The following contains major spoilers for Phoenix #5, on sale now from Marvel Comics.
Marvel's Phoenix Force has finally been accepted into one of the most important pantheons of all time.
Phoenix #5 picks up only moments after Gorr the God Butcher dealt a seemingly fatal blow to the titular hero. Rather than surrendering to any particular afterlife, however, Jean Grey instead finds herself face-to-face with some of the greatest forces in all of reality. Namely, the likes of Eternity and Infinity, the former of whom is more than happy to offer the Phoenix her rightful place at their side as the living embodiment of Creation itself.
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Phoenix #5
- Written by MUREWA AYODELE
- Art by LUCAS WERNECK
- Colors by ALEX GUIMARÃES
- Letters by VC's TRAVIS LANHAM
- Design by JAY BOWEN
- Main cover art by MATEUS MANHANINI
- Variant covers by EJIWA "EDGE" EBENEBE, ERNANDA SOUZA, SARA PICHELLI & FEDERICO BLEE, and STEPHANIE HANS
One of the many Abstract Entities in the Marvel Universe, Eternity is the living embodiment of the Marvel Universe as a whole, as well as the personification of time as a concept. Over the years, Eternity has been a part of numerous major storylines, usually of the more esoteric variety. With each new iteration of the Marvel Universe and Multiverse, Eternity is reborn anew, save for the shift from the Seventh to Eighth Cosmos, during which Eternity was similarly altered without being destroyed and recreated from the ground up.
Infinity is the "sister" of Eternity, who first made her comic book debut in 1991's Quasar #4 by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo. Like Eternity, Death, Oblivion, and the other Abstract Entities, Infinity is effectively immortal and near-omnipotent, existing beyond the bounds of comprehension and the ordinary Marvel Universe while wielding the powers to manipulate all aspects of time, space, and reality itself at will. As such, only a handful of beings have ever been able to lay claim to greater powers than Infinity and her fellow Abstract Entities, with the most prominent of those competitors being the Mad Titan himself, Thanos, albeit only while wielding a complete Infinity Guantlet.
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Jean Grey's latest journey through the cosmos began shortly after the end of the Krakoan Era. With Krakoa no longer standing as an independent island nation for mutants of Earth, Jean and her fellow mutants were forced to find new homes for themselves wherever they could. For Jean, that meant taking to the stars, where she almost immediately found trouble in the form of the ancient Dark God known as Perrikus. Since her first encounter with Perrikus, the villain has gone to whatever lengths he can to destroy the Phoenix, even aligning himself with the Galactic Council in a bid to sway them and their influence to his side of the fight.
Phoenix #5 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.
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X-Men
Since their debut in 1963, Marvel's X-Men have been more than just another superhero team. While the team really hit its stride as the All New, All Different X-Men in 1975, Marvel's heroic mutants have always operated as super-outcasts, protecting a world that hates and fears them for their powers.
Key members of the X-Men include Professor X, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Wolverine, Iceman, Beast, Rogue, and Storm. Often framed as the world's second strongest superheroes, after the Avengers, they are nonetheless one of Marvel's most popular and important franchises.
First TV Show X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
First Episode Air Date September 16, 1989
Cast Hugh Jackman , James Marsden , Patrick Stewart , Ian McKellen , Halle Berry , Ryan Reynolds , James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence
English (US) · 