Gambit (2004 series)
{{Short description|Comic book series by Marvel Comics}}
{{Infobox comic book title
| schedule = Monthly
| ongoing = Y
| Superhero = y
| publisher = Marvel Comics
| date =
| startmo = September
| startyr = 2004
| endmo = June
| endyr = 2005
| issues = 12
| main_char_team = Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Bella Donna Boudreaux
| writers = John Layman
| pencillers = Georges Jeanty
| TPB1 = House of Cards
| ISBN1 = 978-0785115229
| TPB2 = Hath No Fury
| ISBN2 = 978-0785117476
| TPB3 = Thieves' World
| ISBN3 = 978-1302916053
}}
Gambit is a 12-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics between September 2004 and June 2005. Created by writer John Layman and artist Georges Jeanty, it is the second ongoing series (and the fourth overall) starring the popular X-Men character Remy LeBeau / Gambit, following the mutant thief as he runs afoul of every criminal and cutthroat in New Orleans, in particular his ex-wife Bella Donna Boudreaux. The series received generally positive reviews from comic critics.
Publication history
The series collected as Astonishing X-Men: Gambit (and initially published as Gambit),Jeanty, Georges (a). Layman, John (w). [https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/799/gambit_2004_1 Gambit (2004) #1.] (September 2004). Marvel Comics. which lasted 12 issues, ran from September 2004 to June 2005 (cover-dated August 2005), written by John Layman and drawn by Georges Jeanty.{{cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/articles/gambit-the-thief-makes-a-comeback/1100-145036|title=Gambit: The Thief Makes A Comeback |date=August 9, 2012|publisher=ComicVine|access-date=August 9, 2012}} In March 2019, the series was republished as a single omnibus edition under the new name Gambit: Thieves' World, also collecting material from material from X-Men Unlimited vol. 2 #3.{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2019/03/13/gambit-thieves-world-review-give-us-a-gambit-movie-already|title='Gambit: Thieves' World' review: Give us a Gambit movie already!|last=Brooke|first=David|date=March 13, 2019|publisher=AIPT Comics|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
Plot
Having left the X-Men, the mutant superhero Remy LeBeau returns to the New Orleans underworld from whence he came, where his skills and mastery as a thief are unquestioned. However, when the dead leave their graves and overrun the city streets, Gambit is the only one who can save the city from a zombie apocalypse, while facing down two women, both heartbroken, angry, and demanding his head on a platter, and infiltrating the heavily-fortified home of his former team.{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/73665/gambit_thieves_world_trade_paperback|title=Gambit: Thieves' Guild (2004–2005)|author-link3=Georges Jeanty|author-link1=John Layman|last4=Robinson|last3=Jeanty|last2=Nitz|last1=Layman|first4=Roger|first3=Georges|first2=Jai|first1=John|date=March 13, 2019|publisher=Marvel.com|access-date=March 8, 2016}}
Characters
- Remy LeBeau / Gambit – a card-wielding mutant who was adopted by the Thieves Guild.
- Bella Donna Boudreaux – the new head of the Thieves' and Assassins' Guilds and Remy's ex-wife.
Critical reception
The series received generally positive reviews from comic critics. AIPT Comics praised the series for having "a good mix of adventures with the predominant story" along with "clean art keep[ing] things looking fresh", concluding to call it "a good [series] with plenty of fun moments Gambit fans should not miss [with] a lot of clever ideas [which is] proof enough a Gambit movie wouldn't be hard to pull off. ComicVine likewise praised the series for bringing Gambit "back to his roots", calling it "exactly what is needed in order to give him a successful series".
Prints
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/73665/gambit_thieves_world_trade_paperback Gambit] at Marvel.com
{{X-Men comics}}