https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/about daily 1.0 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/d5f2f38b-9a70-426b-b5ee-46479b30bc9c/2025headshot.jpeg About Photo by Maxwell Poth. https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/media daily 0.75 2025-09-03 https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/cerebro daily 0.75 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1623002216286-P18VPBA51NOHENEDEG5N/Cerebro+Header.jpg Cerebro https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/cerebro-episode-001 daily 0.75 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600056239791-4VXGO3T0OYBB58ESH8YQ/Ep+001+Betsy+Braddock+Social.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Art by (L-R) Alan Davis, Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee, Kris Anka, Terry Dodson, and Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600807821213-BRH8VFL9R00K573X9KO1/Betsy+1.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy experiences her first psychic vision, this one artificially triggered by the villain Doctor Synne. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 1 #8 (1976), “Riot on Regent Street!”, Chris Claremont/Herb Trimpe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600808745286-OSUSXY2WEP1EC6PFT9R0/Betsy+2.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy and Brian reunite after some years apart — now an Agent of S.T.R.I.K.E. and the Captain Britain of Earth-616, respectively. Marvel UK’s The Daredevils #3 (1983), “… Thicker Than Water”, Alan Moore/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600810203191-L2BLE5495OPNQ8V2YBOZ/Betsy+3.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy, her friend Alison Double, and a powerless Opal Luna Saturnyne witness the murder of Betsy’s boyfriend Tom Lennox. Linda McQuillan, the Captain UK of Earth-238, flees as Saturnyne implores her to act. Marvel UK’s The Mighty World of Marvel #9 (1984), “Among These Dark, Satanic Mills”, Alan Moore/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600818082997-CP0CEOUHK4JIKWCE2XI3/Betsy+4.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy kills for the first time, using her telepathic powers to slay the Kaptain Briton of Earth-794, who had secretly replaced her brother and attempted to rape her. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 2 #6 (1985), “A Long Way From Home”, Jamie Delano/Alan Davis. (Originally separate splash panels over three sequential pages; edited together here.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600818436816-4IKT3CRJKG7LL2QZGDX8/Betsy+5.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy and Brian learn from the supercomputer Mastermind (no relation to the evil mutant Jason Wyngarde) that their father, Sir James Braddock, was a native of Otherworld. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 2 #7 (1985), “Things Fall Apart”, Jamie Delano/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600819553496-QG11VL062PPVQ1YWA6JD/Betsy+6.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy, temporarily taking Brian’s place as Captain Britain, is lured into a trap by the crime lord The Vixen and her associate Slaymaster. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 2 #13 (1986), “It’s Hard To Be a Hero…”, Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600819742599-5R3W4F04MLFK90267J4S/Betsy+7.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy has her eyes slashed out by Slaymaster, ending her first brief tenure as Captain Britain. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 2 #13 (1986), “It’s Hard To Be a Hero…”, Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600819849860-N9AA194TQ98DYUV5CW35/Betsy+8.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Now blind and using her telepathy to ‘see’, Betsy decides to retire to Alison Double’s home in Switzerland with her lover, Agent Gabriel of the government agency R.C.X. — a successor to the now-defunct S.T.R.I.K.E. Marvel UK’s Captain Britain vol. 2 #14 (1986), “Should Auld Acquaintance…”, Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600821565658-90TW5SLIGCLBL35T77XM/Betsy+9.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Kidnapped by Mojo and Spiral, Betsy is given new bionic eyes and brainwashed into becoming “the Psylocke”, Mojo’s loyal servant. The New Mutants Annual vol. 1 #2 (1986), “Why Do We Do These Things We Do?”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600821772113-52VSJ1RPTWUD16I520DI/Betsy+10.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) After Brian helps the New Mutants rescue Betsy from the Mojoverse, she informs him she intends to stay at Xavier’s to strengthen her mutant powers. The New Mutants Annual vol. 1 #2 (1986), “Why Do We Do These Things We Do?”