TheX-Menfranchise just revealed a glimpse of its darkest future yet, and fans immediately noticed an ominous hint that an original member of the team,Beast, is about to go bad…again. With the “Age of Revelation” upon them,X-Menreaders have just gained a lot to speculate upon, ahead of the debut of the dystopian storyline.
As first revealed by AIPT,X-Men: Age of Revelation#0, written by Jed MacKay, with art by Humberto Ramos, drops next week, kicking off the event series, which takes place ten years in the future in a dark Marvel timeline.
Among the stand-outs from the cover art for the issueis Beast’s look, with his white fur potentially signifying a villainous shift.
Beast Has A Familiar Look In Marvel’s Dark “Age Of Revelation” Future, And It Might Have Dark Meaning
X-Men: Age of Revelation#0, Written By Jed MacKay; Art By Humberto Ramos; Available August 07, 2025 From Marvel Comics
A version ofX-Men’sBeast with white fur, as depicted on the cover ofAge of Revelation#0, immediately evokes the memory of “Here Comes Tomorrow,” the swan song arc fromGrant Morrison’s transformativeNew X-Menrun, itself set in a dystopian possible future. In that story, Beast inadvertently became thehost of the villain Sublime.
While there have been several instances inX-Menhistory where Beast has gone bad, this one is the most burned into fans' minds. Part of that stems from a simple, yet highly effective tweak to the character’s design: turning his trademark blue fur white. This was a significantdeparture from the character’s familiar look, one that the franchise is now repeating in another dark future.
For now, this is only fan speculation, based on the brief look at Beast’sAge of Revelationdesign Marvel has revealed. Most of the details of the series remain heavily guarded, but readers are optimistic thatAge of Revelation#0 will offer a full introduction to this version of Beast, and hopefully some more clues to fuel theories.
White-Fur Beast Is Just One Major Tease From The Sprawling “Age Of Revelation” Crossover
TheX-Men’sAmbitious New Dystopian Storyline
In addition to debutingnew looks for theAge of RevelationX-Men, including Beast, AIPT also revealed an extensive slate of tie-in comics for the series. A dozen series will spin out ofRevelation, including some curious titles that indicate the massive crossover will envelopSpider-ManandAvengers, and likely more.
Redesigning Beast to have white fur is a deliberate visual echo of his Sublime form.
This tracks with details released about the plot, which involves a mutant takeover of the world, resulting in humanity, and presumably superhumans, being pushed to the margins. The implications of this will come into focus more onceAge of Revelation#0 drops, buttheories about dark turns for the entire X-Men roster, not just Beast, are already flying in the fandom.
Redesigning Beast to have white fur is a deliberate visual echo of his Sublime form; whether that means the villain will have a role inAge of Revelation, or is simply meant to foreshadow the hero breaking bad, remains TBD. In any case, white-furred Beast is one of many new details aboutX-Men’supcoming crosser that has amped readers up.
Source:AIPT
X-Men: Age of Revelation#0will be available July 15, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
