Warning! Spoilers ahead for Marvel’s Age of Revelation crossover event!
Marvel just killed off the original Young Avengers line-up in a shocking turn of events. The full scope of how dire Marvel’s new Age of Revelation future really is has just started to hit fans, and the deaths of the classic Young Avengers line-up strikes a particular chord that reminds readers no hero is safe.
World of Revelation #1 contains the story “Never Let Me Go,” written by Steve Foxe, with art by Jesús Merino. In the story, Wiccan and Hulk confront Revelation over the deaths of their fellow Young Avengers.
Tragically, the most likely outcome is that by the end of the issue, the heroic couple will perish as well.
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World of Revelation #1,“Never Let Me Go,” Written By Steve Foxe; Art By Jesús Merino; Available October 8, 2025 From Marvel Comics
For a while, it seemed like the next step in the MCU that Marvel was building to was assembling the Young Avengers, featuring young heroic analogues to the classic Avengers roster such as Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, and more. Characters like Kate Bishop, the second generation Hawkeye, and Ant-Man’s daughter Cassie Lang have already proven popular in the MCU.
However, those two are among the dead, along with Elijah Bradley, another existing MCU character, as the Young Avengers are among the casualties of the mutant virus unleashed in Marvel’s Age of Revelation event series. In the preview for World of Revelation #1, their teammates Wiccan and Hulking seek retribution, but it isn’t likely to go well.
“Never Let Me Go,” the story featuring their attack on Revelation, is set two years into the Age of Revelation, while the main storyline takes place eight more years down the timeline. The odds aren’t in favor of Hulkling and Wiccan surviving their encounter with the mutant warlord, likely adding two more Young Avengers to the death toll.
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Is Death Just A Step On The Road To An Epic Revival?
With the success of Thunderbolts*, which Marvel rebranded as New Avengers following its release, it seems the MCU’s plans might have pivoted away from the Young Avengers. Practically all the pieces are in play for the team to come together on-screen, but no current plans exist to do so, as far as MCU fans know.
Killing the Young Avengers characters off in Age of Revelation adds to the stakes of the event series, highlighting how devastated the wider Marvel world is, and how it has been transformed into the World of Revelation. However, it also shows that Marvel hasn’t forgotten the classic team, perhaps hinting at more plans for them after the crossover completes its run.
World of Revelation #1 wil be available October 8, 2025 from Marvel Comics.