CBR: Last Hope: Swierczynski on Messiah War

[CBR News]

With the opening shots of "Messiah War" having been fired, CBR News talks with "Cable" writer Duane Swierczynski about the story's early revelations, Deadpool and what it's like to be working on his first crossover.


Full article here (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20764).

[ClanAskani]

Looks great (for Olivetti). Can't wait. Messiah War has been fantastic so far.

[Prodigy55]

Stryfe is making Hope watch as Warpath gets raped by metal tentacles.

[darknessatnoon]

Stryfe is making Hope watch as Warpath gets raped by metal tentacles.

It's the same machine he used on Jean Grey.

I feel bad for rwsmith. We now know that the "young alternate Cable" that's been hinted at for some time is just Stryfe.

[rwsmith]

Yep. Kind of sucks.

“Messiah War” may be a junior crossover with respect to the number of books involved, but not in scale or scope. “I hope people give this story a chance because its vital piece of the X-Men saga,” Swierczynski said. “I know the temptation is to think that the 'Cable' book is off in its own little cul-de-sac, but this really is the next big step in a story that Axel Alonso described as a trilogy. 'Messiah CompleX' was chapter one. 'Messiah War' is chapter two, which cues up the final chapter. I hope people give it a chance and enjoy it. Things just escalate, and the end of 'Messiah War' certainly rewrites the rules for Cable. Things will be very different for the title when this story comes to an end.”

I'm reading Cable during 'Messiah War,' but afterwards it will depend on just how different things are going forward. Basically, unless he's back in the present doing stuff with the rest of the X-men I'm out. Which is a shame, since he is pretty much my second favorite X-man.

[chickrockguitar]

Looks good!
So... what's that bubble thingy?

[americocaine]

"whut we've got here is..." a really big waste of time

Some men you just can't reach.

[cpahl2000]

It´s me or Hope is starting to look like Nate Grey.

[Prodigy55]

It's the same machine he used on Jean Grey.

I hope he sterilized it first.

[XaviersMisprint]

That page with Warpath being tortured looks awesome. Actual emotion in Olivetti's art, that isn't robotic! Weird. Very fierce.

[The Thunderbird]

I hope he sterilized it first.

This is a younger version of Stryfe who does this and he's using the machine for the first time. He doesn't sterilize it at all.

[rage6839]

Ok Bishop, quit playing around and off the red-headed brat!! You have destroyed a world to get this opportunity, don't waste the chance!!

[skatalite]

Ok Bishop, quit playing around and off the red-headed brat!! You have destroyed a world to get this opportunity, don't waste the chance!!

No shit. Just shoot her in the frickin face and be done with it.

[Greg Anderson]

Ok Bishop, quit playing around and off the red-headed brat!! You have destroyed a world to get this opportunity, don't waste the chance!!

Seriously! :mad:

[streator]

decent preview pages, interview. stryfe doesn't look too ridiculous.

[Dr. Chaos]

Putting Cable further on edge is the fact that when he runs into X-Force, they're being accompanied by the future version of his old comrade Deadpool, who Cable encouraged X-Force to “gut and dump.” “This is a Deapool who has basically been in a box for 1000 years. If it’s possible, he’s even crazier than he used to be, and I think Cable knows that’s not a good thing,” Swierczynski said. “Let’s not forget that Cable knows Deadpool probably better than anybody and knows he’ll switch allegiances at the drop of a hat… or wallet, as it were. So I don’t blame him for being suspicious or annoyed by Deadpool’s presence.”
Way to totally throw their friendship out the window, Duane.

*thumbs up*

[wolvie616]

dang! im really hoping they dont treat anyone like a joke though.... looking at you warpath!

[Anna]

Ok Bishop, quit playing around and off the red-headed brat!! You have destroyed a world to get this opportunity, don't waste the chance!!

No shit. Just shoot her in the frickin face and be done with it.


