on solo adventures in Phoenix, her character is given more opportunity to be established as a major powerhouse hero despite their complicated past. Jean Grey was one of the fallout of the Dark Phoenix saga.

Already a profoundly powerful telepath and telekinetic since her mutant abilities kicked in, Jean’s powers are amplified when she’s in touch with the Phoenix Force. The extraterrestrial force heightens Jean to a transcendent, godlike status when they come together as the Phoenix. She is then able to absorb and manipulate energy, travel through space, control life-forces, and many more abilities. With the development that Jean no longer has to eat or breathe air like the standard human or mutant would, she only becomes less mortal and more of a divine being in the Marvel Universe.

As A New Cosmic Hero, Jean Grey Can Learn Valuable Lessons From Her Father-In-Law, Corsair

An Extended Family Team-Up

The extraordinary extent of Jean Grey’s godly power as the Phoenix helps her stand apart from the vast majority of the X-Men and Marvel’s mighty heroes overall.

Leaving the X-Men behind to further explore her and the Phoenix’s connection and power in the cosmos, Jean Grey’s solo title takes her to new corners of the universe with special guests along the way. After Nova appears in the first issue of her new series, Jean’s father-in-law and leader of the Starjammers will her on her latest mission. Corsair, patriarch of the Summers family, will have an intergalactic team-up with his ultra-powerful daughter-in-law as she continues to redefine the meaning of the Phoenix across the galaxy.

Though her mutant abilities already bring her to Omega-level status, combining with the Phoenix Force solidifies Jean as an extremely formidable cosmic force to be reckoned with. Her grand solo journey with Phillips at the helm will continue to specify just how the cosmic force has redefined the character as a superhero in the universe, especially as her mortal necessities are made less and less of a factor. The extraordinary extent of Jean Grey’s godly power as the Phoenix helps her stand apart from the vast majority of the X-Men and Marvel’s mighty heroes overall.

Phoenix #2 will be available August 21, 2024 from Marvel Comics.