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Deadpool Celebrates April Pool’s Day Again and Brings Variant Covers

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This year, Deadpool will once again host April Pool’s Day, an epic April Fool’s Day celebration! In addition to a boatload of surprises including merchandise, digital content, and more, Marvel Comics will bring the fun to comic shops with a new Deadpool: April Pool’s Day one-shot written by legendary Deadpool scribe Gail Simone and drawn by acclaimed artist C.F. Villa and other fan-favorite talent. April Pool’s Day Variant Covers also return with four new covers by superstar artists Mark Bagley, Chad Hardin, Matteo Lolli, and Phil Noto, each depicting Wade Wilson doing what he does best—driving Marvel’s heroes wild with his absurd antics!

IT’S APRIL POOL’S DAY IN THE 616!

Join Wade Wilson as we celebrate April Pool’s Day, the way our ancestors did – with tricks, gags, and potentially universe-ending calamity. Wait, what was that last one? The real trick is, Wade’s being serious when he figures out how deadly the situation is on April 1st, and no one believes him! But you do, right? Because if not, this could spell the end of the Marvel Universe as we know it!

Check out David Baldeón, Todd Nauck, and Jim Rugg’s Deadpool: April Pool’s Day #1 covers. The one-shot will also feature a variant cover by Kei Zama that spotlights Death’s Head. Plus, see the first two April Pool’s Day Variant Covers and stay tuned for more to be revealed in the months ahead.

  • IRON MAN #3 APRIL POOL’S DAY VARIANT COVER BY MATTEO LOLLI – 75960621491400351
  • PUNISHER #2 APRIL POOL’S DAY VARIANT COVER BY CHAD HARDIN – 75960621516400261
  • WOLVERINE #18 APRIL POOL’S DAY VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 APRIL POOL’S DAY VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY

Jed MacKay’s Avengers Run comes to a Dramatic End in Avengers #36

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Superstar writer Jed MacKay closes out his time with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this March in Avengers #36. Three years of dark mysteries, epic quests and cosmos-shattering battles comes to a head in a giant-sized, can’t-miss final issue, featuring artwork by current series artist Farid Karami. To celebrate this pivotal moment in Avengers history, original series artist C.F. Villa returns with a special farewell variant cover that mirrors Stuart Immonen’s cover for the debut issue of MacKay’s run.

From the introduction of the Twilight Court and the Ashen Combine to Kang’s temporal machinations and Blood Hunt, it’s been an era of dramatic triumphs and epic stakes. Now, everything Jed MacKay has built comes crashing down in this startling finale that will redefine the Avengers’ future!

Avengers #36 will also set up the next era of Avengers. Fans curious about what’s next should look no further than this summer’s “Armageddon” including upcoming lead-in stories to the event like Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon; Captain America #6, the start of the next arc of Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti’s Captain America run; and the recently announced Comics Giveaway Day title, Armageddon/X-Men #1 CGD 2026.

Check out Villa’s variant cover and preorder AVENGERS #36 at your local comic shop today.

Avengers #36

The Sentry returns in March 2026 by co-creator Paul Jenkins and Christian Rosado

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The Golden Guardian returns! This March, a new Sentry series arrives from co-creator Paul Jenkins, marking the legendary writer’s first Marvel Comics series in over a decade. Joining Jenkins will be newcomer artist Christian Rosado, who made his exciting Marvel Comics debut earlier this month in Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #3. Comic fans have demanded the Sentry’s return for years. Now, at long last, experience the next chapter of one of the century’s biggest breakout heroes from the very mind behind his creation in a saga that will redefine his place in the Marvel mythos!

HE’S BEEN AN AVENGER, A DARK AVENGER AND A THUNDERBOLT! NOW, THE SENTRY IS BACK – BUT SO IS THE VOID!

