Age of Revelation | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Genre | |
Publication date | October 2025 |
Main character(s) | X-Men Revelation |
Creative team | |
Written by | Jed Mackay |
Penciller(s) | Ryan Stegman Netho Diaz |
"Age of Revelation" is a 2025 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Age of Apocalypse saga. The event involves a dark future brought by the new heir to Apocalypse, Doug Ramsey, as he reshaped Earth into a mutant utopia.
Age of Revelation is bookended by two one-shots subtitled Overture and Finale by writer Jed Mackay and artist Ryan Stegman. The storyline branches into 16 interconnected three-issue miniseries and an anthology featuring the stories unfolding in the Revelation Territories 10 years in the future.
In July 2025, Marvel posted a teaser "X Years From Today... the Age of Revelation" for the next X-Men event. [1] A prelude one-shot issue X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 and an alpha issue X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture was announced to reveal how the dark future came to pass. [2]
Following that includes the series evolution of the current X-Men line and the wider Marvel universe with launches such as Amazing X-Men, a flagship title featuring a shattered X-Men leading the resistance against Revelation; Laura Kinney: Sabretooth, a solo series where Laura Kinney taking the name of her enemy Sabretooth as Revelation's assassin; Binary, a cosmic series starring Carol Danvers channeling the power of the Phoenix; Longshots, a series following Wonder Man, Hellcat, Bishop, Rhino and Kraven trapped in the Mojoworld; World of Revelation, an anthology one-shot featuring the Fantastic Four, the Young Avengers and Apocalypse. Unbreakable X-Men, a flagship title featuring the X-Men of Haven House guarding the Penumbra; Rogue Storm, revealing the fate of the mutant god of storms; Iron & Frost, centered around the Heartless Queen and the Hellfire Club; Sinister's Six, starring an elite strike force assembled by Mister Sinister; X-Men: Book of Revelation, showcasing the heart of Revelation's operation in Philadelphia; The Last Wolverine, featuring Wendigo on a mission to uphold his mentor's legacy; Omega Kids, starring Quentin Quire and his students running a spy network; Radioactive Spider-Man, a mutated Spider-Man in the X-Virus decimated New York; X-Men: World of Revelation, featuring the heart of Revelation's operation in Philadelphia; Expatriate X-Men, Ms. Marvel and her team in control of the Mississippi River waters that divide mutantkind from the rest of humanity; Cloak or Dagger, a bold twist on the iconic duo unable to exist on the same plane at the same time; Undeadpool, a mutated Deadpool with insatiable hunger for the life force of mutants; and X-Vengers, featuring Dani Moonstar leading a new team of Avengers transformed into mutants. [3] [4] [5] [6]
X-Men editor Tom Brevort confirmed in an interview that the event will end in December in a Finale issue done by Jed Mackay and Ryan Stegman. [7]
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse | 1-4 | Steve Foxe | Netho Diaz | June 12, 2024 | July 31, 2024 |
X-Men (vol. 7) | 19, 22 | Jed Mackay | Ryan Stegman, C.F. Villa | July 2, 2025 | September 24, 2025 |
X-Men: Age of Revelation | 0 | Humberto Ramos | July 16, 2025 |
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture | 1 | Jed MacKay | Ryan Stegman | October 1, 2025 | |
Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) | 1–3 | Mahmud Asrar | October 8, 2025 | December 3, 2025 | |
Binary | Stephanie Phillips | Giada Belviso | |||
Laura Kinney: Sabretooth | Erica Schultz | Valentina Pinti | |||
Longshots | Gerry Duggan & Jonathan Hickman | Alan Robinson | |||
World of Revelation | Ryan North, Al Ewing & Steve Foxe | Adam Szalowski & Jesús Merino | October 8, 2025 | ||
Iron & Frost | Cavan Scott | Ruairí Coleman | October 15, 2025 | December 10, 2025 | |
Rogue Storm | Murewa Ayodele | Roland Boschi | |||
Sinister's Six | David Marquez | Rafael Loureiro | |||
Unbreakable X-Men | Gail Simone | Lucas Werneck | |||
Omega Kids | Tony Fleecs | Andrés Genolet | October 22, 2025 | December 17, 2025 | |
Radioactive Spider-Man | Joe Kelly | Kev Walker | |||
The Last Wolverine | Saladin Ahmed | Edgar Salazar | |||
X-Men: Book of Revelation | Jed Mackay | Netho Diaz | |||
Cloak or Dagger | Justina Ireland | Lorenzo Tammetta | October 29, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | |
Expatriate X-Men | Eve L. Ewing | Francesco Mortarino | |||
Undeadpool | Tim Seeley | Carlos Magno | |||
X-Vengers | Jason Loo | Sergio Dávila | |||
X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale | 1 | Jed MacKay | Ryan Stegman | December 31, 2025 |
According to ComicbookRoundup, the prelude issue received an average rating of 6.4 out of 10, indicated mixed or average reviews. [8]