Age of Revelation - When you see a page so depressing that there's only one solution

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Post balancing material and go beyond it!



It pains me to mention that in X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1, we get this page, set "X years in the future"



Sigh, if we needed any more of a reason for Age of Revelation to be removed from the potential futures of the MU, this would be it.

Again, Jed Mackay started out with an interesting take on Doug as Revelation, and the speedrun to dystopia is just... disappointing. I'm hoping this is addresses properly when it's all over.

So, say what you will about the Krakoan era, it had it's fun moments, and few moreso than the unexpected marriage of Doug Ramsey of Bei the Blood Moon during the "X of Swords" event

From their first meeting, which was whatever the opposite of a meet cute is



Soon Saturnyne decreed that Cypher and Bei be one of the first rounds of the tournament...



That's showing real commitment to linguistics Doug... not necessarily common sense, but commitment.

And as events unfold...



Oh look! Illyana's here, she'll calm his nerves I'm sure



Even cannibals probably like a nice cake for dessert guys, don't be judgemental!

At any rate, it's at this point we got the first indication that some of these challenges were NOT going to be simple sword fights.



I would pay good money to see Illyana give Doug "The talk".



Yes, that is an entirely admirable choice of "vows assessor" right there...





Suffice it to say that after that unexpected start, Doug and Bei were, perhaps a little surprisingly... a solid couple, absolutely besotted with each other for the rest of the Krakoan era!



Doug getting the little leg-lift pose is entirely in character for both of them.



Even after the Fall of Krakoa and Doug becoming Revelation, the Heir of Apocalypse, they were still together (with Warlock of course)



I'd say "Don't worry, it's not his blood", but I usually find that in those circumstances it's MORE of a reason to worry.

Alas, their life a a couple (or througple, depending on how one looks at Warlock's involvement) seems destined, in at least one future, to be wrecked.

So, as a counterbalance, here are the happy couple by Luciano Vecchio (Which isn't my commission, but if someone hadn't beaten me to it, it might well have been)



And likewise this, which I do not know the artist for, despite looking, and if anyone can tell me please do, as I HATE not being able to credit/link artists




And this, which IS the latest addition to my collection, courtesy of a new artist who impressed me mightily, Nick Thomas on Instagram



Doug is having a day off on Krakoa, and what happens on one's day off in Krakoa is your own business! ;)

I'd also recommend taking a look at the work of an artist named phierie on tumblr, whose Warlock/Doug/Bei portraits are delightful, along with the other New Mutants. And in this case of this short story, more than a little heartbreaking

Comments

[akodo_rokku]

I do wonder if there's going to be a "mwahaha actually anyone who became Heir of Apocalypse would inevitable become evil because it's APOCALYPSE DUH," or if it's gonna be, "You need to be a Strong Man to wield that kind of power responsibly," or what. The one tie-in seems to imply that Apocalypse is not happy with the path that Doug has taken, but like: dude, you made him into a little palette-swap of you, what were you expecting?

[cainofdreaming]

More baldness, maybe? That's probably the problem Chuck and Poccy have with him, right?

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The irony being, of course, that Age of Revelation is Age of Apocalypse with the serial numbers filed off, so what Apocalypse is complaining about is literally what AoA Apocalypse did himself (albeit in a timeline he knows nothing about). Is he disappointed, or just jealous?

[akodo_rokku]

I *think* the point of Heir of Apocalypse was supposed to be him finally recognizing that his way had failed and he was passing down the mantle to give someone new a shot, so he's disappointed. "Kid, this is something I would have tried in the 80s."