A bold, high-stakes epic about Marvel’s most dangerous hero – the SENTRY, a man with the power of a million exploding suns– and the dark entity born from his own psyche: the VOID. When the Void resurfaces, threatening to unravel reality itself, the Sentry must battle not only cosmic forces and criminal empires, but the monster within. Guest-starring Reed Richards, Spider-Man and the Kingpin in a tale of impossible choices and devastating consequences. Can the Sentry save everything when the cost might be everything he loves?

The new series arrives following the character’s epic live-action debut earlier this year in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* and ahead of his return in Avengers: Doomsday December 2026.

Check out the main cover by Alex Maleev, also available as a virgin variant cover, along with variant covers by Francesco Mobili, CAFU, and C.F. Villa. Preorder Sentry #1 at your local comic shop today! 

Preview: Unbreakable X-Men #2

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Unbreakable X-Men #2

(W) Gail Simone (A) C.F. Villa, Mario Santoro, Davide Tinto, David Marquez, R.B. Silva, Alessandro Cappuccio, Ramon Rosanas

ATLANTIS UNDER SEIGE!

X YEARS LATER, a grief-stricken GAMBIT has a mission to recover and recall several unwilling X-MEN who have left the mutant life, to face a creature of nightmares that can doom them all! It’s the return of several beloved mutants (and a few less beloved), coming back to try to contain the unimaginable army of the undead that threatens both Atlantis and the surface world!

Unbreakable X-Men #2

Exclusive Preview: X-Vengers #1

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X-Vengers #1

(W) Jason Loo (A) Sergio Dávila
(I) Aure Jimenez (C) Rain Beredo (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Mike McKone, Morry Hollowell (VCA) Chris Campana, Robert Poggi and Rachelle Rosenberg, Scott Hepburn and Ian Herring, Greg Land and Rachelle Rosenberg, C.F. Villa and Jesus Aburtov, Pablo Villalobos

EARTH’S MIGHTIEST…HATED AND FEARED! X YEARS LATER, Earth still needs the Avengers…but what happens when those who are left have transformed into mutants?! Dani Moonstar leads a new team of Avengers (Hawkeye, Vision, Water Widow, Shang-Chi, Variable Man and Cannonball) to protect the planet! But can these “X-Vengers” protect all of Earth, including the Revelation Territories?!

X-Vengers #1

Exclusive Preview: World of Revelation #1

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World of Revelation #1

(W) Al Ewing, Steve Foxe, Ryan North (A) Agustin Alessio, Jesus Merino, Adam Szalowski
(C) Wil Quintana, Cris Peter (L) Travis Lanham
(CA) Phil Noto (VCA) C.F. Villa and Rachelle Rosenberg, Giada Belusio and Matt Milla, Mike McKone and Rachelle Rosenberg, Salvador Larroca and Edgar Delgado, Carlos Magno and Yen Nitro

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.

World of Revelation #1

X-Men #22 leads into the Age of Revelation

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X-Men #22

With ZER*O on his heels, Doug Ramsey, A.K.A. REVELATION, arrives in Alaska for the X-Men’s help! Beset on all sides, the X-Men could use a powerful new ally – but Revelation is not just an old friend, he’s the Heir of Apocalypse! And what new age could such an alliance usher in…? X-Men #22 leads into the “Age of Revelation” not with a bang, but…

Written by Jed Mackay, X-Men #22 is what I’d call a “bridge issue.” It’s point is to wrap up some plot lines and a previous arc while kicking off what’s to come next. “Age of Revelation” is the next major X-Men event, changing of series much like the beloved classic “Age of Apocalypse.” But, unlike that event, this new age doesn’t begin with a bang but instead a bit of a whimper.

It’s been a bit since I’ve read an X comic, but with the big event coming, I wanted to dive in and see what the prelude had to say. It wraps things up, apparently Cyclops was in jail after a fight, the X team went and killed some folks, and they’re figuring out what to do with bad mutants. While that minor drama is all dealt with, the end of the comic is what really matters as Doug Ramsey shows up seeking an alliance. Doug is a character with the ability to decipher language and be able to weave words as well. And, unknown if he uses his abilities or not, he’s able to weasel his way into the X-Men seeking to be a part of them again. With it all is an ominous tone, one anyone can see, but beyond a few current X-Men, the group seems to want to welcome Doug back with welcome arms, even though they know he’s the heir to Apocalypse.

