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It was announced at the C2E2 convention by Marvel Comics that in August 2012 Gambit gets his own solo series that takes him back to his roots as a charismatic, cool, mutant master thief, written by James Asmus and drawn by Clay Mann. In June 2011, he began co-starring in X-Men: Legacy. In 2010, the one-shot "Curse of the Mutants: Storm & Gambit" was released. In 2009, Gambit's past was explored in the one-shot X-Men Origins: Gambit. 2013.Īdditionally, Gambit & the X-Ternals, published in 1995, featured a group of renegade mutants led by Gambit who has been living on the edge of law during the Age of Apocalypse. The third series lasted 17 issues, from Aug. The second lasted 12 issues and ran from Nov. The first, which lasted 25 issues and two annuals, ran from February 1999 to February 2001. Gambit has starred in three ongoing series.
Gambit and Bishop (2001) was advertised as a sequel to the character's first series and involves the two X-Men in Stryfe's return. Wolverine/Gambit: Victims (1995) teamed the two popular X-Men on a mystery involving what appears to be a modern-day Jack the Ripper. Gambit Volume One (1993) and Gambit Volume Two (1997) explored the character's mysterious past and his ties to the New Orleans Thieves' Guild. Cover art by Andy Kubert and Pat Brosseau. Gambit has starred or co-starred in four mini-series: When Storm created a splinter group to hunt for Destiny's diaries in the pages of X-Treme X-Men, Gambit joined her in issue #5 and co-starred for the remainder of the series. Gambit joined the X-Men and appeared in almost every issue until The Uncanny X-Men #281 before moving to the X-Men title for a number of years. Because the story in the annual is set after the story in #266, there is some debate among collectors about which issue is the "true" first appearance. Īfter a brief appearance in The Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July 1990), Gambit's first major role was in The Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. Gambit made his live-action debut in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, portrayed by Taylor Kitsch. He has been featured in several animated series and video games based on the X-Men. Gambit has also had two miniseries and starred prominently in Gambit & the X-Ternals, the X-Force replacement title during the Age of Apocalypse. As of 2013, there have been three attempts at an ongoing title starring the character. Since his debut, Gambit has appeared in several solo series. Gambit remains fiercely proud of his Louisiana heritage and speaks in a Cajun accent. Often portrayed as a "ladies' man," Gambit has shown a more vulnerable side of himself over the years, especially when it comes to Rogue. This was exacerbated when Gambit's connections to villain Mister Sinister were revealed, although some of his team members accept that Gambit honestly seeks redemption. There was consistently a source of stress between him and his on-again, off-again love interest and eventual wife Rogue. Given his history, few X-Men trusted Gambit when he joined the group. He was part of a thieves' guild before becoming a member of the X-Men. Gambit is known to charge playing cards and other objects with kinetic energy, using them as explosive projectiles. He is also incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a bō staff.
Gambit has the ability to mentally create, control, and manipulate pure kinetic energy to his desire. Gambit belongs to a subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Drawn by artist Mike Collins, Gambit made his first appearances in The Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July 1990) and The Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Gambit ( Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Transmutation of substances into acid or poison.Kinetic energy generation and manipulation.Gambit, on the variant cover of Astonishing X-Men #4 (Oct.