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Cable & Deadpool (Collected Editions) #1-8
Deadpool & Cable Omnibus
Wade Wilson is Deadpool, the mentally disturbed merc with a mouth and a healing factor that just won't quit! Nathan Summers is Cable, the messianic mutant from the future who plans to save us all - whether we want him to or not! And now, this disparate duo has just become Marvel's oddest couple - because they're stuck with one another! Can two grown men armed to the teeth with high-rech weaponry coexist without driving each other crazy?! It's action, adventure, time travel, dimension-hopping, black humor, black-ops, Bea Arthur, chimichangas - yes, that whole thing started here - and lots of gunfire as two of Marvel's fan-favorite antiheroes take on each other and everyone else! Collecting: Cable & Deadpool 1-50, Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular, material from Deadpool (2012) 27
1272 pages, Hardcover
First published February 20, 2008
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Fabian Nicieza
2,022 books424 followersFabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
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July 8, 2021
Дедпул ту помага, ту воюва с Кейбъл: http://knigolandia.info/book-review/d...
Дедпул и Кейбъл са от онези литературни двойки, които се допъват в противоположностите си, в тази излизала в продължение на цели четири години поредица. Наемникът в червения костюм, който има привилегията да се възстановява бързо от на практика всякакво нараняване, включая отрязване на глава, да речем, се вихри нагло по тия страници, а Фабиан Нициеза постоянно го свързва с неговия антагонист – Кейбъл, могъщ мутант, владеещ телепатия и телекинеза (през част от времето, защото го избива на исусовидна смиреност и ги зарязва през част от броевете), който е роден в нашето време (баща му е Циклоп, онзи досаден мърморко от X-мен), пък пратен в бъдещето, после в миналото, пък после се е върнал в наши дни с твърде много знания и страстно желание да промени човечеството с добро.
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Дедпул и Кейбъл са от онези литературни двойки, които се допъват в противоположностите си, в тази излизала в продължение на цели четири години поредица. Наемникът в червения костюм, който има привилегията да се възстановява бързо от на практика всякакво нараняване, включая отрязване на глава, да речем, се вихри нагло по тия страници, а Фабиан Нициеза постоянно го свързва с неговия антагонист – Кейбъл, могъщ мутант, владеещ телепатия и телекинеза (през част от времето, защото го избива на исусовидна смиреност и ги зарязва през част от броевете), който е роден в нашето време (баща му е Циклоп, онзи досаден мърморко от X-мен), пък пратен в бъдещето, после в миналото, пък после се е върнал в наши дни с твърде много знания и страстно желание да промени човечеството с добро.
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November 29, 2014
It was ok. The best Deadpool so far has been in Remender's X-Force run. This had some decent moments towards the middle/end. But not a lot of depth.
November 18, 2021
This was not for me man. Writing was all over the place. I don't know if it was just me, but man I slugged through this book. And you would think having a character like Deadpool, it wouldn't be boring but it was. It was a mess. I can't say no more. Art is GREAT though.
June 12, 2024
3.5
Takes about 10-15 issues to get going, but after that it's pretty fun.
Takes about 10-15 issues to get going, but after that it's pretty fun.
July 10, 2015
I wanted to read some Deadpool, just to see what all the fuss was about. A friend suggested I start with this series, saying Deadpool is best opposite a strong foil like Cable. Those two characters' interactions and occasionally symbiotic relationship charge the story. It was a comic book, but sometimes I wished the world stopped needing saving so the stories could be more about them than the world needing saving. Having only read Deadpool and Cable in this book, I cannot say if there is another book that is better to start with, only that I was confused at times by some of the things muddying it up:
(1) unnecessarily overcomplicated explanations (i.e. if the already suspension-of-disbelief-heavy event of a character losing their powers and regaining them happens, I can accept it without loads of made-up science to "justify" it)
(2) overuse of less recognizable guest star characters whose character development often amounts to which side the character fights for, what distinguishing features/powers they possess and how they regard Deadpool. I had no idea who nearly any of these characters were so making each of their introductions arrive like a big reveal was lost on me. I believe that character development in comics can.
