Almost got it out with a straight face.

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Thats the core of his appeal.

He jumps back in time and takes control of the New Mutants to help further that goal.

That set him adrift for a little while, but his core stayed the same.

In that, Nate was mostly just the straight man in a straightforward superhero action/humor comic.

Most recently, Cable had a new series announced at Marvel.

So it looks like they see what weve been enjoying, too.

Ultimate Cable is genuinely funny.

With that in mind, Ultimate Cable was actually a future version of Wolverine.

Cable also appeared as a playable character inMarvel Vs. Capcom 2.

He had a giant gun beam spam move, and anyone who chose him was of loose morals.

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New Mutants#87 Cables first appearance.

Its easy to see why he got so many people pumped.

X-Cutioners Song This 1992 X-Men crossover is almost entirely gibberish.

The art, however, is actually pretty good.

Cable & Deadpool This is where people started taking Cable seriously again.

Messiah Complex,Cable (vol.

2),Messiah War, andX-Men: Second Coming This is my personal favorite era of X-Men comics.

The three big crossovers are all very good, and focused on Cable and Hope.

4 Simon Spurrier is a madman.

And it has Dr.

Nemesis, who is hilarious.

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