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Cable & Deadpool #30
Book Released: 19 July 2006
Review posted: 27 July 2006
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Artist: Staz Johnson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
5.00 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed by Adam White
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Despite being a big Cable/Soldier X fan, and having enjoyed the runs by Joe Kelly, Priest, and Gail Simone on
Deadpool, I had never bought an issue of Cable & Deadpool until #30. Why? Well, I really thought Soldier
X had taken Cable in the direction for which he was born and when it got canned I was just sick of the character being
abused. I simply wasn’t interested in the “buddy” concept and, considering Rob Liefeld had some
involvement in the beginning, it — actually, any Liefeld involvement sealed its coffin for me. Regardless, I thought
I’d check it out since many of the Civil War tie-ins have actually been good, and it turned out to be a good
thing I did because Cable & Deadpool #30 was a riot.
Fabian Nicieza, who already does right by the Thunderbolts in their series, writes Deadpool as cleverly as Kelly, Priest,
and Simone did in their runs on the character yet gives him some freshness he has lacked for a while. Nicieza
“gets” Deadpool, something that not many writers can
Top-notch writing, great dialogue, and genuinely interesting plots make Cable & Deadpool a
must-read.
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claim, and makes him funny without turning him into a joke. Whether it’s the fact that other characters can hear his
“inner monologues” or the ridiculous showdown he has with the Great Lakes Champions (see the fantastic
Thing #8 for details), Deadpool is at his mouthiest best throughout. Cable puts in an appearance as well, meeting
with Captain America and discussing events straight out of Civil War #3, showing that Nicieza ties events into his
series quicker than pretty much anyone else at Marvel (he does the same thing in Thunderbolts). Top-notch writing, great
dialogue, and genuinely interesting plots make Cable & Deadpool a must-read.
While I felt he wasn’t the right choice for Marvel’s Underworld series, Staz Johnson was born to draw
Deadpool. Johnson’s style perfectly suits the ‘Pool man and gives the book
Staz Johnson has found his calling with Cable & Deadpool.
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the right amounts of action, humor, and drama, which is always a fine line to walk. Johnson is no slouch on Cable either,
and draws one heck of a group of Great Lakes Champions — I will gladly even buy a Squirrel Girl series if
Johnson draws it and Dan Slott writes it. Anyway, Johnson has found his calling with Cable & Deadpool and I hope that
Marvel has the smarts to keep him on the series in the long run.
Cable & Deadpool really made a fool out of me for not picking it up from the beginning, because now I cannot find
all the back issues and even some of the trades are impossible to find (even on frickin’ eBay). I guess the quality of
the series accounts for that, thus leaving me sitting here hoping for some kind of deluxe hardcover. So if you already knew
this book was good, I hate you. For the rest of you that came in late, as I did, now you know, so make a rush for the back
issue bins and catch up on this series if you can. Otherwise, cross your fingers for the hardcover and enjoy the new issues
as they come out — I know I will.
—CCdC—
Cover image used without explicit permission in accordance with the "Fair Use" provision of US copyright law.
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