CABLE & DEADPOOL #24 (2006)

Deadpool is now taking assignments from Cable, and this one puts him at odds with Spider-Man. It’s actually not entirely clear to me WHY, but Deadpool attacks Peter Parker’s vehicle when he and a fellow Bugle reporter are on their way to interview a military leader about the “cone of silence” project.

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Cable reveals nerd-like knowledge of comic book artists.

It seems Cable knows that the reporter has information about the project, and Cable wants the tech.

It’s a force field.

Spider-Man is able to stymie Deadpool, but as a result of the conflict Nick Fury realizes Cable is getting close to the project. So Fury calls in a better bodyguard: Captain America. Fury is convinced that Cable is intent on world domination and asks Cap to investigate.

Cap goes to Providence undercover, posing as a follower of Cable’s messianic message. After they fight, Cap learns that Cable has his shield, from the future, and there’s some seeding of the next Apocalypse story (ugh).

Cap becomes convinced that Cable is not a bad man. In fact, Cable tells Captain America that the Commission on Superhuman Activities has bugged Avengers Tower.

This sows some seeds for the Civil War event.

Generation M #1-5 (2006)

This Decimation Event series is told from the perspective of Sally Floyd, a reporter who is writing a story about mutants who lost their powers after M Day. She visits…