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Cable by Ladrönn #1
Cable: The Hellfire Hunt
An action-packed era for the mutant out of time! When Cable saves reporter Irene Merryweather from the Hellfire Club, he learns of their plot to slay Apocalypse and seize his power! Cable can't let that happen -and he can't let Apocalypse return either. Can Irene help him save the world, or will she just paint another bull's eye on her back? Then, Cable finds himself in Wakanda...can he and the Black Panther silence Klaw, Master of Sound? Domino returns -but there's a price on her head! Can Cable rescue his mentor without his powers? And will Cable and Machine Man be allies or enemies? Plus: Flash back to Cable's arrival in the present -and his fi rst battle with Wolverine! COLLECTING: CABLE (1993) -1, 48-58; CABLE & MACHINE MAN ANNUAL 1998; MACHINE MAN & BASTION ANNUAL 1998; WOLVERINE/CABLE 1
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2017
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June 28, 2023
This volume starts of so well with the wonderful penmanship of James Robinson and the Kirby-esque art of José Ladrönn, but incorporating the Hellfire Club and Apocalypse, as well as the great character Irene Merryweather, and more into this volume probably was too much over a short period of time. Despite my feeling of the overall volume this has one of the best ever interpretations of the Hellfire Club! 6 out of 12 okay Three Star read.
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July 29, 2018
The main story, the Hellfire Hunt, was good but a bit anticlimactic. The other stories were pretty strong too. Who thought Black Panther and Cable would make such natural friends. As for the art, being such a large volume there were several. Most were good. But the last? Not so much.
April 30, 2018
This volume contains James Robinson's final Cable work (at the time), then the start of the run by Joe Casey. The latter is amidst his earliest work. As a whole the volume is erratic due to the changing production team and somewhat unpolished due to Casey's inexperience.
Origins (-1, GaG). The -1 issue offers a fun combination of classic X-Men elements positioned around Nathan's entry to the 20th century. It requires some suspension of disbelief, but so be it. Joe Casey's follow-up in the "Guts and Glory" comic could have been a great look at Nathan's first trip to NYC but instead it'a pretty boring series of fights [3/5].
The Hellfire Hunt (48-53). It's pretty weird in the modern-day to see a major plot arc suddenly flip from one author to the other, but that's what happens here in an arc that's 50% James Robinson and 50% Joe Casey. Robinson offers a pretty great setup, mixing together the Hellfire Club and Apocalypse, back in the day when everyone didn't know everyone in the Marvel Universe. He also nicely links into Apocalypse's history (and "The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix", which I'd love to see back in print some day). Sadly, the ending just doesn't live up to that beginning, though it's hard to tell if that's Robinson's plotting or newcomer Joe Casey's writing. We get a weird digression about a Nazi villain, which is well-written, but totally distracting, then an anticlimax for a pretty cool plot. Ah well. [3/5]
Black Panther (54). A mostly pointless team-up with Black Panther [2+/5].
Machine Man & Bastion (Annuals). A lot of annuals from this era were worthless, because they were by guest authors, and because they had no impact on the ongoing continuity. This two-part crossover found a solution for at least the latter problem by offering a sequel to the Zero Tolerance event (which crossed over into Cable 45-47, immediately before this trade). I suppose this was an interesting story at the time, with its origin for Bastion, though it's hard to say when he's appeared so many times since. The actual story drags, as most of these annuals did, and it puts too much emphasis on that backstory [3/5].
Domino (55-56). It's great to see Domino back, and there are some nice interactions between her and Cable, but the plot of someone trying to kill her doesn't seem to go anywhere [3+/5].
Momentary Lapse (57). It feels like Casey is really trying to develop his own style, and this flashback heavy style with its nice attention to Blaquesmith is successful. The continued intrusion of elements from the more mainstream Marvel titles is also interesting, especially as one must admit that Rama-Tut is a great villain for Nate [3+/5].
Busted! (58). The final issue in this volume is a bit of a ramble. Certainly, there's more nice Askani's Son background here, but so much of this feels like a setup for the Nemesis Contract, that it really should have been in the nice volume [3/5].
Origins (-1, GaG). The -1 issue offers a fun combination of classic X-Men elements positioned around Nathan's entry to the 20th century. It requires some suspension of disbelief, but so be it. Joe Casey's follow-up in the "Guts and Glory" comic could have been a great look at Nathan's first trip to NYC but instead it'a pretty boring series of fights [3/5].
