| Age of Revelation | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October – December 2025 |
| Main character(s) | X-Men [a] Revelation |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jed Mackay |
| Penciller(s) | Ryan Stegman Netho Diaz |
"X-Men: Age of Revelation " is a 2025 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics during the X-Men: From the Ashes publishing phase. The event involves a dark future and features a new mutant utopia led by Apocalypse 's heir Doug Ramsey under his new name of Revelation. During the entirety of the event, the ongoing X-Men comics will be replaced by many limited series, focusing on various teams and individuals in the alternate timeline.
"Age of Revelation" begins with the one-shot X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #0 (October 2025) followed by the core title X-Men: Book of Revelation. The other flagship titles are Amazing X-Men (vol. 3) and Unbreakable X-Men.
In July 2025, Marvel Comics released a teaser for the "Age of Revelation" which is scheduled to launch in October 2025. [1] Marvel then announced that the Age of Revelation event will commemorate the 30th anniversary of "Age of Apocalypse" (1995) and begins with Age of Revelation Overture #1. The event is preceded by X-Men: Age of Revelation #0, a surprise one-shot issue that was released in July 2025, written by Jed MacKay and illustrated by Humberto Ramos. [2] [3] MacKay is also credited as the "event architect" and will write the core title X-Men: Book of Revelation with artist Netho Diaz. [4]
Set ten years in the future, Age of Revelation will focus on a new mutant utopia led by Apocalypse 's heir Revelation (Doug Ramsey); however the Revelation Territories were "built on a lie and threatens to overwhelm the earth and destroy humanity, leading a band of X-Men to foment rebellion". [5] Several titles for the event were also announced in July 2025, including the flagship titles Amazing X-Men (vol. 3), written by MacKay with art by Mahmud Asrar, and Unbreakable X-Men, written by Gail Simone with art by Lucas Werneck. The following are the all titles in the event: [6] [7] [8]
ComicsXF explained this event have a similar format to previous events such as "Age of X-Man" (2019) and "Sins of Sinister" (2023) where Marvel shuts "down a bunch of ongoing series" in order to relaunch "them with new names and concepts". [3] ComicsXF also noted that Age of Revelation would keep X-Men: From the Ashes' writers [b] while also bringing back Krakoan Age writers such as Jonathan Hickman (former Head of X), Gerry Duggan, Al Ewing and Steve Foxe. [9]
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. [10]
The map seen in Age of Revelation: Overture #1 reveals the known territories in this timeline as well as other changes to Earth: [11] [12]
The following were not on the map:
Ten years in the future, Xorn recounts the rise of Apocalypse's heir Revelation, whose powers evolved to reshape reality and establish a tightly controlled Mutant utopia after the X-Virus released by the Gene Bomb wiped out much of humanity while also turning the rest of them into Mutants. He is also served by the Choristers, four mutants whose powers were amplified. As Revelation rules the newly formed Revelation Territories with militant factions like Seraphim and Omega Kids network. With escalating oppression, a secret X-Men resistance (consisting of Animalia, Archangel, Beast, Cyclops, Forge, Glob Herman, Magneto, and Schwarzchild) emerges, with Xorn ultimately joining their cause. [13] [12]
A mutant village destroyed by a storm in Revelation Territories is visited by Chorister Topaz, Seraphim Kwannon, and Locus. After Topaz enhances the blue-skinned mutant Elebecca Voss' powers, she is suddenly killed by Glob Herman. In the present, Cyclops' consciousness is projected into his future body where he learns from Magneto that Revelation has altered the minds of Cyclops and Beast, replacing their future selves with their past consciousnesses to restore the X-Men's greatest leader and mind. Revelation's wife Bei the Blood Moon is on the run while Revelation himself, informed of Topaz's death by Kwannon, prepares his next move. Beast also arrives in the future, and Magneto reveals that Revelation unleashed the virus that wiped out humanity. Cyclops encounters Schwarzchild as Quentin Quire observes Glob Herman attacking an Omega Kid. Revelation then commands the release of the Angel of Death—revealed to be a mind-controlled Wolverine—who kills Magneto, Forge, and Archangel. As Xorn sacrifices himself to create a black hole to stop Wolverine, Bei is mortally wounded by Kwannon but manages to send a telepathic message to Mars for Apocalypse. Revelation has Kwannon wear the X-Men logo on her outfit for her failure. In her final moments, Revelation finds Bei and mercy kills her. [11] [12]
