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Who Will Control The Phoenix Force?

The latest Marvel teaser gives us a better idea of what direction the story will be moving.

If you've been keeping up with the AVENGERS VS. X-MEN then you know there are currently five X-Men who have been granted the power of the Phoenix. As you probably expected, this is not going to last. Only one person will be able to hold on to the power of the Phoenix Force -- the question is, who will that person be? And does this news in any way relate to the rumor that Jean may be making her return to the Marvel Universe? Check out the preview image for the third act of AVENGERS VS. X-MEN which launches this August, below.

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AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #9 (JUN120592)

Written by JASON AARON

Penciled by ADAM KUBERT

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

FOC – 7/9/2012, On Sale – 8/1/2012

This August, the comic book event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men – reaches critical mass as Earth’s Mightiest make their last stand against the Phoenix Force. But when the Phoenix Force yearns for a single host, who will it choose? There can only be one! Act Three kicks off in Avengers Vs. X-Men #9, hitting comic shops, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop this August.

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

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Squirrel Girl will get it, she will share it with all thesquirrels, the world will never be the same.

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@X35 said:

...who's got a movie coming out?

lol good one.

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It has to be Cable. He has a connect to it already, he'd want to keep Hope safe (away from it), and it would justify the money I spent on X-Sanction.

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This should be fun! Act One, It's Here! Act Two, No More Avengers. Act Three, There can only be One.

I'm liking this event.

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It is going to be Howard the Duck. Birds of a Feather flock together!

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I hope........Hope gets it. They should just retcon her history to be 'reincarnated' Jean, marry off Cyclops to Emma Frost, and JUST BE DONE WITH IT!!!

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@Teerack said:

~NEW AVENGERS AND AVENGERS VS X-MEN 6 MINOR SPOILS~

@Jonny_Anonymous: That like a hundred years ago or something like that. A red haired girl that looked like Hope became the first Iron Fist in thousands of years. And then the Phoenix came and the Dragon spirit that's inside all Iron Fist got in a fight with the phoenix and helped her control it enough to fly away from earth "because earth wasn't ready yet"

The line on the cover is also "There can only be one" which might be a reference to what Iron Fist said in New Avengers 25 where Hope asked if she was going to be an Iron Fist and Danny's response was "No I'm Iron Fist, and there can only be one" Then Iron Fist's master Lei Kung(The guy who's always on the team roster pages in the beginning) said "Maybe"

Not to mention that in Avengers vs. X-men 6 when they tried to get hope cyclops' black was blocked by a mystic shield that came out of Iron Fist, and they also reference the story a little in issue six.

also Iron Fist's hand is only one facing us and it's in the middle, so kind of looks like it's already in his grasp and everyone else is reaching for it.

I think it took place a little bit earlier than 100 years ago, seeing as how Leonardo Da Vinci was a character in it.

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Rogue will have the PF, then start the Uncanny Avengers!!

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@paulcousinssaid:

Aunt May... and with that the latest Marvel Event: Great power and Gingerbread Cookies





shouldnt it be with great powers comes great gingerbread cookies???xp

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Jeannie's coming home from the White Hot Room!

I WISH BUT AS EMMA FROST WOULD SAY IN A BRITISH ACCENT NOT BLOODY LIKELY

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How can ANY of this be going on without Jean?

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Broo.

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I think the Phoenix is going back Jean, today Marvel released a teaser about Jean's possible return I think it might be returning to her, I hope so. If not, I rather Rachel again or maybe Hope. But NO Avengers should be the new host--.

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@HopesummersFORtheFUTURE said:

@paulcousinssaid:

Aunt May... and with that the latest Marvel Event: Great power and Gingerbread Cookies





shouldnt it be with great powers comes great gingerbread cookies???xp

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Jeannie's coming home from the White Hot Room!

I WISH BUT AS EMMA FROST WOULD SAY IN A BRITISH ACCENT NOT BLOODY LIKELY

We'll see ;). Marvel know how to do 2 things really well: 1) Kill Jean Grey. 2) Bring her back.

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Iron Man wants to be Phoenix? Really? lol

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I want Jean to come back, and I want Wolverine to start sticking it to her while Scott is with Emma.

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@ILuvMsMarvel:

That would be awesome.

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@haydenclaireheroes: she must stay dead

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@HopesummersFORtheFUTURE said:

@paulcousinssaid:

Aunt May... and with that the latest Marvel Event: Great power and Gingerbread Cookies





shouldnt it be with great powers comes great gingerbread cookies???xp

@Jekylhyde14

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Jeannie's coming home from the White Hot Room!

I WISH BUT AS EMMA FROST WOULD SAY IN A BRITISH ACCENT NOT BLOODY LIKELY

She's not coming back as of yet, it's another tease, I just checked the EW that comes out that came in my mailbox today and yea It's an alternate reality jean but as many had guess...

UNCANNY AVENGERS is confirmed for October! new line of books

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@Nudeviking: Good point :P so i guess like 700 years ago... something around that.

