Gambit (2004)

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Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Publication date	September 2004 – June 2005
Number of issues	12
Main character(s)	Remy LeBeau / Gambit; Bella Donna Boudreaux
Creative team
Writer(s)	John Layman
Penciller(s)	Georges Jeanty
Collected editions
House of Cards	ISBN 978-0785115229
Hath No Fury	ISBN 978-0785117476
Thieves' World	ISBN 978-1302916053

Gambit (also called Astonishing X-Men: Gambit or Gambit: Thieves' World) 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.

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.

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.

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".

Collected editions

	Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
1	Astonishing X-Men: Gambit, Volume 1: House of Cards	Gambit (vol. 4) #1–6	March 23, 2005	ISBN 978-0785115229
2	Astonishing X-Men: Gambit, Volume 2: Hath No Fury	Gambit (vol. 4) #7–12	September 28, 2005	ISBN 978-0785117476
All	Gambit: Thieves' World Complete Collection	Gambit (vol. 4) #1–12; material from X-Men Unlimited vol. 2 #3	March 26, 2019	ISBN 978-1302916053

References

↑ Jeanty, Georges (a). Layman, John (w). Gambit (2004) #1. (September 2004). Marvel Comics.
1 2 "Gambit: The Thief Makes A Comeback". ComicVine. August 9, 2012.
1 2 Brooke, David (March 13, 2019). "'Gambit: Thieves' World' review: Give us a Gambit movie already!". AIPT Comics.
↑ Layman, John; Nitz, Jai; Jeanty, Georges; Robinson, Roger (March 13, 2019). "Gambit: Thieves' Guild (2004–2005)". Marvel.com.
↑ Layman, John; Jeanty, Georges (September 1, 2004). "Gambit (2004) #1". Marvel.com.

Website

Gambit at Marvel.com

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[1] Jeanty, Georges (a). Layman, John (w). Gambit (2004) #1. (September 2004). Marvel Comics.

[ComicVine-2] 1 2 "Gambit: The Thief Makes A Comeback". ComicVine. August 9, 2012.

[AIPT-3] 1 2 Brooke, David (March 13, 2019). "'Gambit: Thieves' World' review: Give us a Gambit movie already!". AIPT Comics.

[4] Layman, John; Nitz, Jai; Jeanty, Georges; Robinson, Roger (March 13, 2019). "Gambit: Thieves' Guild (2004–2005)". Marvel.com.

[5] Layman, John; Jeanty, Georges (September 1, 2004). "Gambit (2004) #1". Marvel.com.