We’ve already covered the news that Marvel will be releasing a series of one-shots honoring 50 years of Giant-Size X-Men that will send Ms. Marvel through time to visit classic moments in X-Men history. But will the second issue, Giant-Size X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga #1 change the course of one of the most impactful moments in Jean Grey’s life?
Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by Adam Kubert, the event will see Ms. Marvel sent rocketing through the past thanks to Legion. As they battle through time, per PR, “As the story we know unfolds before her eyes, the new mutant must team up with Jean Grey in her darkest hour and master her dangerous new mutant power in this cosmic, emotional saga.”
“The Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the enduring high water marks not just for X-Men comics, but super hero stories as a whole,” Lanzing and Kelly said via press release. “Claremont and Byrne changed the game with this story – and 45 years later, it’s still the kind of story you can return to again and again for renewed depth and brilliance. But what’s most exciting is digging into Jean Grey’s mindset during one of her strangest, darkest hours – as she finds a new friend in Kamala Khan. Jean Grey’s place among her fellow X-Men will get a whole new level of character and meaning from the wild, cosmic events of GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1.”
The issue will also feature a Revelations Back-Up Story by Steve Foxe and Lucas Werneck which will, “reveal the hidden secret that binds Scott Summer and Jean Grey together.”
Giant-Size X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #1 hits stores on June 11, 2025. You can check out covers and unlettered interior pages below, and click for larger versions.