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600822508028-VIYF12O8TWGVTDC9TKYF/Betsy+12.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is the only telepath available to assist the X-Men during the Mutant Massacre. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #212 (1986), “The Last Run”, Chris Claremont/Rick Leonardi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600822993078-VPHU82I47BT9W0MJ2S81/Betsy+13.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Not yet trusted by the X-Men, Betsy nevertheless operates Cerebro to provide security — and senses the intruder Sabretooth, whose feral mind overwhelms her. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #213 (1987), “Psylocke”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600823264292-Z4BV7JOQ6QQXJZ75P9LY/Betsy+14.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy risks her own life to keep Sabretooth away from Dr. Moira MacTaggert, her nurse Sharon Friedlander, and the wounded survivors of the Mutant Massacre. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #213 (1987), “Psylocke”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600823427988-M003AK8YA8GXPWVYMA3I/Betsy+15.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) In recognition of her bravery, Betsy is formally invited to join the X-Men as Psylocke. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #213 (1987), “Psylocke”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600823758301-TGLYC8GLRTUH119AP5MS/Betsy+16.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) During the Fall of the Mutants, Betsy recognizes the Omniversal Guardian Roma in Colossus’s memories. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #226 (1988), “Go Tell the Spartans”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600824021590-IHBNMWKHPMVQE92H3F9Z/Betsy+17.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) After their resurrection by Roma, the X-Men decide to implement Storm’s “Plan Omega” and allow the world to believe they are dead. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #227 (1988), “The Belly of the Beast”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600824390705-32M0LTZCVOI8203SHALW/Betsy+18.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) In the Australian period, Betsy begins wearing a new costume — an indestructible suit of armor crafted in Madripoor — to compensate for her lack of physical strength. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #239 (1988), “Vanities”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600841252627-Y2MXXC87ETF44NHLOI0D/Betsy+19.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Amid the Inferno, Betsy uses her telepathy to connect the X-Men and X-Factor after years of miscommunication and unnecessary rivalry. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #242 (1989), “Inferno, Part the Third: Burn!”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600825269950-YL2RK12FQJWHCZ3Y2K8O/Betsy+20.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) As Inferno draws to a close, Betsy once again faces Sabretooth — and this time, he finds her a much more formidable opponent. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #243 (1989), “Inferno, Part the Fourth: Ashes!”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600825565096-WUT2469DS6D9BGH4GQMG/Betsy+21.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Foreseeing the deaths of the X-Men at the hands of the Reavers, Betsy uses her telepathy to convince them to enter the Siege Perilous. Havok is the final holdout. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #251 (1989), “Fever Dream”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600825990082-1K3GP58Z97VB6X66X879/Betsy+22.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is transformed into Lady Mandarin by Mojo and Spiral, at the behest of The Hand. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #256 (1989), “The Key That Breaks The Locke”, Chris Claremont/Jim Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600826231354-F2WCJB8KZB9GAGYK2ETW/Betsy+23.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Lady Mandarin successfully intimidates the crime lords of Hong Kong. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #257 (1990), “Lady Mandarin”, Chris Claremont/Jim Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600826488674-MZ6UFQK94P1R0YJJX6FZ/Betsy+24.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) With her mind restored by Wolverine, Betsy regrets entering the Siege Perilous — and is not certain she can be trusted. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #258 (1990), “Broken Chains”, Chris Claremont/Jim Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600826952246-HIN8TQ1SQ82N78RR1NNF/Betsy+25.