Deadpool is a unique comic book character. Besides the obvious "breaking the fourth wall" thing (which is only really used for self-deprecation and meta-humor), he is neither a hero or a villain. He is for-hire. He is irreverent and erratic. He is a loser and a horndog who has a condition that leaves him hideously deformed. He's tough and enjoys thrill killing on his missions. Letter after reader-submitted letter talks about how funny he is, but his humor only amounted to him cycling between his few unusual topics of fascination (mostly his adoration for Bea Arthur and his love of certain words like "chimichanga"), which create a humor vocabulary (at least, for some readers) without ever actually being funny. The other bulk of his jokes further objectified the already sexualized female characters, joking at their expense. I think the idea is that Deadpool is funny because he isn't politically correct, but what was missing was some distinction between sexist jokes that comment on sexism vs. just another sexist joke. So I get that Deadpool is zany, but not enough to fall head-over-heels like many comics fans do.
Cable is also unique. A time traveler with telekinetic and telepathic powers who seems virtually invincible. As an invincible character, Cable could get boring if all of the conflicts centered around him, but instead the book centers around Cable's grand plans that involve more moving parts than Cable can handle on his own.
(1) unnecessarily overcomplicated explanations (i.e. if the already suspension-of-disbelief-heavy event of a character losing their powers and regaining them happens, I can accept it without loads of made-up science to "justify" it)
(2) overuse of less recognizable guest star characters whose character development often amounts to which side the character fights for, what distinguishing features/powers they possess and how they regard Deadpool. I had no idea who nearly any of these characters were so making each of their introductions arrive like a big reveal was lost on me. I believe that character development in comics can.
Deadpool is a unique comic book character. Besides the obvious "breaking the fourth wall" thing (which is only really used for self-deprecation and meta-humor), he is neither a hero or a villain. He is for-hire. He is irreverent and erratic. He is a loser and a horndog who has a condition that leaves him hideously deformed. He's tough and enjoys thrill killing on his missions. Letter after reader-submitted letter talks about how funny he is, but his humor only amounted to him cycling between his few unusual topics of fascination (mostly his adoration for Bea Arthur and his love of certain words like "chimichanga"), which create a humor vocabulary (at least, for some readers) without ever actually being funny. The other bulk of his jokes further objectified the already sexualized female characters, joking at their expense. I think the idea is that Deadpool is funny because he isn't politically correct, but what was missing was some distinction between sexist jokes that comment on sexism vs. just another sexist joke. So I get that Deadpool is zany, but not enough to fall head-over-heels like many comics fans do.
Cable is also unique. A time traveler with telekinetic and telepathic powers who seems virtually invincible. As an invincible character, Cable could get boring if all of the conflicts centered around him, but instead the book centers around Cable's grand plans that involve more moving parts than Cable can handle on his own.
April 30, 2018
It's pretty hard to summarize 50 issues of any comic book (what a value buy, if you like this stuff, by the way). So for me, I'll just say: often middling, sometimes pretty good, and some quasi-summative qualities since it has a lot of historical contexts for 50 issues of Marvel continuity in the 2000's-ish.
When your protagonists are a near invincible assassin with killing power and insanity (Deadpool), and a powerful mutant, with time travel knowledge, with a Messiah-type complex (Cable), the stakes and action are crazily huge throughout.
"Deadpool and Cable #1" sets up the most memorable story that at bare minimum keeps the reader wondering what happens next. Basically, Cable's powers reach God-like, and he builds his own nation in the ocean, and he threatens/offers to solve all the worlds problems and cause world peace. Deadpool is alternatively for/against/ambivalent to these aims.
It's pretty ok, Cable's a likable dude. But Deadpool's "funny" narration and non-sequitirs and stuff gets repetitive quickly....times 50 issues.
The initial storyline ends, and it's inevitably a big let down. Deadpool's adventures become more generic superhero fare, and hey, Deadpool is acknowledging the limitations of the form, which often makes it more obvious rather than hilarious.
The crossovers to things like Civil War were admittedly better than the actual "Civil War" TPB, but other than that, it felt like a forced connection to keep things going.
