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Gambit: The Complete Collection #1
X-Men: Gambit - The Complete Collection Vol. 1
Collects Gambit (1999) #1/2, 1-11; Gambit Annual '99; Marvel Authentix: Gambit #1; material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #18.
Gambit plays his cards right and vaults into his own kinetically charged solo adventures! He's a lover and a thief, but what else does ragin' Cajun Remy LeBeau get up to when he isn't hangin' wit' de X-Men? Would you believe raiding lost temples of Doom? Clashing with the deadly X-Cutioner? Or teaming up with Sabretooth? Still, there's always time for the ladies — like old friend Storm and his favorite cherie, Rogue. But who is Gambit's gaseous green guardian? Look into the past with teen Gambit, and go even farther back to watch Remy's dad in action with Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos! Plus: Rarely seen adventures, including a splashdown with Hydro-Man! Anyt'ing is possible wit' Gambit, mon ami!
Gambit plays his cards right and vaults into his own kinetically charged solo adventures! He's a lover and a thief, but what else does ragin' Cajun Remy LeBeau get up to when he isn't hangin' wit' de X-Men? Would you believe raiding lost temples of Doom? Clashing with the deadly X-Cutioner? Or teaming up with Sabretooth? Still, there's always time for the ladies — like old friend Storm and his favorite cherie, Rogue. But who is Gambit's gaseous green guardian? Look into the past with teen Gambit, and go even farther back to watch Remy's dad in action with Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos! Plus: Rarely seen adventures, including a splashdown with Hydro-Man! Anyt'ing is possible wit' Gambit, mon ami!
423 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2016
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About the author
Fabian Nicieza
2,024 books425 followersFabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
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October 26, 2018
This takes place right after the X-Men find out about Gambit's involvement with the Mutant Massacre in X-Men: The Trial of Gambit. This was slightly better than expected. Skroce's art is dynamic and the colors are bright, even though I think he draws weird cheekbones. The plots, however, are overly complicated and seem to head nowhere. There are 2 interludes in each issue and they still haven't been resolved after 11 issues. At this point they just feel like random pop-ins by an old lady in lingerie. They're creepy but not in a scary way as much as an "ew" way. How Gambit got out of Antarctica was just dumb. Lobdell wrote Gambit into a corner and Nicieza did his best I guess to get him out. Read as single issues, Gambit's adventures are fine, but the long range plotting is terrible and just spins in place each issue. Instead of just dropping it, Nicieza makes sure and reminds you each issue that it's headed nowhere.
April 11, 2020
2.5* this was my first Gambit read and it waa weird as hell. The colours were extreme and popping, the story or plot was so overly complicated for no reason and there seemed like too many villains attemtping too many things. I hope theres more of Gambit out there because he's a character that I've always loved since my cartoon days.
January 4, 2018
This book collects the first 11 issues, the Annual, a half Issue, and an Issue of X-Men unlimited featuring Gambit. The story is set in the aftermath of the Trial of Gambit when the X-Men abandoned him in Antartica after they found he led a band of mercenary mutants to the Morlocks (sewer-dwelling mutant,) and the Marauded slaughtered the Morlocks, even though Gambit tried to stop them.
Gambit was rescued by the New Sun who expects him to steal stuff, which Gambit does in his time away from the team:
ng else.
This book features several strong points and several weaknesses. The good:
-Emotional fall out from the Trial. This is explored throughout the book as Gambit copes with it as does his team. Gambit has been abandonned as a child, kicked out of the thieves as an adult, and now this, plus there's guilt over what happened to the Morlocks. Probably one of my favorite stories in here was the X-Men unlimited which showed him speaking to specters of the X-Men in deciding how to deal with Hydroman.
-Gambit is possessed by a female entity who enhances his powers, but maybe doing something else, more insidious. She's introduced in Issue 1/2 and makes her presence known in various issues until everything's sorted in the Annual.
-Gambit spends time in New Orleans and we get insights on his past and how the Thieves Guild works.
-Two tie in issues to the crossover story the Shattering that felt relatively self-contained rather than you were getting two disjointed parts of a 14-part story. This is how participation in a cross-over be done if it it has to be.
-Team ups with Blade the Vampire Slayer and especially Daredevil. Both were well done, but the Daredevil one was particularly good, creating a good conflict and a sense of mystery.
-The art is not great but avoids the excesses from earlier in the 1990s.
The bad:
---A theme about New Sun and it's true intents is tossed around, and a mysterious lady visits people in their dreams to get information about Gabmit. These take several pages out of each issue. While I appreciate the series eventually answered these issues, it doesn't even feel like the plot moved on these two points.
---Issue 10 has a fantastic set up with work my Gambit's stepfather who teamed up with the Howling Commandos, Gambit in a tuxedo, and the story has a very conclusion.
---The X-Cutioner talks A LOT and was not a fun character to read.
---The art has some inconsistent moments. While this is nowhere close to early to mid 1990s excesses, this book does have some art issues that reflect its times.
Overall, an okay book, that's not a bad read, even better if you're a Gambit fan.
