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Cable (1993) #79-96
Cable: Revolution
Collects Cable (1993) #79-96.
Revolution rocks Cable's world! When three witches appear with dire warnings, Cable must unravel the riddle of two warring alternate futures — Harmony and the Ranshi Empire — and discover his critical role in their creation! And when a sadistic body-hopping killer strikes, Cable must battle Domino and Irene Merryweather! Can he defeat his true foe without killing his friends? Cable's sister, Rachel Summers, resurfaces in the timestream, but a rescue effort may cost him dearly — and leave Cable unable to face the vast and manipulative Dark Sisterhood! Plus: When the Brotherhood strikes, a tragic death forces Nathan to reflect on what Xavier's dream truly means to him, and to question his place in the X-Men. Novelist Robert Weinberg's run is collected in full!
Revolution rocks Cable's world! When three witches appear with dire warnings, Cable must unravel the riddle of two warring alternate futures — Harmony and the Ranshi Empire — and discover his critical role in their creation! And when a sadistic body-hopping killer strikes, Cable must battle Domino and Irene Merryweather! Can he defeat his true foe without killing his friends? Cable's sister, Rachel Summers, resurfaces in the timestream, but a rescue effort may cost him dearly — and leave Cable unable to face the vast and manipulative Dark Sisterhood! Plus: When the Brotherhood strikes, a tragic death forces Nathan to reflect on what Xavier's dream truly means to him, and to question his place in the X-Men. Novelist Robert Weinberg's run is collected in full!
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First published April 24, 2018
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Robert Weinberg
192 books54 followersAlso published as Harrison Denmark.
Robert Weinberg (also credited as Bob Weinberg) was an American author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction, science fiction, horror, and comic books.
Weinberg sold his first story in 1967. Most of his writing career was conducted part-time while also owning a bookstore; he became a full time writer after 1997.
Weinberg was also an editor, and edited books in the fields of horror, science fiction and western. In comics, Weinberg wrote for Marvel Comics; his first job was on the series Cable, and he later created the series Nightside.
Wikipedia entry: Robert Weinberg
Robert Weinberg (also credited as Bob Weinberg) was an American author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction, science fiction, horror, and comic books.
Weinberg sold his first story in 1967. Most of his writing career was conducted part-time while also owning a bookstore; he became a full time writer after 1997.
Weinberg was also an editor, and edited books in the fields of horror, science fiction and western. In comics, Weinberg wrote for Marvel Comics; his first job was on the series Cable, and he later created the series Nightside.
Wikipedia entry: Robert Weinberg
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December 11, 2023
Cable's 'Revolution / Counter X' run was not as radical as the other books under that banner, but is still a highly competent rendition of Cable, rating a 7 out of 12, Three Stars on my watch.
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2018 readJanuary 12, 2020
The nostalgia factor is high for this one. It was one of the first comics I bought monthly as a teenager. An early 2000’s X-Men story, it follows Cable’s solo adventures—granted, with some allies and friends (namely, Blaquesmith and Irene Merryweather) to aid him.
First, he battles bloodthirsty ancient demons that possess humans. This gets tied into a story of two warring timelines who see Cable as a pivotal player in the formation of their societies. However, the overarching big baddies throughout are a secret sisterhood planning an attack on Cable. Their leader’s got a flimsy motivation and they never fully materialize as a real threat to Cable.
Cable’s written as a soldier outside of his own time and place—a nexus of space and time, his exploits deal a lot with ancient enemies playing the long game, and with how our present actions shape and warp the future. This run relies heavily on narration, so you’ll find pages crammed with captions. Written as a monthly with the understanding that each issue could be somebody’s first, the repetition in the captions can be a little jarring when read as a collected edition. The flow of dialogue can also be confusing (too much of it when there’s not a lot of space in the panel, or the character placement in the art is not conducive to the dialogue’s pacing) so you sometimes have to rely on context to understand the reading order.