"Deadpool #50" is just more forced stuff. "The Venom symbiote gets into some dinosaurs" is a great concept, but unfortunately the concept is all you get with some very repetitive dinosaur punching.
This book in general often elevates basic comic book violence content, or craziness, or even some sexiness, but doesn't elevate storytelling or distinctiveness to the genre.
"Deadpool #27" is more of these same problems, but if you ever wanted to know why he likes chimichangas...(although the outcome is disappointing)
So I didn't like it, but if you know that Deadpool and Cable from 2000's is your jam, then you should have this volume.
But Deadpool's comedy actually works a little better in movie form, or at least could've been applied less liberally here.
2/5
When your protagonists are a near invincible assassin with killing power and insanity (Deadpool), and a powerful mutant, with time travel knowledge, with a Messiah-type complex (Cable), the stakes and action are crazily huge throughout.
"Deadpool and Cable #1" sets up the most memorable story that at bare minimum keeps the reader wondering what happens next. Basically, Cable's powers reach God-like, and he builds his own nation in the ocean, and he threatens/offers to solve all the worlds problems and cause world peace. Deadpool is alternatively for/against/ambivalent to these aims.
It's pretty ok, Cable's a likable dude. But Deadpool's "funny" narration and non-sequitirs and stuff gets repetitive quickly....times 50 issues.
The initial storyline ends, and it's inevitably a big let down. Deadpool's adventures become more generic superhero fare, and hey, Deadpool is acknowledging the limitations of the form, which often makes it more obvious rather than hilarious.
The crossovers to things like Civil War were admittedly better than the actual "Civil War" TPB, but other than that, it felt like a forced connection to keep things going.
"Deadpool #50" is just more forced stuff. "The Venom symbiote gets into some dinosaurs" is a great concept, but unfortunately the concept is all you get with some very repetitive dinosaur punching.
This book in general often elevates basic comic book violence content, or craziness, or even some sexiness, but doesn't elevate storytelling or distinctiveness to the genre.
"Deadpool #27" is more of these same problems, but if you ever wanted to know why he likes chimichangas...(although the outcome is disappointing)
So I didn't like it, but if you know that Deadpool and Cable from 2000's is your jam, then you should have this volume.
But Deadpool's comedy actually works a little better in movie form, or at least could've been applied less liberally here.
2/5
March 31, 2025
I don't know if I like Deadpool as an anti-hero, but he has his entertaining moments pretty frequently.
Cable on the other hand is a pretty unique hero I came across for the first time in this series. His struggle to create a thriving society based on somewhat socialist ideas is very anti-American.
He is from the future, has seen the destruction of the planet Earth, and makes an effort to prevent it. His inability to ultimately achieve his goals in a spectacular way would suggest the scheming of his adversaries and ideological enemies was not the issue; he would be defeated by a good old critical mass of villains and risky, but seemingly neccessary plans backfiring.
The fight scenes often ended really quickly and just sort of happened in a few panels, though those were the standouts artistically. I don't think the story was very tight and consequential, but I see that often in Marvel Comics.
Overall, it's one of the more consistently decent Marvel comics. I read this mostly before bed. It sort of felt like an entertaining and easy read to shut off my mind to before I fell asleep.
Cable on the other hand is a pretty unique hero I came across for the first time in this series. His struggle to create a thriving society based on somewhat socialist ideas is very anti-American.
He is from the future, has seen the destruction of the planet Earth, and makes an effort to prevent it. His inability to ultimately achieve his goals in a spectacular way would suggest the scheming of his adversaries and ideological enemies was not the issue; he would be defeated by a good old critical mass of villains and risky, but seemingly neccessary plans backfiring.
The fight scenes often ended really quickly and just sort of happened in a few panels, though those were the standouts artistically. I don't think the story was very tight and consequential, but I see that often in Marvel Comics.
Overall, it's one of the more consistently decent Marvel comics. I read this mostly before bed. It sort of felt like an entertaining and easy read to shut off my mind to before I fell asleep.