With their teammates dead, Glob Herman tells Cyclops that they have to make sure Schwarzchild stays alive until they can get to an agent in Philadelphia. Schwarzkind tells Beast that he does not know what happened to the other X-Men when 3K cut them loose. Beast receives the information of the X-Virus from Animalia. The X-Men keep moving as Glob Herman claims that Wolverine is still on their trail. Elsewhere, Revelation and his Choristers Fabian Cortez, Khora of the Burning Heart, and Chance find a naked and feral Wolverine. Revelation gives him a new outfit and brings him under their control with Cortez's help. The X-Men arrive at the remains of Graymalkin Prison, which was sealed off by Corina Ellis when the X-Virus spread, and are confronted by Deathdream and a group of ghosts. The X-Men salvage equipment for their trip to Philadelphia as Animalia sees that the Angel of Death is coming. He kills Deathdream as the ghosts attack both sides. Cyclops activates the teleporter, which teleports the X-Men away as he vows not to give up on Wolverine. The teleporter malfunctions, transporting the X-Men to Providence. The X-Men are confronted by Darkchild, Juggernaut, and Kwannon. [14]
Seven years from now at Haven House in Haven, New Jersey, Rogue Green, Gambit, Ransom, Temper, Dome, Spider-Girl, and Sentinel Boy are attacked by Galactus. They put their talents together in order to slow him down. When Rogue Green flies close to him, Galactus states that he intends Dome to become his herald. Rogue Green confronts Galactus, with both disappearing in the ensuing fight. Years later, a blind and older Gambit walks outside where a statue of Rogue was made. At Atlantis near the Western Continental Shelf, Atlantean soldiers Amak and Lonar are doing some patrols as they swim over an unconscious Galactus. Once they are gone, Galactus awakens. Back in New Orleans, Gambit is visited by Miss Henrietta who gives him her condolences and talks about Shuvahrak being awakened. Just then, a horde of zombies break through wanting to target Rogue's grave. Gambit unleashes his kinetically-charged cards on the zombies to vanquish them. Gambit narrates that he prevented Shuvahrak's attack and plans to join Rogue Green soon. [15]
In the Philadelphia part of the Revelation Territories, Elbecca Voss is awake in her bed as she narrates how her parents knew of the world before the Revelation and how she became a Chorister as she starts to hear the voice of the "Ghost". Earlier, Revelation hears about the death of Topaz and announces it to his crown with Elbecca, Fabian Cortez, Khora, and Chance present as he explains what a Chorister embodies. He proceeds to introduce Elbecca as his new Chorister. As Chance is instructed to show Elbecca to her quarters as he needs her present for the Arakkii delegation tomorrow, Cortez advises Chance to warn her about the "Ghost of Philadelphia". The next morning, Khora tells Elbecca that Cortez acts this way to her because he wants to hold his seniority over the other Choristers. Revelation states to him that Apocalypse is unhappy with him and advises his Choristers to back him up when his representative arrives. When the teleportation shield is brought down, Death of the Horsemen of Apocalypse arrives carrying a message from Apocalypse stating that he has squandered his inheritance and prevented his purpose. Revelation is told to surrender the territories and face judgement on Arakko. When Revelation refuses, Death states that what he is doing is an abomination and states what happened to Bei. Using his Choristers, Revelation makes Death kneel and has him tell Apocalypse that he had abdicated his plans for Earth to him while sending him on his way. Later that evening, Cortez admits to Elbecca that he was just jealous of her. Cortez refuses to be replaced and throws Elbecca off the building, Elbecca is saved when she taps into her powers and is caught by the "Ghost of Philadelphia", who is revealed to be Kitty Pryde. [16]
