Editing Jean Grey (section)

=== Critical response ===
Maite Molina of ''[[ComicsVerse]]'' called Jean Grey one of the most "powerful, recognizable, and admirable heroes in Marvel Comics history," writing, "Jean Grey is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters in comic book history. Her telekinetic abilities prove her to be an incredibly formidable superhero. She has battled some of the most notorious villains in Marvel Comics while fearlessly leading her own team of heroes. With this, she has also explored her own dark side. Epic sagas such as the notable [[The Dark Phoenix Saga|''Dark Phoenix Saga'']] depict Jean as an exemplification of evil itself. However, during this trying period, Jean still overcame the corruption within. She showed readers that even heroes can fall into the clutches of darkness and rise above. Most importantly though, Jean Grey is and always has been an incredibly multi-faceted character. She has been a student and a teacher as well as the tether between good and evil."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molina |first=Maite |date=November 13, 2018 |title=A Retrospective on the Origins of Jean Grey |url=https://comicsverse.com/retrospective-jean-grey/ |website=[[ComicsVerse]]}}</ref> Nigel Mitchell of ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' said, "Jean Grey was always a really popular character for readers. Partly, it was because she was one of the most sensitive and intelligent members of the X-Men, the heart of the team. The fact that she was the team's first woman also made her unique, and her beauty was a major source of crushes for the fans. She was also involved in a love triangle between herself, Cyclops, and Wolverine, which drove a lot of emotional storylines. When she became Phoenix, she became the most high-profile female superhero in comics, but the other X-Men creative team Jim Salicrup and John Byrne felt her powers overshadowed the other members and stories. That's why Marvel decided to do something that hadn't really been done before: take one of its greatest superheroes and turn her into one of its greatest supervillains. It was a journey unlike any we'd seen before "The Phoenix Saga" and is compelling to watch."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Nigel |date=2017-04-26 |title=Dark Phoenix: 15 Reasons It's The Ultimate X-Men Story |url=https://www.cbr.com/dark-phoenix-ultimate-x-men-story/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref>  David Caballero of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' stated, "Jean Grey served no important purpose in the team before ''The Dark Phoenix Saga'', especially during the X-Men's early days. The character existed as a love interest for the group-- every member of the X-Men's original roster had feelings for her at one point-- and a mother figure to provide support and encouragement. As more and more female characters arrived--Storm, Scarlet Witch, and Mystique all debuted throughout the 60s and 70s--it became increasingly complicated to use Jean in any meaningful way. ''The Dark Phoenix Saga'' was not only a showcase but, as it turns out, a victory lap for the X-Men's first lady. The storyline took a nearly irrelevant character and elevated it to the apex of importance, turning her into one of Marvel's most overpowered figures in the process."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Caballero |first=David |date=2021-08-30 |title=10 Ways The Dark Phoenix Saga Still Holds Up |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-the-dark-phoenix-saga-still-holds-up/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Elle Collins of ''[[ComicsAlliance]]'' referred to Jean Grey as one of the "first ladies of Marvel Comics as well as one of the most powerful," saying, "In both the movies and the comics, we have a young Jean who's still learning her full potential as a mutant and a hero, and who's written as a real person with a real personality. That's not to say Jean hasn't accumulated fans over the preceding years; she absolutely has. Whether your first Jean was the Marvel Girl in her green Go Go dress, the Phoenix (who we were later told wasn't Jean, but let's be real it was basically Jean), the hyper competent blue-headsock-wearing Jean of the '90s comic and cartoon, or the cool black leather Jean of the turn of the Century (whether drawn by Frank Quitely or played by Famke Janssen) --- it's hard not to be excited about this next era of the character."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Elle |date=June 9, 2016 |title=You're a Marvel, Marvel Girl: The Best Jean Grey Fan Art Ever |url=https://comicsalliance.com/best-jean-grey-phoenix-fan-art/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=[[ComicsAlliance]] |language=en}}</ref> Tamara Jude of ''[[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]]'' asserted, "As the only female superhero of the X-Men, Jean Grey (initially introduced as Marvel Girl) lacked an impactful role in the comic series. Her biggest storyline involved her love triangle with Cyclops and Wolverine. Claremont wanted to expand her powers with the Phoenix Force and re-brand her as an influential teammate with cosmic abilities. Much like Thor’s significant addition to the Avengers, Claremont wanted Jean to hold a similar importance with the X-Men. However, as they wrote the ''Phoenix Saga'', her powers proved too dominant, and the character’s presence took over the focus of the comic. Their cosmic hero proved too much for everyone involved."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jude |first=Tamara |date=May 2, 2017 |title=X-Men: 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Phoenix Force |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/x-men-15-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-phoenix-force |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[Sideshow Collectibles]] |language=en}}</ref> Sara Century of ''[[Syfy]]'' stated, "When Jean Grey is introduced in ''X-Men #1'' all the way back in late 1963, she asks herself what kind of person she is going to be. The answer to that question doesn't come to her immediately, yet it is true that from her relatively one-dimensional origins eventually sprang a complex personality full of nuance and empathy that has only grown more interesting as time has gone on. From the ''Phoenix Saga'' to ''X-Factor'' to ''Inferno'' to the ''X-Cutioner''’s to ''Onslaught'' to ''New X-Men'' to ''Phoenix: Resurrection'' and countless alternate realities in between, Jean Grey has truly been beyond and back. Still, many writers have struggled to define her. The complicated, fiercely compassionate Jean Grey has not always translated well to other mediums, and even in comics Jean has been known to experience long dormant periods in which her persona is secondary to other characters. Yet her fanship has remained ever vigilant, because while she is not often cited as people’s favorite X-Man, a whole lot of folks relate to her in very specific and incredibly personal ways. Also, it turns out that there’s a pretty solid queer allegory in Jean’s story. Though a parable about a straight character is not to be mistaken for actual queer representation, it is still worth noting that a lot of Jean Grey’s most avid advocates are LGBTQIA people."