I picked up Cable #1 in the hopes that it would be a good jumping on point and that it wouldn't be weighed down by any of the overly complex X-men history. Lucky me- because this book offered up a fun western story with Cable being a bad ass. No other X-men in sight!

For some, this is a shame. I know that Cable has a very interesting dynamic with other mutants, but for me- it is exactly what I wanted! In time, we can introduce other characters into the series but to start off with, it was nice to focus on just how badass Cable is.

Writer James Robinson keeps a swift pace throughout, in Cable's own words there is "no need for introductions". We open in a random bar in the wild west and through the character's conversations we are quickly brought up to date with what is happening. Cable is hunting someone.