X-Force #2 Art

X-Force #2 Spoilers

Spoilers: X-Force heads to Wakanda, where the second fracture is expected to occur, according to the analog. Betsy and Rachel welcome Surge, who decides to join the team, while Sage warns Forge that invading Wakanda might not be the best move. Suddenly, the X-Jet is attacked and blows up, sending the team plummeting in freefall, only to be engulfed by a strange mist that starts affecting them. Upon landing, the analog realizes that the X-Force has already entered the fracture. Betsy senses powerful ancient magic at play, and her own Otherworld magic struggles to resist it. A physical and mental shift transforms Betsy, Rachel, Surge, and Tank into medieval versions of themselves, all under a spell, while only Forge and Sage remain unaffected.

A Wakandan archivist named Sele, also transformed, appears and commands the brainwashed X-Force to capture Forge and Sage, who manage to escape. Forge heads back to the X-Jet, while Sage is captured by Wakandan warriors. She’s brought before the Black Panther, who is actually the spellmaster Nketi; he’s been using the Anansi drum to spread his magic and reshape the world to his will. Sage realizes she’s immune to the spell because of her mutation tied to the laws of physics and her goggles, which process magic as data. Sage escapes, but Nketi orders the X-Force to hunt her down. Sage manages to put the goggles on Surge, breaking the spell on her, and asks her to deliver the goggles to Forge. Meanwhile, Forge realizes the analog protected him from the reality-warping magic and confronts Nketi. Forge uses the drum to undo the spell, restoring reality and sealing the fracture in Wakanda. The archivist Sele arrests Nketi for tampering with Wakanda’s archives and stealing the drum. She thanks X-Force for their assistance but demands they leave Wakanda immediately. Forge reveals that the X-Jet has self-repaired and is ready for their next mission in Cambodia, where Nuklo is wreaking havoc.

X-Force #5 Variant Cover by Adam Pollina

X-Force #2 Preview

X-Force #2

Writer: Geoffrey Thorne

Art by: Marcus To

Cover by: Stephen Segovia

The Story: WARFARE IN WAKANDA! FORGE leads X-FORCE in their new, custom BLACKBIRD to the next world fracture in WAKANDA. But as the ground literally changes under their feet, the team will have to stop…the BLACK PANTHER?! That can’t be right, can it?! And what secret is bubbling under the surface that just might tear the X-Force team asunder? The new X-FORCE ongoing hits its stride in this issue – don’t miss jumping on early!

In Stores: August 28, 2024

X-Force Rockets to Top 10 in July Sales

The July 2024 comic book sales rankings are in, tracked by the ComicHub system. This data, from July 7 to August 3, 2024, represents a snapshot of consumer sales at 125 comic stores.

The "X-Men: From the Ashes" relaunch has made a significant impact. Notably, "X-Force" #1, despite being released on July 31 and having only three days of tracked sales, secured a remarkable #10 spot in the rankings. Other titles from the "From the Ashes" lineup, including "X-Men," "Phoenix," and "NYX," also dominated the top 10, though they had a few weeks' advantage over "X-Force." Marvel has already responded to the high demand by announcing a second printing of "X-Force" #1, set to arrive this September.

For comparison, let’s look back at the June 2024 rankings. The data from last month provides valuable context for understanding the shifting dynamics in comic book sales and the rising popularity of the "X-Men" series.

Psylocke | Captain Britain Costume Gallery (Update)

The Psylocke | Captain Britain Costume Gallery has been updated and now features 168 versions of Betsy Braddock! This time, all images are available in their original sizes, no longer resized. Here’s what’s new:

Betsy Braddock (Earth-616):

• New additions: Outback (Inferno), Outback (Pink), Astral Form (#1), Ninja (Coat), Lockdown, The Goth, Space Suit, RessurXion (Coat), Knight of X (Cloak), From the Ashes, and From the Ashes (Unused).

