In March, Marvel announced that industry legend Jeff Loeb would return home to write a revelation backup story for a huge sized apocalypse. Of course, Roeb was one of the architects of the apocalypse storylines of the original era of the 90s. With the 30th anniversary of this year’s popular X-Men event in marketing, it’s no surprise that Marvel revealed that Loeb and artist Simone Di Meo are collaborating in September this year in a brand new six-part event series, Apocalypse.
Here’s how Marvel explains the event:
Reflecting the first era of the Apocalypse, the X-Men of Revelation kicks off with the X-Men of Revelation Alpha #1, continuing with the X-Men of Revelation #1-4 from November, ending with the X-Men of Revelation Omega #1. The event’s prelude will be featured in next month’s giant sized Apocalypse #1. Here, Loeb and Di Meo work together for a backup story of One-Shot’s special revelation.
The dystopian future born when Charles Xavier was killed, Age of the Apocalypse is home to the X-Men Wartone Group led by Magneto. To free the earth from the cruel reign of the Apocalypse, they were willing to sacrifice their very existence – or they thought! The main timeline was restored, the apocalypse was defeated, but their world continued to live!
Taken in the direct aftermath of the explosive finale of the original crossover, the Apocalypse X-Men rekindles this iconic real-life X-Men mission as they travel here to ensure the survival of the universe. This hopeless mission takes them into the main Marvel universe, where they confront their classic counterparts and affect the fate of both teams forever!
Robe teased what fans can expect:
“Thirty years ago, the Apocalypse X-Men took the comic book world by storm, and I was lucky enough to be a part of it,” Roeb shared. “We had a new character! New design! Hero, a villain and hero! We’re now celebrating our 30th anniversary. A whole new, completely different story with epic art by Simone Di Meo brings us to this mysterious team that shouldn’t exist.
Dimeo expressed immeasurable excitement about the project.
“It’s really exciting to work with legends like Jeff,” Di Mee said. “I’ve known his work for years and I’m truly honored to see the huge impact it has had on the industry. Beyond that, I’ve really found a friend who’s passionate about his work. It’s really great to work with him.
“It’s unexpected for me to be able to get into legendary stories like Age of Apocalypse, and its events hold a significant place in Marvel’s history and being able to give your own take is absolutely fantastic. I’m giving everything to make all my readers happy.
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