Anand Khatri
Apr 10, 2008, 01:38 am
<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/marvel/xmendws/CABL002_col.jpg" target=“_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/marvel/xmendws/CABL002_colt.jpg" hspace=10 align=left alt="Cable #2 preview"></a>Reviewer: Anand Khatri CaptainBuddocks@aol.com
Story Title: War Baby, Chapter Two
“It all comes down to luck.”
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Artist: Ariel Olivetti
Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Assistant Editor: Will Panzo
Editor: Axel Alonso
Editor In Chief: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Dan Buckley
Published by: Marvel Comics (www.marvel.com)
I really don’t know what to think about this comic. Still debating if it's worth picking up.
The purpose of this story arc is obviously just to introduce the main players and that’s pretty standard. Nothing special. Two guys, with big guns, futuristic technology, and metal arms are fighting over the life of an important baby. It’s coming off as a generic 90's action comic so far, which is usually a bad sign. At least I think it’s a bad sign.
Don’t get me wrong, there were good times in the 90's, but there was also bad times in the 90's. Most 90's action comics followed very hollow, but had flashy, over-the-top storylines. Things were always exploding, everyone had insane weapons, and there was very little substance to the plot. So far this new Cable series has all of these characteristics.
Swiercynski seems to be in a bit of a bind here. Since this series spins one hundred percent out of a ‘super summer’ event, I can understand why there isn’t anything unique in this book yet. Everything feels forced. We all know that Cable has had that metal arm since he was first created, but now Bishop has one too. Obviously it’s just to mirror the protagonist, setting Bishop up to be Cables’ new arch nemesis. Since Bishop is the new big bad guy of this series, we’ll need to know what he’s been up to since we last saw him at the end of Messiah Complex, and that was this issue. It wasn’t particularly clever how Bishop did go about it, but since by the end of the day he’s still a cop, it made sense that old fashioned sleuthing would bring him to his target.
It helps that Olivetti is on art duties. Olivetti’s style suits Cable’s "legendary" disproportion issues. Sure, Cable is wider than a car, but since no one seems to fix it, I’ve gotten used to it. It doesn’t phase me anymore. I’m enjoying his art for what it is. I first was introduced to his work in DC’s Space Ghost which was scripted by Joe Casey. I highly recommend it you’re a fan of this book’s art.
Even though the story isn’t that great, it’s only the second issue, which is why I’ll probably be back for the next. There is still time for improvement I suppose. I was patient with Straczynski’s Thor and it paid off. That had a slow start, but once the pace picked up, the story got better. I’m hoping for the same with this. Marvel went through a whole lot of trouble of making this baby a big deal, I’m pretty sure it’s story will be an interesting one. The art is big plus in the mean time. I just hope it doesn’t take too long to pick up some steam.
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Story Title: War Baby, Chapter Two
“It all comes down to luck.”
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Artist: Ariel Olivetti
Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Assistant Editor: Will Panzo
Editor: Axel Alonso
Editor In Chief: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Dan Buckley
Published by: Marvel Comics (www.marvel.com)
I really don’t know what to think about this comic. Still debating if it's worth picking up.
The purpose of this story arc is obviously just to introduce the main players and that’s pretty standard. Nothing special. Two guys, with big guns, futuristic technology, and metal arms are fighting over the life of an important baby. It’s coming off as a generic 90's action comic so far, which is usually a bad sign. At least I think it’s a bad sign.
Don’t get me wrong, there were good times in the 90's, but there was also bad times in the 90's. Most 90's action comics followed very hollow, but had flashy, over-the-top storylines. Things were always exploding, everyone had insane weapons, and there was very little substance to the plot. So far this new Cable series has all of these characteristics.
Swiercynski seems to be in a bit of a bind here. Since this series spins one hundred percent out of a ‘super summer’ event, I can understand why there isn’t anything unique in this book yet. Everything feels forced. We all know that Cable has had that metal arm since he was first created, but now Bishop has one too. Obviously it’s just to mirror the protagonist, setting Bishop up to be Cables’ new arch nemesis. Since Bishop is the new big bad guy of this series, we’ll need to know what he’s been up to since we last saw him at the end of Messiah Complex, and that was this issue. It wasn’t particularly clever how Bishop did go about it, but since by the end of the day he’s still a cop, it made sense that old fashioned sleuthing would bring him to his target.
It helps that Olivetti is on art duties. Olivetti’s style suits Cable’s "legendary" disproportion issues. Sure, Cable is wider than a car, but since no one seems to fix it, I’ve gotten used to it. It doesn’t phase me anymore. I’m enjoying his art for what it is. I first was introduced to his work in DC’s Space Ghost which was scripted by Joe Casey. I highly recommend it you’re a fan of this book’s art.
Even though the story isn’t that great, it’s only the second issue, which is why I’ll probably be back for the next. There is still time for improvement I suppose. I was patient with Straczynski’s Thor and it paid off. That had a slow start, but once the pace picked up, the story got better. I’m hoping for the same with this. Marvel went through a whole lot of trouble of making this baby a big deal, I’m pretty sure it’s story will be an interesting one. The art is big plus in the mean time. I just hope it doesn’t take too long to pick up some steam.
OVERALL:
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