Cable #4 was on shelves last Wednesday and let me say I was less than enthused about picking it up even for a quick read. You either like this series or you don’t and I was very disappointed with the first three installments. The story didn’t seem drive or well paced and the time jumping was just brutal for any reader who knows the X-Verse to comprehend the implications. With the Secret Invasion reveal that Black Bolt was a Skrull, I lost a little faith in Marvel because the fight between he and Hulk on the surface of the Moon, meant nothing now, the parading of the Skrull body in the Great Arena as a warning to the other members of the Illuminati meant nothing. I hate X-Verse time jumping storyline because they play too much with continuity and that is what I am worried about with Cable.



This issue surprisingly though picks up the pieces in the time continuum and places Cannonball centerpiece as a way to bridge the gap that has been growing in the Cable series with the Messiah Complex. It was a little frustrating that they had to tap a source other than Cable to do so and it has very little relation to the baby, but still it accomplished something I was very happy to see.



Cannonball also manages to bring some life to the series with the first real action since the beginning. The fight between him and Bishop isn’t too dramatic, but it is entertaining. More entertaining than any battle that has occurred between the non-mutant inhabitants and Bishop or Cable and Bishop. Cannonball’s presence brings a lot to the table in this issue, explaining what has happened in the years that have gone by, as well as giving us a quick back story for why Bishop is so intent on killing this mutant child. It’s a glimpse and something many of us have already seen before, but at least now we get another clue to the puzzle as to who this baby is and the significance of her existence.



Cable is finally done running from Bishop and apparently he has managed to restore some of his powers, I think. I would like to see what he has managed with his moment of concentration. There is a glow in his eye and it looks like he is determined to stop running. It only took three long drawn out issues for this series to finally hit its stride in the fourth and thank god because it was on it’s way to the recycle bin in my mind. Sad that Cannonball provided his unstoppable juice to give this series its life blood. I guess in Issue #5 we will see just how well the series can stand on it’s own to feet when Cable battles Bishop.



On a final note i have to say that the artwork on this series still remains it's most shining achievement. Why everyone of the mutants in it is so "Hulked" up, even Cannonball as an elder man is beyond me, but the visuals are very artistic and deserve appreciation.

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