User blog comment:Frost arkley/how would jean would fit in now that hope is the next phoenix force host/@comment-2007744-20120408200753

I personally think that Hope is just absorbing the abilities of the real Phoenix host because that's her power. It's not the first time Marvel said one thing then did another ("Death" of Johnny Storm, anyone?) Many people have displayed the Phoenix Force (Emma, The Cuckoos) while Jean was still the avatar/alive. I may be wrong, though. But it will be an epic fail if they didn't add Jean in there someway to tell us what happened to her whether it's the end of her or not. The event's just started, so we'll just have to sit back and watch what happens.