Every so often, a pivotal moment occurs that radically transforms the Marvel Universe, diverting its destiny towards strange timelines and dark futures. The X-Men know all about that, and in honour of the 30th anniversary of Age of Apocalypse, this October will see the release of X-Men: Age of Revelation.
The new X-Men event will see the world reborn in the image of the heir to Apocalypse: Doug Ramsey, a.k.a. Revelation. The story kicks off with Age of Revelaton #0, a prelude one-shot by X-Men writer Jed MacKay and Fantastic Four artist Humberto Ramos. That drops next week.
Then, on October 1, Age of Revelation Overture #1 by MacKay and Stegman serves as a foundational alpha issue for this new era, which overtakes the current X-Men line for the foreseeable future with series evolutions like Amazing X-Men, Unbreakable X-Men, and Expatriate X-Men. It will also impact the wider Marvel Universe with launches such as Radioactive Spider-Man, X-Vengers, and Iron and Frost.
The full scope of Age of Revelation titles has been unveiled today, with official series announcements set to follow next week.
Age of Revelation takes current X-Men storytelling 10 years into the future. After being welcomed onto Cyclops' X-Men with open arms, Revelation set out on the impossible task that Apocalypse entrusted him with: creating a world where only the fittest survived.
With his linguistic mutant power amplified to an astonishing new level, Doug commands Earth itself with his voice, reshaping it as a utopian haven for mutantkind. It’s a mutant homeland built on an insidious lie, spreading across the planet and wiping out humanity until it becomes a mutant homeworld!
Teasing this new status quo for the team, MacKay said, "Enter... the Age of Revelation! I'm extremely excited to be at the center of this event - we're traveling to the alien future of the Age of Revelation, where the stories unfolding in the Revelation Territories and beyond will decide whether this is the dawn of a new world, or the end of one."
"We've been exploring a whole world, and it's been really exciting to see other creators make corners of it their own," the writer added.
Stay tuned for more on X-Men: Age of Revelation as we have it.
THE HEIR RISES – THE RESISTANCE IGNITES! X YEARS FROM TODAY the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi – a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. It all begins here – the dawn of the AGE OF REVELATION!
X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION #0
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Shadow Drop Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Available at Retailers Starting Next Week!
X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 10/1