Betsy Braddock has a new codename: Butterfly! Tom Brevoort confirmed the name in his latest Substack newsletter, alongside new details and preview artwork from Maximum X-Men.
Written by Christopher Yost, with art by Tony S. Daniel, Mark Morales, and Leo Paciarotti, the series follows Avengers Armageddon. With the Avengers disbanded, Storm and Wolverine assemble a team to protect Earth from global threats. Joining them are Bishop, Colossus, Iceman, Betsy Braddock as Butterfly, Firestar, and Justice.
According to Brevoort, the book combines fast-paced action with character-driven moments. Its opening storyline involves an apparent invasion from the Negative Zone that develops into something more complicated. He also hints at a difficult road ahead for Justice.
Alongside the color page starring Betsy above, the previews include a lettered scene between Storm and Colossus, a penciled spread from issue #2, and the penciled cover for issue #3 featuring a new villain. Brevoort notes that the material is still in progress and may change before publication. Maximum X-Men #1 launches in December.
Source: Tom Brevoort – Man With A Hat
Click the images to enlarge. Artwork in progress.
“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.
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I just saw this. Kinda shook. Don’t know how I feel about it, yet. I guess it’s better than CB?
It’s sad that apparently there’s no way they’re giving Betsy the ‘Psylocke’ codename back, even though it’s rightfully hers… that K-Anon person took everything. 🤬
Many Marvel characters have shared a mantle before. Why can’t she be Psylocke?
I don’t mind it but please can we ask @leoarts on instagram to color her hair as light purple/bluish lavender. That hair is TOO MUCH PINK
Nate I agree! If anyone is on IG can you kindly compliment and then just follow up with a pretty please make sure it's a solid purple :D
For those that still like to email Marvel as well, you can also let the team know that way! As editorial reads those letters.
I mean... She's been "Mariposa Mental" for AGES in some Spanish translations. Not mad, at least the Butterfly is where it belongs
I need to see it without the pink light before judging, it seems the ends are more lavender-ish
I actually don't think that's a bad name.
It's something personally associated with Betsy.
& it may mean we'll see the Butterfly Effect much more now with Betsy.
I'm still not convinced she won't eventually get Psylocke back though lol.
Especially since the recent books have showcased her with that name in both bodies.
We will see :)
but definitely happy to hear them say "formally CB" lol
betsy deserved better than this. she did great things in her og body. kwannon was only a ninja, lady mandarim. they should erase kwannon's psychic powers and let her only with ninjutsu. let betsy be the psychic powerhouse alone
This is so dumb. What a stupid codename.
Betsy Braddock is Psylocke.
Kwannon is Kwannon.
Give her back her origin codename - Psylocke pls. Or take Monarch instead (it's one species of butterfly too).
Definitely either Monarch or back to Psylocke is much better.
i luv it
betsy gonna be pretty in pink n purple and remind me of dis great song when I read da BOOKS dat she star in
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book,
A Reading Rainbow!
I can go anywhere
Friends to know
And ways to grow
A Reading Rainbow!
I can be anything
Take a look, it's in a book
A Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow!
i wish my naija sis lady iṣhola would come back so we can celebrate dis
I too think Monarch would be better than Butterfly as Betsy's new codename. Or, as someone once said in this blog, something like PsyK or Psyche as psyche is butterfly (and soul as well) in old greek, and it would be the perfect name after Psylocke, from lock to key as a symbol of liberati in. And It would be still similar to Psylocke.
Anyway, Psylocke would be the best choice.
Eh, I don’t love it. She was Psylocke before the body swap; why can’t she be Psylocke again? It seems smarter to me to give Kwannon a new code name and identity instead of Betsy, if they’re trying to differentiate her and clear up all the confusion surrounding the two. But either way, I’m still very excited for this series - all three of my favs on a team together for the first time.✨
Adam: I feel a little disappointed and a little relieved. I'm a big Kwannon fan and I was worried she'd get pushed back to obscurity, but now I'm assuming she'll go on using the Psylocke name and the ninja look. For Betsy, I'm assuming she'll lose the Captain Britain mantle and take up this new identity. It is kind of a cutesy poo nickname but I do like leaning into the butterfly effect. I REALLY hope this doesn't lead to her flying around butterfly wings, but would LOVE to see her sending swarms of psychic butterflies to confuse and overwhelm her enemies.
That was my first thought, I’m not sure spanish readers are gonna notice the change in codename, as more often than not translators shorten it to just “mariposa” to fit better the speech ballons
To this day I’m still lost on how Kwannon didn’t stick to Revanche, storywise it fit her much better than the name of the woman who “stole” her body!
Cool, cool. While we're at it, let's change Logan's name to “Mutton Chops”.
Why does Marvel hate Betsy?
I'm going to choose to believe that this name choice is some kind of reference to the butterfly effect, signifying that decisions Betsy makes and her actions affect the future profoundly. I'm sure that's not the case, but it helps me feel better.
Couting how many time Will take for kwannon steal that name...
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