Synopsis
THE QUEST BEGINS HERE, WHERE MUTANTS ARE HATED AND FEARED ONCE AGAIN! The gates to Otherworld are closed — and Captain Britain is trapped on the wrong side! Usurpers Merlyn and his right-hand man, King Arthur, are now in control of Lunatic Citadel. Furies the size of Sentinels raze villages to the ground in their hunt for the “witchbreed.” Cutoff from Krakoa, Betsy Braddock is Otherworld’s only hero — and to save her people, Betsy must recruit a round table of her own. The Knights of X gather to restore the rightful order and rescue desperate mutants — but their quest is about to get so much bigger than that. This is the era of destiny…and the fate of Otherworld lies at the center of mutantkind’s future. Don’t miss this essential piece of the new Krakoa!
From: Marvel Comics
Notes on This Title
This series focuses on Betsy Braddock, the X-Men character formerly known as Psylocke, and confirms that she is in a romantic relationship with the character Rachel Summers. Also featured are Rictor, a gay Mexican American man, and Shatterstar, a bisexual male being from another dimension.
This series spins out of the ongoing series Excalibur (2019) and leads into Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain.
Awards
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Reviews
“Knights of X is the kind of X-Men comic fans have been hoping for and have waited far too long to acquire. It dares to deliver the fantasy, the weird, and the queer all in one package with exciting action.” (Source: AIPT)
Interviews
EW: “How Marvel’s Knights of X is modernizing the mythology of Captain Britain“