After Jonathan Hickman’s wonderful X-Men #1 kicked off the Dawn of X, we got a brilliant new series with Marauders #1, from Gerry Duggan. In week 3 of the new age of X-Men, we go back to a traditional title we haven’t seen since the mid-2000s: Excalibur. as well as if there’s one thing writer Tini Howard proves in Excalibur #1, is that there are still more unique locations the X-Men can go

Tini Howard Re-invents Betsy Braddock by breaking Her Down as well as building Her Back Up

The very first problem focuses mainly on Betsy Braddock, formerly understood as Psylocke. She’s no longer going by that name for a quite great reason. during the search for Wolverine, Betsy was separated from the body of Kwannon, the Oriental lady that her spirit had possessed for, in Marvel-time, over a decade. She’s a bit lost, trying to figure out who she is as well as where she belongs in the new mutant society. however she understands it won’t be as Psylocke.

In all her British glory. Oh, as well as spoiler, something occurs to Rogue. (Image via: Excalibur #1, marvel Comics)

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It’s no spoiler to state that she ultimately does discover her identity. By the end of the very first issue, Betsy is the new Captain Britain. What occurs to her brother, the original one? Well, that is a quite huge spoiler we’ll save for later.

Excalibur #1 establishes itself as the X-Men’s wonderful Team.

At the heart of the problem is a mystery—one Apocalypse finds as well as realizes he needs assist from Betsy as well as a few others to solve. Betsy, however, returned to England to assist her sibling Brian investigate a seemingly different wonderful mystery. On Krakoa, a gateway appears, however it’s not like the other Krakoan teleportation gates. nobody can get with it, as well as it opened from the other side. other side of what, exactly? Well, not from Earth. Apocalypse at least figures out that it is a wonderful dimension, most likely the Otherworld, where the source of magic on earth comes from.

Apocalypse is likewise going with an identity change. In fact, he doesn’t want to be called “Apocalypse” anymore, as he is now part of a new society as well as era. He wishes to go by…well…

may modification my name to something similar. (Image via: Excalibur #1, marvel Comics)

Excalibur #1 only had a Tini issue (and It’s a great Problem)

By the end, most of our team is in location (except for Rictor) dealing with off against Morgana Le Fey, the villain. as well as there are some advancements that will definitely difficulty the new team for a long time to come.

And when again, one more interesting week in the Dawn of X. exactly how Tini Howard handles characterization in problem #1 promises to produce a dynamic Excalibur team. Apocalypse truly seems to want to be the hero, however of course, nobody trusts him. He’s Apocalypse. however there’s something authentic to him this time around that Howard firmly establishes. between him as well as Captain Britain, we’ll most likely see a few of the biggest character arcs with Dawn of X. The only complaint I have? There is so much happening in this issue. Out of the three debuts so far, Excalibur is the most plot-heavy. however there was a great deal to set up.

Grade: To Me My X-Babies
So, we’re definitely going to see an X-Baby during this series, right? (Image via: Excalibur #1, marvel Comics)

(Featured Image: Excalibur #1 Cover, marvel Comics)