March
29
Killing me loudly
Cable & Deadpool #1
Creators: Fabian Nicieza, Mark Brooks & Shane Law
Marvel, 32 pages, $2.99
Deadpool is consistently one of the most unique and funny characters in comics. And Cable is one of the most stoic. So when you put the Rob Liefeld-created characters together it usually spells mayhem and fun
The first three pages of the book illustrate why I'm an unabashed fan of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool aka the Merc with the Mouth. Mundane activities like watching television show after television show while commenting on the sexiest woman alive (Bea Arthur!), waiting for someone to call him to kill someone else, etc. are done with a humor not found in most books. For any witty writer, he should be both a challenge and a joy.
Cable, on the other hand, has gone through many incarnations. From soldier to mentor to savior, it's always hard to get a read from the hero, especially once the threat of Apocalypse (his whole existence was to stop this guy) was supposedly ended forever.
The book spotlights these characters each doing what they do: Deadpool ranting and fighting, Cable helping out his fellow (mutant) man. Their inevitable meeting was summed up by their final exchange:
Deadpool: So, is this going to be, like, a testosterone thing?
Cable: Probably, yes ... it is ...
The cover looks conspicuously like Rob Liefeld art, but the interiors by Mark Brooks & Shane Law of Udon look slick and computery. Or maybe it's just the coloring? Regardless, Fabian Nicieza's story will be the driving force here. You don't get enough of it in one issue, though, to foretell future success. Grade: B
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Just writing to say I'm on just about the complete opposite side of the fence on your review of the art in Cable/Deadpool. I thought it was pretty good.
It should be noted that after issue two, Brooks will no longer be drawing the series, having been reassigned (promoted) to the high-profile relaunch of "Amazing Fantasy" set to premiere in June along with the new Spider-Man movie. It's a move that's left more than a few Deadpool fans feeling disgruntled. Either way, Nicieza will indeed be the driving force behind Cable/Deadpool.
Posted by: Jeff Siedlik | March 31, 2004 at 06:06 PM
Use your Greater Heal when you are healing one target that will take a lot of damage and will continue to do so for, at least, the next couple of seconds. If your target is not taking damage at a constant rate, be sure to cancel your Greater Heal halfway through if your target is still topped off, or nearly so. Then start casting your heal again. This is the case for most tanks, so spam your Greater Heal if you are healing your main tank.
Posted by: learning to cast spells | March 23, 2008 at 05:19 AM