The Future Is Up For Grabs in Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

By Chad Burdette

 on June 23, 2025

For 50 years, Len Wein and Dave Cockrum’s Giant-Size X-Men #1 has stood as one of the most important moments in Marvel Comics history, reshaping the X-Men forever. Now, Marvel celebrates its milestone anniversary with an all-new, five-part event spanning the greatest eras of mutantkind!

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From the emergence of Krakoa in Giant-Size X-Men #1 to Age of Apocalypse, House of M and The Dark Phoenix Saga, history has shaped – and shattered – the X-Men time and again. But what if those moments held deeper secrets? What if the past wasn’t set in stone? Acclaimed X-Scribes Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing join forces with legendary X-Men artist Adam Kubert and superstar artists Rod Reis, C.F. Villa, and Francesco Manna for an epic journey across the X-Men’s most pivotal stories.

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Kamala Khan has prevailed in her fight against Legion — but now the two are stuck in the darkest future of all: the Age of Apocalypse in Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

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Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

Worse yet: It’s only hours from its inevitable end; if Kamala can’t find what’s left of the X-Men, she’ll burn in nuclear hellfire. Former enemies must learn to rely on one another as they journey through a land of charred bones and broken promises… but can Legion truly be trusted? And how far will Rogue go to teach Kamala the true meaning of mutant identity? Welcome back to the Age of Apocalypse — where no one survives the experience!

PLUS: Jeph Loeb and Simone Di Meo team up for a Revelations backup tale that reveals a sinister secret about the Age of Apocalypse — one that will have dire consequences in the future!

Creative Team

• Writer: Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly
• Backup Feature Writer: Jeph Loeb
• Artist: C. F. Villa and Rafael Loureiro
• Backup feature Artist: Simone Di Meo
• Colorist: Edgar Delgado
• Backup Feature Colorist: Fredrico Blee
• Letterer: Clayton Cowles & Richard Starkling
• Cover Artists: Adam Kubert & Laura Martin
• Variant Cover Artists: Ivan Talavera; Kael Ngu; Simone Di Meo; Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau;  Tony S. Daniel
• Editor / Co-Ordinator of X:  Tom Brevoort
• Associate Editor: Annalise Bissa
• Format: Third in a Series Of Five Oneshots
• Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/48pages

The future is up for grabs in the third of five oneshots  in Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1 on shelves & digital platforms on June 25, 2025, from Marvel Comics