{"id":6263,"date":"2025-06-02T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6263"},"modified":"2025-05-26T22:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:19:30","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-266-x-men-phalanx-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-266-x-men-phalanx-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 266 &#8211; X-Men: Phalanx Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>X-Men: Phalanx Covenant<\/em>. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-266-x-men-phalanx-covenant\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/avac.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/avac-142x220.webp\" alt=\"Avengers Academy by Christos Gage, Jeff Parker, et al\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/avac-142x220.webp 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/avac-194x300.webp 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/avac.webp 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/generationx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/generationx-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Generation X by Scott Lobdell\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/generationx-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/generationx-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/generationx.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/msmarvel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/msmarvel.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson &amp; Adrian Alphona\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781302909468\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Avengers Academy<\/em> by Christos Gage, Jeff Parker, et al<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/17151815\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Generation X<\/em> by Scott Lobdell et al<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780785190219\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ms. Marvel<\/em> by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, et al<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/newmutants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/newmutants-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"New Mutants by Chris Claremont &amp; Bob McLeod\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/newmutants-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/newmutants-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/newmutants.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/papergirls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/papergirls-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, et al\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/papergirls-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/papergirls-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/papergirls.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Power Pack Classic by Louise Simonson, June Brigman, &amp; M. H. Wilshire\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/comic\/new-mutants-classic-vol-1-chris-claremont\/12282205\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>New Mutants<\/em> by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, et al<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781534319998\"><em>Paper Girls<\/em> by Brian K. Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, et al<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781302911935\"><em>Power Pack Classic<\/em> by Louise Simonson, June Brigman, M. H. Wilshire, et al<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/runaways.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1648 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/runaways-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn &amp; Adrian Alphona\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/runaways-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/runaways.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/runawaysrowell.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/runawaysrowell-143x220.webp\" alt=\"Runaways by Rainbowl Rowell &amp; Kris Anka\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/runawaysrowell-143x220.webp 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/runawaysrowell-195x300.webp 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/runawaysrowell.webp 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ultimatex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ultimatex-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ultimate X-Men by Peach Momoko\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ultimatex-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ultimatex-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ultimatex.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781302904999\"><em>Runaways<\/em> by Brian K. Vaughn &amp; Adrian Alphona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/comic\/runaways-by-rainbow-rowell-and-kris-anka-vol-1-find-your-way-home-rainbow-rowell\/13543475\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Runaways<\/em> by Rainbow Rowell &amp; Kris Anka<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781302957315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ultimate X-Men<\/em> by Peach Momoko<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/squirrel.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/squirrel-143x220.webp\" alt=\"The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North &amp; Erica Henderson\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/squirrel-143x220.webp 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/squirrel-195x300.webp 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/squirrel.webp 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/xmenfirst.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/xmenfirst-143x220.webp\" alt=\"X-Men: First Class by Jeff Parker\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/xmenfirst-143x220.webp 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/xmenfirst-195x300.webp 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/xmenfirst.webp 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/youngavengers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/youngavengers-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen &amp; Jamie McKelvie\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/youngavengers-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/youngavengers-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/youngavengers.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/comic\/the-unbeatable-squirrel-girl-vol-1-squirrel-power-ryan-north\/12003755\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl<\/em> by Ryan North &amp; Erica Henderson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/comic\/x-men-first-class-mutants-101-jeff-parker\/15225764\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>X-Men: First Class<\/em> by Jeff Parker et al<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781302925680\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Young Avengers<\/em> by Kieron Gillen &amp; Jamie McKelvie<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading X-Men: Phalanx Covenant. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[545,175,204,2571,2570,537,544,533,797,854,677,2569,1194,855,2568,149,48,30,536,769,767,2567],"class_list":["post-6263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-adrian-alphona","tag-brian-k-vaughn","tag-chris-claremont","tag-christos-gage","tag-cliff-chiang","tag-erica-henderson","tag-g-willow-wilson","tag-jamie-mckelvie","tag-jeff-parker","tag-june-brigman","tag-kieron-gillen","tag-kris-anka","tag-louise-simonson","tag-m-h-wilshire","tag-peach-momoko","tag-rainbow-rowell","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-ryan-north","tag-scott-lobdell","tag-x-men","tag-x-men-phalanx-covenant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6275,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263\/revisions\/6275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}