The Braddock Family Appreciation 2024

[Anthony W]

Happy New Year to the true British Royal Family in comics .

I hope Brian gets his CB suit back soon.

I'll add this to the things I want to see in 2024 right under "Fix Mr. Sinister"

[JB]

I too would love to see Brian back in his CB costume but more importantly I want to see him utilized in a major way. No more years of limbo for him please.

[JB]

Continuing with some of the developments from BB:CB that may be touched on or referenced in the upcoming Unlimited and/or Dead X-Men story.

Askani's displayed the ability of quickly sifting through the multiverse to identify Morgan Le Fay's next target. Betsy was then able to telepathically communicate with Brian despite being in another reality.



We got a taste of Betsy's increased durability since becoming CB when she took a vibranium shield to the face thrown by a super soldier Captain Carter.



And my favorite moment from issue #2, the return of her psychic knife which broke Carter free from Le Fay's spell.

[JB]

Fanart Friday!

By Gary Frank.

[JB]

"Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain" has been nominated for Outstanding Comic Book in the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Very cool.

https://glaad.org/mediaawards/35/nominees/

[Panic]

Throwback Thursday: Slaymaster tries on the CB suit

[JB]

Throwback Thursday: Slaymaster tries on the CB suit

"So fly" is one of my favorite panels in comics. Brian's connection to his suit was always such a cool thing.

The growing feud between Brian and Slaymaster serves as a blueprint of how it should be done, imo. It builds and builds until of course the mind-blowing conclusion resulting in Slaymaster's death after his attack on Betsy. It was disturbingly perfect.

I think it's time for the Vixen to return and to be utilized as a major villain against the Braddocks.

[JB]

Fanart Friday!

2024 commissions have begun! By David Yardin.

[CGAR]

Throwback Thursday: Slaymaster tries on the CB suit

That dialogue though is so good but is that good Brian or bad Brian. Who wrote this again?

[JB]

That dialogue though is so good but is that good Brian or bad Brian. Who wrote this again?

That's good Brian. The Crazy Gang and Slaymaster jumped him and captured him for the Vixen. It's from Captain Britain vol 2. #3 written by Jamie Delano.

[Hakka84]

The "so fly" line is indeed.
I acknowledge that modern comics use awesome (superior!) art, but I'd return to art like this above in a beat. Less detailed perhaps, hopefully quicker (?), but better for the medium. IMHO.

[JB]

The "so fly" line is indeed.
I acknowledge that modern comics use awesome (superior!) art, but I'd return to art like this above in a beat. Less detailed perhaps, hopefully quicker (?), but better for the medium. IMHO.

There's something indeed special about these classic comics. Alan Davis is such an amazing storyteller too.

Pretty soon Betsy will be appearing in the Unlimited stories and according to co-writer Foxe, this is a continuous story arc going into the summer to coincide with the conclusion of the Krakoan era.





Because it's such a long story arc I hope we get to see Brian, Meggan, Maggie, and Jamie. Or at the very least I hope we're told where they are and what their status is.

Now that Orchis has even more openly declared war on mutants since Cyclops' "conviction", the family is in danger. It's possible Meggan, Maggie, and Jamie are in the White Hot Room with the other mutants currently lost but I feel like Brian wouldn't have let that happen. They could be safe in Otherworld or worst case scenario they've been captured and thrown in camps. I need to know more!

[Dermie]

I think it's time for the Vixen to return and to be utilized as a major villain against the Braddocks.

Agreed. Presumably by now she has regained her human form and has retaken control of her criminal organization which had been hijacked by Sat-Yr-9 and Nigel Frobisher.

[Panic]

Throwback Thursday: Brian learns about Jamie's crimes


I often wonder whether Alan Davis was partially inspired by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's son Mark, who was involved in racing (he caused a lot of fuss in 82 when he and his team got lost in the desert during the Paris-Dakar Rally for six days), and who relied on his mother's name to get him work, and keep him out of trouble, for many years. He was much in the news back in the early eighties, though obviously never for anything so awful as Jamie's deeds (though in 2004 he did get arrested for funding a failed coup d'état in Equatorial Guinea!).

[JB]

Throwback Thursday: Brian learns about Jamie's crimes


I often wonder whether Alan Davis was partially inspired by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's son Mark, who was involved in racing (he caused a lot of fuss in 82 when he and his team got lost in the desert during the Paris-Dakar Rally for six days), and who relied on his mother's name to get him work, and keep him out of trouble, for many years. He was much in the news back in the early eighties, though obviously never for anything so awful as Jamie's deeds (though in 2004 he did get arrested for funding a failed coup d'état in Equatorial Guinea!).

This is very interesting information. I wasn't aware of Mark and the similarities of the racing and getting lost in the desert. Thank you for always sharing your knowledge!