Get ready for some more 1990s X-cess when Justin and Ryan X-amine X-Men: Onslaught! In this first of two episodes covering the massive mutant-centric Marvel crossover, your hosts discuss the event that attempted to wrap up a years-long X-Men mystery while introducing a mysterious new villain and laying the groundwork for a reboot of then-unpopular characters like the Avengers and Fantastic Four. Does it succeed in actually telling a satisfying story? Listen and find out!

Also discussed in this issue: Justin is an X-traitor truther, '90s codenames continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel, Elektra brings a little literary flair to a Wolverine comic, and the worst place to take your boyfriend when you’re trying to avoid someone bringing up Magneto.

Discussed in this episode: X-Men: Onslaught #1, Uncanny X-Men #335, Avengers #401, Fantastic Four #415, Excalibur #100 (excerpt), Wolverine #104.

Contents:

• 0:00 - Theme and intro
• 1:18 - What's the deal with Onslaught?
• 8:01 - X-Men: Onslaught #1
• 26:24 - Uncanny X-Men #335
• 33:19 - Avengers #401
• 38:52 - Fantastic Four #415
• 44:50 - Excalibur #100 (excerpt)
• 49:22 - Wolverine #104
• 55:54 - Analysis
• 59:09 - Canon Fodder
• 1:06:50 - Recommendations
• 1:12:46 - Closing