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Kwannon — in Betsy’s original body, her mind confused by Spiral’s magic — accuses Betsy of lying to the X-Men. First fully unmasked appearance of Revanche. X-Men vol. 2 #20 (1993), “Digging in the Dirt”, Fabian Nicieza/Andy Kubert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600827365112-TK71YFOEL1VZECVRJOFX/Betsy+26.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Psylocke and Revanche, their minds hopelessly intermingled by Spiral’s magic, bicker over who is the real Betsy Braddock and who is the impostor named Kwannon. X-Men vol. 2 #21 (1993), “The Puzzle Box”, Fabian Nicieza/Brandon Peterson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600828000998-JB6TBKSVMP5PSNL7XQN8/Betsy+27.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Terminally ill with the Legacy Virus, Kwannon finds her telepathy enhanced to the point that she is finally able to understand what actually happened to her and Betsy. X-Men vol. 2 #31 (1994), “Soul Possessions, Pt. 1: The Butterfly and the Hawk”, Fabian Nicieza/Andy Kubert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600828169731-50MZIOOAX5W4BPISGU1W/Betsy+28.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Kwannon convinces Matsu’o to mercy-kill her rather than let her succumb to the Legacy Virus. Her death fully restores Betsy’s mind, but leaves Betsy in Kwannon’s body. X-Men vol. 2 #31 (1994), “Soul Possessions, Pt. 1: The Butterfly and the Hawk”, Fabian Nicieza/Andy Kubert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600828542906-D8BADGW32TR69G70U9TY/Betsy+29.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy begins a romantic relationship with Warren Worthington III. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #319 (1994), “Untapped Potential”, Scott Lobdell/Steve Epting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600828848111-RZSBOGX95CVD6Y7UQX6L/Betsy+30.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy battles Sabretooth once again, this time suffering a defeat that leaves her mortally wounded. She is saved by Warren, who imbues her with the power of the Crimson Dawn. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #328 (1996), “Precipice”, Scott Lobdell/Joe Madureira. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600829228647-5X63QFJ9DXX813TB9J8M/Betsy+31.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) The Crimson Dawn marks Betsy with a facial tattoo and gives her strange new powers, as well as a colder, harsher personality. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #338 (1996), “A Hope Reborn, A Past Reclaimed”, Scott Lobdell/Joe Madureira & Salvador Larocca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600829672358-GBS85LSYXCHFF7SPBXEX/Betsy+32.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy traps the Shadow King in her mind, at the cost of her telepathy. She later gains new telekinetic powers with the help of Jean Grey. X-Men vol. 2 #78 (1998), “Psi-War, Pt. 2: Storm Front”, Joe Kelly/German Garcia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600829964571-D3NTY6BOGZW8U2YYKUIA/Betsy+33.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is slain in single combat by the villain Vargas. X-Treme X-Men vol. 1 #2 (2001), “Blindside”, Chris Claremont/Salvador Larocca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600830279904-H4A67WN4286GRGH2W4CF/Betsy+34.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is resurrected by her older brother, the reality-warping mutant Jamie Braddock. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #455 (2005), “World’s End (Part One: Not Dead Yet)”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600830823007-N2LGFGMM6WUZS9ISSIRZ/Betsy+35.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy mercy-kills Matsu’o Tsurayaba, creating a vision of Kwannon to comfort him as he dies. Psylocke #4 (2009), “Kill Matsu’o (Chapter 4)”, Christopher Yost/Harvey Tolibao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600831086865-AE14H2BWXGRK37BQ85NG/Betsy+36.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) When Apocalypse is reincarnated as an innocent child, Betsy refuses to let her teammates in X-Force kill him. Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #4 (2010), “The Apocalypse Solution (Chapter Four)”, Rick Remender/Jerome Opena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600831536013-26ARVWS046PPKIYXVK0U/Betsy+37.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is forced to kill a corrupted Warren, who has been taken over by his dark side Archangel. Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #18 (2011), “The Dark Angel Saga Chapter 8: Red Sky Blue”, Rick Remender/Jerome Opena & Esad Ribic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600831798276-SZUN2EKLA1D2AKH5WPE1/Betsy+38.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) In Otherworld, Betsy telepathically forces Brian to kill their brother Jamie in order to save the multiverse. Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #23 (2012), “Otherworld (Part 4)”, Rick Remender/Greg Tocchini. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600832164143-352M1F46P9I4O9H5XN4W/Betsy+39.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy reveals she is bisexual when her love interest Fantomex is split into three different people, and the facets of him she loves become the female entity Cluster. Uncanny X-Force vol. 2 #7 (2013), Sam Humphries/Adrian Alphona & Dalibor Talajić. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600832633000-V7J2JBNX401WLSLZ4IRR/Betsy+40.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) After years with various iterations of X-Force, Betsy believes she has become addicted to killing people. X-Force vol. 4 #3 (2014), Simon Spurrier/Rock-He Kim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600832919045-X85YW1OOGITJ44RXR922/Betsy+41.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) When Betsy’s soul is absorbed by the psychic vampire Sapphire Styx, she takes stock of all her many selves and finds the one that feels most true — with a little tweak to give herself naturally purple hair. Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4 (2018), Jim Zub/Thony Silas & Leonard Kirk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600833079288-DXHGX1Y8EGYI1OWNY7PT/Betsy+42.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy explains her new form to Jubilee, who has only ever known her in Kwannon’s body. Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4 (2018), Jim Zub/Thony Silas & Leonard Kirk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600833681682-BLFKIXNHFXW8T0MAEWZN/Betsy+43.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy is forced to hurt Warren again when he is brainwashed and transformed by Nate Grey. Uncanny X-Men vol. 5 #5 (2018), “Disassembled: Part 5”, Matthew Rosenberg & Kelly Thompson & Ed Brisson/R.B Silva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600834511120-IW9RRVDQTMAHGS3QKPJZ/Betsy+44.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Back in their own bodies at last, Betsy and Kwannon have an awkward non-reunion on Krakoa. Excalibur vol. 4 #1 (2019), “Verse I: The Accolade of Betsy Braddock”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600834627773-SN92M29CKOFX4I66GRBB/Betsy+45.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Succumbing to Morgan le Fay’s corruption, Brian pleads with Betsy to take Captain Britain’s power source, the Amulet of Right. Excalibur vol. 4 #1 (2019), “Verse I: The Accolade of Betsy Braddock”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600834761803-OKKVOGDP1S2A8ZN0ALTX/Betsy+46.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Still hoping to restore her brother to his proper place, Betsy reluctantly accepts the role of Captain Britain once more — at least temporarily — and forms a new Excalibur. Excalibur vol. 4 #4 (2019), “Verse IV: Fall Back and Think of England”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600835421253-R0MQDLNYEBJYZO9FFYHU/Betsy+47.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy triumphs over the corrupted Brian in a duel of Captains Britain — freeing him from Morgan le Fay’s influence with the help of their resurrected brother Jamie. Excalibur vol. 4 #6 (2020), “Verse VI: Watch the Throne”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600835587899-0HG5DIPF1YE5OVD1SOI2/Betsy+48.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) After failing Otherworld’s test to resume his duties as Captain Britain, Brian encourages Betsy to keep the mantle, and asks her to hide away the Sword of Might. Excalibur vol. 4 #6 (2020), “Verse VI: Watch the Throne”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600836458395-0RBBIVTE6H4V0RJIN0PL/Betsy+49.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy comes face to face with Opal Luna Saturnyne for the first time in many years — now as Captain Britain. Excalibur vol. 4 #11 (2020), “Verse XI: Blood of the Changeling”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600836550244-45TOBGC0Y1LTPKGQL8PM/Betsy+50.jpg Episode 001: Betsy Braddock (feat. Tini Howard) Betsy and Saturnyne begin to reach an understanding of sorts, as the franchise-wide event X of Swords approaches. Excalibur vol. 4 #12 (2020), “Verse XII: The Beginning”, Tini Howard/Marcus To. https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/cerebro-episode-002 daily 0.75 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1600069887472-MAM3BWU9NG6FIXU6N485/Ep+002+Kurt+Wagner+Social.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Art by Ed McGuinness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601518383440-0XFMM52HCVI0U1KJXBCY/Kurt+0.