Children of the Atom’s Eve
Rounding out the trio of OOAK dolls that is a tribute to my X-Men fandom is my custom Jean Grey Barbie:
Professor Xavier’s first student and the first female X-Man, Jean is the de facto first lady of the X-Universe. She is (obviously) one of my top three favorite X-(wo)Men. Even though Ms. Grey has a very operatic and convoluted character history, I’ve always liked her personality. She just seems like a shining example of a Good Person — making the Phoenix and Dark Phoenix sagas all the more shocking, IMO. Her strength, integrity, and love for her family (birth and adopted X-version) endeared her to me.
I love her powers, which include telekinesis, telepathy, and astral projection. Jean also comes across as very graceful, something I first noticed with her balletic moves when playing Mutant Academy for PlayStation. In fact, I had originally decided to do this Barbie in the classic green Phoenix costume based on how comely I thought she looked in that game. But my plan changed.
As you can see, I ended up making Marvel Phoenix. Or Phoenix Girl. <grin> I took the elements I liked from Jean’s Marvel Girl and Phoenix costumes and combined them. My decision to use Marvel Girl’s costume was inspired by this wonderful artwork by Morry Hollowell (the first photo in this post is an homage to his image).
Jean springs into action!
As you can see, the Phoenix symbol securing her sash is actually based on the symbol from the chest of the classic green Phoenix costume.
I don’t usually go for the toothy smile Barbie face molds, but this one is so girl-next-door and lovely and Jean-like. I’m really happy with it. I believe it is a Generation Girl head mold. The red hair, green eyes, and natural looking makeup complement Jean well, too.
So there you have it: the three X-Ladies that I admire…for their strength, loyalty, resilience, and perseverance.
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