The mutant/thief/hero returns to his hometown for an explosive adventure! Get ready, mes amis! Gambit stars in a new tale set in the time when he returned Ororo Munroe to what was left of the X-Men -- as written by the ragin' Cajun's legendary co-creator, Chris Claremont! Discover how Gambit came to join the team for the first time -- and the deadly trial that made it so! Someone's got mutants in their crosshairs down in New Orleans -- and when the maniacal marksman Bullseye targets Gambit, hang on for one heck of a showdown! Remy's got good aim with those kinetically charged cards, but does he stand a chance against an assassin that never misses? What is Bullseye's endgame -- and what even more sinister force stands to profit? COLLECTING: Gambit: Wanted (2026) #1-5
Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.