Artist Mark Eastwood has created beautiful fan art that showcases many of the X-Men Jean Grey’s outfits. Some superheroes are known for keeping their costumes the same—characters like Spider-Man and Superman just change things up a bit, and any major change attracts attention. But the X-Men are different; they wear a lot of clothes and change them often.
Marvel artist Russell Dauterman has celebrated X-Men costume history by creating stunning mutant covers that showcase some of their most famous costumes. Overall, they work very well, using a single character body to compare and contrast outfits. This approach sometimes causes problems — technically, the Psylocke cover requires two entities — but they’re definitely fan favorites.
Perhaps to honor this, artist Mark Eastwood (@mrkstwd) has taken a similar approach on his Instagram. He created a beautiful collection of all of Jean Gray’s outfits – most of her signature outfits, but also some more exotic looking ones – and put them in. life. While he uses the same pose as Dautman, he adjusts his body to show Gene’s growth and maturity as a character, making for this fan art piece. even more effective. Here is all the work so far.
Jean Gray began her superhero career as a Marvel Girl, with costumes designed by the legendary Jack Kirby. The original design emphasized the team’s aesthetic, which meant that all five of Professor X’s original Mutants wore team uniforms, and they all wore masks to conceal their identities. It’s not Gene’s best look, though, interestingly enough to attract the attention of nearly all of his male colleagues.
The first Marvel female costume really didn’t work, and Marvel kept tweaking it. In one issue, they modified the mask to reveal more of Jean’s hair.
Like The Wasp in The Avengers, Jean Gray should have an interest in fashion design—thus, Incredible X-Men #27 She modifies her outfit. She made only minor changes to the menswear, but Joan’s outfit was made tighter to flatter her figure, and she redesigned and reused the mask. in an interesting way.
Jean Gray’s classic Marvel womenswear debuted in 1967. The X-Men eventually abandoned their uniforms to mark their graduation, and Jean Gray finally got the chance to create her unique costume. individually for each member. Her own is a flowing green mini skirt, the mask design remains the same but the color and aesthetics have changed significantly. This is generally considered a classic Marvel Girl costume and Jean’s has used it many times; in fact, she’s back to the X-Men days wearing a Marvel Girl costume.
In the classic “Legend of the Phoenix”, Jean Gray transforms into a cosmic being with almost endless power – the Phoenix. Screenwriter Chris Claremont wanted her to be Thor in the X-Men so he could send mutants to the stars in cosmic adventures, and artist John Byrne created what is considered a landmark film. most iconic of all time. One of the clothing designs.
Unfortunately, Jean Gray stumbles upon a manipulative mutant named “The Mastermind”, who turns her into the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club—and she is given a new beauty, to match. with evil mutants in the inner circle of the Hellfire Club. The black queen costume is actually inspired by the classic British TV series The Avengers; in a 1966 story in which the series’ heroes infiltrate their version of Hellfire Club, Emma Peel donned a controversial “Sin Queen” costume, the episode of which was not aired in America and even edited in the UK.Claremont is a fan of The Avengershe decided to implement his own idea, making Jean Gray the Black Queen.
Jean Gray’s time as the Black Queen proves to be the worse prelude as she is unleashed in the form of the Dark Phoenix – a deadly and destructive cosmic force that has consumed the entire universe. galaxy before she can be stopped. Dark Phoenix’s design is a simple twist on the memorable classic Phoenix costume.
classic x man #43 introduces the idea of Jean Gray as the ultimate white phoenix, eventually finding it in a perfectly balanced position at the center of the Phoenix Force. Ironically, this is a color scheme that closely resembles John Byrne’s original design for Phoenix; he wanted Phoenix to wear all white, but the quality of the paper was not good enough and he realized that when using white you can see the other side of the page while inking. However, with the improved paper quality, it would be nice to see the white phoenix included in the manga.
Jean Gray has finally returned from the dead, and Marvel treats Jean and Phoenix as separate beings (they’ve reconnected ever since). She became part of the Mysterious Factor, where the original X-Men were turned into mutant hunters in a strange episode, leading to major personality issues. Initially Gene received a green and yellow jersey.
Mark Eastwood even rendered some of Jean Gray’s least iconic outfits – which some readers would be surprised to know ever happened. She wore this underwater mermaid-inspired outfit in the Attack on Atlantis crossover, which naturally didn’t last long.
Jean Gray’s second X-Factor outfit repeats the first, just with a different color scheme. It’s supposed to fit better and the red is an interesting aesthetic as it’s reminiscent of Dark Phoenix’s outfit.
