Betsy Braddock: Psylocke/Captain Britain Appreciation 2019

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Welcome to the new Betsy Braddock Appreciation thread for 2019!

This is the thread to discuss everyone's favorite purple-haired telepath! Born a mutant with the blood of Otherworld flowing through her veins, she has dedicated her life to fighting those who hate her and protecting a world that fears her. A staple member of the X-Men and X-Force, and now Excalibur, this is the tread dedicated to Betsy Braddock!


#psylocke #appreciation #captainbritain #excalibur #xmen #betsybraddock #elizabethbraddock

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Name: Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock
Codename: Captain Britain; formerly Psylocke
Powers: Telepathy and Telekinesis
Affiliation: X-Men, X-Force, Exiles, Excalibur

Created By: Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe
First Appeared In: Captain Britain #8 (December 1976)
Trending Topics:

• Betsy as Captain Britain
• Mutant Magic
• Betsy x Warren
• What's Betsy's Sexuality?
• The Infamous Body Swap
• Betsy as Captain Britain vs. Kwannon as Psylocke
• Favorite Costume?

Currently Appearing In:

• Excalibur (2019) by Tini Howard and Marcus To
  
  
  Issue #1 - October 30, 2019
  Issue #2 - November 20, 2019
  Issue #3 - December 4, 2019
  Issue #4 - December 18, 2019
  Issue #5 - January 15, 2020
  Issue #6 - January 29, 2020

Most Recently Appeared In:

• X-Men Disassembled (Uncanny X-Men #1-#10 (2018))
• Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #1-#5 (2019)

Essential Reading:

• New Mutants Annual #2, X-Men Annual #10
• Uncanny X-Men #211-213
• Uncanny X-Men #225-227, 229
• Uncanny X-Men #251, 256-258
• Excalibur (1988) #55-56
• X-Men (1991) #17-22
• X-Men (1991) #31-32
• X-Treme X-Men (2001) #1-4
• Uncanny X-Men #455-465
• Uncanny X-Men #472-474
• Uncanny X-Men #508-511
• Psylocke (2009) #1-4
• Uncanny X-Force (2010) #1-35
• X-Men (2013) #1-26
• Uncanny X-Force (2013) #1-15, Cable and X-Force (2013) #18, Uncanny X-Force (2013) #16, Cable and X-Force (2013) #19, Uncanny X-Force (2013) #17
• X-Force (2014) #1-15
• Uncanny X-Men (2015) #1-19
• Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-12
• Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #1-4
• Uncanny X-Men (2018) #1-#10,
• Age Of X-Man: X-Tremists (2019) #1-#5

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As we close out the year of 2019 . . .
Let's celebrate what we loved most of Betsy's adventures in 2018 and what we're most hopeful for her new role as Captain Britain!

It's been a roller coaster of a ride for Betsy as her major contribution to Astonishing X-Men was concluded, the shocking body swap that occurred in Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor, and the family reunion she had for the holidays in Merry X-Men Holiday Special. The end of 2018 showcased her as the team's premiere telepath alongside Jean Grey in the comeback of Uncanny X-Men in the weekly series of Disassembled. In the recent Age of X-Man crossover, Betsy led the team of The X-Tremists in her role to eradicate love from society using her telepathy. Now that the X-Men have returned, it's time for them to enter a new seminal era-- Krakoa. Covered in Jonathan Hickman's House of X and Powers of X, the mutants of the Marvel Universe are building their own society and civilization on the islands of Krakoa. It's time for them to unite as one and develop their culture, economy, and politics among other factors in building a nation.

Reading in Preparation for Excalibur:

• SDCC 2019: Beginning this October... The Dawn of X
• Hickman's X-Men Overhaul Includes a New Psylocke and Captain Britain
• DAWN OF X Official Trailer | Marvel Comics
• Battle Of The Atom: Star Studded NYCC 2019 Special
• X-Men Monday #25 – X-Tra-Sized Anniversary X-Travaganza
• 'Marvel Universe Fall Magazine' Interviews Tini Howard
• Heavens To Betsy! SFX Magazine Interviews Excalibur's Tini Howard
• ‘There’s a lot to say about Betsy’ – Tini Howard and Marcus To talk Excalibur
• Inside the DAWN OF X Brain Trust with X-FORCE, NEW MUTANTS, EXCALIBUR, WOLVERINE Writers
  

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Resources:

• Wikipedia
• Marvel Wikia
• Like A Butterfly
• Psylocke Appreciation 2018
• Draw Me an X: Psylocke