The Hellfire Hunt (48-53). It's pretty weird in the modern-day to see a major plot arc suddenly flip from one author to the other, but that's what happens here in an arc that's 50% James Robinson and 50% Joe Casey. Robinson offers a pretty great setup, mixing together the Hellfire Club and Apocalypse, back in the day when everyone didn't know everyone in the Marvel Universe. He also nicely links into Apocalypse's history (and "The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix", which I'd love to see back in print some day). Sadly, the ending just doesn't live up to that beginning, though it's hard to tell if that's Robinson's plotting or newcomer Joe Casey's writing. We get a weird digression about a Nazi villain, which is well-written, but totally distracting, then an anticlimax for a pretty cool plot. Ah well. [3/5]
Black Panther (54). A mostly pointless team-up with Black Panther [2+/5].
Machine Man & Bastion (Annuals). A lot of annuals from this era were worthless, because they were by guest authors, and because they had no impact on the ongoing continuity. This two-part crossover found a solution for at least the latter problem by offering a sequel to the Zero Tolerance event (which crossed over into Cable 45-47, immediately before this trade). I suppose this was an interesting story at the time, with its origin for Bastion, though it's hard to say when he's appeared so many times since. The actual story drags, as most of these annuals did, and it puts too much emphasis on that backstory [3/5].
Domino (55-56). It's great to see Domino back, and there are some nice interactions between her and Cable, but the plot of someone trying to kill her doesn't seem to go anywhere [3+/5].
Momentary Lapse (57). It feels like Casey is really trying to develop his own style, and this flashback heavy style with its nice attention to Blaquesmith is successful. The continued intrusion of elements from the more mainstream Marvel titles is also interesting, especially as one must admit that Rama-Tut is a great villain for Nate [3+/5].
Busted! (58). The final issue in this volume is a bit of a ramble. Certainly, there's more nice Askani's Son background here, but so much of this feels like a setup for the Nemesis Contract, that it really should have been in the nice volume [3/5].
September 15, 2022
Did Hickman read this and base his revamp of X-Men on it? I think he might have. Also blows my mind that some of the best ideas from Morrison and Hickman seem to be from throwaway annuals from the '90s. Makes me think what the X-Men have really always needed is super-strong editors to highlight and select good ideas, and to let the talent run wild and reign them in when appropriate, since it seems like the ideas for great stories have been floating around for a long time. Morrison and Hickman brought verve and excitement to their stories, but they weren't doing anything new, just picking up the threads others had done and giving them the illusion of newness in a postmodern form of the old school Marvel "illusion of change."
January 23, 2019
Siento que el número que cruza a Cable y Lobezno en el pasado no solo no pinta nada en este tomo, sino que es horrible tanto por sus dibujos de mierda como por su historia anodina. El resto está bastante entretenido, sobre todo los números de la serie central. Me gusta muchi ese toque Kirby contemporáneo que le da José Ladrönn a la serie, ojalá se viera más en el medio.
No lo recomiendo para gente que esté empezando a leer cosas del género y se interese por el personaje a raíz de su aparición en Deadpool 2, porque van a estar más perdidos que Wally. Para el aficionado con algo más de base, sin embargo, le podrá resultar una lectura interesante.
No lo recomiendo para gente que esté empezando a leer cosas del género y se interese por el personaje a raíz de su aparición en Deadpool 2, porque van a estar más perdidos que Wally. Para el aficionado con algo más de base, sin embargo, le podrá resultar una lectura interesante.
May 31, 2018
Work’s been getting in the way of my reading 😡 so it took me a while to finish this story. I’m a sucker for (relatively) old school comics because there’s more dialogue (way more) and the way they write it as well. It was interesting to see Cable on a (very long) solo mission, also i liked how he had Domino’s back (real friendship type.. or more lol) and finally because he’s the son of one of my favourite x-man the one and only Cyclops. Not everyone will enjoy it but i did lol
June 18, 2019
Narrativa confusa, cheia de incongruências, longe de ser um trabalho do nível do Robinson. O título melhora muito com a entrada do Casey. E a arte do Ladronn faz um desserviço ao título E à homenagem que ele queria fazer ao Kirby.
June 7, 2020
The art in the majority of this book is fantastic, by Jose Ladronn, he maintains a real Jack Kirby like vibe through the run, which really comes into play when Cable makes a stop in Wakanda to deal with Black Panther and Klaw.
October 17, 2019
Ladronn!!!
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