Publisher Marvel Comics | Genres Superhero, Crossover | |
Publication date September – October 1994 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 Main characters X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, Excalibur Similar Fatal Attractions, X‑Tinction Agenda, X‑Men: Messiah Complex, X‑Men: Schism, X‑Factor |
"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.
Contents
Plot
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:
Publication
Generation Next
Life Signs
Final Sanction
Collected editions
The comics were collected into the Origin of Generation X trade paperback, published in 1996. A second printing was published on June 1, 2001 (ISBN 0-7851-0216-7).