From that one blip of a review into the current decade, we once again slipped back a few ... to the first ever Cable solo series. Yes, there was a time, when Cable was an emerging character in New Mutants and then X-Force ... and at that time, to flesh out his character a wee bit more ... and to test his popularity ... Marvel issued this ...It's something of an origin in the sense that if you are a current reader of Cable ... you will know that he has sooooooooooo many origins ... since he is a time traveller ... Askani son, warrior, protector of Hope ... and whatever else that the writers can come up with ...
But waaaaay back then, this was not the case ... all we know is Cable is a soldier from the future trying to save the mutant race but going back to the past and fighting for it ... so when this series came out, it was a huge hit ... unfortunately I found JR JR's art in this series a huge ... shortfall/ shortcoming? Sure we have glossy paper but the colouring, inking and general linework appears too rushed without sufficient details ...Anyway, here we get a better glimpse of where Cable comes from i.e. his version of the future ... and why he travels through time ... how he first encountered Stryfe ... who the Six Pack are and their mercenary ways ... and naturally a huge fight scene with over-the-top sacrifice ...
The ending is rushed because it is 2-issues and there are tons of gaps in the logic and flow ... and for me, it was merely the hype of Cable back then that made this series a success ... the ending is kinda cheesy going for the effect of a movie ... sigh!
Ratings: 5/10
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