AustinGorton203 - Year 34 Memorable Moment: Onslaught revealed
After a year of hints & teases, Onslaught is revealed to be Professor X! It doesn't quite line up w/all those teases, but despite that (or because of it), it still hits tremendously hard!
202 - Year 34 Fun Fact: Onslaught Origins
Scott Lobdell created Onslaught to be a "Galactus-type" character for the X-Men. He also pitched the idea for Onslaught w/little idea of his origins beyond "someone strong enough to hurl Juggernaut".
202 - Year 34 Comic: #XMen Onslaught #1
In addition to kicking off the crossover which will fundamentally alter the Marvel Universe, this issue also surprisingly resolves the X-Traitor subplot, thereby giving Bishop's character arc an end of sorts.
201 - Year 34 Character: Onslaught
Even moreso than Apocalypse the year before, Onslaught absolutely dominates 1996, with nearly every issue of both X-Men books featuring him, setting him up, or dealing with the fallout of his actions.
200 - Year 34 Creator: Joe Madureira
In a testament to his impact & popularity, Joe Mad continues to dominate in 1996!
199 - Year 34 Cover: Uncanny X-Men #337
A sorrowful cover for an "Onslaught" epilogue, w/the happy faces of the X-Men disrupted by the ripples of the falling rain, a melancholy vision of things to come.
Onslaught! Joe Mad keeps cooking, Andy Kubert says goodbye! Mark Waid briefly writes X-Men! Dark Beast goes undercover, Archangel gets his feathers back, Cannonball fights Gladiator! The heroes leave & the Age of Apocalypse returns, & so many minis in #1996XMen! #Xmen #60YearsOfX
