'Cable' #1 Review: Marvel's latest X-book is full of youthful energy and engaging twists
Spoiler alert for 'Cable' #1 by Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto
The new 'Cable' series by Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto is finally here and it's easily one of the most interesting X-books that have been released by Marvel since Jonathan Hickman's 'Dawn of X' relaunch, which transformed the world of mutant-kind. The book oozes youthfulness and rebellion and it sets the stage for some really exciting things to come.
Phil Noto's art brings a certain air of fantasy to the issue, giving it a certain dream-like quality and adding to Gerry Duggan's story with subtle shifts in style and coloring. For his part, Duggan delivers a solid story that isn't too exposition-heavy yet manages to drop a lot of information.
There are only two data pages in the whole book; one that lists out the results of all the matches conducted in the Quarry, Krakoa's gladiatorial arena, and another that appears to be an excerpt from an unidentified individual's logbook. That second data page is extremely important because it appears to hint at a new 'Inferno' event on the way with ties to Arakko, Krakoa's twin island, populated by monsters.
Speaking of major upcoming events, it appears that the road to 'X of Swords', the X-Men's major crossover of the year, has already begun in this book with Cable retrieving a giant alien sword from the paw of a lion-like monster. The sword apparently belonged to a Galadorian Space Knight who may have been around even before Rom, the most popular member of the race.
The issue also sneaked in a reference to Jonathan Hickman's time writing the 'Avengers' books, specifically to the war with the Builders that decimated Galador. As if that wasn't enough, the book's final pages revealed that the older Cable (the one who's been around since the 90s) has returned to life after being killed by his younger version during 2018's 'Extermination' event and it looks like he's out for revenge so you know things are only going to get crazier from here on out.
'Cable' #1 was released in stores on March 11 by Marvel.