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John Lynch · 09-23-2008, 03:31 AM

So I wasn't able to pick up Cable from issue 1 unfortunately. However I did pick up issue 6, and while it didn't wow me I felt it was certainly good enough to warrant checking out the next issue. However I just read issue 1 and it was great! I'm looking forward to the future issues much more now.

So if you haven't checked out Cable yet, check out issue 1 for free. It definitely looks like this series is a keeper.

The Sword Is Drawn · 09-23-2008, 03:50 AM

I actually don't think that Cable is be any means as bad as some people have suggested. I understand that some don't like the arc, but I don't think it's badly written. I'm just not sure where the book will go, or ultimately whether it will actually matter. By rights the MC baby should be a big deal, but to only be exploring her story in a satellite title like this does suggest otherwise.

But the story so far has flowed along quite read-ably. I hope it continues to do so.

Leirus · 09-23-2008, 04:46 AM

I need to feel some direction in Cable... what is the book going to be about? Bishop vs Cable forever? It is supposed to last about 15 issues while the girl growns up and comes back to do what she is supposed to do as a Mutant Messiah?

TeamED209 · 09-23-2008, 05:30 AM

I thought the first few issue's were pretty bad...I got up to four i think and i think those four could have been done in two issue's the pacing was awful especially considering the momentum from messiah complex,also the art got boring very quickly for me..

Eye in the Sky · 09-23-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by John Lynch

So I wasn't able to pick up Cable from issue 1 unfortunately. However I did pick up issue 6, and while it didn't wow me I felt it was certainly good enough to warrant checking out the next issue. However I just read issue 1 and it was great! I'm looking forward to the future issues much more now.

So if you haven't checked out Cable yet, check out issue 1 for free. It definitely looks like this series is a keeper.

Unless of course you don't like it.

JoshuaCee · 09-23-2008, 07:18 AM

The reason I dropped Cable (after 3 issues) was that it bored me to tears. I love the Lone Wolf and Cub concept, but the execution wasn't my cup of tea. Things were just moving too slowly for my liking, and I think I actually fell asleep reading one of the issues.

frog · 09-23-2008, 07:19 AM

I don't think that Cable is badly written, it simply hasn't held my interest because it's been centered on two characters (Goo doesn't count until she develops a personality) that do the same exact thing over and over. Neither Cable or Bishop are among my favorites so it takes interaction with the X-Men to draw me in. There has to be more connection to the present time for this book to work for me.

Plus the artwork is a little too plastic looking for my taste.

worstblogever · 09-23-2008, 07:27 AM

Darn.

I'm reading Cable, and I have no clue what to do about it.

John Lynch · 09-23-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Eye in the Sky

Unless of course you don't like it.

How can you not like it if you

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haven't checked out Cable yet

That makes no sense. Or did you not read the title of the thread rather then the post you quoted? ;)

rwsmith · 09-23-2008, 07:58 AM

Sorry, but I disagree. I was so pumped for this series when they announced it at Baltimore Comic-Con this time last year, but little did I know it would be a romp through the space-time continuum with Bishop pursuing Cable into pointless dystopian future landscape after pointless dystopian future landscape. They need to change direction with this book, and fast!

Pick up the pace, get to the end-game (with regards to Cable's constantly leaping forward in time and supposedly "having a plan"), and then bring he and the baby back to the present. Hook him back up with the X-men and make him matter again. Until that happens, I will continue to ignore this book's very existence.

metalgorgomon · 09-23-2008, 08:13 AM

I think issue #6 is a great starting point for the series.
Issue #1-5 were unnecessary, IMO.

nikbackm · 09-23-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by metalgorgomon

I think issue #6 is a great starting point for the series.
Issue #1-5 were unnecessary, IMO.

Pretty much. You could also make the same point for Young X-Men.

HeckBoy · 09-23-2008, 08:28 AM

I read thru the first issue but decided to put it back. Cable (esp. gun totin' Cable) was just never really my cup of tea. However, the crossover back w/ the regular timestream might get me to pick up an issue or two. Although, I still get the feeling that won't really lead to any big changes.

metalgorgomon · 09-23-2008, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nikbackm

Pretty much. You could also make the same point for Young X-Men.

Yep.. that's what I thought :D
Different problems though, one had decompressed stories and the other had a not-so-great-mystery story for the first arc.

IMO, People who really want to check Cable, should start with #6 and the King Size. Nothin' really happened in issue #1-5.

B. Kuwanger · 09-23-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by metalgorgomon

I think issue #6 is a great starting point for the series.
Issue #1-5 were unnecessary, IMO.

Really. I dropped it at #3 and I'm starting to get back into it, but I'm not going back for the issues I missed. They were unremarkable, stretched thin, and not very easy on the eyes.

09-23-2008, 03:50 AM	#2
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09-23-2008, 05:30 AM	#4
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09-23-2008, 03:31 AM	#1
John Lynch Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 570	If you're not reading Cable, you should! So I wasn't able to pick up Cable from issue 1 unfortunately. However I did pick up issue 6, and while it didn't wow me I felt it was certainly good enough to warrant checking out the next issue. However I just read issue 1 and it was great! I'm looking forward to the future issues much more now. So if you haven't checked out Cable yet, check out issue 1 for free. It definitely looks like this series is a keeper.

09-23-2008, 04:46 AM	#3
Leirus EEEEEEEEE ! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2,940	I need to feel some direction in Cable... what is the book going to be about? Bishop vs Cable forever? It is supposed to last about 15 issues while the girl growns up and comes back to do what she is supposed to do as a Mutant Messiah?

09-23-2008, 07:18 AM	#6
JoshuaCee Typer of Words Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Kitchen Posts: 818	The reason I dropped Cable (after 3 issues) was that it bored me to tears. I love the Lone Wolf and Cub concept, but the execution wasn't my cup of tea. Things were just moving too slowly for my liking, and I think I actually fell asleep reading one of the issues.

09-23-2008, 07:19 AM	#7
frog Seasoned Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,143	I don't think that Cable is badly written, it simply hasn't held my interest because it's been centered on two characters (Goo doesn't count until she develops a personality) that do the same exact thing over and over. Neither Cable or Bishop are among my favorites so it takes interaction with the X-Men to draw me in. There has to be more connection to the present time for this book to work for me. Plus the artwork is a little too plastic looking for my taste.

09-23-2008, 07:58 AM	#10
rwsmith Alpha Male Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,456	Sorry, but I disagree. I was so pumped for this series when they announced it at Baltimore Comic-Con this time last year, but little did I know it would be a romp through the space-time continuum with Bishop pursuing Cable into pointless dystopian future landscape after pointless dystopian future landscape. They need to change direction with this book, and fast! Pick up the pace, get to the end-game (with regards to Cable's constantly leaping forward in time and supposedly "having a plan"), and then bring he and the baby back to the present. Hook him back up with the X-men and make him matter again. Until that happens, I will continue to ignore this book's very existence.

09-23-2008, 08:13 AM	#11
metalgorgomon Get ready! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 1,321	I think issue #6 is a great starting point for the series. Issue #1-5 were unnecessary, IMO.

09-23-2008, 08:28 AM	#13
HeckBoy make it happen, cap'n! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,380	I read thru the first issue but decided to put it back. Cable (esp. gun totin' Cable) was just never really my cup of tea. However, the crossover back w/ the regular timestream might get me to pick up an issue or two. Although, I still get the feeling that won't really lead to any big changes.