Excalibur #26
Writer: Tini Howard
Art by: Marcus To
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
The Story: Otherworld Falls! Merlyn and King Arthur have taken the Starlight Citadel. Saturnyne still lives – but not for long. Betsy Braddock must decide once and for all where her loyalties lie. It’s all been building to this – the fantasy ends here and reality rushes in. There is no haven for the witchbreed. Can they hold on to their champion, here at the twilight of an age?
In Stores: December 15, 2021
“For so long, my life has been out of control. Chaos and serendipity, wrapped in insanity. I have suffered, I have lost. Not just my life, but my very soul, my self. But no more. Now I know who I am.” – Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock, daughter of Otherworld, mutant, telepath, telekinetic, defender of the realm and, above all, X-Man.
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Not a very interesting preview, but maybe Saturnyne's story will make up for that. We'll find out soon, anyway.
In other news...
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-celebrates-free-comic-book-day-2022-with-three-titles
...another Avengers/X-Men crossover?? Oh dear...
(to be fair, I kinda like AXIS, but it's not really much of an Avengers/X-Men crossover considering all the characters not related to the two teams that had big roles in it, like Deadpool, Medusa, Dr.Doom, plus Spider-Man's villains. AvX, on the other hand, was a HUGE disappointment)
I wonder what will be the reason for this new crossover. The most popular theory is that it will be due to Echo being the current Phoenix host, but other theories circulating include a marriage between Emma and Tony Stark (which makes no sense, in my opinion), or characters from one group moving to the other - with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver being likely candidates to join the X-Men... and Captain Britain being a likely candidate to join the Avengers.
I never forgave the Avengers for their horrible behavior during AvX (and the way how Marvel forced that they were right to repeatedly attack the X-Men throughout the crossover), so at first I wouldn't like Betsy to join them... but on the other hand, she's barely been involved with the Krakoan community, being severely out of focus on any X-book that isn't Excalibur, so maybe she would at least be a little more relevant with the Avengers. Then again, they already have another female Captain and I doubt Carol is going anywhere (and that Marvel will add another female Captain as long as Carol is around), so maybe any fear of Betsy joining them is unfounded.
@FSaker It is early to have a new Mutants and Avengers crossover. The last interactions of the two sides like the Inhumans crossover with them was mediocre.
Betsy will benefit from the exposure in an Avengers team although she is a weird pick just as her brother Brian would as Captain Britain.
Mahmud Asrar's farewell gift to Betsy a beautiful tk claymore.
Tini Howard Betsy already made the ultimate sacrifice she lost Psylocke and her badassery. Mic drop.
"Tini Howard Betsy already made the ultimate sacrifice she lost Psylocke and her badassery. Mic drop."
True. I like her as Captain Britain, but I'd prefer her to continue being Psylocke, with Kwannon using Revanche or any other codename. It's sad that Marvel won't do that as they probably don't want to confuse readers by dissociating the "Psylocke" codename from the image of the psychic ninja.
Still, Betsy should always have priority over that codename.
Lmao facts 😵😭🤣
"For you, Mojo, only you... Have I danced us straight and true... Back to Earth, by way of the Psylocke's heart!" - Sprial, New Mutants Annual No. 2, Vol.1
I wonder if Mojo and Spiral will care that Kwannon has now taken their name? LMAO. That was the first time we saw the moniker, and Claremont never explained how it was concocted. We were left to assume it was a play on the word, psyche (as in psy-key).
I can see why Bets has moved on. Still unsure why Kwannon would want the name
It would be understandable for Betsy to move away from the name as soon as she escaped the Mojoworld - but interestingly, she actually embraced it. And it's not as absurd as it seems, as words that were originally used to insult people can be turned into words to empower the same people. That's what she did: "Psylocke" was turned from her "slave name" into her "superheroine name" (there are stories showing that Betsy always wanted to be a superheroine, and I guess she saw "Psylocke" as the name to establish that identity for herself).
As for Kwannon, it really doesn't make much sense for her to want that name for herself. Maybe she took it because people would already call her that, since they associate Betsy's superheroine identity to the body she was in at that time?
In-universe, there isn't enough reason for her to want to become Psylocke. As we know, the reason is in our real world...
Shylok is a starring role in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. Claremont I smell juggled with that from villain to hero like from Mojo doll Betsy to X-Men Betsy.
Psylocke is extra Brit posh wording makes an ugly pic Betsy the British conqueror takes a Japanese bod leaves a mark and Revanche admits her slavery to the Crown keeping the Psylocke. West vs East 3-0.
Kuno for Revanche from Kunoichi the ninja gurl. I have beef with Kuno user who likes Revanche so let Revanche snatch his name lol!
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