John Byrne is one of the greatest comic pencilers of all time, and “The Dark Phoenix Saga” is the perfect example of why. Claremont’s emotional storytelling wouldn’t work as well without ...

The most famous of those avatars has been Jean Grey. In 1980’s Dark Phoenix Saga, which ran in Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Uncanny X-Men #129-138, the Phoenix gradually took full control ...

But Dark Phoenix, as originally created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, was also a turning point for the medium’s female characters: one that examined the larger meaning of ...

How could anyone resist? That wasn’t originally the plan, however; writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, who at the time of the “Dark Phoenix Saga” were co-plotting the X-Men comic ...

Fans have rightfully considered “The Dark Phoenix Saga” one of X-Men comics ... saga—written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne—feature the slow downfall of Jean at the hands ...

We’ve left the classic Claremont and Byrne ... by John Romita Jr. Magneto and Xavier’s relationship has provided a strong through line to the current franchise, and it looks like Dark Phoenix ...

The Dark Phoenix. And the moment that comic books ... The original story by Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin would be later published in Phoenix: The Untold Story.

But telling the saga of Dark Phoenix, centered on the corruption ... Even in the original comic-book version, writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne ended up reworking their ending at ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The working title of “Dark Phoenix” is a reference to “The Dark Phoenix Saga,” a ...

Worst of all, though, is the “Dark Phoenix” plot itself. The famous original comics series, created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne in 1976 and 1977, told the story of how Jean ...

Spoiler warning: If you don’t want to hear about anything in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” don’t ... of the same name by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, as detailed in “Uncanny X-Men ...