Since Charles Xavier founded theX-Men, the team’s roster has shifted and changed. Its original members have cycled in and out throughout the years as they grew in power, experienced tragedy and grief, and battled through life and death before finding their way back. No one knows that journey better thanJean Grey, and artist Lucas Werneck captured her very essence with concept art for her new look.
In a post on Instagram, Werneck sharedconcept art for Jean Grey as the Phoenix, who is currently staring in a solo series written by Stephanie Phillips. Jean Grey is one of world’s most powerful telepaths, but that only scratches the surface.
To speak of Jean Grey is to speak of life, death, and rebirth. It’s not an easy idea to capture in a costume, but Werneck has managed it with stunning, fiery design,depicting in her classic green and gold surrounded by the blazing wings of a Phoenix, perfectly combining the cosmic entity with the mutant.
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Marvel Artist Lucas Werneck Gives Jean Grey A Look That Captures Her Immense Power
Concept Art Posted By @lukaswerneck
Fully merging with the Phoenix is finally taking Jean beyond the X-Men and mutantkind.
As the Krakoan era drew to a closefor mutantkind,Jean Grey’s next chapterwas only beginning. Since she first encountered the Phoenix, Jean has been in a push-and-pull relationship with the entity that has, in turns, taken everything from her and given it all back. It puts the power of life itself at her fingertips, paired with the ability to burn it all to ash. Combined with herOmega-level mutant abilities, it means that Jean has spent much of her life as one of the most powerful forces in the Marvel Universe.
Fully merging with the Phoenix is finally taking Jeanbeyond the X-Menand mutantkind. Her duty is to the universe, and for now she and the Phoenix act as a force of good together. This new quest pairs her heroic drive with the immense power at her fingertips in a way no other Phoenix host (or even Jean herself) has managed to do. While it is a new trajectory for her life, it doesn’t necessarily come at the expense of her old one, andthe most important elements of both come through in Werneck’s breathtaking art.
For the first time since they met, Jean and the Phoenix are truly one being.
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For the first time since they met, Jean and the Phoenix are truly one being. The cycle of the Phoenix all leads back to Jean, and she’s taken up a new post as a guardian of the universe, patrolling the cosmos. In short, she is embracing all of her potential at once, and Werneck’s concept art does that idea justice. With her past and relationships still in tact, her future is more open than ever.As Jean Grey accepts her place outside the X-Men, she and the Phoenix are better off for it, and this concept art shows both forces at peace.
Source:Lucas Werneck Instagram
X-Men
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
