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Onslaught #3
Onslaught, Vol. 3: Comrades in Arms
The world's most powerful mutant team failed to stop him, and now Onslaught begins his quest to place homo-superior over mankind. But the X-Men's failure only signals that Earth's other heroes are joining the fray. Still, can the combined might of all the X-Teams, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers finally end the terror of Onslaught? Don't bet on it
96 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1997
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Bob Harris
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CUF Lecturer, British History
Worcester College
Selected Publications:
* Politics and the Nation: Britain in the Mid- Eighteenth Century. (Oxford, 2002) 392pp.
* 'The Scots, the Westminster Parliament, and the British State in the Eighteenth Century' in Parliaments, Nations and Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850. (Manchester , 2003) pp. 124-145
* (ed.) Scotland in the Age of the French Revolution . (Edinburgh, 2005) 1-22, 49-78, 164-195pp.
* 'Scottish-English Connections in the British Radicalism of the 1790s' in Anglo-Scottish Relations from 1603 to 1900. Vol 127 (Oxford , 2005) pp. 189-212
CUF Lecturer, British History
Worcester College
Selected Publications:
* Politics and the Nation: Britain in the Mid- Eighteenth Century. (Oxford, 2002) 392pp.
* 'The Scots, the Westminster Parliament, and the British State in the Eighteenth Century' in Parliaments, Nations and Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850. (Manchester , 2003) pp. 124-145
* (ed.) Scotland in the Age of the French Revolution . (Edinburgh, 2005) 1-22, 49-78, 164-195pp.
* 'Scottish-English Connections in the British Radicalism of the 1790s' in Anglo-Scottish Relations from 1603 to 1900. Vol 127 (Oxford , 2005) pp. 189-212
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October 8, 2023
As the threat of Onslaught is revealed, the still-reeling X-Men ally themselves with the Avengers and the Fantastic Four in an attempt to stave-off the monster's plans. As the heroes gather allies, Onslaught too is preparing for their final confrontation by setting his sights on the reality-warping powers of young Franklin Richards.
First, another criticism of the absolutely terrible editing done with this series of six graphic novels. It is greatly irritating and was eminently avoidable that events in this book take place before those featured in book 2, 'To the Victor'.
There's no reasonable justification of why this story has been edited together so badly (it's most egregious in book 5) and it sours the entire reading experience.
That said, however, the actual content of this book is really good.
We get to see the emotional fallout of the X-Men's first battle with Onslaught, which leaves them unsure and short on trust, as well as seeing how groups such as the Avengers and Fantastic Four come to understand the threat Onslaught poses. It was particularly telling in the scenes where the FF shrug off the threat since they've defeated the likes of Doctor Doom and Galactus, only to be rapidly taught just how dangerous this new enemy is.
Also, seeing the X-Men, Avengers and FF teaming-up for the first time (well, of this event storyline, anyway) gives a nice preview of what's to come in the climax of the Onslaught epic.
* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2.webnode.page *
First, another criticism of the absolutely terrible editing done with this series of six graphic novels. It is greatly irritating and was eminently avoidable that events in this book take place before those featured in book 2, 'To the Victor'.
There's no reasonable justification of why this story has been edited together so badly (it's most egregious in book 5) and it sours the entire reading experience.
That said, however, the actual content of this book is really good.
We get to see the emotional fallout of the X-Men's first battle with Onslaught, which leaves them unsure and short on trust, as well as seeing how groups such as the Avengers and Fantastic Four come to understand the threat Onslaught poses. It was particularly telling in the scenes where the FF shrug off the threat since they've defeated the likes of Doctor Doom and Galactus, only to be rapidly taught just how dangerous this new enemy is.
Also, seeing the X-Men, Avengers and FF teaming-up for the first time (well, of this event storyline, anyway) gives a nice preview of what's to come in the climax of the Onslaught epic.
* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2.webnode.page *
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