The X-Men have made their boldest move yet, and it may reshape the entire Marvel Universe. In yesterday’s X-Men #22, Doug Ramsey, now christened Revelation, the Heir of Apocalypse, was welcomed back onto the team. That decision sets in motion a chain of events that launches Marvel readers into a dystopian future unlike any the mutants have faced before.
Marvel has officially announced Age of Revelation, a sweeping new event that propels the timeline forward by ten years. In this grim future, Revelation’s mutant utopia looms over Earth itself, threatening to dominate humanity. The saga begins in X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1, a one-shot from writer Jed MacKay and artist Ryan Stegman, before expanding into a complete transformation of the X-Men line.
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A Future Too Dark to Ignore
The upcoming one-shot picks up directly from the shocking cliffhanger of X-Men #22. Cyclops awakens years into the future, his consciousness pulled forward by a resistance group of ragtag X-Men. There, he confronts the devastating consequences of allowing Revelation to join the team.
But there’s no time to wallow, Cyclops is chosen to lead the final assault against Revelation’s rule, with mutantkind’s survival hanging in the balance. The outcome of this desperate mission won’t just stay in the future; it will shape Cyclops’ decisions when the storylines return to present day in Shadows of Tomorrow, a new era launching this January.
Creative Team Weighs In
Writer Jed MacKay teased just how intense this new direction will be for one of Marvel’s most enduring leaders:
“We’ve hit Cyclops pretty hard over the last year and change—but nothing has compared to the wringer we’re about to put him through. Cyclops is in a situation with uncertain allies, limited planning capacity and zero control—and no guarantee of victory with these changed X-Men he finds himself amongst. And that? That’s when these characters are at their most exciting.”
A Glimpse Ahead
Alongside the one-shot, Marvel has revealed covers and preview pages for X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1, offering fans their first look at the radical shift to come. With its blend of dystopian stakes, bold new character designs, and high-octane storytelling, Age of Revelation is shaping up to be a major turning point in modern X-Men comics.
X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 arrives next week at local comic shops, marking the beginning of a new era for Marvel’s mutants.
