about rachel summers

Rachel Summers (currently also known as Rachel Grey) comes from the alternate future known as Days of Future Past. After a stint with the X-Men and claiming the Phoenix Force, she became a founding member of Excalibur before sacrificing herself to save Captain Britain. She was sent into the future where she founded Clan Askani to fight Apocalypse and save her brother, Nathan Summers (Cable).

When Apocalypse was defeated, Rachel became trapped at the end of Time after having lost the Phoenix Force, and was eventually freed with the help of her brother. For a time, she retired from the superhero business to attend college, only to be captured by the Hellfire Club's Elias Bogan. After being rescued by her best friend Kitty Pryde, she rejoined the X-Men to continue her mission of preventing her future from happening again.

Taking up the surname and code-name of her deceased mother, Jean Grey, Rachel has recently endured the death of all of her maternal relatives (except Cable) at the hands of the Shi'Ar. She has joined with Professor Xavier and a team of X-Men to go to Shi'Ar territory to prevent her uncle, Gabriel Summers (Vulcan), from seeking vengeance on the Shi'Ar.

What's Next for Rachel - 01/11/10 - Rachel's back in limbo.

Rachel and the Starjammers in Realm of Kings - 09/10/09 - Speculation on where Rachel, Alex and Lorna will end up next after War of Kings.

Starjammers News from Fan Expo - 08/29/09 - Fan asks what's next for the X-Jammers after War of Kings at Marvel's Dark Reign panel.

Marvel Select Marvel Girl Figure Coming Soon - 08/28/09 - New Rachel Grey action figure available September 9th.

Rachel in Claremont's New X-Babes - 08/27/09 - New project from Claremont and Italian artist Milo Manara coming out next year.

War of Kings Leads to Realm of Kings - 08/08/09 - Another cosmic event following the end of War of Kings....

What’s Next For Rachel and the Starjammers after War of Kings? - 07/31/09 - Latest news and speculation on what will happen next for Rachel

Mother Askani in the Messiah War Sourcebook - 06/07/09 - Scan of the Rachel bio from the MW guide book.

Site Update: No longer covering War of Kings - 02/04/09 - Last update about WoK.

War of Kings News Round-up for 01/16/09 - 01/16/09 - This week's WoK headlines.

Featured Archived News Items

Rachel Superhero Squad Figure Coming Soon! - 07/29/08 - Hasbro unveils a new Rachel figure at the San Diego Comic Con

Who Is the Messiah Complex Baby? - 07/11/08 - Another look at the rumors & speculation that the Messiah baby is Jean Grey or Rachel Summers.

7/8/09 - Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1

8/19/09 - Cable Classic Volume 2

9/09/09 - Marvel Girl Diamond Marvel Select Figure - Rachel Grey Variant