There's so much World of Revolution #1 gives the reader. With three different stories, following three completely different perspectives, the amount of depth given is powerful and beautiful. Read Full Review

World of Revelation #1 is a powerful expansion of Marvel's bleak new era, showcasing how varied tones and perspectives can deepen a crossover event. From mythic journeys to tragic romance to grotesque survival, the anthology delivers on both scope and intimacy, making it a must-read tie-in for anyone invested in Age of Revelation. Read Full Review

World of Revelation is a solid peek into characters who are not exactly at the center of the event, with a range of character and creatives bringing different corners of the frightening world to light. Your enjoyment of the stories will vary, but the overall vision is a solid one. Read Full Review

Art: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 6.5/10

It's really irritating that the users on this site most devoted to reviewing X-Men are hate-readers who don't even pretend to be acting in good faith.

Because of their bs, I was tempted to rate this one-shot higher than I think it deserves, just to even things out a bit, but I won't.

This issue is very skippable. If you are hoping to read the Age of Revelation event but also are a bit stretched financially by the enormous number of tie-in series, you should know that this one-shot has three stories, and only one seems likely to matter to the overarching event: the first one, which is written by Al Ewing.

Ewing takes us back to Arakko, which is where the action of his (awesome) X-Men: Red series took place. It gives us a few glimpses of the ways that Arakko has developed in the years since the Genesis War, which took place at the same time that Orchis was making its move on Earth. I would love for Marvel to just give Ewing a new on-going series set on Arakko, but unfortunately this brief tale didn't give him enough room to do anything truly interesting. There's a big reveal at the end that I won't spoil, but if it does come into play in another series, it's also not something that will require explanation or exposition.

The second story is about Hulkling and Wiccan, and if you are fans of them, you may enjoy it. I' don't have any strong feelings about them, as the only things I've read where they appear have featured them only marginally, so I would not be a good judge of whether this story does them justice or not.

The third story allows Ryan North to fit the Fantastic Four into this event, but not in a way that seems like it will make any difference to the bigger plot.

Again, if you are looking to trim the number of Age of Revelation comics you're buying, skipping this issue is very reasonable. more