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It's funny -- 20-some pages of a new X-Men story by JB, and the thing that is even more exciting to me is this exchange.  Just the thought of seeing the characters I grew up with back and treated in character and even treated well makes me hope even more that this series materializes.  It gives me hope for Cyclops, my favorite character under JB's run, who, like Jean, has been chipped away at for years and years.  

Scott was the brooding, no-nonsense tactician who represented Xavier’s dream out in the field. That gave him a different vibe from Captain America or Mr. Fantastic. 

Then, along came Wolverine, and various writers made him look like the cool new Bad Boy at Scott’s considerable expense. Personally, I could never imagine Wolverine being a serious threat to Scott and Jean’s relationship. It works much better as a case of classic Marvel romantic angst, but with Wolverine’s feelings for Jean being unrequited, rather than an actual love triangle. 

And wires in my brain cross and short-circuit at the thought of Emma Frost and Scott being an item, much less Scott actually cheating on Jean with her. Ugh.

Scott the master tactician

Scott the man who inspires and gives loyalty

Scott the man WHO DOES NOT CHEAT ON HIS MISSUS

That Marvel even brought in the young version of Scott and still failed to rectify what they did to him is a travesty to the character.

I never understood where that relationship between Wolverine and Jean came from. Apparently before Phoenix's death Wolverine had some feelings for Jean but was also in love with Mariko.
And suddenly, during that "Inferno" crossover it seemed Jean had feelings for Wolverine... That surprised me. I wonder if I was alone...