February 5, 2024
Almost 1300 pages later, and I'm still not sure what this series wants to be. It has funny moments, but it's not very funny. It has a couple of poignant issues, but it's not very deep. It is packed full of action, but I often felt like nothing was happening. Not sure why this run is as well regarded as it is. I don't regret the read, but I'll never come back to this. The most notable positives were: the Captain America issue, the ones where DP and Cable actually had a deep talk, & Agent X. The low points were the entire T-ray plot, the piles of outdated references that nobody under 40 is going to get, the weird obsession with Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, the fact that it started slow, and ended with a whimper.
December 17, 2024
D&C was a unique comic and not just for its odd-couple team-up of Deadpool and Cable. It also offered real character growth for the pair over its 50-issue run. Cable did the best with his save-the-world scheme that (of course) ultimately goes badly wrong. But Deadpool gets a storyline that's more philosophical but equally important: does he want to be a hero or a villain?
Things go quite well until Cable is arbitrarily killed off, then the last sequence of stories are all dull Deadpool team-ups. But until then it was a pretty great and unique comic.
Things go quite well until Cable is arbitrarily killed off, then the last sequence of stories are all dull Deadpool team-ups. But until then it was a pretty great and unique comic.
May 31, 2019
I'd give 5 stars to the first 10 or so issues, since they did some huge things with the plot and character development, especially with Cable, and the art was fantastic, and then 3-4 stars for the rest which was still good, just not as good.
May 19, 2023
The sociopolitical storyline content doesn't quite meet the lofty ambitions intended, and the lewd humor from Deadpool doesn't at all match the wit and self-deprecation of Joe Kelly's run. Forgettable , sometimes hard to follow art. A few fun elements but the sum isn't all that great.
June 10, 2021
This one was pretty great. I liked the introduction of Hydra Bob. But the Cable parts were a bit pretentious and he wasn't even in the last 10 issues. They could have cut the ending down a bit
March 3, 2024
I really enjoyed reading this omnibus. A comfort read.
July 14, 2015
The odd-couple relationship between Cable and Deadpool never really seems to stop being entertaining here. When I started reading, I was wondering how these two could possibly work together, but I loved reading about the two of them and all of the carzy adventures they ended up on. Having the two of them together seemed to balance things out well between silly and serious and is one of the more semi-recent series that I've actually really enjoyed. It only fell a little short with the last 10 issues for me when it became more of a Deadpool team up book. Not that that's a bad thing (Give me all the Deadpool team ups please), I just liked it much better with more interaction between the two title characters.
March 7, 2016
Absofuckinglutely hilarious: these comics were well-written, well-drawn, and smart. If you don't laugh out loud at a panel or two, you might want to see a doctor about upping your medication...or starting one, because something is wrong with you. However, any Deadpool comic is not for the faint of heart, the easily-offended or underage kids.
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November 6, 2015
The best part of this series is Deadpool. Cable is ehhh, and the series vastly improves once he is no longer in it. Overall this really fleshes out Deadpool as a character and makes for an enjoyable romp. I really loved his interactions with Bob and Squirrel Girl best
July 21, 2025
I am freee!!!! I like the two Deadpool movies especially the second. I thought maybe I would like this, but I hated this, I always finish what I start and this did feel like a drag, there were some fun moments but majority bad.
January 29, 2016
You want to read the best Deadpool you've ever read? Well THIS IS YOUR STOP.
This is by far the best one and most-modern one. This is my 2nd favourite Deadpool series. (the other is Joe Kelly's run from the 90s).
You'll love this! This is who Deadpool is and how Deadpool talks and how Deadpool reacts to shit and everything! Fuck them 3-5-10 inside voices and being just plain dumb and all that shit they added after, like his personality needed an update or some shit. FUCK. THAT.
Read it. You won't regret it!
Amazing Fabian Nicieza at his best!
This is by far the best one and most-modern one. This is my 2nd favourite Deadpool series. (the other is Joe Kelly's run from the 90s).
You'll love this! This is who Deadpool is and how Deadpool talks and how Deadpool reacts to shit and everything! Fuck them 3-5-10 inside voices and being just plain dumb and all that shit they added after, like his personality needed an update or some shit. FUCK. THAT.
Read it. You won't regret it!
Amazing Fabian Nicieza at his best!
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