Excalibur #13, Chapter 9
Spoilers: Captain Britain welcomes Brian and Jamie at the Starlight Citadel at Saturnyne’s behest. Brian offers Betsy the Sword of Might as it was named in the prophecy, much to Betsy’s dismay. Betsy is upset with Brian for treating her Captain Britain’s tenure as simply a favor to him. Betsy thinks that if he wanted the Amulet of Right back, he should have asked her. Saturnyne makes her entrance and takes the Braddocks to the Memorial Garden, in honor of the fallen Captain Britain Corps. Betsy reminds her that there is a Captain Britain Corps. Saturnyne dismisses her remark as she doesn’t acknowledge the rogue Captains Britain created by Jamie. Betsy brings up the Starlight Sword and Saturnyne orders her to leave as she thinks Betsy is not meant for the mantle. Brian follows Betsy, and the two argue again over the Sword of Might. Brian explains that he doesn’t want to draw the Sword in anger for a cause he doesn’t recognize and that he didn’t expect Betsy to be Captain Britain for the long term. Betsy is furious because he had not even considered that she maybe would want to. As the night falls down, Jamie’s rogue Captains Britain – Rogue, Gambit, Rictor and Jubilee – freed themselves and attack him in his dorms. Betsy and Brian overhear the fuss and run towards Jamie’s room. Jamie overwhelms all four of them and decides to kill Jubilee to make a statement. Betsy urges Brian to draw the Sword of Might, but he refuses. When Gambit throws his cards at Jamie, Brian defends his brother with the sword. As the scabbard burns down, Brian finally claims the Sword of Might and dons a new costume, becoming Captain Avalon, a hero destined to protected the Kingdom of Avalon and the Braddock family. Saturnyne storms her way into the room and orders all fraudulent Captains Britain arrested, including Betsy. Before Saturnyne can retrieve her Amulet of Right, Betsy unleashes her psychic powers and destroys the talisman. As the rogue Captains are taken to the Citadel’s cells, Saturnyne invites Brian to her bedchamber. All alone in her cell, Betsy decides to lead by example instead of twisting minds and sneaking off. She reaches out for the other Captains, and assures Gambit that she will come back for them. Jamie telepathically asks Betsy to jump out of the window and rescues her riding on his Griffin. In Saturnyne’s bedchambers, the Majestrix draws the Starlight Sword from her scrying pool, a blade forged from the Citadel’s very walls. Saturnyne urges Brian to claim the Starlight Sword and become her Captain Britain. As Brian seduces Saturnyne, Betsy and Jamie sneak into her room. Brian asks Betsy to claim the sword, and so she does, becoming Captain Britain again. Saturnyne realizes she has been fooled by the siblings as she did not expect Brian to find his purpose with the Sword and Might and the Braddocks to choose for themselves. Betsy chastises Saturnyne for attempting to tear them apart with her prophecy. Betsy Braddock – Captain Britain – and Brian Braddock – Captain Avalon – return to Krakoa standing tall and proud and place their respective swords on the casting circle.
X-Men #13, Chapter 10
Spoilers: In Krakoa’s Healing Gardens, Apocalypse’s wounds are tended to by Healer, Cecilia Reyes and Beast. Xavier suggests that Hope enhances Healer’s powers to fast-track the process while Polaris restrains Apocalypse’s body. In the meantime, Apocalypse tells the story of Okkara and how it was split by the enemy’s Twilight Sword. Apocalypse tells of Genesis, his wife, who led a great army and defeated many of her enemies. As the demon forces dwindled down, the dark creatures of Amenth asked for a parley and brought the golden helm of their god Annihilation; it is said that whoever wears the mask rules over Amenth but, in turn, is possessed by the primordial elder god. Through their god, the demons proposed to offer something to the Arakki mutants. As Isca, Genesis’ sister, had betrayed them and sided with the demons, Genesis decided to lead the Arakki into the breach and urged Apocalypse to find others, the fittest, to stand against their enemy. Once Apocalypse is healed, the travels to Egypt and heads to the Temple of the Horsemen, where he retrieves his Scarab sword.
“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.
20 comments:
Betsy and Brian patched up! And Betsy will fight the aunt of the four horsemen wow!
Not sure Tini should continue writing the Braddocks, especially Betsy. She just doesn't have Betsy's voice and give her back her damned Butterfly. I want Kwannon to be a good character. But having everything that is Betsy's is annoying. Boo Tini, boo.
The kinda gaver her the butterfly back in the issue though.
Also, Betsy was quite well used in this issue, with her embracing her identity and refusing to let someone else determine who she is (be it Brian or Saturnyne).
I used to agree with her feeling bland in the earlier issues of Excalibur, but it was clearly more due to Howard having to basically set up the whole event in her book than her not understanding the character
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I am really liking the butterfly-esque signature comprised of flower petals. At this point, I'll take it. But Silva seems to enjoy drawing the psychic flare more compared to others like Marcus To who draws her psy energy more "solid-clean" or none at all when sometimes using her TP.
The hair colored pink this issue was my only gripe the editors really dont care lol how hard is it for the colorist to correct that? I mean its all digital not like they're using actual art supplies but I digress.
While the starlight sword is pretty i hope it doesnt replace her psychic sword. But i have a feeling it will as betsy no longer uses the amulet and her means of transforming into CB is the starlight sword. At least make it pink!
Hey Taz its good to see you around. If you aren't already please directly tweet Tini and Jordan White requesting the butterfly. Thats the only way we will get it back is if we let them know directly!
Hope you post more often here again!
I'm hopeful for the butterfly. Slowly Betsy will form a more solid butterfly signature of her soul self. First she has to find again her confidence in the Captain Britain shoes to form her butterfly. Tini Howard takes Betsy through an evolution trip. First we need to see the inexperienced Betsy like an instar in her new role, then evolve to a chrysalis from which the butterfly will come out. The ten of swords war can be the challenge that evolves Betsy closer to her butterfly.
I hope you're right but we can't just assume that's going to happen. We need to let the editors know we want it back!
If they don't have a plan to have the butterfly re-emerge then it was straight up trolling when they drew butterflies around Jamie back in #7 or the butterflies on the cover for Excalibur out in December.
Speaking of which the solicits for January should be out any day now!
Lmaooo pizza party for Tini!
Love ya @Psi-Girl! 💜
Betsy has been the captain before and. Superheroine for like 8 years now. Comic time. I posted on the Facebook group comparing this to the first thirteen issues of Rom spaceknight. Since they are combining Galador and Avalon. It didn't take more then 2 issues for Rom and like 7 other characters we didn't know a thing about to find their voice. Tini is a decent writer. Betsy should have "evolved" by issue 3.
@randybear I have to remake my Twitter account. But since I publish comics too. Most of the changes we would like are at least 20 to 30 weeks out. Those issues are probably in post and final edits. So we're looking at March at the earliest for Tini to change course.
Thank you for the "hello" lmao you never change. Bless you!
I just hope they don't "kill" Betsy again ! :(
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