Dark Phoenix Saga Characters

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Since the very beginning of X-men in 1963 by Stan lee and Jack Kirby , we were introduced to numerous iconic characters and some great story-lines of all time. This particular storyline known as “ The Dark Phoenix Saga”, written by Chris Claremont with artist John Byrne was first published in the pages of Uncanny X-Men comic between 1976-1980 in issue no #101-108 and #129-138. Interestingly this storyline is the first major hit comic book that features a female character with a lead and prominent role. This storyline was a proof that female characters in comics could be multi-layered and powerfull as any other male character. In the comic we can see Jean Grey transform into a god like entity powerful enough to wipe out an entire palnet. …show more content…

A nearby Shi’Ar spacecraft witnesses this event and reports it to Queen lilindra before they were destroyed as well. The Shi'Ar empire decides that the Dark Phoenix must be put to death because of the serious threat she poses to the universe. The X-men challange the Shi’Ar In order to stop this verdict in a Shi'ar duel of honor in the black area of Earth’s moon. It was decided that whoever won this battle would get to decide the fate of Phoenix and in turn Jean Grey. In the duel the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard quickly coner the X-
Men. On the verge of being defeated Jean once again taps into the Phoenix .Seeing Phoenix Force in action once again Queen Lilandra initates plan omega which would eventually destroy the entire solar system in hopes to stop the almighty Phoenix Force
.On the other hand Jean is struggling to maintain control and unfotunately she gives her life using a disintegration ray for the greater good in order to save the universe form the wrath of The Dark Phoenix
The story ends with an intergalactic being known as The Watcher saying, “Jean Grey could have lived to become …show more content…

It contains conflicting subtexts on female sexuality. Although, I am not sure how much of influence did the individual creators had during the making of comic since all persons involved in the production were male. We can take a notice, in film women are “typically regarded as objects, rather than possessors, of gaze this may be because the control of the camera comes from assumptions of heterosexual men as their main audience by default target for most film genres. Most Films develop in such a way that Males are construed as the active watcher, while Females are considered passive object being watched. The female onscreen portrayal is broken down into close-ups of different sexualized body parts, rather than seeing her as a complete person or focusing on her

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