Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Recap 2018 • Psylocke

Recap 2018  Fortunately, things started to look up again for Miss Braddock, and she had twice as many appearances compared to 2017. The year began with Psylocke leading the Astonishing X-Men against Proteus and the Shadow King. Soon after, Betsy was caught up in the Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor, which ended on a happy note as Psylocke reclaimed her original body after 29 years. The event also saw the resurrection of Kwannon. By the end of the year, Betsy joined an all-star cast in the relaunch of Uncanny X-Men. This marks the first time Betsy is a member of the main X-Men team in 20 years. Last but not least, Psylocke had a very joyful reunion with her brother Brian Braddock and got to meet her niece Maggie. Refresh your memories and talk about your favorite stories, writers, artists, quotes, etc. Happy New Year!

JANUARY

Astonishing X-Men #7
• A Man Called X, Chapter 1
Psylocke travels to the Astral Plane and bids farewell to Fantomex, who has willingly given up his body to Professor X.


Rogue and Gambit #1
• Ring of Fire, Chapter 1
Psylocke trains in the Danger Room. Betsy and the students gossip about Rogue and Gambit's relationship.

FEBRUARY

Astonishing X-Men #8
• A Man Called X, Chapter 2
Psylocke and X enter Proteus' mindscape and try to reason with him. Proteus ends up merging the physical forms of Betsy and X.


MARCH


Astonishing X-Men #9
• A Man Called X, Chapter 3
Psylocke and X are saved by Archangel and Old Man Logan. The X-Men regroup and Betsy orders them to track down Proteus.


APRIL


Astonishing X-Men #10
• A Man Called X, Chapter 4
Psylocke is chosen to lead the X-Men as they don't trust X. They head to Scotland where Proteus has turned a village into a reality-bending nightmare.


Domino #1
• Killer Instinct, Chapter 1: Lottery
Psylocke attends a surprise birthday party for Domino.


Hunt for Wolverine #1
• Hunter's Pryde
Psylocke joins Kitty, Rogue, Storm & Jubilee to search for Wolverine in Madripoor as she suspects Magneto may have stolen his corpse.


MAY


Astonishing X-Men #11
• A Man Called X, Chapter 5
Psylocke leads the X-Men to defeat Proteus. Betsy then join forces to burn out Proteus' reality seeds, which prompts the Shadow King to return.


Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost #1
• The World is a Vampire, Chapter 3
[RECAP] Daredevil mentions the X-Men and others are searching for Logan as well. 


Domino #2
• Killer Instinct, Chapter 2: Topaz
Psylocke and the X-Men face the villain Topaz and her elderly employer at Domino's surprise party.


X-Men: The Wedding Special #1
• Something Old
Psylocke attends Kitty Pryde's bachelorette party with the other X-Ladies.


Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #1
• Mystery in Madripoor, Chapter 1
Psylocke and the X-Women arrive in Madripoor and are immediately captured by Viper and her Femme Fatales. Sapphire Styx starts draining Betsy's lifeforce.


JUNE


Astonishing X-Men #12
• A Man Called X, Chapter 6
Psylocke, guided by X, channels the power of every psychic on Earth and unleashes it against the Shadow King. Betsy is later given the gift of memory by X.


X-Men Gold #30
• Til Death Do Us Part, Chapter 5
Psylocke attends Kitty's and Colossus' rehearsal dinner before their wedding.


Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #2
• Mystery in Madripoor, Chapter 2
Psylocke had all her lifeforce drained by Sapphire Styx and has stopped breathing. Betsy's physical form dies.


JULY


X-Men Gold #32
• Prestige Dark, Chapter 2
Psylocke and Armor are subdued by a brainwashed Rachel Grey.


Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #3
• Mystery in Madripoor, Chapter 3
Psylocke's astral form shatters Sapphire Styx's body from within.


Mr. and Mrs. X #1
• Love & Marriage, Chapter 1
Psylocke gives Rogue a pair of antique earrings as "something old" for her wedding with Gambit.


AUGUST


Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4
• Mystery in Madripoor, Chapter 4
Psylocke uses the soul power left behind by Sapphire Styx to rebuild her original body. Betsy helps the X-Men defeat the Femme Fatales. Happy to be herself, at last.


Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends #1
• Dead Ends
Psylocke returns to the Xavier School after reclaiming her real body. Jean Grey is helping her deal with the change.


OCTOBER


What if? X-Men #1
• What If? X-Men
[ALTERNATE] Psylocke is a member of Xavier's bio-modified .EXEs team.


X-Men Black - Mojo #1
• Mojo Rising
[ARCHIVE] Mojo watches old archive footage of Psylocke and the X-Men.


X-Men Black - Juggernaut #1
• Stoppable
[DREAM] The Juggernaut dreams of the X-Men attacking him.


Extermination #4
• Extermination, Chapter 4
[FLASHBACK] Vision of the IvX-Era X-Men.


NOVEMBER


Uncanny X-Men #1
• Disassembled, Chapter 1
Psylocke and the X-Men attend an anti-mutant rally and are attacked by thousands of dupes of Multiple Man. Betsy also debuts her new telekinetic weaponry.


Uncanny X-Men #2
• Disassembled, Chapter 2
Psylocke joins Storm's team to pursue Jamie Madrox in Kansas. The dupes end up overwhelming the X-Men.


Uncanny X-Men #3
• Disassembled, Chapter 3
Psylocke and Jean Grey join forces and together they manage to put all of Jamie Madrox's dupes to sleep.


DECEMBER


Uncanny X-Men #4
• Disassembled, Chapter 4
Psylocke and Jean hide the X-Men from the Horsemen of Salvation. As part of Storm's team, she heads to Chernaya with the X-Men.


Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1
• Baby Steps
Betsy returns to London to spend Christmas with Brian, Meggan and her niece Maggie.


Uncanny X-Men #5
• Disassembled, Chapter 5
Psylocke confronts Angel who was turned into a Horseman by Nate Grey and uses her psychic sword to revert the process.


Uncanny X-Men #6
• Disassembled, Chapter 6
Psylocke unleashes the Archangel persona in Warren, who helps the X-Men track down X-Man. Nate Grey easily subdues the X-Men.

3 comments:

randybear said...

Love the year end post every year. Kudos on the hard work!

Tazirai said...

Great recap. Love it.

X-Man said...

Thanks for recap.