PSYLOCKE | CAPTAIN BRITAIN // like a butterfly: Excalibur #1 Advance Preview

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Excalibur #1 Advance Preview

28 comments:

randybear said...: To draws the Asrar design so lovely! This looks like right before shes given her new tin can outfit as Brian is still CB here.; July 30, 2019 at 12:33 PM
Rahsaan said...: This is beautiful.

@randy, I really hope that you are pleasantly surprised when all's said and done, so we can discuss. I think this book is going to be magic.; July 30, 2019 at 12:36 PM
randybear said...: Good day Rahsaan,
You hope?? I hope I'm surprised!! Lol

Listen, Psylocke is what got me into comics as a kid and to this day I still read XMen to see what's going on with Betsy so I'm really hoping I'm wrong on everything and she is still recognizable not just aesthetically but character-wise

I get characters change and evolve but as most cases involving Betsy this is a very tricky evolution as the definingn aspects of her character are being split and not necessarily even shared. So I'll do my best to behave until October lol

Thank you for keeping me grounded on here, Rahsaan; July 30, 2019 at 12:41 PM
FSaker said...: Beautiful art!

This book has huge potential to be my favorite of Hickman's era. It's great to see the 1990s group reunited (Betsy, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee), and while Rictor was never part of that group, his time on Peter David's X-Factor made me like him a lot. As for Apocalypse, I don't think he should become a hero - but I don't think he will; there will probably be a twist. While the twist doesn't happen, I don't mind him being there, either.

And gosh, I LOVE Betsy's uniform as the new Captain Britain! Even the flowers in her hair could look tacky but somehow they work, giving her a feminine aspect without making her look any less badass (and blending in with her purple hair); and the fact she still has an "X" badge on her belt emphasizes she didn't abandon her mutant family...; July 30, 2019 at 2:10 PM
Renegade X said...: OMG the art already looking promising. This will definitely be on my pull list and hopefully Fallen Angels prove me wrong just the bad writing might kill me.; July 30, 2019 at 2:34 PM
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Unknown said...: This looks really good and it's great to see the Disassembled costume still making the rounds. I really can't wait to see how Betsy maneuvers into this new role.; July 30, 2019 at 4:28 PM
X-Man said...: This is pretty good art. I'm hoping the story matches. Glad we get to see the new uniform briefly. Btw is Brian a mutant as well? Or just Betsy and Jamie? I was always confused on that.; July 30, 2019 at 5:06 PM
randybear said...: X-Man, yeah only Jamie and Betsy but originally Betsy wasnt a mutant I think Claremont retconned that when he took over after Alan Moore's run.; July 30, 2019 at 5:13 PM
Alexis said...: I think that since Betsy will regain the Captain Britain mantle, she should return to being a natural blonde...might as well. Going back to her full English heritage. Even though, she won't distinguishable from Emma or Dazzler lol; July 30, 2019 at 5:20 PM
Rahsaan said...: @Alexis, LOL. Alison is a darker blonde though, like more sandy blonde. And Emma... Bets can just swap out her blonde dye with a solution to make her go brown again.; July 30, 2019 at 5:38 PM
FSaker said...: @Alexis - Nah, her purple hair is cool. And as you said, she would be just another X-blonde among many.

If Betsy changes her hair color, my suggestion would be to adopt the same style from the wig she had in her brief time as Captain Britain under Alan Davis: one side blue, one side red, and white in the center.; July 30, 2019 at 5:38 PM
randybear said...: Yeah why in the world would we want Betsy to lose her lavendar hair??

Blond or brunette we have enough of those and her lavendar hair is literally the last motif she has going for her at this point.; July 30, 2019 at 5:41 PM
randybear said...: Alison is a strawberry blonde but show me last time she wasn't looking the same generic blond used for Emma Alex or Husk lol; July 30, 2019 at 5:42 PM
Deemo Dude said...: This art is so cool ! and god I was waiting for them to meet and maybe have a heart to heart.. at long last; July 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Unknown said...: Betsy isn't even a natural blonde anymore. Since she remade her body all that lavender flowing from her head is all hers.; July 30, 2019 at 6:29 PM
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X-Man said...: @randybear thanks.; July 30, 2019 at 9:34 PM
randybear said...: Ikr To is so amazing I'm so happy hes drawing Betsy.

I also really like how Brian's CB and the Asrar design really compliment each other; July 30, 2019 at 10:07 PM
Nate X said...: I haven't been this excited for a book in ages! Finally a Betsy book with GOOD ART. We got the best artist from the Dawn of X books <3; July 31, 2019 at 12:11 AM
Alexis said...: Haha. I think she should still go back to being a natural blonde, and embrace her English (or viking) heritage. It will make her more complete. Her hair could be the same shade as Opal Luna Saturnyne, so as not to confuse her with the others.; July 31, 2019 at 4:34 AM
X-Man said...: I hope she doesn't go back to blonde. I like purple and more importantly I believe Betsy does too. So much that I think her natural hair color is purple now since when she remade her body in hunt for Wolverine, I'm pretty sure she briefly did reform as a blonde and she changed that hair color very quickly lol.; July 31, 2019 at 9:03 AM
FSaker said...: "And you know what?
Kwannon can suck it! Fallen Angels is gonna tank hard (especially w/ that moron Bryan Hill on board). They can give her the TP, the butterfly, costume, purple hair color - whatever - but she ain’t Betsy."

To be fair, I think both Fallen Angels and Excalibur will have a short life (regardless of how much they sell); the only book which will likely survive for the entirety of Hickman's run is the X-Men one (where I hope Betsy will make frequent appearances).

That said, I agree with you: no matter which powers or outfits she gets, Kwannon will never be Betsy, and even though she's now named Psylocke, Betsy will always be the best Psylocke. But hopefully Kwannon can at least be more relatable and interesting now that she'll be the main character in a book, and thus keep the Psylocke legacy alive.; July 31, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Benjamin Hutton said...: What a beautiful rendition of the Asrar design.

My potential issues with this book not withstanding, that is some beautiful art.

Betsy's hair has never looked more majestic!; July 31, 2019 at 11:51 AM
Kiki M. Ishola said...: Marcus To if you read this I love ya! Butterfly kisses!

The best drawn panels of Psylocke after she reclaimed her British body and what a stunning Asrar costume! Marcus To you are talented!

Brian Braddock isn't a mutant he is gifted though down below. His white long johns by other artists never gave me thirst for him and here I am staring at his crotch having dirty thoughts.; July 31, 2019 at 1:46 PM
Unknown said...: Do Rogue and Gambit have new costumes?; July 31, 2019 at 8:25 PM
randybear said...: Hi unknown, looks like Gambit gets a new costume but seems like Rogue will be back in her 90s Jim Lee design, which I'm lowkey excited about.; July 31, 2019 at 8:52 PM
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