Marvel couldn’t decide what Jean Gray would look like in X-Factor, leading to another redesign. The dress didn’t last long, but aesthetically, it seems to have inspired some of Jim Lee’s more famous outfits.
Jean Gray quickly adopted a modified version of the classic X-Men uniform, as another precursor to Jim Lee’s redesign. The contrast between this design and Kirby’s original design shows how things have changed in superhero comics; it was slimmer and sleeker, highlighting Jean’s figure, complete with high boots and a fully exposed face.
One of Jean Grey’s most popular garments, the Jim Lee design is famous in part because Jean Gray has worn it in the classics. X-Men: Animated Series. For many fans, it’s still the classic Jean Gray outfit—the blue and orange jumpsuit with a signature ’90s shoulder pad. There’s no doubt the MCU will find a way. there to pay homage to Jim Lee’s designs as the X-Men make their official debut in the MCU.
One problem has one of Jean Gray’s weirdest looks – and one has strange origins. Spotting Cyclops and Jean Gray washed up on the beach, Nick Fury donned both SHIELD uniforms that happened to be on hand. Technically, this means that the weird, inappropriate outfit is some kind of SHIELD uniform. Needless to say, it’s never been seen again — except occasionally in fan art like this.
Funny enough, Mark Eastwood even decided to recreate a set of psionic armor that Jean Gray occasionally wore in the ’90s – most notably in x Men #38. It was actually a very different look for Genn, with the armor acting as psychic protection.
‘Age of Apocalypse’ Is Marvel’s Best Movie what if…? The story follows an alternate timeline in which the insane mutant Apocalypse takes control of North America and pushes the world to the brink of destruction. The story is very dark and the plot is loose, allowing the creative team to tell any story they want without fear of error. Jean Gray in “Age of Apocalypse” is Wolverine’s love interest in the main timeline, but is still attracted to Cyclops. Her designs are absolutely stunning.
An X-Men installment called “Revolution”, which redesigned Jean Gray, gives her a particularly interesting costume, as it suggests a strong connection between the powerful mutant and the Phoenix Force. King. A lot of artists have accidentally pulled the shoulder of the dress, but Mark Eastwood checked and confirmed that they were originally covered.
The Grant Morrison-era X-Men wore more realistic costumes, designed by Frank Fair to match the aesthetic from the first Fox. x Men Movie. Joan’s work is among the most impressive, although there are some variations on the theme, including one in which she wears an overcoat. This continued until Jean Gray’s most recent death – a situation that continued for many years.
The culmination of the Morrison era was a section called “Tomorrow Comes”, a vision of the X-Men’s timeline in the future—the X-Men were always obsessed with time travel. Jean Gray is resurrected from the phoenix egg, attached to the phoenix more than ever and given a very unique look.
The original five X-Men were teleported from their time to the present as the “New Mutant”, and it wasn’t long before Jean Gray attempted to recreate himself in an attempt to escape. her fate. The outfits she designed for herself are absolutely stunning and fit perfectly with the rest of the group.
Jean Gray in the new X-Men quickly adopts an incredibly beautiful green, black, and gold outfit that serves as a nod to the many designs tied to her history. It was the outfit she wore as the star of her own series, Jean Gray actually fighting the Phoenix Force and ultimately winning. Eventually, she goes back to her time with the rest of the team, and her memory is erased.
X-Men: Blue #33-34 introduces a vision of a future version of the new X-Men Jean Gray (as if the timeline wasn’t confusing enough). The design is vibrant and paired with the leather jacket it feels like a weird ’90s homage, but somehow works pretty well.
Jean Gray is really back from the dead (again) Phoenix: Resurrection, she originally wore a variation of the Dark Phoenix costume. Stylishly redesigned, it focuses more on black than red, making it effective as a classic.
Designed by Jean Grey’s fan-favorite Red X-Men, this minimalist armor is reminiscent of the Jim Lee era, but honestly, it works a lot better. It only lasted one series, which is a real shame.
Jean Gray’s Hellfire Gala costume was designed by Russell Dauterman and is definitely one of her most impressive outfits. The costume comes out at a time when mutants are out of the shadows and out of hiding, so it even incorporates Jean’s remote control abilities – as the helmet is actually levitating. It is often considered a masterpiece, and many readers wish Gene would wear it more often in the X-Men books.
Source: Instagram / Mark Eastwood (@mrkstwd)