Excalibur #52

[iamrman]

Writer: Alan Davis

Pencils: Will Simpson

Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti and Jeffrey Albrecht

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Professor Xavier tries to wake Rachel out of her coma.

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Comments

[scorntx]

"Rachel was young. Her short life had been a living nightmare. Kate asked that I give her a chance for a fresh start. I agreed.
So I sent her to this reality, to face a whole new life of suffering, ignominy, mistreatment and people trying to brainwash her in more than slightly fetishized ways."
"..."
"... Hey, I'm a cosmic fire bird. Besides, your Logan was the one who stabbed her through the chest."


(also something something claremont ignored a lot of this later on, because of course he did.)

[blues32]

Irrevocably merged, huh?

[icon_uk]

Yeah, it'd be adorable in it's naivete really, if it weren't so disappointing that we'd get another thirty years of "Is Jean the Phoenix or not... well, this week at any rate?" as Rachel got thrown under the plot bus for decades, when Rachel was a lot more interesting as the Phoenix.