Monday, August 26, 2024

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.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

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

Friday, August 16, 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.

Thursday, August 15, 2024

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):



Alternative Counterparts:



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)