The best bits for me are Cable’s interactions with his allies and the displays of his resourcefulness and preparedness. I also loved that this run marked the return of Rachel Summers—after being cast adrift in the timestream when she sacrificed herself to bring Captain Britain back (nostalgia, again! as this was one of the few comics I had as a child). My least favorites are the flimsy villains and the bit where a white character puts on hi-tech blackface and (poor her!) experiences racism.
Overall, a flawed but an entertaining read that forms a part of the tapestry that is the X-books.
First, he battles bloodthirsty ancient demons that possess humans. This gets tied into a story of two warring timelines who see Cable as a pivotal player in the formation of their societies. However, the overarching big baddies throughout are a secret sisterhood planning an attack on Cable. Their leader’s got a flimsy motivation and they never fully materialize as a real threat to Cable.
Cable’s written as a soldier outside of his own time and place—a nexus of space and time, his exploits deal a lot with ancient enemies playing the long game, and with how our present actions shape and warp the future. This run relies heavily on narration, so you’ll find pages crammed with captions. Written as a monthly with the understanding that each issue could be somebody’s first, the repetition in the captions can be a little jarring when read as a collected edition. The flow of dialogue can also be confusing (too much of it when there’s not a lot of space in the panel, or the character placement in the art is not conducive to the dialogue’s pacing) so you sometimes have to rely on context to understand the reading order.
The best bits for me are Cable’s interactions with his allies and the displays of his resourcefulness and preparedness. I also loved that this run marked the return of Rachel Summers—after being cast adrift in the timestream when she sacrificed herself to bring Captain Britain back (nostalgia, again! as this was one of the few comics I had as a child). My least favorites are the flimsy villains and the bit where a white character puts on hi-tech blackface and (poor her!) experiences racism.
Overall, a flawed but an entertaining read that forms a part of the tapestry that is the X-books.
December 15, 2019
Pretty cool. The art was nothing spectacular, but not bad. Pretty normal for its era. There were some interesting ideas in the stories. And they built on each other pretty well too. The story with the warring alternate timelines was especially cool. I liked the Dark Sisterhood as an enemy too, even if it did get a bit overblown by the end. I appreciated the inclusion of Rachel whenever she showed up. There was a strange race invesitagation late in the series, commendable in theory but a bit cringeworthy in practice. But overall I definitely enjoyed this run. Good stuff.
November 28, 2021
Part of the Counter-X/Revolution Banner. This is the story after Apocalypse has been defeated.
His entire life was dedicated to a single purpose: to prevent humanity's destruction at the hands of Apocalypse. He trained and bled to prepare for this sacrifice. But in the end, someone else gave their life to stop the High Lord. Now, six months have passed for Cable and the Children of the Atom, and much has changed. Nathan Summers, now more than ever, is a man out of time, a stranger in a strange land, cut off from everything he believes in.
His entire life was dedicated to a single purpose: to prevent humanity's destruction at the hands of Apocalypse. He trained and bled to prepare for this sacrifice. But in the end, someone else gave their life to stop the High Lord. Now, six months have passed for Cable and the Children of the Atom, and much has changed. Nathan Summers, now more than ever, is a man out of time, a stranger in a strange land, cut off from everything he believes in.
June 24, 2021
Rachel Summers!
Magical stories & Cable don't mix well.
I read this two weeks ago and I can barely remember what happened...
Magical stories & Cable don't mix well.
I read this two weeks ago and I can barely remember what happened...
September 11, 2018
Wow was that a lot of Cable. And it was some pretty good stuff too. It was pretty strange at times, but Wienberg keeps it pretty intense all the way through. And the art is really good in most parts.
But I definitely need a break from Cable, and it looks like I'm forced to take one since the next book in the series (and the last for this volume of Cable), Cable: Soldier X, doesn't come out for a couple of months.
But I definitely need a break from Cable, and it looks like I'm forced to take one since the next book in the series (and the last for this volume of Cable), Cable: Soldier X, doesn't come out for a couple of months.
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