It was 1990, the dawn of the most action-packed decade in comic-book history, and one man - one time-traveling, gun-toting, mutant cyborg mercenary - was there to lead the way! Opening with a one-man assault on the Mutant Liberation Front, Cable finds himself haunted by the failures of both past and future (not necessarily in that order), converging on him at once in the form of his doppelganger Stryfe! Collects New Mutants #87, Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2, and Cable #1-4.

Collects Cable (1993) #21-28, X-Force (1991) #44-48. Cable and X-Force unite under the pen of superstar writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion — where Cannonball “graduates” to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable’s wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, he’ll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cable’s mentor, Blaquesmith, debuts; Caliban and the Mimic return; Grizzly goes bad; and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from a mental hospital?! All this, and the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man!

Cable and X-Force are united under the pen of blockbuster writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion - where Cannonball "graduates" to the X-Men, and Boomer gets unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable's wife Aliya returns from the future with a dire warning, he'll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cable's mentor Blaquesmith debuts, Caliban and the Mimic return, Grizzly goes bad, and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from...a mental hospital? COLLECTING: Cable (1993) 21-28, X-Force (1991) 44-48

Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Mutants and their mysterious mentor Cable have no choice but to transform into a proactive, butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners mutant strike team! But can the new X-Force survive head-on clashes with Deadpool, the Morlocks, Proteus, Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, the Juggernaut, the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and...S.H.I.E.L.D.? COLLECTING: New Mutants (1983) 98-100, Annual 7; X-Men Annual (1970) 15; X-Factor Annual 6; X-Force (1991) 1-15; Spider -Man (1990) 16; Cable: Blood & Metal 1-2; material from New War - riors Annual 1, X-Force Annual (1992) 1

Collecting Cable (1993) #97-107 And Soldier X #1-12. Nathan Summers takes his war to the real world! In this gritty and darkly humorous reinvention of Cable’s mission, Nathan refocuses his priorities from super villains to more street-level threats, traveling the world to stamp out injustice one hotspot at a time. Whether it’s taking on terrorists trying to topple Peru’s government, preventing ethnic cleansing in Albania or protecting a young mutant in Russia, “Soldier X” is spreading his powerful philosophy of peace across the globe! But he’s facing a flare-up of the techno-organic virus that has plagued him since childhood. Can he gain control of his plight once and for all? Old allies Blaquesmith and Irene Merryweather return as Nathan battles to save the world from itself in this unique and unpredictable era in Cable’s history!

The New Mutants graduate into X-Force! Cable turns his young charges into a mutant militia that means business! Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warpath, Domino, Shatterstar and Feral go in guns blazing and swords swinging -not to mention all the claws, knives and explosions! They're on the hunt for the mysterious Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, but what is the villain's uncanny connection to Cable? X-Force will take on all comers, from Deadpool and the Morlocks to the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! COLLECTING: VOLUME 1: X-FORCE (1991) #1-15, ANNUAL #1; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #16; WOLVERINE (1988) #54.

When the villainous Upstarts target X-Force and the New Warriors, the teen teams must join forces to survive! Meanwhile, Cable forges an uneasy alliance with Magneto's Acolytes when Omega Red strikes - but can he save Lee Forrester from D'Spayre and Belasco? X-Force faces both past and future when the Nimrod Sentinel is born and the Externals come calling...but why is former teammate Dani Moonstar serving with the MLF? And when the alien Phalanx kidnap the X-Men, can X-Force, X-Factor and Excalibur stop the spread of their techno-organic terror? Plus, Cable and Storm take on Apocalypse's Dark Riders - but who is Genesis? Gruesome secrets about Feral's family come to light! And Reignfire's identity is revealed at last! COLLECTING: X-FORCE (1991) 32-43, ANNUAL 3; CABLE (1993) 9-20; NEW WARRIORS (1990) 45-46; X-FACTOR (1986) 106; EXCALIBUR (1988) 82; WOLVERINE (1988) 85