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From: chenr@tilt.FUN (Ray Chen)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Re: X-FACTOR
Message-ID: <314@tilt.FUN>
Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 01:56:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 01:56:56 1985
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Reply-To: chenr@tilt.UUCP (Ray Chen)
Organization: Princeton University EECS Dept
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Keywords: Phoenix (got your attention?)
Summary:  Not again.  I hate Jim Shooter.

Groan.  All right kiddies, can you say "Dark Phoenix"?  I thought you could.

I thought Claremont and Byrne made a courageous decision
by allowing Jean Grey to kill herself.  She died, but like a tragic
hero, the manner of her death revealed a depth and a strength of
character that made her one of the most memorable characters
in comics.

For me, her death is very much her monument and resurrecting her
would only cheapen her memory.  After all, what's an Ultimate
Sacrifice if it turns out to be no sacrifice at all?  Every time
I hear a rumor of Jean Grey being revived, I grind my teeth.

Why can't Jim Shitter let Jean Grey stay dead?

Let the X-Men get on with their lives (pathetic as they may be
at the moment), especially Cyclops.  The poor guy deserves some
happiness after all he's been through.

I liked the recent Mastermind story in the X-Men.  For one thing,
it reminded me of exactly WHY Scot Summers was the X-Men's "first and best
leader"*.  For another thing, it showed Scot Summers finally coming to terms
with Jean Grey's death and putting her memory to rest.  I wish Shooter
and the rest of the Marvel people would do the same.

	Ray Chen
	princeton!tilt!chenr

* -- Cyclops as described in a relatively recent issue by Mystique.