• New or upgraded versions: Outback, Excalibur, Exiles, New Exiles, Ninja (Utopia), Uncanny X-Force, Death, X-Force, All-New All-Different Marvel, and Disassembled (#2).

Alternative Counterparts:

• New additions: Reaver, Mini-Marvels, Gladiator, Graduate, Punk, Royal Princess, Adorable X-Babies, Deathlok, Captain Baboon, Captain Cormelian, Britannica Rex, Captain Plumdragon, House of XCII, Princess, Blacksmith, Captain Pretani, and Moira 5.

• New or upgraded versions: Ultimate (Colonel), Ultimate (Psylocke), Ultimate (Impostor), X-Animals, Psychilde (#1), Weird War III, Captain Britain (Brian’s Corps), Days of Future Tense, Kokoro, Psi-Girl I, Psi-Girl II, Red Queen, Earth X, Age of Apocalypse, The End, House of M, What If, Lady Mandarin, Marvel Girl, Sabretooth’s Wife, Victorian Age, Sword of the Braddocks, Forever, Angel’s Wife, Magistrate Braddock, Planet X, Revenant, Space Explorer, and Arcadia.

Marvel Universe
(Earth-616)

BETSY BRADDOCK Childhood Excalibur Annual #2 (1994)	BETSY BRADDOCK Schoolgirl Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #256 (1989)	BETSY BRADDOCK Charter Pilot Captain Britain [vol. 1] #8 (1976)
BETSY BRADDOCK S.T.R.I.K.E. Agent The Daredevils #3 (1983)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN R.C.X. Agent Captain Britain [vol. 2] #13 (1985)	PSYLOCKE Wildways New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)
PSYLOCKE Mojo’s Slave New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)	PSYLOCKE Spiral’s Pawn New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)	PSYLOCKE Warlock New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)
PSYLOCKE Mojo's Pawn Uncanny X-Men Annual #10 (1987)	PSYLOCKE X-Men/Mutant Massacre Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #213 (1987)	PSYLOCKE Australian Outback #1 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #232 (1988)
PSYLOCKE Australian Outback #2 (Inferno) Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #241 (1988)	PSYLOCKE Australian Outback #3 (Pink) Marvel Super-Heroes [vol. 2] #6 (1991)	PSYLOCKE Ninja Suit #1 (Blue Team) Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #256 (1989)
LADY MANDARIN Acts of Vengeance Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #257 (1989)	PSYLOCKE Astral Form #1 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #273 (1990)	PSYLOCKE X-Uniform #1 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #273 (1991)
PSYLOCKE Ninja Suit #2 (Jacket) X-Men [vol. 2] #18 (1993)	PSYLOCKE Ninja Suit #3 (Coat) X-Men Unlimited [vol. 1] #47 (2003)	PSYLOCKE Phalanx Covenant Cable [vol. 1] #16 (1994)
PSYLOCKE Astral Form #2 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #324 (1995)	PSYLOCKE Crimson Dawn Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #333 (1996)	PSYLOCKE Undercloak Psylocke & Archangel: Crimson Dawn [vol. 1] #4 (1997)
PSYLOCKE Psi-War X-Men [vol. 2] #78 (1998)	PSYLOCKE Viper's Pawn Wolverine [vol. 2] #125 (1998)	PSYLOCKE Contest of Champions Contest of Champions II #3 (1999)
PSYLOCKE Lockdown Contest of Champions II #5 (1999)	PSYLOCKE Revolution X-Men [vol. 2] #100 (2000)	PSYLOCKE The Goth’s Prisoner X-Men [vol. 2] #104 (2000)
PSYLOCKE Excalibur Excalibur [vol. 2] #1 (2001)	PSYLOCKE X-Treme X-Treme X-Men [vol. 1] #1 (2001)	PSYLOCKE X-Uniform #2 (Reload) Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #456 (2005)
PSYLOCKE Astral Form #3 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #456 (2005)	PSYLOCKE Ninja Suit #4 (Reload) Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #469 (2006)	PSYLOCKE X-Women X-Women #1 (2010)
PSYLOCKE Exiles Exiles [vol. 1] #96 (2007)	PSYLOCKE New Exiles New Exiles #1 (2008)	PSYLOCKE Training Suit New Exiles #11 (2008)
PSYLOCKE Sisterhood Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #510 (2009)	PSYLOCKE Ninja Suit #5 (Utopia) Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #511 (2009)	PSYLOCKE X-Club Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #512 (2009)
PSYLOCKE Utopia Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #514 (2009)	PSYLOCKE Uncanny X-Force Wolverine: Road To Hell #1 (2010)	PSYLOCKE Space Suit Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #2 (2010)
PSYLOCKE Dark Angel Saga Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #14 (2011)	DEATH Horseman of Apocalypse Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #17 (2011)	LADY BRITON Otherworld Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #20 (2012)
PSYLOCKE Danger Uncanny X-Men [vol. 2] #16 (2012)	PSYLOCKE Astral Form #4 Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #33 (2012)	PSYLOCKE Marvel NOW Uncanny X-Force [vol. 2] #1 (2013)
PSYLOCKE Astral Form #5 Uncanny X-Force [vol. 2] #3 (2013)	PSYLOCKE Fantomex Uncanny X-Force [vol. 2] #7 (2013)	PSYLOCKE X-Force X-Force [vol. 4] #1 (2014)
PSYLOCKE Danger Room X-Men [vol. 4] #13 (2014)	PSYLOCKE All-New All-Different Marvel Uncanny X-Men [vol. 4] #1 (2016)	PSYLOCKE RessurXion #1 (Coat) Astonishing X-Men [vol. 4] #1 (2017)
PSYLOCKE RessurXion #2 Astonishing X-Men [vol. 4] #1 (2017)	PSYLOCKE Mystery in Madripoor Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor [vol. 1] #1 (2018)	PSYLOCKE Disassembled #1 Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor [vol. 1] #4 (2018)
PSYLOCKE Disassembled #2 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 5] #2 (2018)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Dawn of X Excalibur [vol. 4] #1 (2019)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Otherworld Excalibur [vol. 4] #2 (2019)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN Multiverse Excalibur [vol. 4] #17 (2021)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Hellfire Gala Excalibur [vol. 4] #21 (2021)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Sevalith Excalibur [vol. 4] #24 (2021)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN Knights of X #1 (Cloak) Knights of X [vol. 1] #1 (2022)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Knights of X #2 Knights of X [vol. 1] #1 (2022)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN From the Ashes X-Force [vol. 7] #1 (2024)

