Cable & Deadpool
Marvel · 2004–2007 · 7 issues
About the series
From 2004 to 2007, Marvel paired its two most trigger-happy time-displaced mutants in Cable & Deadpool, a 50-issue series that turned their uneasy alliance into a buddy comedy of cosmic proportions. Written primarily by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Patrick Zircher, Reilly Brown, and Jon Malin, the book balanced Deadpool’s chaotic mercenary antics with Cable’s grim messianic mission, often through Irene Merryweather’s grounded perspective. It matters because it cemented the duo’s volatile dynamic—equal parts firefight and therapy session—while exploring Cable’s future-tech machinations and Deadpool’s growing, if reluctant, heroism.
