X-Men’sFrom the Ashes era just hit its first anniversary, with its range of titles establishing a new status quo following the 2019-2024 Krakoan Era. Now, Marvel is gearing up to take things even further andtoss mutantkind a decade into the future, where the villainous Revelation has started to reshape the world in favour of those with the X-Gene. With the change come 16+ new titles.
This isn’t any regular storyline or even event - Marvel’s entire X-Men line is being swallowed by the Age of Revelation for the foreseeable future.
2025 is shaping up to bequite a year for the X-Men. Currently, they’re trying to contend with the gene-terrorist organization 3K and a slew of various other threats. Beginning in October, things will get worse before they get better, thanks to 3K and Doug Ramsey, the heir of Apocalypse.
X-Men: Age of Revelation #0just laid out the basics of the rapidly approaching time jump - a tribute to the classicAge of Apocalypseevent, which just turned 30. However, this isn’t any regular storyline or even event -Marvel’s entireX-Menline is being swallowed by theAge of Revelation, with over a dozen new seriesfeaturing everyone from Cyclops to Captain Marvel.
The Age of Revelation Changes Everything for the X-Men
Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Emma Frost, and More Have Upcoming Titles
X-Men: Age of Revelation #0’sbrief glimpse at mutantkind’s future shows a conflicting picture. Although Revelation and 3K’s X-Virus have supposedly transformed the world into a haven for mutants and killed off many humans, many mutants still suffer. Several titles, likeAmazing X-Men,Expatriate X-Men, andUnbreakable X-Menwill follow future teams as they fight against Revelation’s regime.
Other stories will focus on specific characters, shining thespotlight on Deadpool inUndeadpool, Emma Frost and Tony Stark inIron & Frost, and Cloak and Dagger inCloak or Dagger. A new Avengers team, led by mutant Dani Moonstar, is the focus ofX-Vengers, whileLongshotsheads to the Mojoverse with Bishop, Wonder Man, and others.
Release Date: 23-07-2025
World of Revelation #1
Writers Ryan North, Al Ewing, Steve Fox & Artist Jesús Merino
Cloak or Dagger #1
Writer Jed MacKay & Artist Ryan Stegman
Release Date: 01-08-2025
The upcomingRadioactive Spider-Mantitle shows just how far-reaching this Age of Revelation really is, as not only mutants are affected when a virus transforms a percentage of humans into mutants. Other unknown twists and turns pitfriend against friend asRogue Stormis set to follow Anna Marie’s quest to kill a power-mad Ororo Munroe.
There’s a lot of story to cover between the sixteen new titles, andMarvel appears to have it all mapped out. Just asAge of Apocalypsechanged the landscape of comics, fans can expectAge of Revelationto follow in its footsteps, terraforming the franchise as Doug Ramsey terraforms the planet.
The Age of Revelation Presents Many New Mysteries
The X-Men Reorganize and Revelation Gathers Followers
Although fans know the basics ofhow Revelation gains his power, X-Men’s future era still has plenty of unknowns. The currentUncanny X-Mengives way toUnbreakable X-Men, led by Gambit and seemingly killing off Rogue, even as Rogue has her killer team tracking Storm elsewhere.The Last Wolverinepresumably keeps Logan in the mix, while Laura Kinney shockingly swaps to the Sabretooth mantle.
Other titles are set to focus on Revelation’s inner circle, like Quentin Quire’s young disciples inOmega Kids, andX-Men: Book of Revelation.These will offer insight on the bad guys of the event, and explore how the previously beloved Doug justifies his fascistic takeover of much of America.
Other titles, likeSinister’s Six, seem more like wild cards.Given the major role Mister Sinister had in Krakoa and its downfall, it’s only fitting that he make himself known in this new, upcoming era as well, whether it’s as a straightforward villain or, somehow, an unlikely hero in the mix. It’s always hard to tell what influence he’ll have, and it would be fun to see Revelation opposed by heroesandvillains.
Marvel may plan more tie-ins further down the line, especially since it hasn’t announced when the event will end.
X-Men’s Age of Revelation Could Continue to Grow
It’s the Perfect Way to Honor One of X-Men’s Greatest Stories
Thirty years ago,Age of Apocalypsebecame a franchise-defining story, and it grew and expanded into a dark timeline that still lives on with crossovers and tie-in series likethe upcomingX-Men of Apocalypse. It’sonly fitting that Marvel celebrates the three-decade mark with something just as world-altering, especially since Apocalypse chose Revelation as his official heir. With so many stories and characters coming together, it’s a promising tribute, and one that could have the same kind of long-lasting legacy.
Age of Revelation’s present has transformed the entire Marvel Universe, with the entire Eastern Seaboard of the United States terraformed into mutant territory by the X-Virus, and many humans transformed into mutants. That meanseveryMarvel hero could conceivably have a place in this event, and Marvel may plan more tie-ins further down the line, especially since it hasn’t announced when the event will end. At the same time, there’s ten years of unseen history to dig into thanks to the timeskip, meaning thatAge of Revelationhas a huge amount of potential for upcoming stories.
Even ifAge of Revelationisn’t the X-Men’s permanent future, and they ultimately find a way to undo themonumental damage Revelation and 3K have doneto the world, it’s shaping up to have a long-lasting presence in franchise lore. TheAge of Revelationwill change everything for theX-Men, humanity, and the entire world, and it starts this October.
X-Men: Age of Revelation #0is available now from Marvel Comics.
X-Men
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
