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"DEFENDERS is always a personal journey for me - using the "instruments" left behind by previous voyagers to craft a new song - and just maybe find a way to new "cosmic truths" worthy of the Marvel mavens of old! Let's open the door together, pilgrim -
javiercaster has the key!"-- Al Ewing
And yes, this is a sly reference to Jean Grey:
Meanwhile, the construction worker/Death is a reference to Classic X-Men #43, where Jean Grey found herself in the same place with the same aspect:
Very interesting to contrast the Phoenix Force with the Tiger God. Especially since both use avatars/hosts, but both do it in very different ways:
From Avengers Academy #36:
And from Ultimates 2 #9:
