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Onslaught
Cable & X-Force: Onslaught Rising
The shadow of Onslaught looms over Cable and X-Force! As a subtle evil begins its rise, the Askani'son faces destiny's call - which means a devastating confrontation with his counterpart from the Age of Apocalypse, Nate "X-Man" Grey! Meanwhile, X-Force is caught up in an unholy alliance between Sebastian Shaw and the horrifying Holocaust! As all hell breaks loose, the team will target their own leaders, Cable and Domino - and that means things get explosive! Threats lie in wait including the Blob, the Mimic, Selene, the Externals and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Boomer approaches Meltdown, there's Risque business for Warpath, and Siryn must enlist Deadpool's help to regain her freedom! Plus, Cable and X-Force face impossible odds - as in, Impossible Man odds! COLLECTING: X-FORCE (1991) 49-56, CABLE (1993) 29-31, X-MAN 14, X-FORCE/CABLE ANNUAL '95
360 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2018
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Jeph Loeb
1,591 books1,386 followersJoseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC hit show Heroes, and formerly a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost.
A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale, who provides the comic art seen on Heroes.
A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale, who provides the comic art seen on Heroes.
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March 10, 2018
More Jeph Loeb Cable and X-force with the pre-Onslaught fate of the Xternals and the Cable / X-Man crossover... hand on heart the Jeph Loeb X-Books are definitely not must-reads for X-lore.
March 20, 2023
Malo je vreme pojelo ove epizode, pa me ne rade kao kada sam ih citao prvi put, pre gotovo 30 godina. Ipak... vecinu epizoda je crtao Adam Polina, crtac jedinstvenog stila (koji je, na zalost, kasnije prestao da se bavi stripom), par epizoda Kejbla je crtao epik Ian Cercil, a jednu legendarni Stiv Skroce. Malo li je?
December 19, 2020
Jeph Loebs writing is great and the X-Man arc is one which I really enjoyed. Continuing my reading journey to Onslaught.
May 19, 2018
Continuing on with the Cable/X-Force collections, this one fits right after Cable & X-Force Classic, Volume 1. Unfortunately there's some chaos in Marvel's collection right now, because the Cable stories entirely overlap with X-Man: The Man Who Fell to Earth. The natural followup is the X-Men Onslaught Omnibus, which continues the storylines from Cable, X-Force, and X-Man, albeit with a repeat of X-Force #55.
Most of these stories are shorter pieces. The '95 Annual is one of those awful Impossible Man stories, where he shows up to make an annual hellish, but Loeb surprisingly does better than most by focusing on the Impossible Kids. The big 50th issue story (X-F 49-50) is a big fight as the kids are first captured by Shaw's newest cabal, then fight Cable. But they're still interesting stories because of the use of Shaw, Tessa, and the unfortunately named Holocaust. But Meltdown (X-F 51) really shows Loeb off at his best, with a day-in-the-life story that exposes the fun of the X-Men and X-Force sharing quarters while also giving us great tales for all our characters.
The biggest plot in the book is the Cable/X-Man crossover (Cable 29-31, X-M 14). Unfortunately, that's disappointing, and I'd have been just as happy if the PTB had kept it over in the X-Man volume. There's some nice setup at the mansion, which shows that Loeb's at his best when we see these character interacting. But then we get two issues of Cable and Nate Grey pointlessly fighting and one issue where inexplicably they're fighting Exodus instead. None of it is that interesting, and the possibility of meaningful interactions between the two Nates is largely squandered.
The last five issues of X-Force are a bit of a mish-mash. There's one arc that feels core to the X-Force storyline because of its focus on Externals (X-F 53-54), and it's a nice continuation of that plotline with real repercussions, even if those repercussions have apparently been retconned by the very-recent "Newer Mutants" arc of Cable. The asylum issue (X-F 56) isn't bad either, because it focuses on character and returns to Siryn's stay in that asylum some issues before. Beyond that, we have: a battle against a powered-up Blob that's apparently the only reference to Onslaught anywhere (X-F 52); and a fight against SHIELD that's pretty confusing without the associated X-Men issue, which is why they're all included in the Onslaught Omnibus (X-F 55, but here missing X-M 333).
Overall, Loeb's X-Force is fun. Albeit, it's definitely a '90s story, and there are bits that would seem murky or slow today, but he does a good job with the characters, with the crossovers, and with the long-term plots — and some of that is stuff that I'd like to see more in modern comics.
Most of these stories are shorter pieces. The '95 Annual is one of those awful Impossible Man stories, where he shows up to make an annual hellish, but Loeb surprisingly does better than most by focusing on the Impossible Kids. The big 50th issue story (X-F 49-50) is a big fight as the kids are first captured by Shaw's newest cabal, then fight Cable. But they're still interesting stories because of the use of Shaw, Tessa, and the unfortunately named Holocaust. But Meltdown (X-F 51) really shows Loeb off at his best, with a day-in-the-life story that exposes the fun of the X-Men and X-Force sharing quarters while also giving us great tales for all our characters.
