Gambit (1998 comic)
Gambit is a 26-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics from December 1998 to February 2001. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Steve Skroce, it is the third series starring the X-Men character Remy LeBeau / Gambit, following him as he goes on missions for his handler Jacob "Jake" Gavin Jr. / Courier. As the two work for and investigate Gambit's evil alternate self "The New Son", their relationship is complicated by Courier being turned into a girl by Mister Sinister. The series received generally positive reviews from comic critics.
Publication history
Gambit lasted 25 issues, one special, and two annuals, cover-dated from February 1999 to February 2001. Initially simply written by Fabian Nicieza and drawn by Steve Skroce, following Gambit and Courier, Skroce would receive a co-plotter credit midway through the series, while the final issue would be plotted by Scott Lobdell, scripted by Joe Pruett, and drawn by Georges Jeanty. The 2001 miniseries Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom was advertised as a direct continuation of Gambit at the conclusion of its final issue, while Courier would return in the 2024 Fall of X series Cable, still stuck with the body of a girl, only able to transform into the forms of other women.Characters
Remy LeBeau / Gambit – a card-wielding mutant who was adopted by the Thieves Guild, able to create, control, and manipulate kinetic energy.Jacob "Jake" Gavin Jr. / Courier – a shapeshifter able to detach and remotely move his own body parts, who is trapped in the body of a woman by Mister Sinister after he steals his powers, going by the alias Jacqueline.- Sun / The New Son – an evil version of Gambit from an alternate reality where he was never joined the Thieves Guild.Anna-Marie / Rogue – the power-and-lifeforce-absorbing adoptive daughter of Mystique and Gambit's love interest.Ororo Monroe / Storm – a thunder and lightning-controlling mutant goddess and Gambit's former friend.