[MARVEL] - X-MEN THE PHALAX COVENANT [ENG]

X-MEN  THE PHALAX COVENANT [ENG]

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 Creative team

Writer(s) (Cable, Wolverine) Larry Hama (Excalibur, The Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor) Scott Lobdell (Excalibur, X-Factor) Todd DeZago (X-Force, X-Men) Fabian Nicieza

Penciller(s) (Cable) Steve Skroce (Excalibur) Ken Lashley, Steve Epting (The Uncanny X-Men) Joe Madureira (Wolverine) Adam Kubert (X-Factor) Jan Duursema, Roger Cruz (X-Force) Tony Daniel (X-Men) Andy Kubert

"The Phalanx Covenant" was a crossover storyline that ran through Marvel Comics' X-Men family of books in September and October 1994. One of its unique aspects was that the X-Men themselves only played a minor role in the story.

The X-Men are attacked by the Phalanx, mutant-hating humans who have used the alien Warlock's techno-organic virus to turn into techno-organic beings themselves. With these powers, the Phalanx are able to change their shape and assimilate organic matter. As the Phalanx they are a hive mind, programmed to destroy all mutants.

The Phalanx Covenant was told in three separate storylines:

Generation Next: With the X-Men gone, Banshee, Emma Frost, Jubilee and Sabretooth have to save the next generation of mutants from the Phalanx agents led by Harvest. This storyline also planted the seeds for Marvel's next mutant title, Generation X.

Life Signs: X-Factor, Excalibur and X-Force discover that the Phalanx are losing their hive-mind programming and are becoming more and more independent and alien. The rogue Phalanx Douglock takes Forge, Wolfsbane and Cannonball on a mission to prevent the Phalanx Shinar from contacting the alien Phalanx.

Final Sanction: Cable, Wolverine, Cyclops, and Phoenix reunite to rescue the X-Men by infiltrating the main base of the Phalanx.

The X-Men are attacked by the Phalanx, mutant-hating humans who have used the alien Warlock's techno-organic virus to turn into techno-organic beings themselves. With these powers, the Phalanx are able to change their shape and assimilate organic matter. As the Phalanx they are a hive mind, programmed to destroy all mutants.

The main parts of the story take place in the following issues:

Uncanny X-Men 316

X-Men 36

Uncanny X-Men 317

X-Men 37

X-Factor 106

X-Force 38

Excalibur 82

Wolverine 85

Cable 16

I have also included Uncanny X-Men 305-306 and 312-313 as they contain the first fights between the Phalanx agents and the X-Men.

In addition I have included Excalibur 78-80 which lead into Phalanx Covenant story and introduces of Douglock, who is an amalgamation of the New Cypher and Warlock.

X-MEN  THE PHALAX COVENANT [ENG]