You guys should know by now that it NEVER happens that way. If characters would just shut up and take the shot; most story arcs would be finished in one issue, and movies would be 10 minutes long. :rolleyes:

[rage6839]

True, have seen enough Bond villains to know that :tongue: but Mr. Bishop has betrayed his family, killed a X-Man, killed a planet, sided with Stryfe, and took down Apocalypse!! Now he can only glare at the brat? Too late for second thoughts now. She ain't even that cute, just pop her!!:evilsmile: :evilsmile:

[darknessatnoon]

No shit. Just shoot her in the frickin face and be done with it.

Seriously! :mad:


She's behind a force field.

[Greg Anderson]

She's behind a force field.

Meh. He could probably absorb the power of the field and take her out.

[chickrockguitar]

Am I the only one who likes Hope? lol. :tongue:

[4sake]

Am I the only one who likes Hope? lol. :tongue:

I like her to, but I still wouldn't mind all that much if Bishop or & Stryfe shot or Killed her

[darknessatnoon]

Meh. He could probably absorb the power of the field and take her out.

I don't think so. Bishop is pretty useless.

[Greg Anderson]

I don't think so. Bishop is pretty useless.

Right. So says the Sage fan.

[darknessatnoon]

Right. So says the Sage fan.

Sage was the only reason that Bishop was even kept on as an X-Man. Xavier was discussing letting him go, but didn't want to be the one who fired a black man from the team. Sage decided to pick him up for the X-Treme team to save Xavier trouble with the NAACP.

[Greg Anderson]

Sage was the only reason that Bishop was even kept on as an X-Man. Xavier was discussing letting him go, but didn't want to be the one who fired a black man from the team. Sage decided to pick him up for the X-Treme team to save Xavier trouble with the NAACP.

Ha! Well played, good sir. :biggrin:

[rage6839]

Sage was the only reason that Bishop was even kept on as an X-Man. Xavier was discussing letting him go, but didn't want to be the one who fired a black man from the team. Sage decided to pick him up for the X-Treme team to save Xavier trouble with the NAACP.

But Bishop was the only one who made Sage interesting. He should get points for that and keeping NOW off Xavier's ass. Xavier saw the future and knew what was up. :evilsmile: :evilsmile:

[Anna]

X-Force should bring Tessa in; Bishop would fold before her.

[Greg Anderson]

X-Force should bring Tessa in; Bishop would fold before her.

The rate Bishop is going, he'd probably install a virus in her the minute she walks in to talk to him.

[rwsmith]

I wonder if maybe the end of Messiah War sees Cable taking over Stryfe's body as some have speculated? That could be interesting, and would definitely solve the problem of Cable getting so old (since Stryfe is much younger apparently). But personally I'm not crazy about uber-powerful characters, so if that were to happen hopefully his powers would be taken down a notch somehow.

Regardless, I wish we could get more hints about the future of Cable post-Messiah War. I get this sinking feeling that he'll still be stuck in the future doing pointless crap for some reason, but that Hope will go back with X-Force. :mad:

[DiamondHart]

I wonder if maybe the end of Messiah War sees Cable taking over Stryfe's body as some have speculated? That could be interesting, and would definitely solve the problem of Cable getting so old (since Stryfe is much younger apparently). But personally I'm not crazy about uber-powerful characters, so if that were to happen hopefully his powers would be taken down a notch somehow.

Regardless, I wish we could get more hints about the future of Cable post-Messiah War. I get this sinking feeling that he'll still be stuck in the future doing pointless crap for some reason, but that Hope will go back with X-Force. :mad:

Who has speculated that?

[Anna]

The rate Bishop is going, he'd probably install a virus in her the minute she walks in to talk to him.

Provided that she didn't see it coming. Claremont was hinting that he had feelings toward her; he might just burst out crying....

[steve2275]

is bishop controlling stryfe?

[Anna]

is bishop controlling stryfe?

No, he just thinks he is.