 

Unused Designs

CAPTAIN BRITAIN Design by Alan Davis Marvel UK (1985)	PSYLOCKE Design by Arthur Adams Australian Outback (1987)	PSYLOCKE Design by Arthur Adams Australian Outback (1987)
LADY MANDARIN Design by Jim Lee Acts of Vengeance (1988)	LADY MANDARIN Design by Jim Lee Acts of Vengeance (1988)	PSYLOCKE Design by Salvador Larroca X-Treme X-Men (2002)
PSYLOCKE Design by Kris Anka Marvel NOW (2012)	PSYLOCKE Design by Kris Anka Marvel NOW (2012)	PSYLOCKE Design by Kris Anka Marvel NOW (2012)
PSYLOCKE Design by Kris Anka Marvel NOW (2012)	PSYLOCKE Design by Rock-He Kim All-New Marvel NOW (2013)	PSYLOCKE Design by Mahmud Asrar Disassembled (2018)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN Design by Marcus To Dawn of X (2019)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Design by Basco Georgiev Destiny of X (2022)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Design by Marcus To From the Ashes (2024)

 

Ultimate Universe
(Earth-1610)

COL. BETSY BRADDOCK Ultimate Universe Earth-1610 Ultimate X-Men #17 (2002)	PSYLOCKE Ultimate Universe Earth-1610 Ultimate X-Men #84 (2007)	PSYLOCKE (Impostor) Ultimate Universe Earth-1610 Ultimate Comics X-Men #17 (2012)

 

