Warning about the 'Dark Phoenix Saga' at my local shop

Three different people this week have called it a 'Jean Grey story', but it's really about the X-Men as a team. How do you guys explain that to new readers?

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karenlee7d ago

I mean, the cover has her front and center, so I get why they'd say that. But the story is all about how the team falls apart trying to save her. It's their loyalty and choices that drive the whole thing. Maybe just point out the key issues where Cyclops and Professor X have to make those brutal calls.

henry_hernandez7d ago

Honestly just tell them to read the damn thing. The first time someone called it a Jean solo book, I handed them my copy of issue 137. That last page with Cyclops walking away from the team, that's the real gut punch. The whole story is the X-Men failing to fix a problem, not Jean being the problem. Maybe point out how much page time is about Scott and Logan arguing over how to handle it.