Product Description
It begins here! The saga that literally remade the Marvel Universe of the 1990s is collected in chronological order across four volumes! The psionic force of nature known only as Onslaught sprang forth from the fractured psyche of mutant mentor Charles Xavier and the genetic terrorist called Magneto. Powered by his progenitors’ rage, Onslaught laid siege to humanity – touching off a catalysmic conflict destined to deprive a world of its most revered icons! Collects X-Men #53-54, Uncanny X-Men #334-335, Avengers #400-401, Onslaught: X-Men, X-Man #18, X-Force #57, Cable #34 and Incredible Hulk #444…. More >>
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic, Book 1
Great read. This represents why comics were more creative and fun just a few years ago in the 90s in comparison to the overwhelmingly maudlin nostalgia fad that is currently dragging comic down to the creative depths (especially over at D(ullC comics, home of the mid life crisis of infinite reruns. Onslaught was fun, fresh and compelling. Well worth the read.
Rating: 5 / 5
Beginning as a storyline in the X-titles, and eventually becoming a massive crossover spanning the entire Marvel universe, the Onslaught saga sent plenty of distinctive groans throughout fanboys, not to mention the aftermath of which and the whole Heroes Reborn storyarc, but I disgress. Needless to say, I don’t have good memories about the Onslaught storyline, but this first volume (packaged much like the Age of Apocalypse books a while back) contains various issues of X-Men, X-titles, and Avengers as Onslaught makes his first moves in conquering the world. The X-Men, the Avengers, Cable, X-Force, and Nate “X-Man” Grey are a handful of those opposing Onslaught, but the story as a whole just doesn’t get all that riveting. The plot twists are boring and contrived (particularly Onslaught’s origin) and the book as a whole just represents what was going so wrong with Marvel at the time. There are some nice moments of artwork to be found here, but not enough to warrant the list price. All in all, if for some reason you enjoyed the Onslaught saga way back when, this is worth picking up I guess, but for the rest of us, leave it on the shelf. Rating: 2 / 5
This is a prime example of why people left comics. Publishers thought they could publish terrible art with writing lacking any substance and people would buy it, regardless.
Yes, there is always mediocre comics published today, but they are not as plentiful as back in the ’90’s.
This story and artwork hurt my stomach and heart, for I love comics. Do yourselves a favor and read Mike Carey’s X-Men or Ed Brubaker’s Uncanny X-Men. Rating: 1 / 5
This is the first book about Onslaught treat, I think that the art is really great, and they try to resume the story because this crossover is too huge that involves all the X-men, avengers, spiderman and hulk, they resume all this books and describe you only the important facts that happens in other books (only a page) and of course that makes this collection more easy to read and less expensive. In this book begins the fighting with this monster. I can’t wait to read the other 3 parts. Rating: 5 / 5
This story arc came out when I was a teenager, and it was right after I had my first serious experiences in reading comics. I’ve always loved Marvel, and got caught up in this story line to the point of near obsession. Unfortunately, due to personal circumstance I was never able to find out the resolution to the story arc, and subsequently never followed back to comics as a whole until just recently. I had been reading wikipedia articles about the Marvel universe, and really wanted to immerse myself back into this story arc and read to it’s conclusion. I was able to get this first volume at a discount, and add a free gift card into the mix, it was probably more palatable to me than the other reviewers. I can’t wait for the other volumes, and to get back into the rest of the Marvel univers. Rating: 4 / 5