It All Begins Here — The Dawn Of The AGE OF REVELATION in X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1

By Chad Burdette

on September 26, 2025

This week in X-Men #22, the X-Men accepted Doug Ramsey, A.K.A. Revelation, the newly christened Heir of Apocalypse, back into their ranks, a bold choice that leads the entire Marvel Universe into a dark, dystopian future!

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Discover how in AGE OF REVELATION, an event that takes Marvel storytelling 10 years forward where a new mutant utopia ruled by Revelation threatens to overtake all of Earth! It begins in X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1, a one-shot by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, and continues in various new series, including a bold transformation of the current X-Men line. Today, fans can enter the AGE OF REVELATION with a never-before-seen preview of X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1, on sale next week.

The preview picks up directly after X-Men #22’s startling cliffhanger as Cyclops awakens X YEARS LATER! His mind brought forward in time by a ragtag group of future X-men, Cyclops beholds the tragic consequences of his decision to allow Revelation onto the team. But he’ll have little time for regret as he’s been chosen to lead the final strike against Revelation’s reign! The knowledge Cyclops gains during the saga will greatly impact the decisions he makes on behalf of mutantkind when the X-Men titles return to present day in SHADOWS OF TOMORROW, a new era beginning in January.

MacKay explained:

“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.”

AGE OF REVELATION radically transforms the Marvel Universe, taking it 10 years into a future where a new mutant utopia created by Apocalypse’s heir, Doug Ramsey A.K.A. Revelation, threatens to overtake all of Earth!

This new age of storytelling officially begins in AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1, a one-shot by X-Men creative team, writer Jed MacKay and artist Ryan Stegman.

AGE OF REVELATION OVERTURE #1 serves as the foundation for an entire landscape of exciting new AGE OF REVELATION titles, including a bold evolution of the entire current X-Men line.

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It all begins here — the dawn of the AGE OF REVELATION in X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1

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Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Variant/ 1:100 Incentive Virgin Variant Cover:

X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1

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!

Creative Team

Writer: Jed MacKay
Penciller: Ryan Stegman
Inker: J.P. Meyer
Colorists: Edgar Delgado
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Standard Cover Artist(s): Ryan Stegman, J.P. Meyer, and Marte Gracia
Variant Cover Artist(s): Cory Smith; Aaron Kuder; Ricky Yagawa; Mark Bagley; Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
Coordinator of X: Tom Brevoort
Assistant Editor: Lindsey Cohick
Associate Editor: Annalise Bissa
Format: Ongoing Series
Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99

It all begins here — the dawn of the AGE OF REVELATION in X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 on shelves and digital platforms on October 1, 2025, from Marvel Comics