Marvel’s Sinister Six #1 (2025) launches in the shadow of a ruined future. Set during the Age of Revelation, this debut issue doesn’t ask whether the world can be saved — it asks who gets to decide what “saved” even means. Through violence, uneasy alliances, and a chilling philosophical confrontation, the comic reframes evolution itself as the ultimate horror.
The World After Revelation
The issue opens by establishing the timeline. Apocalypse’s dream — Revelation — has already reshaped the planet. The X-Virus, born from that ideology, spreads across the globe, killing millions and mutating survivors into unstable new forms of life.
These changes are not accidental. Entire regions have collapsed into Revelation Territories, places where law, morality, and humanity have eroded. Survival now depends on adaptation — no matter the cost.
This is the world where the Sinister Six operate.
The Sinister Six: Tools, Not Heroes
The team is assembled not for justice, but for utility:
- Mister Sinister – Genetic mastermind and architect of the operation
- Havok (Alex Summers) – Reluctant leader, still clinging to humanity
- Domino – Probability-bending survivor
- Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) – Mutated, feral, and dangerously unstable
- Omega Red – A living weapon consumed by his own evolution
- Lady Fantomex – Cold strategist and tactical commander
Each member reflects a different response to Revelation: control, chaos, rage, or adaptation.
Into the Revelation Territories
The mission begins in formerly Upstate New York, now a forest saturated with X-Virus contamination. Colleen Wing and MISTY KNIGHT scout the area, reflecting on how many times the world has already “ended” — and how this time feels permanent.
Their operation is immediately compromised when Black Cat appears. Her mutation has progressed beyond agility and luck. She moves like a predator, driven by instinct, her humanity eroded by the virus’s influence.
Before tensions can settle, Omega Red attacks.
Omega Red: Evolution Without Restraint
Omega Red’s body has been pushed past its limits. His carbonadium coils strike wildly, his strength amplified, his mind fractured. He is proof of Revelation’s cruelty — power gained without control.
The fight is brutal and desperate:
- COLLEEN’s plasma blasts slow him
- MISTY KNIGHT exploits weaknesses
Domino (The Sniper)
Neena Thurman watches from a distance, setting traps and providing cover. She is described as a pragmatic survivor who makes the best of dire situations.
The Leader Emerges
As Misty and Colleen struggle against the monsters, the team’s field leader steps in: Havok (Alex Summers). Narrated by Sinister, Havok is described as the “child I never had” (despite having many progenies). Sinister believes Alex has always lived in Scott’s shadow but finally has a chance to shine.
Havok tries to control his squad, particularly Black Cat and Omega Red, who view the women as “meat” and “snacks” rather than prisoners. The chaos escalates when Lady Fantomex (The Gunslinger) joins the fight. She is unhinged, possibly due to the virus or her Weapon Plus origins, and adds to the mayhem.
Venom Enters the Equation
The forest erupts as Venom crashes into the battlefield.
This Venom is stripped of humor and restraint. The symbiote speaks in hunger — blood, fear, meat. It overwhelms Havok and nearly kills Domino before Black Cat attacks Venom with disturbing enthusiasm.
Their clash feels less like a fight and more like two apex predators testing dominance in a dying ecosystem.
Unwanted Teamwork
Despite mistrust, the Sinister Six coordinate:
- Domino limits Venom’s movement
- Havok delivers controlled plasma bursts
- Omega Red restrains with coils
- Lady Fantomex directs the capture
Venom is subdued — not defeated, but contained. The team survives only because they work together, something none of them are comfortable with.
The Vale Sinister
The story shifts to The Vale Sinister, hidden within the Appalachian Mountains. The facility is pristine, symmetrical, and eerily calm — a sharp contrast to the chaos outside.
This is Mister Sinister’s domain.
Venom is brought inside like a specimen, not a prisoner. Sinister greets the team with casual arrogance, already more interested in data than in lives.
Havok’s Last Anchor to Humanity
Before the final revelation, the comic slows down.
Havok visits his young son, apologizing for missed promises and prolonged absences. The child accepts this with heartbreaking maturity, reminding Alex that even in a world obsessed with evolution, human connection still matters.
This quiet scene grounds the entire issue emotionally.
The True Purpose of Venom
Sinister finally reveals his real objective.
Venom is not the enemy.
Venom is the solution.
The symbiote adapted faster than the X-Virus, surviving without losing identity. Sinister believes Venom proves that controlled evolution is possible — mutation without madness, power without collapse.
He is not trying to save the world.
He is trying to perfect it.
Final Page: To Be Continued
Mister Sinister activates a holographic projection of Revelation.
Revelation created the X-Virus.
The deaths, the mutations, the suffering — they are only the beginning.
His goal is:
- Infect the entire world
- One organism at a time
- Remake existence in his image
Sinister responds with rare sincerity, stating that this vision is something he cannot countenance.
Then asks the defining question of the issue:
“So you are going to stop him?”
The silence that follows is more disturbing than any answer.
To be continued.
Final Thoughts
Sinister Six #1 (2025) is a chilling, philosophical debut that redefines villainy. Apocalypse represents forced evolution through domination. Mister Sinister represents something far more dangerous — evolution through choice.
In the Age of Revelation, the greatest threat isn’t extinction.
It’s improvement without mercy.