In Beverly, Massachusetts, Carol Danvers is operating as a Phoenix Force-empowered Binary following the death of Jean Grey. At at a town hall meeting, Binary claims that she is using a psychic dome to keep the X-Virus out and is not enslaving them. A man named Hank heads home and speaks with a hooded robed woman, who states that Carol is stretching herself too far and opens the force field to let the feral Babels in. Binary defends the citizens as the hooded robed woman plans to have Binary see a familiar face in her town. [17]
In Philadelphia, Gabby Kinney and Daken are salvaging some equipment for Sage when they are confronted by Laura Kinney, who is operating as Sabretooth and honoring the memory of Sabretooth's son Zane. Laura requests that Gabby take her son Alex with her to protect him, as he has no powers. Alex leaves with Gabby and Daken, which is witnessed by Hellion of the Seraph. When Revelation is informed of Sabretooth planning to defect and stop Gabby, Revelation tells him to leave them be as this is a family matter. At Revelation's palace, Sabretooth is taken to Revelation by the Angel of Death. As Shark-Girl tends to Daken's injury, Gabby is told that Sage wants to see her. Sage has gotten the technology that will sync with Blink's consciousness and operate the teleportation gate. Sabretooth detects Hellion, who states that Alex would have had a purpose if he was a mutant. Laura stabs Hellion in the heart. [18]
In the Mojoverse, Mojo is told about what happened on Earth by Major Domo, causing all the shows in the Mojoverse to be cancelled. Acting as Longshot's agent, Spiral states that Longshot must be paid if they want him to return. Mojo kills the lawyer upon not wanting to agree to Spiral's condition for Longshot to return. Mojo comes up with an idea for a new show starring the "X-People" and made by the X-Babies. Hellcat takes a deal from Mojo to recruit cast members. Her first stop is Bishop as she passes off her mission as a trip to the Revelation Territories. At the Pop-Up Bar With No Name in California, they obtain Rhino, who has lost his horn to Jeff the Land Shark and used a series of replacements. In the frontier of the Revelation Territories, Hellcat entices Wonder Man with a high-paying job and takes him to meet Bishop, Kraven the Hunter, and Rhino (who has replaced his horn with an axe blade). Mojo begins filming his series in a former Project Pegasus facility deep within the Revelation Territories, where the X-People will compete to target a power plant. [19]
A messenger has received information from Bei the Blood Moon and travels to the Autumn Palace to deliver the information to Apocalypse. Showing some displeasure with the news, Apocalypse muses that he should have chosen Rictor as the messenger is revealed to be Professor X and Apocalypse asks him where they go from here. Several stories are then shown: [20]
X years after the Day of Revelation in New York City, a hooded robed figure arrived at the pit where it all began and ended. Six years ago at Avengers Mansion, Emma Frost, Firestar, Iron Man, and War Machine fight the Seraphim members Carmella Unuscione, Marrow, and Phaser. Frost reveals to a woman and her daughter Eris that the Seraphim are after Eris who is a mutant that they want to join the fold. Unuscione removes the gas mask on Eris' mother as she is infected with the X-Virus. Eris reveals her geokinetic powers which she uses to impale Unuscione with a rock as an earthquake starts. Firestar loses control of her microwave field, causing War Machine to use his cryo-dampening foam on her. When Marrow tries to stab Eris, Frost throws herself in front of the attack. As Avengers Mansion starts to go underground, Marrow falls to her death as Frost survives by shifting to her diamond form which left a hole where her heart should be. After Iron Man puts Marrow out of her misery and War Machine rescues Eris, they find Frost's diamond form as she advises them to flee before more Seraphim show up. While grabbing Firestar's foamed body, Iron Man and War Machine evacuate Eris while planning to come back for her. Back in the present, the hooded robed figure descends down the pit and is revealed to be Frost, who will die if she leaves her diamond form. Frost finds the ruins of Avengers Mansion in the clutches of the Hellfire Club, where she reunites with Eris and discovers that Iron Man has become the iron-skinned Iron King. [21]
Five years into the Age of Revelation, Storm has changed the weather in the Sahara Desert to being cold. She is shown to be chained up. With Storm not who they remember anymore, Rogue Red and Gateway plan to kill her. They are joined by Warpath, Iceman, Fantomex, and Akujin as they make their way to her castle. Gateway and several of the group's war beasts are killed as one of the Operating Systems claims that Storm can halt the slow-approaching Armageddon. Iceman is then shattered by one of the Operating Systems. Two years into the Age of Revelation, Rogue is revealed to have been split into Rogue Green and Rogue Red by the Collector. After giving Rogue Green to Gambit, Rogue Red visits Storm in her sanctuary in Atlanta, where they spar. Storm gives Rogue Red knuckle dusters made from Envisium alloy by Moon Girl. Back in the five year point, Rogue Red uses her knuckle dusters to destroy the Operating Systems. X years later in the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Nigeria, Storm and her hippopotamus steed confront the grove's fish-like inhabitants while asking where the murderers they shelter are. [22]
In what used to be Upstate New York during the Age of Revelation, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing are trying to map out the area for S.H.I.E.L.D. before returning to base. They are attacked by a more feline Black Cat who shoots Wing in the right shoulder. Omega Red shows up to help Black Cat as he is fighting against his death factor. Knight and Wing subdue Black Cat and Omega Red as they flee, leaving the mapping data behind. Domino then attacks with assistance from Lady Fantomex. Havok then shows up to break up the fight as Black Cat rips out the bullet from Wing's right shoulder as Havok's group was using them as bait for Venom. Havok allows Knight and Wing to leave as his group fights Venom. They managed to subdue Venom and place an inhibitor collar on him. In the Vale Sinister, located in the Appalachian Mountains, Havok has his team take Venom to Mister Sinister while he visits his son Chris, who is being watched over by Nanny. It is not time for Chris to leave Vale Sinister as he goes to the garden. Upon arrival, Havok meets with Sinister and the rest of the team. Havok states that they upheld their end of the bargain and that it is Sinister's turn. Sinister states that they will be remunerated as he takes a sample of the Venom symbiote. Bringing Venom into his lab, Sinister tells Havok's group that his scientists have not been able to cure the X-Virus. As Revelation is the cause of it, Sinister sends his Sinister's Six into targeting him. [23]
X years from now in Vancouver, two kids trapped in a burning building are saved by the Wonderful Wolverine. He flashes back to when he was a kid named Leonard who got lost in the woods and was turned into a Wendigo after falling victim to the Wendigo's curse. The First Wolverine came upon Leonard and trained him into being a hero. They fought side by side before separating for unknown reasons. Later that night, Leonard heads home to his makeshift family: a human Nightcrawler and his wife Mackenzie. As they have dinner, it is revealed that Revelation gave Nightcrawler a human form and Leonard begins to believes that the X-Virus is affecting him and causing him to lose control like he did the first time he became a Wendigo. Leonard gets an alert that someone broke into his apartment. Upon arrival, Leonard finds Vindicator inside, where she has found a way to save her husband Wolverine. [24]
After a description about the Babeled is shown, a man named Michael is talking with his wife Kelsie about giving up on their son Jamie. Kelsie is shown as a four-eyed mutant who got sniped. Professor Quentin Quire shows the footage to the Omega Kids members Curtis Terrill Jr., Nell Widows, Alya Bozkurt, and Bailey Quinn, who all have psychic abilities. Bailey states that Revelation's followers were rooting out possible assassins. Following a glitch in the psychic projection, Quentin is visited by his ex-girlfriend, Phoebe Cuckoo of the Stepford Cuckoos, who is told that Revelation never used the voice on him. After having sandwiches, the Omega Kids resume their work as Curtis states that he is only glitching because of his headaches. While in the kitchen, Quentin states to Phoebe that he has the situation under control. [25]
X years from now in New York City, a fiery Lowlock named Fuze goes on a rampage as the PDC show up to contain Fuze until a six-armed Spider-Man shows up and makes off with Fuze. In Lowtown which is south of 14th Street, Fuze states to Dr. Cecilia Reyes that the Lowlocks need those medicines which are being blocked. Reyes recalls on how, following the year-long Manhattan Massacre, the Highside enjoys the favors of Revelation and contains "pure Mutants" while Lowtown is good and bad. When in her home somewhere along the subway tracks, Reyes finds Peter and gives him radiation treatments to suppress the X-Virus. After Peter's radiation treatment, Reyes' computers detect five biosigns nearby. At the former Manhattan Bridge, some mutants raid one of Mister Sinister's old laboratories. Spider-Man and Reyes show up in an attempt to save them. Just then, Aunt May emerges from one of the pods as he embraces her. [26]
At the edge of the Revelation Territories in St. Louis, Missouri, Dagger is working with Captain Jensen to evacuate refugees. With the help of Scritch, Dagger fights a Mutant with force field abilities riding a water-spewing mutant hippopotamus that is attacking Flex and subdue it. Afterwards, Dagger, Scritch, and Flex load the refugees onto the bus. When more attackers show up, Dagger telepathically contacts Cloak to tag in as Cloak appears in Dagger's place. He uses a taser cloud to take out the attackers. As Jensen contacts Cloak about an ambush, he is then attacked by Fenris. When Cloak arrives with Scritch and Flex, a soldier informs them that Fenris' army captured him and the refugees. Cloak then switches places with Dagger to heal the wounded. Then they head to Haven which used to be Fort Leonard Wood which is the last outpost before the Revelation Territories. Colonel Ramirez tells Dagger, Scritch, and Flex that they have not gotten word on Jensen's tracker. Fenris have commandeered the bus and are taking the refugees to New Elysium as the X-Virus will make Mutants out of some of them. Dagger reveals to Scritch that the X-Virus has merged their existence causing them to switch out at different points at will. The signal from Jensen's tracker is traced to what used to be Belleville, Michigan. They find Jensen in the bus having been mutated by the X-Virus. At New Elysium, Fenris learns that 14 out of nearly 60 human refugees have been mutated by the X-Virus. They make plans to strike Fort Leonard Wood next. [27]
X years into the future, Ms. Marvel, Bronze, and Rift oversee Revelation Territories Border Zone Seven. Ms. Marvel and Bronze fight the soldiers as Rift handles the extraction. Rift saves a wounded Mutant only for it to be shot by one of the soldiers when they meet up with Ms. Marvel and Bronze. They do a do-over where they save that mutant and meet up with Captain Melee as they get attacked by Raiders. Their ship is teleported to the Mississippi River as they join the flotilla there. Ms. Marvel introduces this group to the injured Mutant as the Expatriate X-Men. The Mutant's name is Adrian Star with the codename Lyrebird. As Captain Melee meets with Ms. Marvel, Bronze, and Rift about the mission, they are contacted by Mystique, who congratulates them on rescuing Lyrebird who states that he has the knowledge that they need, including captive mutants of interest. She plans to use Lyrebird to get to Darkchild as Captain Melee is instructed to get him to the Limbo Lands. When she is alone, Captain Melee contacts someone stating that Darkchild will not get to have Lyrebird. [28]
X years from now in Louisville, Kentucky, the Alpha Warriors have salvaged a Bravado for a two-headed mutant who is in need of new parts. While foraging for fruit, the Alpha Warriors are attacked by the Babels. The narration identifies the Alpha Warriors members as Magni, Fantastica (who possesses stretching powers), Kid Man-Thing (who has plant-based powers), and Fearless (who has abilities similar to Daredevil in addition to mental abilities). The Alpha Warriors managed to defeat the Babels who was attempting to warn them about Deadpool. As the Alpha Warriors arrive at Dove of Peace Summer Camp, Deadpool states that he has contracted the X-Virus, with his healing factor leaving him in a state between life and death. Deadpool ambushes the group and kills Magni. He further states that he now calls himself Undeadpool and seeks living flesh. Kid Man-Thing later wanders off into a junkyard as Fantastic and Fearless find him dead. Later that night, Fantastica is killed by Undeadpool as Fearless runs from him. When Undeadpool catches up to her, Deadpool tries to fight his undead personality as he states that he wants to help get Fearless to St. Louis. Elsewhere, Cable plans to recruit Fearless into X-Force. [29]