Gambit was rescued by the New Sun who expects him to steal stuff, which Gambit does in his time away from the team:
ng else.
This book features several strong points and several weaknesses. The good:
-Emotional fall out from the Trial. This is explored throughout the book as Gambit copes with it as does his team. Gambit has been abandonned as a child, kicked out of the thieves as an adult, and now this, plus there's guilt over what happened to the Morlocks. Probably one of my favorite stories in here was the X-Men unlimited which showed him speaking to specters of the X-Men in deciding how to deal with Hydroman.
-Gambit is possessed by a female entity who enhances his powers, but maybe doing something else, more insidious. She's introduced in Issue 1/2 and makes her presence known in various issues until everything's sorted in the Annual.
-Gambit spends time in New Orleans and we get insights on his past and how the Thieves Guild works.
-Two tie in issues to the crossover story the Shattering that felt relatively self-contained rather than you were getting two disjointed parts of a 14-part story. This is how participation in a cross-over be done if it it has to be.
-Team ups with Blade the Vampire Slayer and especially Daredevil. Both were well done, but the Daredevil one was particularly good, creating a good conflict and a sense of mystery.
-The art is not great but avoids the excesses from earlier in the 1990s.
The bad:
---A theme about New Sun and it's true intents is tossed around, and a mysterious lady visits people in their dreams to get information about Gabmit. These take several pages out of each issue. While I appreciate the series eventually answered these issues, it doesn't even feel like the plot moved on these two points.
---Issue 10 has a fantastic set up with work my Gambit's stepfather who teamed up with the Howling Commandos, Gambit in a tuxedo, and the story has a very conclusion.
---The X-Cutioner talks A LOT and was not a fun character to read.
---The art has some inconsistent moments. While this is nowhere close to early to mid 1990s excesses, this book does have some art issues that reflect its times.
Overall, an okay book, that's not a bad read, even better if you're a Gambit fan.
September 22, 2017
This was a collection of Gambit stories from the mid-nineties that I completely missed, despite that being when I was first into comics, and that he was one of my favorite characters. I recognize the era from some of the background X-Men characters, but don't remember any of the specific events that are referenced, so maybe this was just after my time. While the art in some of these issues isn't stellar, the stories are enjoyable, and Gambit is a lot saucier than I remember (but probably just because I was a kid and didn't get it). The stories were a lot of fun, and involved several different storylines. I do think they got better as they went, but I enjoyed them throughout. I do wish this volume had gotten to the bottom of the New Son storyline, but I guess I'll have to wait to read that at some other time.
February 3, 2022
Gambit is above all else cool, and penciler Steve Skroce does his best to make this book look cool, albeit often too busy. Writer Fabian Nicieza has the impossible task of letting Gambit have fun and grow as a character while also having tie-ins to the dreadful 1998 Davis/Powers run of X-Men. As a result, all the character development happens off screen in someone else's book, and a bunch of interchangeable side characters are the main supporting cast. There are plenty of heroic action shots where our hero makes things explode and kicks through windows, but basically nothing happens for 12 issues. This is the slowest of slow burns: even the dream sequence interludes that serve as little callbacks to history / fan service don't get resolved in this book.
July 9, 2019
The art by Steve Skroce is incredibly detailed and wonderful. The stories by Fabian Nicieza are a little dated but still hold up really well. There's a type of banter Nicieza uses in the script that is very much of it's time but still a little charming a little corny but ultimately fun. The stories are a blast. I had a lot of fun reading this volume of Gambit stories and I look forward to the next one.
November 7, 2021
Gems include Remy French kisses a T-rex, plays Indiana Jones, visits Muir Island w/ Ororo, does a Spidey impression to rob a guy doing a Tom Cruise impression, v. Blade, v. X-Cutioner after he kidnaps Rogue, gets exorcised of a succubus by the X-Men, v. Greycrow, & Victor v. the Marauders, his adopted dad allies w/ the Howling Commandos, & Remy & Daredevil v. Constrictor
August 23, 2024
Grazie Deadpool 3 per aver fatto risorgere il mio interesse assorbente legato agli X-Men. Non credo che questa collezione sia proprio l'ideale per iniziare a immergersi nella storia di questo personaggio: vengono date alcune informazioni sul suo passato, ma il focus principale è su il Gambit dopo gli avvenimenti in Antartica.
Le tavole sono stupende e facili da seguire.
Le tavole sono stupende e facili da seguire.
February 13, 2019
I can't say I'm not a little bit disappointed, but most of the flaws of this book simply come from the times. The late 90s weren't a great time for the X-Books in general. If I had read this back in 1999, I would have loved it, but as of now, it's more a curiosity for a completest.
August 11, 2019
Gambit has always been one of my faves... I even did up a lego portrait (huge one too) of him. I enjoyed this... especially upon finding out that he had faced off with DD and Sabretooth ... enjoyed this..
February 5, 2019
I love me some Gambit!
February 28, 2021
As a Gambit fan, I found this to be truly a disappointment. Scattered one shots that had a thread of connection. Minimal engagement, no character development. The occasional cameo. Pass on it
November 7, 2024
It’s tough to revisit old stories. More so when they are kind of boring.
