She's so slow she's.....Deadfast! SDCC Exclusive Ghoulia Yelps

This is exactly going to be a review, since this doll isn't readily available anymore and is definitely a few years old, but I couldn't let her quietly join my collection without a bit of fan fare! Plus, Ghoulia hasn't had a new doll in the time I've been blogging, and since she IS my favourite character, I had to take the chance to get her in front of my camera!

As you'll know if you've ever had a look at my wishlist tab, my number one most wanted doll was the SDCC Exclusive version of Ghoulia Yelps, who comes dressed as her favourite comic character, Deadfast. In box, these dolls go for upwards of $300 dollars, usually WELL upwards of that, and that is not a price I was ever going to be comfortable paying. Especially when I know I would just take her out of the box, as cool as the box is. Recently in one of the Monster High Facebook groups I'm in, someone was selling an OOB Ghoulia. I nervously asked for a price, and while it was still more than I have ever paid for a doll, it was nowhere near what they usually go for, and I went for it. Maybe not the smartest decision I've ever made, but right now I'm pretty happy to have this awesome doll in my collection, so I'm feeling alright about it!

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As I said, she didn't come in her box, but she did come complete with all her accessories! Also included is a red brush, and a clear stand with a red metallic base. Just. She's so great. I'm a cosplayer myself, and I love that I have a doll who is too!

One of the included accessories is this comic book that Ghoulia wrote and drew herself. I love this! The story is cute, the drawings are cute, and I love what Deadfast says about Ghoulia's brain being faster than his legs. It makes me think of Oracle, who is probably my favourite real comic book character.

And these are her other accessories! She comes with a Deadfast action figure, a convention badge, a Deadfast, mini-comic, and a pair of regular glasses.  I love these accessories so much! As a convention goer, the themed bag makes me happy, I have a lot of those from various conventions past.

Her outfit is basically a slightly adapted version of Deadfast's costume. The majority of the outfit is made of black, shimmery fabric, that feels sort of like a stretchy knit. The tunic is trimmed at the neck, wrists and hem with red pleather cut in a jagged, lightning bolt pattern. On the chest is Deadfast's logo. Underneath that she's wearing tights in the same knit.

In this close-up, you can see the texture of the fabric, as well as get a good look at her belt! It's white vinyl in the same jagged pattern as the trim on her outfit, studded with little red brains.

On her face, she's wearing large glasses or goggles, with an exaggerated shape. They come to a point over her nose which resembles a bird's beak.

Ghoulia's face is gorgeous, as always! Her eyeshadow is all grey, except for the stripe of glitter right up under her brow. She has very thin brows with a subtle shape, and it gives her face an interesting look. Her lips are a shimmery gunmetal colour, which is pretty awesome! Ghoulia does tend to go for a red lip, so I like this very different look for her.

She's also wearing tiny red brains as earrings, that match the brains on her belt.

And here's what she looks like in her normal glasses. These are not new glasses for Ghoulia. We've seen them on Dot Dead Gorgeous Ghoulia, and in red on Dawn of the Dance Ghoulia.

Her boots are really cool! They're red with white soles and stripes up the front, and four black stripes at the top. The heels have a detail that kind of looks like wings. Love!

I love the detail on her little badge!

And I love that my toy came with a toy! I have two of these now, since her Comic Book Club fashion pack came with one too, but he's facing the other way in the package, and the backing is slightly different.

Ready to meet her favourite writers and get her comics autographed!

There's always lots of shopping to do at a convention!

And this is basically what you look like at the end of a long day. Weighed down with purchases, more than a little exhausted, but totally happy!

Once I was done looking at Ghoulia alone, I just had to get her together with the Power Ghouls! If you've read the comics that come with these dolls, you know that Ghoulia is the mastermind behind getting them all together as a team. In the comics she's dressed in this outfit, so it had to happen!

(This picture is also the first time I've used the new rig I made to pose dolls without a stand, and that's how Spectra, Webarella and Frankie are flying/climbing the wall! I'm pretty excited about it!)

Using Webarella's box as a backdrop. They've got a city to save!

Ready to save the world!

Everybody get in close for the picture!

And of course, I had to throw in a picture of my Ghoulia shelf, with a special appearance by Slo Mo! This is every Ghoulia doll released to date, though some of them are in fashion packs. In the front row, we have Gloom Beach, Fearleading (with Mo), and Dead Tired, and in the back, we have Basic, Skull Shores, Dot Dead Gorgeous, SDCC, Dawn of the Dance, Scooter, Roller Maze, Scaris, Mad Science, Physical Deaducation, and Ghoul's Night Out. Can you tell I really love Ghoulia? :P

So there she is, my holy grail doll! She's everything I hoped she would be and more, and it feels great to finish off that section of my collection, for now. Sometimes, you want something so badly but once you get it, it's not as good as you imagined, and I'm very pleased that wasn't the case with SDCC Ghoulia!

Have you ever had a holy grail doll? Tell me about your favourite scores in the comments!