Mom’s home.
After being off the board for about a year since the end of the Phoenix series, Jean Grey is back – on Earth, even! – in a new five-issue mini this November written by Jed MacKay (X-Men) and drawn by Roge Antonio (Cyclops).
According to Marvel, the new book will spin out of the events of this fall’s DnX crossover. It also is timed to the arrival of Jean in the MCU, courtesy of actress Sadie Sink and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Sink was on stage for a bunch of other X-Men actor reveals last weekend at Disney’s D23 event in Anaheim, California.
The Jean book is one of several post-DnX comics announced recently, along with the Magik-centric X-orcists by Ashley Allen and German Peralta, and Maximum X-Men by Chris Yost and Tony Daniel. What’s notable is the new books take two characters who’d been given goddess-level powers post-Krakoa – Jean and Storm – and brings them both back down to earth among their fellow mutants (Storm was an Avenger for a while, but still).
Check out covers from Joelle Jones, Miguel Mercado and Nogi San below, and keep scrolling for Marvel’s press release.
New York, NY— August 17, 2026 — Jean Grey is coming home—and she’s bringing the fire.
Following her intergalactic adventures as Phoenix, Jean Grey returns to Earth this November in JEAN GREY #1, the start of a five-issue limited series from X-Men writer Jed MacKay and acclaimed artist Rogê Antônio, known for his recent work on Cyclops. Announced earlier today in AIPT Comics’ X-Men Monday column, the series comes hot on the heels of DNX, the upcoming X-Men and Fantastic Four crossover from MacKay and artist Federico Vicentini. The shocking conclusion of DNX sends Jean racing back to Earth, only to find the X-Men’s world dramatically changed. The fallout she was too late to stop will ignite a new era for MacKay’s work on X-Men, and it all begins here!
BURNING ON RE-ENTRY IN THE AFTERMATH OF DNX!
The Phoenix is headed to Earth. Jean Grey is aflame within. When she touches down, will she consume all she touches…or will she maintain control of the life-giving, life-taking power coursing through her?
“More than anything, it felt like it was time—Jean coming into X-Men was largely precluded by the Phoenix series that was running when we launched, and even after that wrapped, I continued to hold off on it until the time seemed right,” MacKay explained to AIPT. “After all, adding the Phoenix to your team book throws off the balance in a pretty dramatic way. Now, post-DNX, we’re going to see the X-Men in a position to need Jean Grey—and Jean Grey in a position to need the X-Men. Dovetailing that into this moment being one where Jean is in the public consciousness more than she has previously just worked.”
Speaking to AIPT about the impact of DNX, X-Men Editor Tom Brevoort shared, “In terms of after-effects, you already know about one thing that’ll be coming straight out of it: JEAN GREY. And it’ll have an impact on the launch of Maximum X-Men as well, though not to the point where you’ll have to have read one to follow the other. The effects will also ripple out to some degree across the other books. But the biggest place it will hit is in Alaska and in Jed’s slice of the pie, where it will be relatively seismic.”
Check out JEAN GREY covers by Joëlle Jones, Miguel Mercado, and Nogi San. Preorder the series at your local comic shop and discover what sparks Jean Grey’s new chapter by picking up DNX starting on September 2. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
JEAN GREY #1 (OF 5)
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
Cover A by JOËLLE JONES
Cover B by ITO
Cover C by MIGUEL MERCADO
Cover D by ITO (Virgin)
Cover E by NOGI SAN
Cover F by PEACH MOMOKO (Momo-Tone)
On Sale 11/25
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