Alternative Versions

PSYLOCKE Horde’s Illusion Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men Annual #11 (1987)	PSYLOCKE X-Animals Mojoworld Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 (1988)	PSYCHILDE X-Babies Mojoworld Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
PSYLOCKE Reaver Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #251 (1989)	BETSY BRADDOCK The Hand’s Illusion Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #256 (1989)	BETSY BRADDOCK The Hand’s Illusion Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #256 (1989)
BETSY BRADDOCK The Hand’s Illusion Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #256 (1989)	PSYLOCKE Weird War III Earth-597 Excalibur: Weird War III #1 (1990)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 1] 44 (1991)
PSYLOCKE Days of Future Tense Earth-9620 Excalibur [vol. 1] #94 (1996)	KOKORO Amalgam Universe Earth-9602 Magneto & The Magnetic Men #1 (1996)	PSI-GIRL 2099 Prechronal Collapse Earth-97061 Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (1997)
PSI-GIRL 2099 Postchronal Collapse Earth-12772 Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (1997)	RED QUEEN Days of Future Past Earth-811 Wolverine: Days of Future Past #1 (1997)	PSYCHILDE X-Babies Mojoworld X-Babies Reborn #1 (2000)
PSYLOCKE Movie Adaptation Earth Unknown X-Men The Movie Special Edition (2000)	PSYLOCKE Earth X Earth-9997 Universe X #2 (2000)	PSYLOCKE Mini-Marvels Earth-99062 Giant Size Mini-Marvels: Starring Spidey #1 (2001)
PSYLOCKE The Bladeless Sword Earth-3933 X-Men: Millennial Visions #2001 (2002)	PSYLOCKE Mangaverse Earth-2301 X-Men: Ronin #5 (2003)	PSYLOCKE Nocturne's Reality Earth-2182 Exiles [vol. 1] #42 (2004)
PSYLOCKE Age of Apocalypse Earth-295 X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #4 (2005)	PSYLOCKE The End Earth-41001 X-Men: The End - Book Two #2 (2005)	PSYLOCKE Executive Action Committee Earth-59222 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #462 (2005)
BETSY BRADDOCK Gladiator Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #462 (2005)	BETSY BRADDOCK Graduate Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #462 (2005)	BETSY BRADDOCK Punk Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #462 (2005)
BETSY BRADDOCK Royal Princess Earth Unknown Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #462 (2005)	PSYLOCKE House of M Earth-58163 Uncanny X-Men [vol. 1] #463 (2005)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN What If? X-Men Deadly Genesis Earth-98193 What If? X-Men Deadly Genesis #1 (2006)
BETSY BRADDOCK Socialite Earth-7794 Exiles [vol. 1] #94 (2007)	LADY MANDARIN The War Day Earth-80827 New Exiles [vol. 1] #7 (2008)	MARVEL GIRL Psylocke’s Dream Earth Unknown New Exiles [vol. 1] #8 (2008)
BETSY BRADDOCK-CREED Sabretooth’s Wife Earth-80911 New Exiles [vol. 1] #11 (2008)	BETSY BRADDOCK Pilot Earth-89145 New Exiles [vol. 1] #11 (2008)	BETSY BRADDOCK Barbarian Earth-51489 New Exiles [vol. 1] #11 (2008)
BETSY BRADDOCK Victorian Age Earth-72911 New Exiles [vol. 1] #11 (2008)	PSYLOCKE Sword of the Braddocks Earth Unknown X-Men: Sword of the Braddocks #1 (2009)	PSYLOCKE Adorable X-Babies Mojoworld X-Babies [vol. 1] #3 (2009)
PSYLOCKE Forever Earth-161 X-Men Forever Annual #1 (2010)	PSYLOCKE Age of X Earth-11326 X-Men: Legacy [vol. 1] #245 (2011)	PSYLOCKE Deathlok Earth-11045 Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #6 (2011)
