Written by: Stephanie Phillips
Art by: Alessandro Miracolo
Colors by: David Curiel
Letters by: VC’s Cory Petit
Cover art by: Yasmine Putri
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: July 17, 2024
Phoenix #1, by Marvel Comics on 7/17/24, begins Jean Grey’s long, personal journey of redemption as she wanders the cosmos to solve problems only someone with the power of the Phoenix can solve, but even good deeds have unhealthy consequences.
Is Phoenix #1 Good?
When this title was announced as one of the leading books to be published under Tom Brevoort’s “From the Ashes” line, setting the collective X-Titles on a new path away from Krakoa, the general reaction was “Why?” Let’s be honest. Jean Grey has never been the strongest character to carry her own title for longer than the occasional mini-series, so expectations were not high.
Does Stephanie Phillips turn Jean Grey’s fortunes and prominence around in Phoenix #1? Eh, not really. It’s not a bad issue by any means, but the first and biggest expectation this issue needed to overcome was justifying its own existence. On that count, let’s just say there’s still work to do.