In these quiet times with little news to share, here's a treat: a commissioned piece by artist John Dimayuga showcasing Betsy Braddock in several of her iconic incarnations — S.T.R.I.K.E. Agent, Military Captain Britain, Captain Britain Corpsman, Otherworld Champion, X-Force, X-Men, and Hellfire Gala. Special thanks to our friend CGar for commissioning this amazing artwork!
In the meantime, if you felt inspired by this artwork, don’t forget about our ongoing rally campaign for Betsy Braddock! We encourage fans to email Marvel kindly requesting more appearances and better utilization of Betsy in future titles. Please remember to always be polite and respectful in your messages — do not criticize creators, editors, or other characters. The goal is to uplift Betsy, not to tear others down.
And don’t just contact the X-Office (officex@marvel.com) — we encourage you to reach out to all Marvel editorial offices! Betsy could shine in many corners of the Marvel Universe. Here are the emails you can use:
- X-Office: officex@marvel.com
- Spidey Office: spideyoffice@marvel.com
- Avengers/Heroes Office: mheroes@marvel.com
- Ultimate Office: ultimateoffice@marvel.com
- Hulk/All Ages: mondomarvel@marvel.com
You can also include the banner below, which outlines how Betsy Braddock could shine in their books. Let’s keep pushing — respectfully — for the hero we love! 💜🦋
“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.
11 comments:
These are all so gorgeous, they even made her Captain Britain suit look good, I'm obsessed with the armor looks with the butterfly crest and the braid it's so gorgeous
It’s sad we are at a point where we have to BEG for Betsy to be included in any comics. This is fucking pathetic and tell me the damage of her losing the Psylocke codename and adopting a mantle that struggled for decades to find an audience isn’t what got us to this point.
I don't think we're begging. I just make these commission so that when artist and writers look her up these images come up. And I also do it show they show up in Google. Its a good way to keep eyes on her and we can use the images for campaigns or anything we want to email in to the X-Office. I love Betsy but some of you act like like she's the only character that isnt getting spotlight. A lot of characters are getting disserviced. This was probably my final commission unless I can get on Farid Karami's or Clay Mann's wait list but yeah I use these commissions to keep her in the conversation and then post them on facebook, twitter and bluesky and IG. So I recommened you all do it as well.
@Unknown my comment had zero to do with the beautiful commissioned art. I’m referring to the campaigning we have been doing this year as noted in the second half of this post.
Even though it sucks not to see Betsy in comics right now, I’d rather they take the time to bring her back properly than just have her show up for the sake of visibility. A rushed return does more harm than good, especially for a character with such a complex history.
And I really appreciate this art, showing her as poised, powerful, and self-assured, it reminds you exactly why she's such a standout character. Confident, in control, and not defined by chaos or trauma. That version of Betsy deserves to stick around.
And I think you're spot on @Randybear. Putting her in the Captain Britain suit was a mistake and another kind of obvious choice to separate her from the Ninja persona. I think the writers need to come to terms that it has a slim chance of sticking, making her a shadow of her brother is just a bad idea.
So yeah, I’d rather they take some time to thoughtfully think about a grand re-entry for Betsy. Lots of times when they do that, they can reintroduce a character in a totally new way, and you don’t ask questions right away about why certain aspects like old costumes or identities have been shed. You kind of accept that time has passed, and they’ve evolved. So it's a great way to press the reset button.
It seems quite clear at this point that the agenda-driven divorce between Betsy and her iconic persona, look, and codename has ultimately led to unequivocal harm for the character. Relegated to D-list tier, all while a vapid, hollow shell wanders around usurping her name, look, and powers.
Wait, has Betsy ever worn this fourth outfit (the one with silver pieces of armor over black and purple clothes, with a butterfly motif on her breastplate and with her hair styled in a long braid)? Because if she didn't, she should get it now; it looks really great!
No it’s a skin from one of the mobile games
Again, who needs enemies with fans like these. You hate everything that makes Betsy and her lore unique. Just be a Kwannon fan with her slop writing since you feel it’s beneath you to advocate for your favorite.
Its a matter of perspective.
One could also say a person isn't much of a fan if they are content that a much more unpopular mantle was just thrown upon Betsy
(I like Brian, but CB just isn't as popular as Psylocke imo)
And are content with her being handed something that could diminish her popularity just because it fits in her lore.
There are many ways to make Betsy unique that don't require her taking the mantle from her brother.
Imho CB doesn't work for Betsy's personality.
I always saw it that she did desire it once upon a time, but had evolved from that over the years to become her own hero.
I personally would love for whatever comes next for Betsy to take a similar approach to Thorne, he gave her unique abilities that were hers innately tied to her Otherworld heritage as well as her mutant psychic abilities all without having to be CB except for 1 scene.
I'm crossing my fingers she gets something good with whatever they were discussing what was next for her.
Here to more material that actually fits Betsy's character and all her love soon :)
Jmho!
Lady Braddock I’m embarrassed for you that you didn’t understand my post. It is pathetic that this classic character that has been a staple for decades has fallen so low. It’s pathetic that we have to resort to constantly asking for her to appear anyway was my point this is crazy that Betsy Braddock is a character that fans have to convince the current people in charge to five her a chance. And fuck Kwannon id never be a fan of such a blatant example of corporate mandate. She’s an imposter who is shoved into the forefront to sell variant covers. Character has NOTHING to over outside of the Psylocke mantle and visuals,
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