O-CHIYO BRADDOCK 5 Ronin Earth-11542 5 Ronin #4 (2011)	BETSY BRADDOCK-WORTHINGTON Angel’s Wife Earth-12218 Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #18 (2011)	PSYLOCKE Exalted Earth-12245 Astonishing X-Men [vol. 3] #45 (2012)
MAGISTRATE BRADDOCK Final Execution Earth-12928 Uncanny X-Force [vol. 1] #28 (2012)	PSYLOCKE Revenant The Underworld Uncanny X-Force [vol. 2] #10 (2013)	PSYLOCKE Planet X Earth-13133 Uncanny Avengers [vol. 1] #19 (2014)
PSYLOCKE All-New X-Men Earth-11437 All-New X-Men [vol. 1] #25 (2014)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Higher Avalon Earth-81518 Secret Wars [vol. 1] #2 (2015)	PSYLOCKE Limbo Earth-91240 Inferno [vol. 1] #3 (2015)
PSYLOCKE Marville Earth-71912 Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX #1 (2015)	PSYLOCKE Westchester Earth-15730 X-Men '92 [vol. 1] #4 (2015)	LADY MANDARIN K'un-Lun Earth-13116 Master of Kung Fu [vol. 2] #3 (2015)
PSYLOCKE Sentinel Territories Earth-25158 Secret Wars Journal [vol. 1] #4 (2015)	PSYLOCKE Arcadia Earth-16191 A-Force [vol. 1] #5 (2015)	PSYLOCKE Guardians of the Galaxy Earth-18138 Cosmic Ghost Rider [vol. 1] #3 (2018)
PSYLOCKE .EXE-Men Earth-83124 What If? X-Men [vol. 1] #1 (2018)	CLERK PSYLOCKE Department X Age of X-Man Age of X-Man Alpha [vol. 1] #1 (2019)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Jamie Braddock's Incursion Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #10 (2020)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Male) Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #15 (2020)	CAPTAIN AMPHIBIAN Captain Britain Corps Earth-22 Excalibur [vol. 4] #15 (2020)	CAPTAIN BABOON Captain Britain Corps Earth-8101 Excalibur [vol. 4] #15 (2020)
VIOLET SWAN Captain Britain Corps Earth-8311 Excalibur [vol. 4] #15 (2020)	CAPTAIN CORMELIAN Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown X of Swords: Destruction #1 (2020)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Owl) Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #15 (2020)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Fox) Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown X of Swords: Destruction #1 (2020)	BRITANNICA REX Captain Britain Corps Earth-99476 X of Swords: Destruction #1 (2020)	CAPTAIN PLUMDRAGON Captain Britain Corps Earth-2112 X of Swords: Destruction #1 (2020)
CAPTAIN BRETLAND Captain Britain Corps Earth-904 Excalibur [vol. 4] #16 (2020)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #16 (2020)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #16 (2020)
CAP. BRITAIN, Elspeth Braddock Captain Britain Corps Earth-13059 Excalibur [vol. 4] #19 (2021)	CAP. BRITAIN, Queen Elizabeth III Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #19 (2021)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Excalibur [vol. 4] #19 (2021)
AGENT LIZZIE BRADDOCK S.T.R.I.K.E. Earth-76 Captain Carter [vol. 1] #1 (2022)	PSYLOCKE House of XCII Jubilee 10 X-Men '92: House of XCII #1 (2022)	CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Princess) Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Knights of X [vol. 1] #1 (2022)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Blacksmith) Captain Britain Corps Earth Unknown Knights of X [vol. 1] #1 (2022)	CAPTAIN PRETANI Captain Britain Corps Earth-5411 Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1 (2023)	PSYLOCKE Faraway Moira 5 Dead X-Men [vol.1] #3 (2024)