Welcome to another creepy edition of X-Men on Monday at X-Fans, AIPT!
Enter now…Age of Revelation…Report! And what about the feature image suitable for that event? As always, we would like to thank David Brooke, co-owner of AIPT and content and media manager.
Well, we’re not officially in the age of revelation yet (X-Men: Age of Revelation Overtuer #1, on sale October 1, 2025), but we got the taste of what we could expect from the surprising prelude, X-Men: Age of Revelation #0. And, in addition to writing the two one-shots I mentioned, a better way to prepare for the latest X-Men Epic than an interview with Jed Mackay, who writes the upcoming Amazing X-Men and X-Men: Book of Revelation Event Tie-In series. (And these are just Jed’s X-Books!)
Despite his heavy workload, Jed somehow managed to find time to talk about everything about the age of revelation.
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AIPT: Welcome to X-Men Monday, Jed! Based on everything we’ve seen so far, you look like the main story architect behind the world of the Age of Revelation. X-Fan Ryan wonders if he can share a bit about his thought process as he plans to frame this story and build the world around it. It leaves room for fellow X-Creators to develop their own revelation storyline. Also, how does the work we did during the Age of Revelation differ from what we did during the Blood Hunt event?
Jed Mackay: I think there are many similarities in my time planning my time and the age of revelation that I spent planning my time hunting blood. But seriously, both were asking somewhat similar questions as far as I was concerned. It brings the world to the ears, provides a clear through-line for the central story, and offers plenty of blank space for others to do their thing.
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In Blood Hunt, I was interested in the fact that Avengers, Strange, Midnight Mission Gang, Bloodline and Dracula were set to collision courses with Blade. At the age of revelation, it’s a little different – I’m moving between the book of heroes (the amazing X-Men) and the book of villains (X-Men: The Book of Revelation) and seeing what happens when they finally meet. At both events, we talk about a transformed world, and the world is a huge thing to tell stories.
Of the published manga linked to the Age of Revelation, you are writing the book X-men: Age of Revelation Overture, the Amazing X-men, and X-men: Revelation. When X-Fans put together a reading list, what can you tell us about the roles each of these roles play in the story of the entire event?
Jed: I’ve mentioned it before, but X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture is the bookend for events and leads us to it. After the overture, the amazing X-Men continues as our heroes try to make things right.
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AIPT: As someone who loves the current X-Men and Uncanny X-Men series, please tell us about Age of Revelation that makes you feel more than just another alternative timeline story.
Jed: Age of Revelation is a long-term story of X-Line, especially X-Men. And while that’s what we’re always saying about these kinds of things, we’re going to see some revelation (hoho) through the story that answers some questions that have been running since our reboot, as well as some questions that drive the tenor forward.
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AIPT: At the End of X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 I will write about the charm of picking up revelation threads as he represented a new faction in the universe of Krakoa Marvel. When he formulated the important wonder of X-Fan, Doug’s plan, what was his approach to mutant kind that led Doug to approach naturally in a different way than Apocalypse? Did you immediately stand out?
Jed: I think the most interesting thing about Doug as a Revelation is that he is an optimist and idealist, and is plunging into a role that often shatters it from people. Doug’s intentions are pure in the 0th year. By the time we reach year X, we’re looking at what happens to them and what he’s going to do accordingly.
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AIPT: When dealing with another reality, longtime comic readers quickly become cynical. But for writers like yourself, what creative opportunities do the era of revelation offer in terms of exploring other characters you have written each month?
Jed: I think what I like most about it is the “secret history” of everything. We catch up with characters that have been changed by the turmoil of a decade, but it’s always fun to see them like we do now. We see many relationships between characters that have changed from what we know. Some blanks are filled in, but left for readers to guess (and how it can foresee the future).
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AIPT: You can’t go too far to this interview without talking about gun-hitting, battle-ready glove herman. What did the age of revelation do to our beloved factory chefs? (And do we know what Ed Brison thinks?)
Jed: Ed is my good friend, so I keep on keeping him instantly aware of what a new glove development is. As for how he got this hard-edged glove, we see the transformation and the incredible mentor who helped him!
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AIPT: X-Fan Harry G wonders how from the X-Men roster decided who joined the amazing X-Men team. What dynamics do you want to explore?
Jed: For me, it was a combination of adding something interesting to X-Men (Schwarzchild), current characters that have leveled up over the years (Jen Starkey/Animalia, Glob Herman) (I’m not afraid that Psylocke and Quentin are on the side of innovation, beasts.
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AIPT: X-Fan Justin of X-Wife Podcast points out that DarkChild has an interesting space with an astonishing X-Men solicitation. What stands out about this version of the character and some of the Illanas that she has recently become peaceful in the Magik series?
Jed: Magick and Dark Child have always had a push-and-pull relationship, but recently they have been identified as dark child who wants to protect Ilyana. In the age of revelation, you see what happens when the balance of that relationship no longer exists, and the Dark Child must be a monster in the monster world.
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It was fun to see AIPT: Strobe, Dragoness, Chrome, and other more ambiguous mutants appearing in X-Men: Age of Revelation #0. (X-Fan Sky points out that Chrome hasn’t been seen in 34 years!) How did you approach it by filling in the ranks of Revelation’s Seraphim and Choristers?
JED: I was looking for mutants who had some history that people could point to without occupying more popular things that others might want to use. So there were many windows of shopping, such as the old X-Assorted group, such as the old X-Assorted group, for characters with just the right profile to fall into the ranks of Seraphim.
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For the choir, it was a little different – the current choir in the Apocalypse is a very special power set, so the current choir in Revelation is four of the mutants that enhance the power we have seen in the past. Of course, throwing new clergy into such a controversial environment, like X-Men: Book of Revelation #1, changes the balance very dramatically…
AIPT: Finally, in the title of revelation from these eras, we work with great artists like Ryan Stegman, Mahmoud Aslar and Net Diaz (not to mention Humbel Ramos who drove things away). Is it safe to assume that x-fan is taking part in an extraordinary visual?
Jed: As always, that’s the embarrassment of wealth. Humberto, Ryan, Mahmud and Netho each bring this lush apocalypse closer to their own specific talent, and it’s really fascinating to see a range of take in the same world. I think readers will be really excited to see what’s coming!
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AIPT: And the great news is that readers can see the New Age of Revelation Art in this article. But first, thank you Jed, for stopping by the X-Men on Monday!
Here is the release schedule for the comics discussed by Jed:
X-Men: Age of Revelation Overtuer #1 – October 1, 2025 Amazing X-Men #1 – October 8, 2025 X-Men: Apocalypse #1 – October 22, 2025
And now, this week’s exclusive art is courtesy of a Marvel friend. First, these X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture pages, artists Ryan Stegman, Inker JP Mayer and Colorist Marte Gracia.
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And let’s take a look at some of the amazing X-Men #1 pages from artist Mahmoud Asler and colorist Matthew Wilson.
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Next X-Men Monday
In the next edition of X-Men Monday, author Erica Schultz returns to discuss her Age of Revelation tie-in series, Laura Kinney: Sabretooth!
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Until next time, X-Fans will remain exceptional!