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Dave Cockrum’s design document for Nightcrawler from his pitch for The Outsiders, a rejected DC Comics book set in the world of The Legion of Super-Heroes. In this iteration, Nightcrawler was an alien, an antihero with the real name Baalshazzar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601517977511-V9WK0UQN1DFI9VVQ6ZPI/Kurt+1.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) In his first appearance, Kurt Wagner is pursued by an angry mob in the German village of Winzeldorf. Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), “Deadly Genesis! Chapter One: Second Genesis”, Len Wein/Dave Cockrum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601517903161-57A65Z109IY52I414W48/Kurt+2.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt dives into the mob, giving in to their characterization of him as a monster. Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), “Deadly Genesis! Chapter One: Second Genesis”, Len Wein/Dave Cockrum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601517804778-APL7430KIT0PMU55T87B/Kurt+3.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt is rescued by Charles Xavier, and invited to join the X-Men. Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), “Deadly Genesis! Chapter One: Second Genesis”, Len Wein/Dave Cockrum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601517635852-6ZIM6CGQW1P7VJM6EYT8/Kurt+4.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) While disguised by his image inducer, Kurt meets the flight attendant Amanda Sefton. X-Men vol. 1 #98 (1976), “Merry Christmas, X-Men — The Sentinels Have Returned!”, Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601518889397-5HNB6DY9ZXYYIWC8KAFI/Kurt+5.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and Amanda are kidnapped by Arcade’s assistant Miss Locke while on a double date. X-Men vol. 1 #123 (1979), “Listen — Stop Me if You’ve Heard It — But This One Will Kill You!”, Chris Claremont/John Byrne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601519386094-Q0DAVJL06UHJC5GFTIYE/Kurt+6.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt surprises Amanda after a long flight. Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #89 (1979), “Shoot Out Over Center Ring!”, Chris Claremont/Michael Nasser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601519475918-0RA3FD7XVO1PBKL6Z68H/Kurt+7.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt tells Amanda about his past at Der Jahrmarkt with Amos Jardine. Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #89 (1979), “Shoot Out Over Center Ring!”, Chris Claremont/Michael Nasser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520053664-TC6ZHQALRGI0TAVRG8OE/Kurt+8.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt’s friends throw him a surprise party for his 21st birthday. Uncanny X-Men Annual vol. 1 #4 (1980), “Nightcrawler’s Inferno”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520154353-DOYRY006QGPIWWNO2696/Kurt+9.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Dragged into Hell by the sorceress Margali Szardos, Kurt is protected by the X-Men, Dr. Strange, and Margali’s daughter Jimaine. Uncanny X-Men Annual vol. 1 #4 (1980), “Nightcrawler’s Inferno”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520244491-PQ6CE7INSG3NTT6JZFF8/Kurt+10.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Dr. Strange shows the X-Men, Margali, and Jimaine what actually transpired between Kurt and his adoptive brother Stefan. Uncanny X-Men Annual vol. 1 #4 (1980), “Nightcrawler’s Inferno”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520310954-QXUIJOS4G6N6ZGBT25WE/Kurt+11.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Margali Szardos, ashamed of herself for leaping to conclusions, forgives her son. Uncanny X-Men Annual vol. 1 #4 (1980), “Nightcrawler’s Inferno”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520467478-QJ9JHTDZM78ZI80HDE8I/Kurt+12.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Amanda Sefton reveals her true identity as Jimaine Szardos. Uncanny X-Men Annual vol. 1 #4 (1980), “Nightcrawler’s Inferno”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520687315-3HC98B5O8V40Q421IKN6/Kurt+13.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt, as Wolverine’s closest friend, is the first X-Man to learn his ‘real name’. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #139 (1980), “… Something Wicked This Way Comes!”, Chris Claremont/John Byrne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601520997693-0RUBXTPRPNGYMM0CDT4P/Kurt+14.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt is shocked by the terrorist Mystique’s true form, which resembles his own. She tells him to question Margali Szardos. