Well, sure, I liked her hair, but meh. The way she holds herself, the shape of her face . . . doesn't do it for me. The long Phoenix hair helps some.

I also tend to prefer women who are more . . . cute, and petite, I guess. There are notable exceptions, but . . . oh, this is just beyond my powers of explanation. :p I think I was more bugged by the movie-Jean personality than anything else, anyway. It wasn't my preferred interpretation of the character.

*shrug* I just remember hearing, when he started on Astonishing X-Men, that Kitty was part of the inspiration for Buffy. You're right, he does have a Thing there. On the other hand, one of the fascinating things about Kitty--which he's been exploiting in his comics--is that while she definitely kicks ass, it's not her first, natural impulse. She's a nerdy little genius, and she's going to grow up to be a politician with all kinds of peacemaker leanings. ^^ (I'm afraid in this movie she's just going to be the little cute girl, but I'm still excited about her.)