Cable # 1 Review
Author: Duane Swierzynski
Artist: Ariel Olivetti
Letterer: Joe Caramgna
Lone Wolf and Cub…err I mean Cable # 1 hit the stands this week and much like the solicitations showed it is the adventures of Cable and baby in time!!!! Following in the footsteps of Messiah Complex Cable for some reason thinks he is solely responsible for the life of this child and of course he is not alone because someone is following in his footsteps.
I really can’t say too much about this book other than it was written like a blog or a diary and its set in the not so distant future. Seriously, not much happens in this issue. Cable is attacked by four punks and he ends up killing them, has a nice flashback, and encounters Bishop (that has figured out a way to travel through time, not that it’s that hard in the Marvel Universe). The book feels like Lone Wolf and Cub, Fist of the Northstar, Mad Max, and Kindergarten Cop (alright, I’m really pushing it here) wrapped into one. I have no idea why Cable is so surprised that the flooding of 2012 did so much damage, since he is from the year 3000 and something. And why bring the baby to such a defunct future? What a prick! Why not take the baby to a time of peace and tranquility, you know like the Renaissance.
My problem with Olivetti’s art has always been his 3D model backgrounds; they just don’t blend well with his characters. It really doesn’t flatter his characters because they always look like they have been photoshoped in. Swirzynski’s Cable sounds like Cable, but then again how hard is it to write an old warrior that can time travel? It’s a rather lightweight read that takes about 2 minutes to read, so that’s $1.50 a minute….man you can spend that kind of money calling an adult single line and get more satisfaction for your buck. Since it’s the first issue it is hard to judge, but I really see more blog entries reminding us how much of a warrior Cable is. C
Does anyone else remember when they tried this in the 90s with Nomad dragging a little girl all over the country and into firefights?
drwhofan, I do belive that it was his niece he was protecting from the mob. Those were actually great issues guest starring Punisher, Gambit, and Deadpool. Of course this was written by the great Fabian Nicieza, whose interview I just heard two weeks ago here at aboutheroes.