Writer Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler Stuart Immonen
Inker Wade Von Grawbadger
Colorist Marte Gracia
Letterer VC’s Cory Petit
The Trial of Jean Grey Part One
Issue opens with a quick glimpse of what some members of the title are doing. X23 is in the Danger Room, and Kitty is watching her. Beast is in the Laboratory. Not sure if anything on the chalk board makes any sense but there are some nice references. M-Day, Cyclops being merged with Apocalypse, Mister Sinister, Utopia, Hope, Professor X dies and Iceman in the back yard. Bobby is singing Run DMC’s It’s Tricky, as he makes snow angels.
Thanks to YouTuber RUNDMCVEVO for hosting the video.
The real treat of the issue is the scene with Angel, Scott and Jean. Angel is about to eat a burger. Scott sits down next to him, he has a sensible sandwich. Then Jean sits down with a salad. Warren is about to take a bite of his burger when Jean loses it.
Apparently Scott was having a thought and Jean, once again, wants to talk about it as she isn’t respecting other people’s privacy. This issue takes place the very next day after the Purficers issue.
Scott wants to talk about Jean and how she knows everything that happens to her and the Original Five. She knows she is going to die, twice and she witness her own future self die in front of her during Battle of the Atom. Scott calls her a friend, later he will say she is his best friend. Jean is dealing with all of this knowledge, by herself. She doesn’t want to talk about it. Poor Angel has to sit there between the two of them. He is wise to not speak up at all.
Scott was going to ask a question about his future but changes his mind. He only wants to know that she is okay and she can talk to him whenever.
Jean makes this awesome reference to how Scott marries Jean but still ends up with “Silver Boobs McGee” which has to be a reference to Emma. That should add some tension as now Jean and Emma live in the giant Weapon X facility.
Jean states she is dealing with it and walks away. Scott isn’t hungry anymore and also walks away.
Warren talks aloud about how uncomfortable it is, and how Bobby would have loved it.
I still do not care for how the new uniforms for the Original Five have those floating belt buckles. I think it might have to do with how they clearly have a belt like design around their waist, but then it stops at the white portion of their uniform and then it disappears. Leaving the buckle to float there.
Meanwhile, outside Bobby is still singing It’s Tricky, when he notices four lights.
A red alarm goes off inside the facility.
Bobby tries to create an ice barrier but the Shi’ar soldiers destroy it. I like how we don’t get the Shi’ar language translated, we don’t need it, it makes perfect sense what is being said.
Scott is leading the rest of the team outside. Kitty states that the aliens are Shi’ar, as she jumps at one of them. She phases her hand through one of their guns, thinking it should short it out. Instead, she gets electro-shocked for it. Jean states that is not suppose to happen, she is the genius of the group. I like how Scott shouts “Professor!” as that is what she is to him,
There is a moment when Hank, which I really like, comments that these are real aliens. To me, as a long time fan, the concept of aliens in the Marvel Universe, is no big deal but Hank has only been around for eight issues of Uncanny X-Men and then these issues of All New X-Men. He doesn’t know that aliens are a common occurrence. Scott states that he isn’t as impress as Hank would want him to be.
X23 gets flung back, Warren catches her, asking her to watch the claws. Which is smart, they haven’t fought together so he doesn’t know how to look out for them.
Jean gets placed in an energy bubble. Then the Shi’ar places the rest of the team into individuals bubbles. Bobby breaks out of his, and tries to rescue Jean. It is an effort but he gets placed into another energy bubble.
With that, Jean is taken into their ship and they take off. The team has nothing to do but look up in the sky as Jean is gone.
Kitty explains to Hank who the Shi’ar are, and how they are allies of theirs. We see five more lights. We get a double page spread of, the Guardians of the Galaxy.
I am not that familiar with this team, though they have been around for a couple years and will be the stars of their own movie in August. I know Angela and I really like Groot (who can only say his name) and Rocket Raccoon.
Should be getting the second part and I feel we are off to a good start.
This is what the Guardians see (from Guardians of the Galaxy V3 11)
Shadow and Flame with Magik 