Age of Revelation

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Age of Revelation
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Genre
Publication dateOctober 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.

Contents

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.

Publication history

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]

Issues involved

Prelude issues

TitleIssuesWriterArtistDebut dateConclusion date
X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse1-4Steve FoxeNetho DiazJune 12, 2024July 31, 2024
X-Men (vol. 7)19, 22Jed MackayRyan Stegman, C.F. VillaJuly 2, 2025September 24, 2025
X-Men: Age of Revelation0Humberto RamosJuly 16, 2025

Main series

TitleIssuesWriterArtistDebut dateConclusion date
X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture1Jed MacKayRyan StegmanOctober 1, 2025
Amazing X-Men (vol. 2)1–3Mahmud AsrarOctober 8, 2025December 3, 2025
BinaryStephanie PhillipsGiada Belviso
Laura Kinney: SabretoothErica SchultzValentina Pinti
LongshotsGerry Duggan & Jonathan HickmanAlan Robinson
World of RevelationRyan North, Al Ewing & Steve FoxeAdam Szalowski & Jesús MerinoOctober 8, 2025
Iron & FrostCavan ScottRuairí ColemanOctober 15, 2025December 10, 2025
Rogue StormMurewa AyodeleRoland Boschi
Sinister's SixDavid MarquezRafael Loureiro
Unbreakable X-MenGail SimoneLucas Werneck
Omega KidsTony FleecsAndrés GenoletOctober 22, 2025December 17, 2025
Radioactive Spider-ManJoe KellyKev Walker
The Last WolverineSaladin AhmedEdgar Salazar
X-Men: Book of RevelationJed MackayNetho Diaz
Cloak or DaggerJustina IrelandLorenzo TammettaOctober 29, 2025December 31, 2025
Expatriate X-MenEve L. EwingFrancesco Mortarino
UndeadpoolTim SeeleyCarlos Magno
X-VengersJason LooSergio Dávila
X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale1Jed MacKayRyan StegmanDecember 31, 2025

Reception

Prelude Issue

According to ComicbookRoundup, the prelude issue received an average rating of 6.4 out of 10, indicated mixed or average reviews. [8]

References

  1. Marvel. "X Years From Today... the Age of Revelation". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  2. Marvel. "The Heir of Apocalypse Leads the Marvel Universe Into the Age of Revelation". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. Marvel. "The 'Age of Revelation' Takes the Marvel Universe 10 Years Into the Future in New Series". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. Marvel. "Discover the Fate of the Marvel Universe 10 Years Into the Future with More 'Age of Revelation' Series Reveals". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  5. Marvel. "Discover the Fates of Spider-Man, Wolverine and More in New 'Age of Revelations' Series". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  6. Marvel. "The Age of Revelation Introduces New X-Men and Avengers Teams and Teases Strange Fates for Cloak & Dagger and Deadpool". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  7. Hassan, Chris (2025-09-10). "X-Men Monday #311 – Tom Brevoort Talks X-Men: Age of Revelation and Beyond". AIPT. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  8. "X-Men: Age of Revelation (2025)". comicbookroundup.com.