It’s all a rather odd moment, the team being so willing to accept Doug back without much of a hesitation or really much of a grilling. It’s not like there’s some long discussion or grilling of what his vision and plan is. It’s very much lets forge a new path, but of course leaving that completely up in the air. For a team that has had so much happened in recent years, the complete acceptance feels odd and rather rushed. Some debate and having Doug obfuscate his answers would have felt a bit more natural and made a bit more sense.

The art by C.F. Villa is solid. The characters all look good though everyone looks like they’re a bit too serious at this point in their lives. Fer Sifuentes-Sujo‘s color is great and lettering by Clayton Cowles is solid as well. Where the art gets interesting is how Doug Ramsey is depicted. He’s no longer the rather small and somewhat weak looking member of the team but not is rather grown up, somewhat built, overall a rather imposing individual. He looks like a leader and someone that could eventually take over. It’s a glam up that’s been the works for a while but here is very evident, with even some members of the X-Men commenting on it.

X-Men #22 is a fine comic that wraps up what was and leads into what’s coming. It doesn’t have any shocks, but does a good job of setting an ominous tone when Ramsey eventually shows of. As a prelude, it doesn’t add much to the story, there’s no surprises really. The only one really is the team being so willing and so easily letting a snake into their den.

Story: Jed Mackay Art: C.F. Villa
Color: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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SDCC 2025: The Age of Revelation takes the Marvel Universe 10 Years into the Future with New Series

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This October, “Age of Revelation” takes the Marvel Universe 10 years into a future where the world has been reshaped by Apocalypse’s heir, Doug Ramsey AKA Revelation!

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!

Check out the debut issue covers and stay tuned throughout this week for more Age of Revelation series announcements. 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.

AMAZING X-MEN #1

Written by Jed MacKay
Art and Cover by Mahmud Asrar
On Sale 10/8

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.

AMAZING X-MEN #1

BINARY #1

Written by Stephanie Phillips
Art by Giada Belviso
Cover by Rickie Yagawa
On Sale 10/8

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.

BINARY #1

LAURA KINNEY: SABRETOOTH #1

Written by Erica Schultz
Art by Valentina Pinti
Cover by Elena Casagrande
On Sale 10/8

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.

LAURA KINNEY: SABRETOOTH #1

LONGSHOTS #1

Written by Gerry Duggan & Jonathan Hickman
Art by Alan Robinson
Cover by Dustin Weaver
On Sale 10/8

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!

LONGSHOTS #1

WORLD OF REVELATION #1

Written by Ryan North, Al Ewing & Steve Foxe
Art by Adam Szalowski, Jesus Merino & More
Cover by TBA
Variant Cover by C.F. Villa
On Sale 10/8

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.

Check out the debut issue covers and stay tuned throughout this week for more AGE OF REVELATION series announcements. 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.

WORLD OF REVELATION #1

Apocalypse #1

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Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) C.F. Villa, Simone Di Meo (CA) Adam Kubert
Rated T+
In Shops: Jun 25, 2025
SRP: $4.99

The future is up for grabs. 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! 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!

THE THIRD OF FIVE GIANT-SIZE ONE-SHOTS!

Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

Preview: X-Men #15

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X-Men #15

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (A/CA) Ryan Stegman
RATED T+
In Shops: Apr 23, 2025
SRP: $4.99

What began as a simple search and rescue has escalated, with not just the X-Men but the entire town of Merle at danger! And as 3K steps out from the shadows for the first time in order to further their twisted program, will the Means, their anointed headsman, slake his bloodthirst on the X-Men?

X-Men #15
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