Every so often, a pivotal moment occurs that a bunch of guys read when they’re eight years old, diverting their destiny towards strange timelines and dark futures where they’re incapable of writing anything original. This October, in honor of the 30th anniversary of one of the most overrated of those aforementioned sagas, Age of Apocalypse, behold the Age of Revelation, a new X-Men event that sees the world reborn in the image of, for some godforsaken reason, 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 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 yet another “utopian haven” for mutantkind. But don’t worry, a minority can never be happy without it being bad for some reason so this “utopia” is, shockingly, built on a lie. With such an original, never before tried concept, fans will no doubt be waiting to see how this plays out the way every other “mutant utopia” did.
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/variant cover sales push, 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 Age of Revelation#0. Check out both Age of Revelation #0 covers along with the cover of 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.
X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION #0 – 75960621346700011
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Shadow Drop Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Available at Retailers Starting Next Week!
X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 10/1
Images via Marvel Comics
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