Straight out of New York Comic-Con, Marvel has announced a new Captain Britain series, featuring mutantkind's newest LGBTQ+ couple diving into interdimensional adventure. Spinning out from the events of this year's Knights of X limited series, Captain Britain is set to develop her fledgling romance with Askani gallivanting throughout the wider worlds of Marvel. Other familiar faces have been announced to accompany Betsy Braddock and Rachel Summers on their journey through Otherworld and beyond. Readers only have to wait a few short months before the action takes off in February 2023.

Betsy Braddock, formerly known as the X-Men's Psylocke, has held the title of Captain Britain since the opportunity was given to her in the 2019 volume of Excalibur. Betsy may not have settled into the role smoothly, but her new post was a fitting extension of mutantkind's newfound status quo on the island nation of Krakoa. As the X-Men renegotiated the status of mutants on Earth, Betsy as Captain Britain redefined and defended a new status quo for mutants in the mystical realms of Otherworld. This story reached its resolution in the pages of Excalibur and Knights of X. Now on the precipice of her own series, Betsy has found herself as the hero she'd always longed to be, a girlfriend who burns with desire unlike any other, and an Otherworld whose future is full of opportunity.

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During the "Women of Marvel" panel at NYCC last weekend, Marvel announced that in February 2023 the next stage of Cap's journey will be chronicled in Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain by Tini Howard and Vasco Georgiev. The first cover for the five-issue limited series was also shared, from artist Erica D'Urso. Writer Tini Howard has also shared a bit more on Captain Britain's new solo on her personal newsletter. Excitedly, Howard remarks that, "after getting to spend 31 issues with Betsy Braddock so far, I feel more confident than ever that she’s ready to meet the rest of the Marvel Universe." The author teased further, "We’re leaving Krakoa behind for a time, ... reuniting Betsy with her brothers Brian and Jamie and bringing along her girlfriend, Rachel Summers, the recently christened Askani."

Captain Britain's Story Is Expanding Beyond The X-Men

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The promise of a new Betsy Braddock book as she ventures heroically into the wider Marvel Universe with her girlfriend and brothers in tow is sure to excite fans of the new Captain Britain. The possibility of one of Marvel's newest queer couples having a multiversal journey together was teased in dialogue between Askani and Captain Britain near the end of Knights of X. This would be in line with many classic stories featuring Captain Britain, as the Captain Britain Corps is a multiversal entity designed to protect the Marvel Omniverse, and its headquarters lie in the center of Otherworld. The edge to this new series that adds special interest is the opportunity for Betsy to reintroduce herself as Captain Britain to the Prime Marvel Universe. Betsy's ties to the larger superhero community of Earth-616 rarely extend outside the X-Men. Just as being Captain Britain has allowed Betsy to redefine herself to readers after her confusing, decades-long body swap journey as Psylocke, Captain Britain's new series could be a useful vehicle to reestablish herself among her fellow Marvel superheroes.

For the first time in a long time, everything in Betsy Braddock's life is going her way. This does not mean her mystical frenemy Opal Luna Saturnyne is done plotting against her. Just as well, spending more time with her brother Jaime also implies that some wild happenings are heading Betsy's way. All these elements mean that Captain Britain's next adventures have more personal stakes than ever. As if this was not an exciting enough set up for a new limited series, getting one of Marvel's long awaited LGBTQ+ couples to develop their romance throughout the Marvel Multiverse and beyond is just icing on the cake.

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Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain will be available from Marvel Comics in February 2023.

Source: Marvel Comics, Tini Howard.