Era #7, Part 28: Onslaught Phase 2

Grade: D

The Onslaught crossover event goes from bad to worse. The combined might of the X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four is not enough to combat the sheer might of a pure psychic entity. In fact, their attempts to free Professor X from Onslaught makes the unstoppable enemy even more powerful by removing the last vestiges of morality.

The potential for an epic story can be found here with all the key components clearly present (superheroes being heroic, an unstoppable villain, etc), but it just doesn't come together for me. It is "blah".

Onslaught's big victory blast was also bit much. It was another cool element that showed the futility of the fight, but was it a physical blast as it appeared to be (it looked like a nuclear bomb went off) or a psychic blast (with no fatalities?). Like the crossover event itself, the blast was all show with no real substance.

[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #336 - "A Voice as Deep as Thunder" The X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four directly confront Onslaught in hopes to free Professor X and Franklin Richards.

Cable #35 - "It Is Always Darkest..." Apocalypse offers to help Cable and the Invisible Woman battle Onslaught on the Astral Plane.

X-Man #19 - "Shades of Grey" Nate Grey must battle his way past Mr. Sinister to get back to the fight against Onslaught.

Fantastic Four #416 - "Unfinished Business" I do not own this issue.

[3-Stars] X-Men (v2) #56 - "The Beginning of the End: Twilight of the Gods" The X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four continue their best to protect people from Onslaught's Sentinel attack while developing a plan to finally deal with Onslaught himself.