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So what the hell happened to Jean? Wasn't she chillin' in the White Hot Room being the Queen Bee Phoenix?

Seems like a good time to hatch her back into the world...

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I hope jean comes back after AvX to clean up the bloody mess it's made of the marvel U. Give it to hope for now.

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C'Mon! It's obviously Batman!

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@cattlebattle said:

Judging from the teaser poster...its obviously Connor Macleod
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In the last year, wasn't there a line in like the Point One book or a Spider-man Book that said Spider-Man was destined to be the greatest hero of them all? Could that reference this, or the "This is War" teaser?

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its more than likely not anyone there, but I think Logan or Iron Man would be EPIC

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@cattlebattle said:

Judging from the teaser poster...its obviously Connor Macleod

Well Romerez had a chance..... he just lost his head was all :P though this does mean that the next marvel event "this is war" would reveil that all the marvel characters are actualy aliens from the planet Zeist and that general katana will come down to earth to face off against them, while also crushing the testicles of dr.Cox

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@Herx said:

@cattlebattle said:

Judging from the teaser poster...its obviously Connor Macleod

Well Romerez had a chance..... he just lost his head was all :P though this does mean that the next marvel event "this is war" would reveil that all the marvel characters are actualy aliens from the planet Zeist and that general katana will come down to earth to face off against them, while also crushing the testicles of dr.Cox

ah yeas...the extremely confusing Highlander backstory
 
AvX 2: The Quickening
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@cattlebattle: yeh, and then they'll have AvX: The Series and then end with AvX: The source where they'll cleverly adverties it with "There can be only me"................. and for some reason it'll turn out that wolverine is the highlander.... despite bing Canadian........... and apparantly from the planate Zeist :P

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Act 3? wow lol Avx is lasting awhile.. i love it

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@Herx said:

@cattlebattle: yeh, and then they'll have AvX: The Series and then end with AvX: The source where they'll cleverly adverties it with "There can be only me"................. and for some reason it'll turn out that wolverine is the highlander.... despite bing Canadian........... and apparantly from the planate Zeist :P

I never liked the TV series to be honest, they really turned a great movie into a horrible franchise
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This is seriously making my head hurt.....I just want this event over and for UXM to not have any events nor be involved in ANY events for a long time.

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It would be a bit presumptuous to think that the PF is going to Jean and that she's going to be coming back. It would be a nice thought but it would be something that all fans would be expecting. In all honesty who knows who's going to get it at the end of all this brouhaha.

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atleast spider-man isnt reaching for it, cause usually HE HAS TO BE ON EVERY CROSS OVER EVENT COVER EVER!!!

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No one.

Even Jean gray is not with it in the next title.

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@AlexLaVelle: No not at all. The Stegman No don't even bring up his Name.

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Hellion should have the Phoenix.

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WTF Is Megan doing there ? >.>

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I will control the Phoenix Force and with it I shall say 4 words: No more Marvel haters

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Give the Phoenix Force to Howard the Duck =)

LOL

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@Jonny_Anonymous: It would be definitely a -sue me- situation! I don't know if there's still such a possibility to be honest...

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  • Growing up in the Claremont era and now looking at what is happening to uncanny, I am slightly devastated. I don't think I would mind if Jean comes back but maybe someone could tell me how "I am one with the phoenix" became no longer with the phoenix :S. Plus... if iron man or any avenger were to get the PF I think I would stop reading all together.
  • I love the iron man films and avengers film but if marvel comics are now going to be dominated by who is popular in the movies and not the other way around I think it would be a shame. I know I'm probably ranting but it has been brewing in me for a while aha, I thought that the phoenix was that powerful that it needed a suitable host, Jean managed to become one with it, Rachael managed to maintain part of it, the P5 have managed to start crumbling under it
  • How the hell would One of the 6 hands reaching up in that picture be able to control it without it ripping them apart. Unless it is Iron Fist it makes no sense. Toad may as well be the phoenix seeing as it seems just about anybody can be now.
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Issue 9 had Spider-man on the cover and the synopsis said "It all comes down to Spider-man".

Dear god Marvel if your listening don't you dare screw up Spider-man by giving him another connection to the Phoenix force. I do not want to see Spider-Phoenix ever again it looked stupid the first time and now will be no different!

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@cattlebattle said:

Judging from the teaser poster...its obviously Connor Macleod

i see what u did there :)

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You can tell is gonna be danny. His hand is The only one that is in a different direction

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Wolverine. He's due to get some time in the spotlight for a change

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Make it Cable...

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MY TAKE ON THIS SERIES? NO ONE WILL TAKE THE PHOENIX AND THE PHOENIX WONT CHOSE ANY HOST. FROM THE WAY I SEE IT, IT WOULD BE THE PHOENIX VS ALL MUTANTS. HAHA THIS WOULD BE FUN.

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"There Can Be Only One..."

Marvel promoting their big "AvXvHighlander" crossover....

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Iron Fist or Hope Pl0x.