Cable #5

This is a good horror story within the X of Swords event. Writer Gerry Duggan takes the biggest family unit of the mutants and plops them on a space station teeming with evil and bad vibes. For that alone Duggan has earned a high score for the issue, especially when it's the spooky time of year. Cable #5 offers an unnerving horror story in an X of Swords package. Read Full Review

Cable #5 has everything you would want from an X-Men comic. Popular and likable characters, good story, great art, and overall, a tie in to the crossover. Gerry Duggan doesnt miss when he takes over a title. Phil Noto is showing off some of the best work of his career too. Cable #5 is setting the bar for the crossover. Read Full Review

Man, I feel like the theme of family is one that I am not going to get over. Cable has been kind of a crazy title where he is dating all the Cuckoo's twins and overall being a daredevil, aggressive protagonist. He is more cautious with his family and that is fairly nice to see. This duality has incredible depth that makes me want to return to the title to explore more. Read Full Review

This issue of CABLE is fast and loose while showcasing exactly what the Summers family has to offer. Readers intrigued by supernatural space operas will leave excited for the future storylines that may be confronted by Cable and S.W.O.R.D. Sure, this issue didnt focus on X OF SWORDS too much. Heck, Cable already had the sword he needed. However, being the expert storyteller he is, Duggan used that plot point as an opportunity to saturate readers in his ongoing title while providing an opening to give readers another taste of Kid Cable. If youre not reading CABLE, you need to get on it already!!! Read Full Review

An enjoyable issue as a part of a larger half and a stand alone! Read Full Review

In the end, Cable #5 accomplishes its task of summoning the young warrior to take his place within the circle of swordsmen and badass women. Phil Noto's panels are my favorite aspect of this book, in particular the “blurry” mind reading page. X of Swords is coming along nicely and this issue of Cable was a cool, quick read if you enjoy yourself a good Summers family tale. Read Full Review

Overall if there is a chapter of the event to skip this would be the one. It is still a fun read but other than the few panels of Cable finally heading to the circle with his sword, there isn’t anything that seems to have anything impact on the tournament in this chapter. Read Full Review

Cable #5 does a good job at showcasing the dynamic between Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Cable. The Summers Family work effectively together as they learn about new threats that they'll have to worry about in the future. Though as a X of Swords chapter Cable #5 does not really advance the plot of the crossover. Which could disappoint readers of the 22-chapter long X of Swords crossover. Read Full Review

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Miracleman92

Oct 14, 2020

XOS Ch. 8: Creepy horror-movie kind of story with some fun family dynamics from the Summers crew. Nice to see X Of Swords bounce back after the mostly lackluster chapters from last week.

Kalaoui

Oct 16, 2020

I enjoyed it even if it doesn't appear to tie with X of swords much but Noto's art makes anything worth it.

allenquanobi

Oct 14, 2020

Weakest issue of X of Swords so far, but still fun adventure. Hey, they can't be all home runs. It doesn't really provide any more info than what we already know. We know that Cable had the sword he is gonna use already, this kind of just had an adventure with the Summers Family on the Peak, which itself was cool, but doesn't seem to tie into the event really. Still, I'm very interested with how that ties into either this series or the new SWORD series Al Ewing is writing.

Psycamorean

Oct 15, 2020

Not as good as the other two issues. Mostly due to it focusing on what seems, for now, to be a side story setting up AL Ewing's SWORD title. But it'll probably fit better as the event continues.

CrazyforRAMU

Mar 03, 2021

Call me perverse, but the invasion of sci-fi horror-locusts was just as interesting to me as the sword-a-palooza main event. And I'll eat a Cerebro helmet if the Vescora don't turn out to be Chekhov's Guns later on. But, setting aside my enthusiasm … "It's been over 10 years, nobody'll notice if we rip off the 'what do you hear/nothing but the rain' catchphrase from Battlestar Galactica, right?" I notice, and I don't like it -- mainly because the X of Swords version isn't nearly as well-crafted as the BG original

Screaming Enigma

Feb 14, 2024

Possibly the new weakest point of the crossover? That said, though, this is still good stuff. It may feel like a bit of a side quest, but it does set up Cable's involvement in the event and I like all of the character dynamics here. Plus, Note's artwork is always a pleasure to look at.

ohhaimark

Oct 18, 2020

Pretty unremarkable, but there's nothing to hate about this, and I like these characters enough that it made the story interesting.

Spacey Medicine

Nov 10, 2020

I do not understand the space monsters. What of the swords? Tell me of the swords.

Lucas

Jul 14, 2023

Atmosphere in the first half was pretty spooky, then people went through the portal and it became mediocre.

JBL Reviews

Oct 19, 2020

So wth was happening at the end?

Hislight

Nov 07, 2020

Its a good setup and all but when your done reading you kind of just ask yourself...so what happened? This series is starting to feel like a lot of filler. Cables cool design and great family moments wont be enough to justify buying this series much longer.

BlueAndEvil

Nov 11, 2020

Not bad, but felt like filler.

DougKent

Oct 14, 2020

Nothing especial, but I liked Noto's art.

maelstron

Oct 14, 2020

Just ok issue. barely had anything to do with XOS