At the Library Book Sale a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a section of graphic novels. While a majority of this section consisted of jumbled Shounen Jump magazines, a couple of comic books found their homes there as well. It was here that I found Gambit. As a Marvel fan but never an official comic book reader (I'd always found graphic novels to carry more bang for their buck), I figured now was as good a chance as any to work on a comic book collection. Since I've yet to write a response about a comic, I figured this response was a good excuse to do so.
Gambit is an X-Man with the ability to fire explosive projectiles from his hands. Usually, Gambit needs only resort to his physical fighting capabilities to fend off foes. The comic opens with a Creole folkstale about The Tithe Collector. The TC has something to do with the two guilds in New Orleans--the assassins and the thieves, Gambit being one of the latter. After an assassin kills one of Gambit's dear friends, Gambit delivers vengeance. During his mission, however, he encounters his once dead brother-in-law Julien who bears strange news: Gambit's wife, thought dead, is alive. In search of answers, Gambit ventures to New Orleans.
Although I was able to follow the story easily enough, the comic contains full page advertisements which interrupt reading flow. Additionally, because the Marvel universe is so wide, the comic is barely self-contained. Certain plot lines connect back to other issues or are yet unclear, and certain off-handed comments are the same way. As much as I like reading comics and graphic novels, I notice I usually have to read them twice: once for the story/words and again for the art.
Marvel Comics. (2003). Gambit: At last! The cajun x-man in his own limited series! New York, NY: Marvel Entertainment, LLC.
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