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Century |first=Sara |date=April 18, 2019 |title=The queer fanbase of Jean Grey |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-queer-fanbase-of-jean-grey |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[Syfy]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Deirdre Kaye of ''[[Scary Mommy]]'' called Jean Grey a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Deirdre |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=[[Scary Mommy]] |language=en}}</ref> Chris Arrant of ''[[Newsarama]]'' ranked Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix persona 1st in their "Marvel's Best Phoenix Force Hosts" list, calling her one of the "X-Men's core characters,"<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Arrant |first=Chris |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Marvel's best Phoenix Force hosts: Who wore it best? |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/phoenix-force-hosts-xmen-jean-grey/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> while George Marston ranked her 5th in their "Best X-Men Members Of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Marston |first=George |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Best X-Men Members Of All Time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-x-men-members-of-all-time/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[Newsarama]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Jean Grey 6th in their "Top 25 X-Men" list,<ref name="IGNTop252">{{cite web |author=Hilary Goldstein |author2=Richard George |date=15 May 2006 |title=The Top 25 X-Men |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/the-top-25-x-men |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019205117/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/the-top-25-x-men |archive-date=2012-10-19 |access-date=2009-05-29 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> her Dark Phoenix persona 9th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time" list,<ref name="IGNTop100Villains2">{{cite web |title=Top 100 Villains |url=http://au.comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/9.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713135056/http://au.comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/9.html |archive-date=2013-07-13 |access-date=2013-08-19 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> and 13th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" list,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Grey |url=http://ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120165628/http://au.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/13 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> while Hilary Goldstein and Richard George of ''[[IGN]]'' said, "Jean Grey is host to the most powerful entity in the universe. One of the original X-Men, Jean has become the symbol (and cruel joke) of death and rebirth among the mutant population. Partnered with the Phoenix Force, Jean has returned to the X-Men on several occasions. However, it's her first death that remains both memorable and significant to X-Men lore. Jean sacrificed herself, choosing to die as a human than live as a God. In a universe where self-worth is almost exclusive judged on power level, Jean held her humanity so dear she was willing to give up everything she loved. The strong-willed redhead is an integral part of the X-Men's legacy."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Hilary |last2=George |first2=Richard |date=2006-05-15 |title=The Top 25 X-Men |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/the-top-25-x-men |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw of ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' ranked Jean Grey 7th in their "Top 33 Female Superheroes Of All Time" list.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=2017-09-21 |title=Top 33 Female Superheroes Of All Time |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/female-superheroes/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jordan St James of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' ranked Jean Grey 8th in their "10 Most Powerful Marvel Mutants" list, saying, "Jean Grey has gone from sweet-natured powerhouse to planet-destroying villainess to perpetual Lazarus figure."<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=James |first=Jordan St |date=May 2, 2022 |title=10 Most Powerful Marvel Mutants |url=https://collider.com/most-powerful-marvel-mutants/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Lance Cartelli of ''[[GameSpot]]'' ranked Jean Grey 10th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list, writing, "She is super important to the X-Men and to all of us."