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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 5:52am | IP Logged | 1
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…now I'm naked on your front lawn.•• Because I'm me, I actually address the fact that she is no more naked than a bird is.
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         Steven Queen Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:08am | IP Logged | 2
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 JB wrote: 
   
    
    
      
        Because I'm me, I actually address the fact that she is no more naked than a bird is. 
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  I think attention-to-detail is your mutant power.
  Today's page really pulls at my heart-strings --- poor Jean!  How can this possibly end well?
  I admire your Professor X.  His body comes across as frail, but his features leap off the page.  Rather than just another face-in-a-crowd, its like he's being played by a famous character actor we've all seen many times in the role---everything is so expressive and real.
  Your skills are undiminished.  To my eye, this is your best work, bar none.
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:12am | IP Logged | 3
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For those who may not already know, my "casting" for Professor X was the actor Keane Curtis, now deceased. 
        
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         Steven Queen Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:13am | IP Logged | 4
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The growing panel-size as we zoom in to Jean/Phoenix's face, too.  
  Details!
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         Mike  Thompson Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:22am | IP Logged | 5
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The subtle transformation of Jean's civilian clothes  into the Phoenix outfit is pretty great.
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         Phillip L Lightfoot Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:26am | IP Logged | 6
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..."For Dark Phoenix has returned!!"--(or something like that.)  We're doomed.  
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:41am | IP Logged | 7
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Well, Dark Phoenix "returned" when it inhabited Lilandra, Phillip!
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         Wallace Sellars Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 6:44am | IP Logged | 8
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Woah! The first panel of today's page is an attention grabber! Beautiful work, JB!
  I was surprised to hear Phoenix refer to Charles as an "old man" here. I wonder from what perspective this comes. Could it be that... Nah. I'm probably creating depth that wasn't intended. Bad brain! Bad brain!
 
 
  *I realized after typing the last few sentences that I used "hear" instead of "see," and I am certainly "hearing" these characters speak as I read!
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 7:15am | IP Logged | 9
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I wonder how Charles feels about Lilandra at this point.  I mean he was in love with her (before the trial at least)... and he must be a least a bit concerned for her I expect...  
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         Dean Munday Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 7:18am | IP Logged | 10
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Hmm. That's not good! There'll be tears before bed-time... 
  
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 25 June 2020 at 7:18am | IP Logged | 11
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I realized after typing the last few sentences that I used "hear" instead of "see," and I am certainly "hearing" these characters speak as I read!•• Compliment accepted!
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         Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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I get the feeling that the Phoenix has unwittingly trapped itself.Hm... we might yet see Dark Phoenix become a recurring enemy for the X-Men. As for Lilandra, Charles is going to have to dig deep to find some compassion there, after all the things she did even before she bonded to the Phoenix. 
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