OK, I know it’s a cliche for comic fangirls to have crushes on Gambit, but in the interest of full disclosure–well, you get the picture. Especially in the wake of the luscious Taylor Kitsch in the Wolverine movie, my lust has been rekindled.
Marvel decided to toy with my emotions further on this one and have Mike Carey write Gambit’s origin story. Mike Carey! I think I may have squealed out loud when I read that. It takes a lot to make me buy superhero books, but an origin story for a character I dig, written by a writer I love? Sign me up.
The only downside? Is this really the only issue we get, guys? I mean, really? You finally give us a Gambit origin story, and it’s only a one-shot? That’s such a tease.
It reflects in the comic, too. It’s not so much an origin story as a selection of flashbacks, unfinished stories-within-a-story that don’t really add up to anything. Each little section of this comic could’ve been a full book–or several books–in itself. Instead, we get a bunch of setups without any payoff, never a complete story.
It’s even sadder because the art is truly beautiful, lush settings, closeups so real you could reach through and touch them, and yes, a shirtless fight scene (thanks, guys). What I wouldn’t do for several more books with this creative team working on this character…
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:31 am
“It’s not so much an origin story as a selection of flashbacks, unfinished stories-within-a-story that don’t really add up to anything.”
Each of these new origins have been like this, unfortunately. One would think they’ve taken a cue from the recent Wolverine film…
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 am
I really want the comic!! i love Gambit!!
!! so cool, right??
!! jajaja ^^.
and the writter to
but… i wanna know if the comic are going
to come to Mexico :S i hope so!! but if
not… i die