February 9, 2017
I love Gambit, first off. He's probably my favorite X-Man, though I do love Nightcrawler and Rogue as well. That being said, this isn't my first time reading a comic book, so the five star rating is truly deserved.
First of all, the pictures are incredible. The continuity of colors is almost perfect (with a few exceptions). The inking was on point and the action scenes were decently follow-able.
One of the main reasons I give this five stars, however, is the very consistently sarcastic narrator. The tone of voice and the word choice never varies, so the narrator is both believable and funny. In comparison, The New Warriors -- New Warriors Omnibus - Volume 1 has a narrator that is only funny and witty part-time, therefore less believable and less funny.
Plus, there's Gambit a character who swaps between good and bad in almost every issue. His internal struggles are not quite so dark and desperate as some heroes (like in Watchmen or some of the Hulk and Batman comics). In fact, most of the struggle he has over right and wrong is told almost sarcastically. In one part, where Gambit is about to starve to death, he jokes about his situation.
This light attitude paired with a Cajun accent makes the reader understand at a greater depth the inner turmoil. It's nice to read a comic where the main character isn't so depressing.
Besides... I love Gambit.
So yeah.
First of all, the pictures are incredible. The continuity of colors is almost perfect (with a few exceptions). The inking was on point and the action scenes were decently follow-able.
One of the main reasons I give this five stars, however, is the very consistently sarcastic narrator. The tone of voice and the word choice never varies, so the narrator is both believable and funny. In comparison, The New Warriors -- New Warriors Omnibus - Volume 1 has a narrator that is only funny and witty part-time, therefore less believable and less funny.
Plus, there's Gambit a character who swaps between good and bad in almost every issue. His internal struggles are not quite so dark and desperate as some heroes (like in Watchmen or some of the Hulk and Batman comics). In fact, most of the struggle he has over right and wrong is told almost sarcastically. In one part, where Gambit is about to starve to death, he jokes about his situation.
This light attitude paired with a Cajun accent makes the reader understand at a greater depth the inner turmoil. It's nice to read a comic where the main character isn't so depressing.
Besides... I love Gambit.
So yeah.
August 20, 2019
I love Gambit, but this was a weird mix for me. I enjoyed the bits of character/team development in the aftermath of Antarctica, and I like seeing him going off on random missions IN THEORY - but there was too much of an effort at an overarching thread and boss villains to work for me. I think I would have preferred just a bit of continuity and then mostly random standalone adventures.
We cover this run in detail over at Previously on X-Men.
http://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.com...
We cover this run in detail over at Previously on X-Men.
http://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.com...
May 24, 2016
What are the X-Men doing to my poor baby??!!! : / It's okay, Remy, I'll take you in and find you another girlfriend! Rogue doesn't deserve you!
Merged review:
So I will start by saying that my reviews of anything related to Gambit are deeply biased since he's my ultimate BBF, so don't take my reviews at face-value, ahah. The mere creation of Gambit deserves 5 Stars in my opinion!
*sigh* I love Remy! He's so complex. He's a liar, a thief. He's always in trouble. He has more enemies than he can even count. He's always doing the wrong thing for good reasons, collecting more and more enemies every single time!
Women swoon all over him but he's gentleman enough to stay with the one girl he can't even touch! And poor guy, (knowing their history) she doesn't even deserve him!
Everyone uses him for their own personal gains (including his own father and his girlfriend). Ugh, I just want to pull him out his that book, tuck him in bed so he can finally rest and give him some hot cocoa. The poor guy!
*sigh* I love Gambit, and Gambit is the only one who could ever make me hate the X-Men. And believe me, when I read about him, I really hate them and their self-righteous judgmental ways and how they always throw him under the bus. And what Rogue did to him in this book is inexcusable... They used to be my OTP, but actually I've changed my mind and I hate Rogue more and more!
I'm gonna go peruse through books now and find Remy a new girlfriend, bye! =p
Merged review:
So I will start by saying that my reviews of anything related to Gambit are deeply biased since he's my ultimate BBF, so don't take my reviews at face-value, ahah. The mere creation of Gambit deserves 5 Stars in my opinion!
*sigh* I love Remy! He's so complex. He's a liar, a thief. He's always in trouble. He has more enemies than he can even count. He's always doing the wrong thing for good reasons, collecting more and more enemies every single time!
Women swoon all over him but he's gentleman enough to stay with the one girl he can't even touch! And poor guy, (knowing their history) she doesn't even deserve him!
Everyone uses him for their own personal gains (including his own father and his girlfriend). Ugh, I just want to pull him out his that book, tuck him in bed so he can finally rest and give him some hot cocoa. The poor guy!
*sigh* I love Gambit, and Gambit is the only one who could ever make me hate the X-Men. And believe me, when I read about him, I really hate them and their self-righteous judgmental ways and how they always throw him under the bus. And what Rogue did to him in this book is inexcusable... They used to be my OTP, but actually I've changed my mind and I hate Rogue more and more!
I'm gonna go peruse through books now and find Remy a new girlfriend, bye! =p
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