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartelli |first=Lance |date=February 15, 2018 |title=The 50 Most Important Superheroes, Ranked |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-50-most-important-superheroes-ranked/2900-473/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Matthew Aguilar of ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' wrote, "While Charles Xavier put the X-Men together, there is one of his students who simply dwarfs all others when it comes to power and their effect on mutant history. That honor falls to one of his first students, Jean Grey, a powerful telepath in her own right who became part of the original five X-Men. She would later grow even more powerful though, setting up some of the X-Men's most epic moments into motion. Over the years she's undergone transformations not only in her skills and abilities but also regarding her costumes. She started out in the early days like everyone else, eventually adopting the Marvel Girl suit and persona. It fit her quieter nature at the time, but she would then adopt several looks over the years that changed according to her ever-evolving personality,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Ranking The Jean Grey Costumes |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ranking-the-jean-grey-costumes/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> while Lance Cartelli ranked her 16th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes Ever" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartelli |first=Lance |date=February 25, 2019 |title=Ranking The 50 Most Important Superheroes Ever |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-50-most-important-superheroes-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Darren Franich of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Jean Grey 30th in their "Let's Rank Every X-Man Ever" list.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last1=Franich |first1=Darren |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Let's Rank Every X-Man Ever |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/21/x-men-best-worst/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>  ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' ranked Jean Grey 60th in their "100 Best Marvel Characters" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2022 |title=The 100 Best Marvel Characters Ranked: 60-41 |url=https://www.avclub.com/marvel-movie-tv-heroes-ranked-1849136246 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

Joe Garza of ''[[/Film|Slashfilm]]'' ranked Jean Grey 1st in their "Most Powerful X-Men Characters" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garza |first=Joe |date=2022-07-17 |title=The Most Powerful X-Men Characters Ranked |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/930519/the-most-powerful-x-men-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[/Film]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Rachel Ulatowski of ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' ranked Jean Grey 1st in their "10 Most Powerful X-Men of All Time" list.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ulatowski |first=Rachel |date=July 21, 2022 |title=10 Most Powerful X-Men of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.themarysue.com/10-most-powerful-x-men-of-all-time-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808165505/https://www.themarysue.com/10-most-powerful-x-men-of-all-time-ranked/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' ranked Jean Grey 3rd in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.<ref>{{cite book |last=Frankenhoff |first=Brent |title=Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics |publisher=[[Krause Publications]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4402-2988-6 |pages=8–9 |author-link=Brent Frankenhoff}}</ref> Joshua Corvington of ''[[Sportskeeda]]'' ranked Jean Grey 6th in their "10 Most Overpowered Superheroes In The Marvel Universe" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corvington |first=Joshua |date=May 20, 2022 |title=10 Most Overpowered Superheroes In The Marvel Universe, ranked |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/comics/10-overpowered-superheroes-marvel-universe-ranked |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Sportskeeda]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

''[[Screen Rant]]'' included Jean Grey in their "10 Female Marvel Heroes That Should Come To The MCU" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rook |first=Stacie |date=2022-01-30 |title=10 Female Marvel Heroes That Should Come To The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-female-superheroes-join-mcu/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and ranked her 1st in their "X-Men: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Summers Family" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Natividad |first=Sid |date=2019-06-09 |title=X-Men: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Summers Family, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-powerful-members-summers-family-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 5th in their "25 Most Powerful Mutants" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-09 |title=Marvel: 25 Most Powerful Mutants, Ranked From Weakest To Strongest |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-most-powerful-mutants-ranked-weakest-strongest/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' ranked Jean Grey 1st in their "X-Men: The Strongest Members Of The Summers Family" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jonathan |date=2018-07-23 |title=X-Men: The Strongest Members Of The Summers Family, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/summers-family-members-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 1st in their "X-Men: All Of Marvel's Omega-Level Mutants, Ranked By Power" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Kirsten |date=2019-07-28 |title=X-Men: All Of Marvel's Omega-Level Mutants, Ranked By Power |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-every-omega-level-mutant-strongest-most-powerful-weakest-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 2nd in their "10 Best Female X-Men Characters" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=July 10, 2023 |title=10 Best Female X-Men Characters, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-female-xmen/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> 2nd in their "10 Most Attractive Marvel Heroes" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-10-17 |title=10 Most Attractive Marvel Heroes |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-most-attractive-heroes/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 3rd in their "10 Strongest Female Villains" list,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Mayra |date=2022-03-07 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Female Villains |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strong-female-villains/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and 5th in their "10 Bravest Mutants in Marvel Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2021-12-05 |title=The 10 Bravest Mutants in Marvel Comics, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/bravest-mutants-marvel-comics-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref>