Last week, Marvel gave us one of its classic teasers, showing Cyclops and a bunch of other mutants hanging from St. Andrew’s crosses like that one time the Reavers did it to Wolverine and we all loved it.
On Wednesday, Marvel announced Age of Revelation, a fall event that asks, “What if Age of Apocalypse but Doug?”
In last year’s Heir of Apocalypse mini, Doug Ramsey became Revelation, the heir of En Sabah Nur, and got a major glowup. Last week’s X-Men #19 followed up on that, showing Doug, his wife, Bei the Blood Moon, and his robo-husband, Warlock, figuring out what exactly he should do with his newfound power and on the run from an O*N*E black-ops squad called – get this – Z*E*R*O.
What happens between now and October is anyone’s guess, but clearly it’s headed somewhere bad, because, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Age of Apocalypse, and in the tradition of events like Age of X-Man (never forget the mutant sex police) and Sins of Sinister, Marvel is shutting down a bunch of ongoing series and relaunching them with new names and concepts, all set 10 years in the future, during a time when Doug Ramsey – y’know, the weakest New Mutant – has remade half of the U.S. in his image.
Check out the new titles below:
Cloak OR Dagger? More on these titles is expected next week.
All of this starts with Age of Revelation: Overture #1, an October one-shot by X-Men creators Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman that will establish the world and its stakes, much like X-Men Alpha did 30 years ago. A zero issue by MacKay and artist Humberto Ramos will precede that, which retailers apparently got to preview this week. Lucky!
As you can see, the star is an armored-up, Punisher-esque Glob Herman.
Intrigued yet? Keep scrolling for Marvel’s press release below:
New York, NY— July 9, 2025 — Every so often, a pivotal moment occurs that radically transforms the Marvel Universe, diverting its destiny towards strange timelines and dark futures. This October, in honor of the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest of those aforementioned sagas, Age of Apocalypse, behold the AGE OF REVELATION, a startling new X-Men event that sees the world reborn in the image of the heir to Apocalypse: Doug Ramsey, A.K.A. Revelation.
This week, select retailers will receive a Shadow Drop Variant of AGE OF REVELATION #0, a prelude one-shot by X-Men writer Jed MacKay and superstar artist Humberto Ramos that reveals how this new status quo came to be. Starting today, additional copies of this surprise issue with a wraparound cover by Ryan Stegman are now available to order. Retailers should order immediately to receive their copies as soon as possible.
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, and also impacts 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 is unveiled today, with official series announcements to come 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!
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!
On being the architect behind the latest X-Men milestone, 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!”
Inquire at your local comic shop today regarding the availability of X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION #0. Check out both X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION #0 covers along with the cover of X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1 and logos for the new AGE OF REVELATION-set series that will be announced next week! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom. Follow him @danielpgrote.bsky.social.
