Last week Marvel made its first announcement for The Age of Revelation, an alternate future created by the heir Apocalypse Revelation (formerly Doug Ramsey). The tease for this newest crossover hinted at a world that was part Age of Apocalypse and part Days of Future Past. Once again, the X-Men must struggle through a nightmare world before finding a way to set things right. Well, right until the next nightmare future or alternate reality finds Marvel’s merry mutants.
Maybe the most intriguing part of that tease were the titles for the books taking place during this new world. Now Marvel release the first, of what are sure to be many, synopses and creative teams. Even mastermind Jed MacKay will tackle Amazing X-Men but the name that will perk up most folks ears is Jonathan Hickman. Hickman famously revived the X-Men and ushered in the fan favorite Age of Krakoa and seems to be doing something similar in the Imperial mini series.He hasn’t written an X-men story since the Inferno mini series so his return to the books, co-writing Longshots with his successor Gerry Duggan, is sure to be a big deal.
But Hickman and MacKay won’t be the only draws for this event. This first announcement promises creators such as Erica Schultz, Jesus Merino, Ryan North, Mahmud Asrar, and Al Ewing on this first line up of books. Additionally, the synopses for this event hint at a pretty fascinating world being conjured up. All of these announcements certainly make this event more enticing. The Age of Revelation will start in October while Marvel has promised more related announcements to coming out of San Diego Comic Con. We’ll continue coverage on what sure to be one of the most massive events to hit Marvel in awhile. For now, check out these first synopsis and creative teams.
Announced last week, AGE OF REVELATION #0, a surprise prelude issue, will be available at select retailers later this week and additional copies can be ordered now. AGE OF REVELATION officially begins this October in AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1, a one-shot by current X-Men creative team, writer Jed MacKay and artist Ryan Stegman. Following that, AGE OF REVELATION continues in bold new titles, including an evolution of the entire current X-Men line. Today, fans can learn about the first of these new series, all hitting stands on October 8.
The world is beholden to the will of REVELATION! Doug Ramsey commands Earth with his voice, creating the Revelation Territories, a new mutant utopia built on an insidious lie. Beneath the surface, rebellion brews and as a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. Welcome to the AGE OF REVELATION!
The new launches include AMAZING X-MEN, a flagship X-title introducing the team of X-Men leading the resistance against Revelation; LAURA KINNEY: SABRETOOTH, a new solo series that sees Laura Kinney take on the mantle of Sabretooth; BINARY, a cosmic series starring the power of the Phoenix; LONGSHOTS, a series following various characters trapped in a twisted competition by Mojo; and WORLD OF REVELATION, an anthology one-shot that explores AGE OF REVELATION’s impact on the wider Marvel Universe, featuring the fate of the Fantastic Four, the end of the Young Avengers, and the gaze of Apocalypse. Read on to learn more!
Art by Mahmud Asrar
AMAZING X-MEN #1 Written by Jed MacKay
Art by Mahmud Asrar
HOPE THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!
X YEARS LATER, on the run after a deadly clash with Revelation’s chief assassin, the shattered X-Men desperately gamble everything on one last mission. With help from an unexpected ally, they venture into the haunted ruins of Graymalkin. What they find there may change everything… if they survive.
Art by Rickie Yagawa
BINARY #1 Written by Stephanie Phillips
Art by Giada Belviso
THIS IS BINARY…AND THE UNIVERSE BURNS WITH HER!
X YEARS LATER, in the ashes of the old world, to survive she is reborn – a cosmic force channeling the Phoenix itself. With the universe crumbling, Binary returns to save what’s left. But power this great always comes with a price… and the end of everything might begin with her.
Art by Elena Casagrande
LAURA KINNEY: SABRETOOTH #1 Written by Erica Schultz
Art by Valentina Pinti
THE ALL-NEW SABRETOOTH!
X YEARS LATER, she’s taken the name of once-bitter enemy Sabretooth – and fights beside Revelation himself. Why did Laura Kinney abandon her legacy? What secrets does she keep from the mutant world? When loyalty changes, blood means everything.
Art by Dustin Weaver
LONGSHOTS #1 Written by Gerry Duggan & Jonathan Hickman
Art by Alan Robinson
BUY THIS COMIC, OR ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE HEROES WILL DIE!
X YEARS LATER, and Mojo’s got a new game for Wonder Man, Hellcat, Bishop, Rhino and Kraven to play. There are no rules. One survivor wins. The others die. Mojo promises you can vote for the winner with your dollars – but you probably can’t. Mojo cannot promise that any of this is true or that you can even vote, as all decisions will be made by Mojo and Mojo alone, in his Mojo dojo, it’s fame or fatality!
Courtesy of Marvel
WORLD OF REVELATION #1 Written by Ryan North, Al Ewing & Steve Foxe
Art by Adam Szalowski, Jesus Merino & More
THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW IS GONE!
X YEARS LATER, what happened to the Fantastic Four? And what horrors plague the East Coast? How does the rest of the world survive the rise of Revelation? And far above, on Arakko, what does Apocalypse think of his heir’s new empire? Discover the far-reaching impact of AGE OF REVELATION across the Marvel Universe.
Find out more about AGE OF REVELATION later this month at San Diego Comic-Con by attending the Marvel Comics: X-Men Panel on Thursday, July 24.
The Age of Revelation begins in October. Find out more at Marvel.com