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #142 (1980), “Mind Out Of Time”, Chris Claremont/John Byrne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601521564018-164SHUC5KI0ESD17K3Z5/Kurt+15.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) After Storm loses her powers and takes a leave of absence, Kurt is uneasy in his new role as leader of the X-Men. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #193 (1985), “Warhunt 2”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601521789717-6D0BF6I7GZPHR6X5J15C/Kurt+16.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and Kitty Pryde’s pet dragon Lockheed have an interdimensional adventure. Nightcrawler vol. 1 #1 (1985), “How Much Is That Boggie in the Window?”, Dave Cockrum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601522098705-0RYT3XEEBNXBR650RXQP/Kurt+17.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Suffering a crisis of faith after his encounter with the Beyonder, Kurt lashes out and is dumped by Amanda. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #204 (1986), “What Happened to Nightcrawler?”, Chris Claremont/June Brigman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601522344772-4FS0SB5ZBUOQL51H9N56/Kurt+18.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt is nearly killed by Nimrod, a super-advanced Sentinel from the future. His teleportation power is heavily disrupted for some time afterward. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #209 (1986), “Salvation”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601522636687-MV9B9OE26CO8E31DES5T/Kurt+19.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt overextends his damaged teleportation power while battling the Marauders, and is left comatose. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #211 (1986), “Massacre”, Chris Claremont/John Romita, Jr. & Bret Blevins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601522813507-JITTTN3UVYR75AO4BQ1Q/Kurt+20.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt awakens from his coma just in time to learn that the X-Men have perished in Dallas. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #227 (1988), “The Belly of the Beast”, Chris Claremont/Marc Silvestri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601523053568-2Q7CUSG5VN21LBQBK7H8/Kurt+21.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt, Kitty, and Rachel Summers join forces with Captain Britain and his girlfriend Meggan to form Excalibur. Excalibur Special Edition vol. 1 #1 (1988), “The Sword is Drawn”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601523427987-9VYF0OXHM29RK7TNPBWI/Kurt+22.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Despite himself, Kurt is attracted to the sweet and innocent Meggan, Captain Britain’s girlfriend. Excalibur vol. 1 #1 (1988), “Warwolves of London”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601523515750-3R4XFTJ4YQZW42AJ4GKX/Kurt+23.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Meggan reciprocates Kurt’s attraction, and after some playful acrobatics they nearly give in to temptation. Excalibur vol. 1 #4 (1989), “Still Crazy After All These Years”, Chris Claremont/Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601523916388-VTD7P3JEIBUC9LN40XX7/Kurt+24.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and Brian Braddock come to blows when Brian erroneously believes Kurt and Meggan are having an affair. Excalibur vol. 1 #43 (1991), “Home Comforts”, Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601524214454-O73LET49ZGCTZYCAOFRH/Kurt+25.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt meets the Shi’ar alien Cerise, with whom he will share a brief romance. Excalibur vol. 1 #46 (1992), “Colin the Barbarian”, Alan Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601524512195-0KTLVR8PRDMJ14STXRPF/Kurt+26.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Mystique tells the story of Kurt’s birth. X-Men Unlimited vol. 1 #4 (1994), “Theories of Relativity”, Scott Lobdell/Richard Bennett. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601524769806-PPB5FQZ78OX9H421D8BJ/Kurt+27.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt reunites with Amanda, now calling herself Daytripper, who joins Excalibur. They resume their romantic relationship. Excalibur vol. 1 #75 (1994), “Hello, I Must Be Going”, Scott Lobdell/Ken Lashley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601525887334-2L8K4J6OQ1FDD9ADOGV8/Kurt+28.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and Amanda debrief after putting a stop to their mother Margali’s evil plans in London. Excalibur vol. 1 #101 (1996), “Quiet”, Warren Ellis/Casey Jones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601526214398-YGR0438U5M1HN71O51B0/Kurt+29.