And you thought Sara Grey was Jean’s only family member coming to the pages of Phoenix! AIPT can eXclusively reveal the variant cover to May’s Phoenix #11 by artist Rod Reis. The image features Phoenix, Cyclops, and Cable — both in their current costumes and as they were depicted in writer Scott Lobdell and artist Gene Ha’s 1994 mini-series, The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix.
Here’s the issue’s official solicitation and the cover reveal:
Phoenix #11
Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Artist: Roi Mercado
Cover Artist: Rod Reis
Release Date: May 14, 2025A BOOMING VOICE SOUNDS ACROSS THE COSMOS…
• …the voice of EGO, THE LIVING PLANET – and he speaks in distress: of a great imbalance! A fracturing! A coming death…And the only one who can stand in its way is the PHOENIX! But that’s not all…
• In this all-new arc, JEAN GREY’s calling to space and responsibility to the galaxy becomes suddenly, critically personal with the return of a long-lost loved one – whose presence will throw everything Jean knows into total chaos!

Courtesy of Marvel Comics
Could writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Roi Mercado’s upcoming Phoenix arc flash back/forward to Jean and Scott’s Redd and Slym days? And what role might Nathan Summers play in the upcoming Grey sisters’ reunion? Learn more when both Stephanie and Roi appear in the April 7 edition of X-Men Monday!


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