Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain Appreciation 2023

[JB]

I noticed her irises too have been colored with shades of violet

I love when they give her violet irises and when the penciller leaves room for the brows to be purple, rather than a black line.

[Daedra]

[JB]

Ah I forgot about that. The mystery of the changed costume. Erica D'Urso posted the original cover on social media:



But at the last minute she had to change the costume to the current one and redo the cover for some reason. I personally liked her lion design because it would have been more of a solid color on the torso. I'm assuming Tini asked her to make a new costume but I guess editorial turned it down.

[Selene]

She'd be Captain Flanders with a lion on her chest, not Captain Britain. It's good they kept the X.

[Daedra]

She'd be Captain Flanders with a lion on her chest, not Captain Britain. It's good they kept the X.

Is that a cultural reference? I don’t get it

[Selene]

Is that a cultural reference? I don’t get it

Ha ha, no, the shape of the lion is very similar to the one on the flag of the Flemish region, and red is a colour closely associated with Belgium (their national football team is nicknamed as "Diables Rouges"). You only see heraldic lions in Central Europe if I'm not mistaken. Maybe a dragon would be a more appropriate choice for somebody representing England?

[JB]

I think what I liked about it was that it paid homage to her father's Otherworld costumes, here and here. And it would have raised the question of where did it come from because her current costume was created when she took the amulet. Like was the plan for the new lion one to magically appear or was she saying screw it, I rather honor my family?

Brian's first costume had a lion too so I'm not sure where that symbol really came from. All the costumes, including Brian's famous red/white/blue, were magically created.

[Selene]

^Good point, I forgot that one.

[JB]

^Good point, I forgot that one.

Generally speaking I remain fascinated by the behind the scenes decisions and how things get approved or denied. I'd love to be a butterfly on the wall listening in on this kind of stuff.

[Daedra]

Ha ha, no, the shape of the lion is very similar to the one on the flag of the Flemish region, and red is a colour closely associated with Belgium (their national football team is nicknamed as "Diables Rouges"). You only see heraldic lions in Central Europe if I'm not mistaken. Maybe a dragon would be a more appropriate choice for somebody representing England?

Ok, haha the more you know…. Thank you for the info Selene!

I think what I liked about it was that it paid homage to her father's Otherworld costumes, here and here. And it would have raised the question of where did it come from because her current costume was created when she took the amulet. Like was the plan for the new lion one to magically appear or was she saying screw it, I rather honor my family?

Dammit, that costume got me excited I must confess….

Brian's first costume had a lion too so I'm not sure where that symbol really came from. All the costumes, including Brian's famous red/white/blue, were magically created.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ols_of_England

Generally speaking I remain fascinated by the behind the scenes decisions and how things get approved or denied. I'd love to be a butterfly on the wall listening in on this kind of stuff.

Hihi me too, Friend and the choice of the butterfly was just a stroke of genius!

[JB]

Ok, haha the more you know…. Thank you for info Selene!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ols_of_England

Thank you for this information, it makes a lot of sense. There's the link between the lion, England and Otherworld.
"English medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery attracted the nickname "the Lion."



Warrior twins. Their father, a member of the Captain Britain Corps. So top tier that Merlyn sent him to earth 616 to create a hero destined to save the omniverse. A twin with mutant psychic abilities. There's soooo much there that can be explored because I believe Betsy has a similar destiny involving the fate of mutantkind.

Hihi me too, Friend and the choice of the butterfly was just a stroke of genius!

Haha thanks! Butterflies are definitely on the brain at the moment.

[Askani's Flame]

Ok, haha the more you know…. Thank you for the info Selene!




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ols_of_England







Hihi me too, Friend and the choice of the butterfly was just a stroke of genius!

I know it's slightly off topic, but why is the Barbary Lion the national animal of England when they were never native fauna?? I mean I GUESS because they had some as presents from the Crusades but it just clicked to me it doesn't sound right lol.

[Daedra]

I know it's slightly off topic, but why is the Barbary Lion the national animal of England when they were never native fauna?? I mean I GUESS because they had some as presents from the Crusades but it just clicked to me it doesn't sound right lol.

It’s a matter of iconography, a lion at the time was just considered a majestic and fierce creature of the wild, no one cared about biomes or ecosystems, european heraldry is littered with exotic and fantastical creatures, my old professors always used to say that history does not have to be “right”, it just is!

[Shadowcat]

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[Shadowcat]

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