Summary
- In Cable #2, the younger version of the time-traveling mutant faces off against a powerhouse squad of familiar X-Men characters led by the returning villain, Mother Womb.
- Mother Womb seeks to force humanity to evolve to fit her vision of the future, as Cable #2 reveals her to be behind the threat of the Neocracy that Cable has set out to stop in the miniseries.
- The massive power levels of Magneto, Apocalypse, Cyclops, and Jean Grey could make them an unstoppable force against Kid Cable, as these four have the powers and the skills of an entire army.
Mutant warrior X-Men history. How exactly villains like Apocalypse and Magneto, as well as heroes Cyclops and Jean Grey, have returned in their most classic forms remains to be revealed – but together, they may prove to be an insurmountable threat for Nathan Summers.
Cable #2 (of 4) – written by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Scot Eaton & Lan Medina, ink by Cam Smith & Victor Nava, color by Javier Tartaglia, and lettering by Joe Sabino – follows adult Cable and his younger self, Kid Cable, as they fight the threat known as the Neocracy.
Their quest takes them down a rabbit hole, which, by the end of the issue, leads them to the returning villain, Mother Womb. When Kid Cable drops a classic, "you and what army?" on the antagonist, it sets her up perfectly to reveal her powerhouse squad of familiar X-characters.
Cyclops' Son Debuts Hidden Power That's the Opposite of Emma Frost's Diamond Skin
As Cyclops' son takes on a threat to all life on Earth, he reveals a little-known power that flips the script on Emma Frost's iconic abilities.
An Obscure X-Men Villain Is Controlling These Iconic Mutants
"I will not all two temporal anamolies to ruin the evolutionary opportunity that awaits us all," Mother Womb tells Kid Cable, just before she makes it clear she has the power to back this statement up.
The ending of Cable #2 is a great reveal, one that answers one question, while posing half a dozen more. Chief among them is who, or what, these versions of Magneto, Mr. Sinister, implying these could be clones. Neither of these explanations would be unexpected for a Cable story, and the promise of answers to come is an incredible end hook.
Cable #2 reveals Mother Womb to be behind the Neocracy, as she seeks to force humanity to evolve into her vision of its future, rather than letting progress take its course. In this way, Cable's story has drawn its thematic connections to the larger Fall of X story bringing the X-franchise's Krakoan Era to a close, even as it weaves its own distinct semi-standalone adventure. "I will not all two temporal anamolies to ruin the evolutionary opportunity that awaits us all," Mother Womb tells Kid Cable, just before she makes it clear she has the power to back this statement up.
Mother Womb's Mutant Army Could Be Unstoppable
Given the massive power levels of Magneto, Apocalypse, Cyclops, and Jean Grey, they very well qualify as an army on their own. Even alone, the four mutants facing Kid Cable could prove to be far more than he can handle.
Given the massive power levels of Magneto, Apocalypse, Cyclops, and Jean Grey, they very well qualify as an army on their own. That said, the next issue of Cable could easily reveal them to be just the tip of the spear – if Mother Womb has the means to bind these iconic mutants to her will, there is little limit to who else could be at her disposal. Even alone, the four mutants facing Kid Cable could prove to be far more than he can handle, as he will have to confront the X-Men's very history itself to survive.
Cable #2 (of 4) is available now from Marvel Comics.
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