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) After learning that Margali stole Amanda’s body, made Kurt believe Amanda had abandoned him without a word, and left Amanda in Belasco’s clutches, Kurt is devastated. They still manage to rescue Amanda together. X-Men Unlimited vol. 1 #19 (1998), “Unforgiven”, Ben Raab/Jim Calafiore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601526559575-EFNABQ1GFPOPGXWOXLIR/Kurt+30.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) During the six-month gap, Kurt decides to become a priest. X-Men vol. 2 #103 (2000), “The Goth”, Chris Claremont/Tom Raney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601527097458-94M6I34THU3R8IAKLRK6/Kurt+31.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Azazel. Yeah. Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #432 (2003), “The Draco (Part 4)”, Chuck Austen/Philip Tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601527538337-LVZH4UBZ8Z513UQ68IIQ/Kurt+32.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Margali reveals that Amanda hid the Soulsword within Kurt — the only person she knew it could not corrupt. Nightcrawler vol. 3 #10 (2005), “The Winding Way (Part Four: Wicked Things)”, Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa/Darick Robertson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601528119408-A5RYLVI5FCPO0HBT1R3L/Kurt+33.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt learns his brother Stefan was possessed by the demon Hive, and lets go of his guilt about Stefan’s death. Nightcrawler vol. 3 #11 (2005), “The Winding Way (Conclusion)”, Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa/Darick Robertson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601528546766-L8I6KV76MVNR4EKZQGZ5/Kurt+34.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt is slain by Bastion while carrying Hope Summers to Utopia. X-Force vol. 3 #26 (2010), “Second Coming (Chapter Five)”, Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost/Mike Choi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601529132339-EFEIMQSMPL1SMGRLQRVG/Kurt+35.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt chooses to forsake Heaven to imprison Azazel on Earth. Amazing X-Men vol. 2 #5 (2014), “The Quest for Nightcrawler: Part Five of Five”, Jason Aaron/Ed McGuinness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601529427065-DVDKUDQ3CX1CAI6TCCT8/Kurt+36.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt, alive again, reunites with Amanda. Nightcrawler vol. 4 #1 (2014), Chris Claremont/Todd Nauck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601529922459-DS2YJ8P18MYL9LIR014X/Kurt+37.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Amanda tries to impress upon Kurt the gravity of their mother’s latest evil scheme. Nightcrawler vol. 4 #4 (2014), Chris Claremont/Todd Nauck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601530021145-VKHWOOF9Z2ZU16EU6K1K/Kurt+38.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) To close Margali’s dimensional portal, Amanda must seal herself in Heaven, where Kurt — having forsaken it once — cannot enter without being destroyed. Nightcrawler vol. 4 #4 (2014), Chris Claremont/Todd Nauck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601530283401-0O9Y03WYRY1TEKCM2LO0/Kurt+39.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt, grievously wounded, meets Amanda again at the Borderland of Heaven. She encourages him to return to Earth. Nightcrawler vol. 4 #10 (2015), “The Best Laid Plans—!”, Chris Claremont/Todd Nauck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601530395182-GWIXAFODRSIQQQKITWTT/Kurt+40.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Returning to his mortal body, Kurt promises Amanda that he will find a way to bring them back together. Nightcrawler vol. 4 #10 (2015), “The Best Laid Plans—!”, Chris Claremont/Todd Nauck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601531057840-KG0PBURKEBEZYGUXUSLV/Kurt+41.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and Logan sacrifice their lives to destroy the Mother Mold. House of X #4 (2019), “It Will Be Done”, Jonathan Hickman/Pepe Larraz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601531178428-A9S7NS2IXQVOGE6FTN5G/Kurt+42.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Kurt and the other X-Men from the suicide mission are resurrected by the combined power of The Five. House of X #5 (2019), “Society”, Jonathan Hickman/Pepe Larraz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1601531270516-UY982EVHOMEHGH33RFZN/Kurt+43.jpg Episode 002: Kurt Wagner (feat. Daniel Kibblesmith) Goaded by Mystique, Kurt — now a member of the Quiet Council of Krakoa — declares one of the new nation’s laws. House of X #6 (2019), “I Am Not Ashamed”, Jonathan Hickman/Pepe Larraz. https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/cerebro-1 daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d347a3ce1a73f0001783713/1623002216286-P18VPBA51NOHENEDEG5N/Cerebro+Header.jpg The Kibitz