It does scream bait and switch; which is why I actually think the obvious solution is the correct one… They’re almost trying TOO hard to make it obvious, and since when has “subtle” been a strong point of the major publishers? It’s just too hard for me to believe that “the Editors” decided to yoink Jean Grey out of the entire Marvel U during one of their “biggest deal” big deal events… Thus I keep coming back to the obvious. Where’s Jean Grey? Under the suit, being “all crazy” so this bit of government service can get undone when the Scott/Emma vibe gets tired/people complain about it/someone wants to reset continuity…

As a bit of perspective, just imagine what would have happened if this were “Skrullmageddon 2001″. Because “Jean Grey” is the popular opinion, Mutant Zero would be revealed as……….. MOONSTONE!~!

Besides, you think MightyMarvel would let one of their hottest cash “cows” (though the word has never applied to anything LESS…) just vanish for the entirety of the Secret Invasion? Hells no. They want to be able to say, later on down the road, “See? Jean can mention the Invasion and that continuity because she was there.” There’s probably some big X-Plot cooked up by the writers that involves her eventual “rescue” at the hands of Cyclops’ Crew when they find out that she’s there “against her will”, but she’s really not and blah blah fishcakes. :) The end.