#4- Dueling Countdowns
#4 Civil War Crossover- Cable & Deadpool # 32
Last issue, George W. Bush fought Cable to a standstill in the Oval Office. Okay, so technically (as we found out this issue) it was a Life Model Decoy specifically designed to go toe-to-toe with Cable in a verbal smackdown, but still, that’s pretty cool. This issue, not so much. Sure, it was fun in the way that Cable & Deadpool is always fun. But the end result of the two titular characters coming down hard on opposite sides of the issue didn’t really pack the punch they were trying for because Cable and Deadpool never really seem to get along anyway. Oh, and Cable’s decision to leave Cap’s team in Civil War #4 makes even less sense now (if that was even possible).
#4 Disappointing Book- Ultimates II #12
Issue #8 had the capture of Captain America. #9 had the Liberators taking over the United States. #10 had the rallying of the troops. #11 had the big fight between the Ultimates and the Liberators and the surprise return to the scene of a major player. #12 had exactly what #11 had. Yes, the fights were really freaking cool. Yes, the art was amazing. Yes, there were some tremendous OMFG moments. But it just wasn’t that satisfying after such a long wait because the sh** really isn’t going to hit the fan until next issue. Which is another good three months (at least) away. Awesome issue, but disappointing nonetheless because the wait between issues has been excruciating.
Oh, and Iron Man 6 sucked. A heavy artillery warship? I was expecting Tony to show up in a freaking Gundam. Now that’s disappointing.
to the second one… yep.
It seemed like they scattered the action too much, maybe, so that we got seven good fights in bits and pieces.
Regarding Cable leaving Cap’s team: I don’t think Cable was ever rrwally on board with Cap’s Secret Avengers team.
Two issues prior to this one, Cable is meeting with Cap precisely to get Cap to abandon this struggle, and bring his team to one of Cable’s countries where they’ll be safe.
Cable felt Cap would do more good in the long-term if there was no risk of his being arrested and thrown in a Negative Zone prison. Given how Cap came off as a fanatic nutjob in Civil War #4, Cable may have simply reached the point of saying “This guy’s too far gone. Screw it. I’ll just try and do things myself.”
Just a hypothesis.