One of the X-Men's - and the entire Marvel Universe's - greatest threats begins to emerge and rear its head, in this prelude to the monumental and iconic Onslaught Saga!Onslaught is coming! But first the X-Men must survive his herald: the punishing and powerful Post! Archangel and Wolverine join Doctor Strange on a quest for a mystical cure to Psylocke’s grievous, Sabretooth-inflicted injuries — but Warren too has wounds, both physical and psychological. Meanwhile, the Brood return, the Age of Apocalypse’s Dark Beast targets his Marvel Universe doppelganger, Wolverine succumbs to his animal side — literally — and the X-Men race to save a train full of commuters from Mister Sinister’s explosive experiments! Plus: Stories set in the past reveal the origins of Sinister and Apocalypse! The X-Men have reached the end of the road to Onslaught, but have all their trials been enough to prepare them for the mysterious villain’s imminent assault?COLLECTING: X-Men (1991) #48-52, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #329-332, Archangel (1996) #1, X-Men/Brood (1996) #1-2, X-Men & ClanDestine (1996) #1-2, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #10, Wolverine (1988) #101, Storm (1996) #1-4, Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1996) #1-4, Rise of Apocalypse (1996) #1-4, Black Knight: Exodus (1996) #1, Fantastic Four (1961) #19, Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook (1996) #1Written by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Jeph Loeb, John Ostrander, Peter Milligan, Alan Davis, Larry Hama, Warren Ellis, Terry Kavanagh, James Felder, Stan Lee & MorePenciled by Luke Ross, Jeff Matsuda, Andy Kubert, Pasqual Ferry, Joe Madureira, Bryan Hitch, Leonardo Manco, Alan Davis, Val Semeiks, Terry Dodson, John Paul Leon, Adam Pollina, Jack Kirby & More
Contributors: (W) Scott Lobdell; Mark Waid (A) Luke Ross; Jeff Matsuda (CA) Steve Geiger
Scott Lobdell wrote both Uncanny X-Men and X-Men during the 1990s. He also launched Generation X and Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, and penned Alpha Flight and Fantastic Four. Elsewhere, he wrote Dark Horse’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Fabian Nicieza, Wildstorm’s Gen13, Top Cow’s Darkness, and IDW’s Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression and Galaxy Quest. Lobdell scripted Stan Lee’s animated film Mosaic and has performed as a stand-up comedian.New York Times best-selling author Mark Waid has worked for every major company in the comics industry in a nearly three-decade-long career, writing thousands of issues, including runs of Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men, Ka-Zar and Fantastic Four. His other works of note include his collaboration with painter Alex Ross on Kingdom Come, which earned an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series. Waid enjoyed his greatest outpouring of critical acclaim with the Eisner Award-winning Daredevil — which included a revered collaboration with frequent artistic partner Chris Samnee. He later took on such diverse pop-cultural icons as Princess Leia and Archie, and ushered in a new era of greatness for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in All-New, All-Different Avengers. His Marvel work continued with Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Champions and Doctor Strange.Jeph Loeb is an Emmy Award-nominated and Eisner Award-winning writer/producer. In television, his many credits include Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Heroes, Lost and Smallville; and in film, Teen Wolf and Commando. He has written nearly every major comics icon, including the Avengers, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Batman and Superman. From 2010 to 2019, he was Marvel's executive vice president, head of television, in which role he executive produced multiple series for Netflix, beginning with Daredevil in 2015.Brazilian artist Luke Ross has been drawing comics since the early ’90s, proving himself an able stylist of super-hero action on titles such as X-Man, Sensational Spider-Man, Green Lantern and JSA. Ross stepped in for Mike Perkins as foil to Steve Epting on writer Ed Brubaker’s Captain America and joined a rotation of Marvel’s top artists on the thrice-monthly Amazing Spider-Man. His other Marvel credits include Secret Avengers, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger — The Little Sisters of Eluria, Star Wars: Darth Maul and Star Wars: Thrawn.After an artistic apprenticeship under famed father Joe Kubert, Andy Kubert got his start on DC’s space-opera variations Adam Strange and Warlord, as well as the best-selling crossover Batman vs. Predator in collaboration with brother Adam. Kubert’s Marvel career began with a six-year stint on X-Men — continuing into Thor, Ka-Zar, Ghost Rider and others. He collaborated with Orson Scott Card on Ultimate Iron Man, Neil Gaiman on Marvel 1602 and Paul Jenkins on Wolverine: Origin.Artist Pasqual Ferry became one of the most vital creators of Marvel’s Ultimate line. In writer Orson Scott Card’s Ultimate Iron Man II, Ferry brought out the bleeding-edge dynamism of Iron Man’s armor. He was also writer Mike Carey’s art partner on Ultimate Fantastic Four. His other work includes Ultimate X-Men/Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Fantastic Four/Ultimate X-Men. Ferry helped writer Chip Zdarsky answer the question “What if Spider-Man had kept his symbiotic black costume?” in Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow.