347 – Onslaught Begins

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we stop procrastinating and dive headfirst into Onslaught; Professor Xavier is a jerk; Dark Beast wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Onslaught declaims like it’s the Silver Age; Bishop gets some long-awaited closure; and we pitch alternate candidates for the X-traitor. X-PLAINED: Hyperstorm Onslaught (entity) Onslaught (event) Uncanny X-Men #334 X-Men #54 Onslaught: X-Men #1 How to pronounce “Buccellato” The opposite of a pep talk Nate Grey vs. Professor X The Z’noxx (again) One of several times Charles Xavier has faked his own death Muscle March Franklin Richards The Gem of Cyttorak A villain speech That one recording Bishop found in the future The X-traitor Li’l Charlie Magneto’s hood ornament Alternate takes on the X-traitor NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught continues. Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!