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Apocalypse #1

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

Jeph Loeb returns to the Age of Apocalypse

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. Starting in May, Marvel celebrates its milestone anniversary with an all-new event revisiting key X-Men storylines in a series of Giant-Size X-Men one-shots, including Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse which features a Revelations Backup Story by Eisner Award-winning writer Jeph Loeb, an architect behind the original Age of Apocalypse, and superstar artist Simone Di Meo!

Across the five anniversary one-shots, the Revelations Backup Stories will reveal hidden lore behind each respective story and setsup exciting present-day developments coming in the near future. In Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1, Loeb returns to the iconic dystopian future he helped create! Age of Apocalypse shook the X-Men to its core in the ‘90s, and now, one of the era’s most prolific creators is back to reignite the groundbreaking storyline just in time for its own major milestone anniversary!

What if these critical moments held deeper secrets? What if the past wasn’t set in stone? Experience Giant-Size X-Men #1, The Dark Phoenix Saga, Age of Apocalypse, and more pivotal X-sagas from an all-new, all-different perspective across five time-bending one-shots by acclaimed X-Scribes Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and celebrated artists Adam Kubert, Rod Reis, C.F. Villa and more!

The event sees Ms. Marvel pulled into the distant past by an unstable and unleashed Legion! Locked in a battle through time against the Omega-Level mutant, Kamala Khan is only one standing in the way of X-Men history being warped forever! Following Giant-Size X-Men #1 and Giant-Size Dark Phoenix #1, Kamala finds herself stuck in the darkest future of all in 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!

Check out Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse’s main cover by Adam Kubert along with a variant cover by Simone Di Meo and stay tuned for more information about the Giant-Size X-Men Anniversary Event, including announcements for Giant-Size House of M and Giant-Size X-Men #2.

Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga gives Jean Grey a chance to change her fate!

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!

From the emergence of Krakoa in Giant-Size X-Men #1 to Age of ApocalypseHouse 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, superstar artist Rod Reis, and more on this epic journey across the X-Men’s most pivotal stories.

The event sees Ms. Marvel pulled into the distant past by an unstable and unleashed Legion! Locked in a battle through time against the Omega-Level mutant, Kamala is only one standing in the way of X-Men history being warped forever! Following Giant-Size X-Men #1 where Kamala joins the legendary All-New, All-Different X-Men on their critical rescue mission to Krakoa, Kamala goes from the frying pan into the Phoenix fire in Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1. As the story we know unfolds before her eyes, the new mutant must team up with Jean Grey in her darkest hour and master her dangerous new mutant power in this cosmic, emotional saga.

In addition, each Giant-Size one-shot will feature a Revelations Back-Up Story that uncovers hidden lore behind each respective story and sets up exciting present-day developments for the near future. In Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1, writer Steve Foxe and artist Lucas Werneck reveal the hidden secret that binds Scott Summer and Jean Grey together.

Check out Adam Kubert’s main cover, a variant cover by interior artist Rod Reis, and a senses-shattering preview for Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1. Stay tuned for more information about the Giant-Size X-Men Anniversary Event, including announcements for Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse out in June, Giant-Size House of M out in July, and the event’s finale issue, Giant-Size X-Men #2 coming to shops in July. Experience a special prelude story by picking up Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men #1 at your local comic shop on May 3