The biggest plot in the book is the Cable/X-Man crossover (Cable 29-31, X-M 14). Unfortunately, that's disappointing, and I'd have been just as happy if the PTB had kept it over in the X-Man volume. There's some nice setup at the mansion, which shows that Loeb's at his best when we see these character interacting. But then we get two issues of Cable and Nate Grey pointlessly fighting and one issue where inexplicably they're fighting Exodus instead. None of it is that interesting, and the possibility of meaningful interactions between the two Nates is largely squandered.
The last five issues of X-Force are a bit of a mish-mash. There's one arc that feels core to the X-Force storyline because of its focus on Externals (X-F 53-54), and it's a nice continuation of that plotline with real repercussions, even if those repercussions have apparently been retconned by the very-recent "Newer Mutants" arc of Cable. The asylum issue (X-F 56) isn't bad either, because it focuses on character and returns to Siryn's stay in that asylum some issues before. Beyond that, we have: a battle against a powered-up Blob that's apparently the only reference to Onslaught anywhere (X-F 52); and a fight against SHIELD that's pretty confusing without the associated X-Men issue, which is why they're all included in the Onslaught Omnibus (X-F 55, but here missing X-M 333).
Overall, Loeb's X-Force is fun. Albeit, it's definitely a '90s story, and there are bits that would seem murky or slow today, but he does a good job with the characters, with the crossovers, and with the long-term plots — and some of that is stuff that I'd like to see more in modern comics.
July 22, 2018
While this has little tod o with Onslaught, there was a lot of good stuff here. Especially the first meeting between Cable and X-Man. The art still isn't great, but it works ok for the book.
I'm halfway through the 90's. So weird.
I'm halfway through the 90's. So weird.
August 29, 2018
A very nineties X_book that has little to do with Onslaught. And that's ok.
If you enjoyed the frentic 90's X-books, you'll quite like this. It's both mired in continuity, and still fairly approachable if you know nothing about the characters. It's at times very silly (especially the first story involving the ridiculously silver-age villain The Impossible Man), at times dramatic, and sometimes even interesting.
The art is all over the place. There are nine different pencillers, four-thousand different inkers, and at one point, ever Canadian who ever lifted a pen was involved in the coloring process. While it's sometimes not quite as good as the art around it, it's never terrible, and never life-changingly wonderful.
But, again, if you liked 90s X-books this was far more enjoyable than many of its peers.
If you enjoyed the frentic 90's X-books, you'll quite like this. It's both mired in continuity, and still fairly approachable if you know nothing about the characters. It's at times very silly (especially the first story involving the ridiculously silver-age villain The Impossible Man), at times dramatic, and sometimes even interesting.
The art is all over the place. There are nine different pencillers, four-thousand different inkers, and at one point, ever Canadian who ever lifted a pen was involved in the coloring process. While it's sometimes not quite as good as the art around it, it's never terrible, and never life-changingly wonderful.
But, again, if you liked 90s X-books this was far more enjoyable than many of its peers.
October 13, 2022
The first story was embarrassing, childish shite. The second story was just two characters punching each other... (I mean, this is all pretty kid-friendly, of course...that first story though...'Mr. Impossible'? Really?)
The stories proper pick up after that. I had some mean things to say about D-list writers writing for D-list characters, although there is nothing inherently D-list about these characters. They're not fundamentally different to the 'real' X-men. Cable seems to have an interesting backstory.
The women are empowered, consequential and, for the most part, not flashing tit. It was the wild bulges of the men's muscles that was far more distracting...
The stories proper pick up after that. I had some mean things to say about D-list writers writing for D-list characters, although there is nothing inherently D-list about these characters. They're not fundamentally different to the 'real' X-men. Cable seems to have an interesting backstory.
The women are empowered, consequential and, for the most part, not flashing tit. It was the wild bulges of the men's muscles that was far more distracting...
March 16, 2018
Jeph Loeb does solid but uninspiring work trying to walk back Liefeld's worst plot points, make Boom-Boom exciting, do a mandatory crossover with the tension-killing X-Man, set up for Onslaught with a couple cameos, and still include enough dramatic poses and explosions to keep fans interested. You will not miss anything from not reading this book, except the part where Selene kills all the D-list characters like Crule. Just imagine it and smile.
December 26, 2018
Good first few stories that drew me in, then it became too hyper-masculine to be interesting. Women characters are few, often need-saving and always buxom, very much women from a man's lens, ah to be expected from a Cable book. It was cool learning about his history with the techno-virus, his clones, parentage and women-led Askani (I want to see them!) which I had only heard about through X-men comics before. Domino is under-rated and deserves more time in the spotlight <3
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