X-aminations in March 2021 & March 1996 Power Rankings

It's all Onslaught, all the time, as the crossover expands to include Avengers, Fantastic Four and Hulk, while Excalibur reaches its 100th issue and X-Factor its 125th!

On Sale June 1996

March 3: Uncanny X-Men #335

March 4: Avengers #401

March 5: Fantastic Four #415

March 10: Cable #34 

March 11: Incredible Hulk #444

March 12: Excalibur #100

March 17: Generation X #18
March 18: Wolverine #104
March 19: X-Factor #125

March 24: X-Man #18
March 25: X-Force #57
March 26: X-Men (vol. 2) #55

Power Rankings On Sale March 1996

This another terrible month to rank, as nearly ever book is just killing time before "Onslaught" or dealing with a guest penciler or just otherwise treading water. Nearly everything is in the "meh" grouping, and the differences between every issue are minute, at best. 

1. Uncanny X-Men #332: Joe Mad's pencils keep Uncanny on top as it engages in a brief crossover w/Wolverine. 

2. X-Men (vol. 2) #52: Similarly, Andy Kubert's return helps elevate the conclusion of the "mutant train" two-parter. 

3. X-Force #54: Points for doing something a little different, perspective-wise, telling the story via the various interrogations. 

4. Generation X #15: Synch is evil for awhile. It's fine. 

5. Excalibur #97: Lots of setup for the Black Air/Hellfire Club story. It's fine. 

6. Cable #31: The crossover w/X-Man concludes. It's fine. 

7. X-Man #15: Nate fights Holocaust. It's fine

8. Wolverine #101: Instead of getting to deal with the aftermath of Wolverine' devolution, Larry Hama has to do a crossover where the X-Men fight Ozymandias.

9. X-Factor #122: Jeff Matsuda & Sabretooth come aboard. It's all downhill from here.