Deadpool and Cable Reunite for a Split Second

Comics have given us some great bromances over the years. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Thor and Hercules. But one that led to a great series about ten years ago is Cable and Deadpool.

Once sworn enemies, the sage, gun-crazy mutant with the complicated backstory and the mentally-troubled, gun-crazy mutant(ish) with the complicated backstory gradually became great friends over the course of Fabian Nicieza’s Cable/Deadpool series. Then Cable “died” (snuck off into the future) and the series became all about Deadpool.

The two crossed paths a few times after that, but it was never the same. Other writers chose to simply have Cable act like he hated and distrusted Deadpool at all times. Now that Deadpool is about to get ready for his cinematic close-up and he has a bunch of new comics coming out in the post-Secret Wars world, it's about time for the two to get the band back together in a new digital series. Starting in October, Fabian Nicieza will be teaming up with Reilly Brown to give us Deadpool & Cable: Split Second.

Yes, that’s right, Deadpool gets top billing now. Eat it, Wild Man of Borneo!

Being that Cable has a thing about knowing the terrible future, he becomes aware that a certain person’s death will lead to a dark timeline. Naturally, Deadpool is the guy hired to make the kill. Now it’s time for triggers to be pulled as enemies-turned-friends-turned-enemies-turned-friends-turned-enemies go at it.

Nicieza is known as the co-creator of both characters, but Reilly Brown has had his hand in drawing them as well. Not only did he do the Marvel Infinite comic Deadpool: The Gauntlet a year or so ago, but he’s currently doing X-Men ’92, which features both characters as members of X-Force. This is a prime creative pairing.

Split Secondwill hit mobile devices this October. It’ll probably be weekly or bi-weekly.

DEADPOOL & CABLE: SPLIT SECOND #1 – Reunited And It Feels So Good! Marvel’s Newest Infinite Comic Series Reunites Deadpool & Cable This October!

New York, NY—August 11th, 2015— Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics. Call them an odd couple, but with guns. Call them the 1990s distilled down in to two characters. Call them what you will, but know this – DEADPOOL AND CABLE ARE BACK, BABY! The Marvel U’s most powerful pair is returning for an all-new series this fall in DEADPOOL & CABLE: SPLIT SECOND #1– the newest Marvel Infinite Comic Series debuting in October!

The fan-favorite Cable & Deadpool creative team of Fabian Nicieza and Reilly Brown are returning to chronicle new adventures of the Merc With a Mouth and the Solider With a Scowl! Specially designed and optimized for digital devices, Marvel Infinite Comics push the boundaries of what’s possible with digital comics. Taking full advantage of the latest technology, Marvel Infinite Comics showcase the new storytelling possibilities of a digital canvas while still staying true to the medium’s greatest strengths! Be there as Nicieza & Brown take full advantage of these exciting and dynamic new story possibilities as they bring all the shooting and stabbing of Deadpool and Cable to the digital comics frontier!

When Cable gets a vision of a terrible future brought on by the death of one man, he knows he must protect him no matter what! Three guesses who’s been hired to kill this guy. Go on, guess. Give up? It’s Deadpool. This isn’t going to be pretty…  

Available right at your fingertips, DEADPOOL & CABLE: SPLIT SECONDS #1will be available on the Marvel Comics app (for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod Touch® & AndroidTM devices) and online in the Marvel Digital Comics Shop this October!

DEADPOOL & CABLE: SPLIT SECONDS #1 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA & REILLY BROWN
Art & Cover by REILLY BROWN
On Sale Digitally in October!

Gavin Jasper is sad that in the X-Men films, Cable can never be played by the actor most perfect to play him: Leslie Nielsen on steroids. Follow Gavin on Twitter!