Plot
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #306, 311-314 and 316-317; Excalibur (1988-1998 1st Series) #78-82; X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #36-37; X-Factor (1986-1998 1st Series) #106; X-Force (1991-2002 1st Series) #38; Wolverine (1988-2003 1st Series) #85; and Cable (1993-2002 1st Series) #16.
Cover by Adam Kubert. The techno-organic nightmare known as the Phalanx has risen! Powerful anti-mutant bigots have created the ultimate weapon from the ashes of the deceased alien Warlock: a cold, vicious and unstoppable foe that absorbs all in its path. But these Phalanx are far more than their creators bargained for - and they plan to summon their parent race to overtake Earth! When the Phalanx take out the X-Men, the remaining members must split into three teams: to save young mutants from the Phalanx's clutches, to prevent their foes from contacting their homeworld and to rescue the X-Men! But even with the aid of the rogue Phalanx unit Douglock, can these ragtag groups succeed?