X years into the future, a six-armed Hawkeye, Water Widow (an aquakinetic version of Natasha Romanova), Vision, Shang-Chi, Scott Lang, Cannonball, and Danielle Moonstar arrive at the Steve Rogers Memorial for an inauguration where the victims of the X-Virus have been made honorable Avengers on the memorial wall. [c] While Hawkeye mentioned how his neighbors Deke, Aimee, and Tito stood up to the Tracksuit Mafia, Scott is saddened by the loss of Cassie Lang. Some people accuse the Avengers of having blood on their hands because of the X-Virus that is still at large and claiming that the "X-Vengers" are working for Revelation. Moonstar breaks up the argument and is wielding Captain America's shield following his death from the X-Virus. Just then, Vision detects an atmospheric breach as Lord Yon the Accuser leads the Kree in invading Earth. During the fight, Moonstar uses an illusion of the Supreme Intelligence to attack Yon. Once the Kree are defeated, the Avengers meet up with Sunspot who will have Thunderbird and Random take him in. Just then, Variable Man and six mutants become trapped in an evolved Technarch variant, leaving them in a metallic form. Moonstar states that no mutant will be safe from it. [30]
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These characters are credited as part of the main cast in their respective comics:
| Series | Characters | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing X-Men (vol. 3) |
| [31] |
| Binary | [32] | |
| Laura Kinney: Sabretooth | [33] | |
| Longshots | [34] | |
| Rogue Storm | [35] | |
| Iron & Frost |
| [36] |
| Sinister's Six | [37] | |
| Unbreakable X-Men |
| [38] |
| The Last Wolverine | ||
| Omega Kids |
| |
| Radioactive Spider-Man | ||
| Cloak or Dagger | ||
| Expatriate X-Men |
| |
| Undeadpool | ||
| X-Vengers |
| Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 [d] | 1 | Jed MacKay | Humberto Ramos | Edgar Delgado | July 16, 2025 | [2] | |
| X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture | #1 | Jed MacKay | Ryan Stegman | TBA | October 1, 2025 | ||
| Amazing X-Men (vol. 3) | #1-3 | Jed MacKay | Mahmud Asrar | October 8, 2025 | December 3, 2025 | [39] | |
| X-Men: Book of Revelation | Jed MacKay | Netho Diaz | October 22, 2025 | December 17, 2025 | [4] | ||
| X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale | #1 | Jed MacKay | Ryan Stegman | December 31, 2025 | |||
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | #1-3 | Stephanie Phillips | Giada Belviso | TBA | October 8, 2025 | December 3, 2025 | [39] |
| Laura Kinney: Sabretooth | Erica Schultz | Valentina Pinti | [39] | ||||
| Longshots | Gerry Duggan Jonathan Hickman | Alan Robinson | [39] | ||||
| World of Revelation | #1 | Ryan North Al Ewing Steve Foxe | Adam Szalowski Jesus Merino | October 8, 2025 | |||
| Rogue Storm | #1-3 | Murewa Ayodele | Roland Boschi | October 15, 2025 | December 10, 2025 | [40] | |
| Iron & Frost | Cavan Scott | Ruairí Coleman | |||||
| Sinister's Six | David Marquez | Rafael Loureiro | |||||
| Unbreakable X-Men | Gail Simone | Lucas Werneck | |||||
| The Last Wolverine | Saladin Ahmed | Edgar Salazar | October 22, 2025 | December 17, 2025 | [4] | ||
| Omega Kids | Tony Fleecs | Andrés Genolet | |||||
| Radioactive Spider-Man | Joe Kelly | Kev Walker | |||||
| Cloak or Dagger | Justina Ireland | Lorenzo Tammetta | October 29, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | [41] | ||
| Expatriate X-Men | Eve. L Ewing | Francesco Mortarino | |||||
| Undeadpool | Tim Seeley | Carlos Magno | |||||
| X-Vengers | Jason Loo | Sergio Dávila | |||||
| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Issue | Comic Book Roundup |
| X-Men: Age of Revelation | #0 | 9/10 [42] |
| X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture | #1 | 8.3/10 [43] |
According to David Brooke of AIPT Comics, X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture is a powerful, event-level beginning that redefines both the X-Men and the Marvel Universe. He praises Jed MacKay's writing for immediately pulling readers in, subverting expectations, and clearly revealing the true villain behind the chaos. Brooke compares the story to Age of Apocalypse, noting the thrill of seeing reimagined characters—such as Glob Herman (now a PTSD-affected soldier), and Magneto (whose purpose has shifted after X-Virus). He highlights how MacKay smartly introduces only a few characters from each side, keeping the story clear and focused, while exploring complex moral questions about freedom and control. Brooke also commends Ryan Stegman's "out of this world" art, supported by JP Mayer's inks and Edgar Delgado's colors, calling it some of Stegman's best work—dynamic, detailed, and emotionally charged, especially in the story's powerful closing moments. [44]
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