I was waffling between two and three stars, but then I remembered staring lovingly at the beautifully illustrated Gambit and decided to settle on three stars. The stories are decent. It's nice to have a bit of character development for Gambit and I've had a crush on him since X-Men: The Animated Series aired in the early 90's. Every now and again one of the illustrators would draw a very long ponytail. I was very happy when that ponytail would disappear. The man has enough going on with his getu...

The first part of this collection - Gambit's first appearance in Uncanny X-Men - but the second - the Gambit limited series from the 1990s - was rather weak. In it, the reader gets to see how Gambit can be a fascinating character as well as how he can be overdone.

Oh, hell, yes! This is just what I was looking for. Gambit is my favorite X-Men character, mainly because I like a good anti-hero. Keep your Captain America and Superman--I like a character whose morality you can't really get a bead on. Also, his Cajun heritage and life in New Orleans make for an intriguing background.The first story in the graphic novel is the comic run that introduces us to Gambit when he steps in to save Ororo, the X-Men's Storm, who has physically and mentally regressed to h...

Super loved!! How can you not love Gambit? He's fabulous!!Probably the bestest swoony super hero out there!! Nom nom nom!!He was my first fictional boyfriend ;) The first couple of stories are with a young Storm and Gambit. It's an interesting story. Kinda like an origins story but with a twist.The next lot are about Rogue, Gambit, Gambit's thieving family, and his 'dead?' wife. Very interesting and well done. You get to see how truly devoted our Ragin Cajun really is.I recommend this to any

3 stars

This collection starts with the three issues which introduce Gambit to us. It’s not a good place to start for new readers because strange (and I do mean strange, even by X-Men standards) villains called Nanny and the Orphan-Maker made Ororo a child in a previous issue. So, the story starts with Ororo as a child living in Cairo (Illinois, US, not Egypt) and making a living as a thief. She’s stealing from the rich and undeserving and giving most of the loot to poor people or back to their rightful...

This book collects Issues 265-267 of Uncanny X-Men along with Gambit's first mini-series.Gambit's first appearance is Uncanny X-Men #266. The biggest annoyance in this book was Issue 265, the inclusion which was unnecessary. It didn't really set up Gambit's appearance and most of the book was about other things. Before the mini-series, the editor summarized two years of Gambit being on the X-men. The relevant of #265 could be summarized in a paragraph or less.However, the actual initial appearan...

This collects Gambit's first appearance and his mini-series many years later. It was a fun read. A few highlights:The first story centers more around Storm, who'd been de-aged by Nanny (a robot) and had forgotten whom she was. She's a thief, living in Cairo, Illinois. Hence, how she meets Gambit, a fellow t'ief. He only appears at the very end of the first issue collected her. When he comes into play, two things aren't quite set yet. First, his powers have a green glow. Second, his object of cho...

Gambit is one of my favorite X-men characters. I had a random urge to read his origin story over the summer and found this comic on eBay. It wasn't as fluid a read as I expected. The art work in the first half of the book didn't impress me much but I did enjoy the interactions between Gambit and "young" Storm as well as the hilarious character Nanny. I think the art work and word bubble placement is what really distracted me from finishing the book in a timely manner. Once I felt it was time to

Gotta love some Gambit comics. I kind of love and hate reading comics from the 80's-ish because they're kind of goofy in their presentation. So much explaining of things. I don't need you to tell me that Storm almost falling out of a tree and hitting the ground but being saved by her powers at the last second was a close call. This is a comic book, I can see that. Despite those little quirks, it was a fun read.

A great comic that explores Gambit's history.https://nicolewbrown.blogspot.com/201...

Very fun, this. Part of the height of wackadoo X-Men, and it is a great bit of entertainment.

This "Gambit Classic" trade is so much better than Vol 2! The intro of Gambit plus his 90s mini-series? Great collection of stories!

Eh. That's really all I can say about this book. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a comic book, but it was annoying how Storm kept thinking about what she was doing and explaining what the pictures clearly conveyed. I mean, this is a 2009 release and comics have pretty much progressed far enough that the characters don't have to be thinking/telling the reader what's going on. Especially if we got the point because of the illustrations. Could just be me, but I can't give this more than 2 stars...

the back story, the moments where he was a total badass, this collection is amazing if your favorite mutant is Gambit.

As Gambit is one of my favourite characters from X-Men it was inevitable that I was going to enjoy this.The opening of this graphic novel (involving a young Storm) is confusing to begin with if you are a bit rusty on the X-Men stories but it is easy to follow and has an enjoyable storyline showcasing some of the very best traits of Gambit. The following story however is the money maker and is THE truly classic Gambit story including the thieves and assassins guilds, Bella Donna and X-Girl love i...

I loved this. I have always loved the character Gambit, but I didn't really know anything about him. I found out stuff about Storm, as well. I really enjoyed the storyline about Gambit going back to New Orleans and dealing with the Thieves and Assassin guilds. Reading this made me realize I had a sufficient lack of Gambit knowledge. This was a great read.

Absolutely fantastic read. Gambit is my favorite member of the X-Men and learning more about his story/background made me an even bigger fan of the Ragin' Cajun. The artwork and illustrations are incredible and action-packed. The storyline was terrific and provided an ideal amount of insight into Gambit's life and personality. Wonderful comic book/graphic novel collection.

When the X-Men were cool, there may not have been a cooler character than the ragin' cajun, Gambit. Toss in the unrequited love affair between Gambit and Rogue and the couple made one of the most powerful and curious of all the X-Men liaisons. This volume covers two of the more intriguing adventures of Gambit and touches on the war between the Assassin's Guild and the Thieve's Guild. As well as Gambit's first wife, BellaDonna. It also tells the tale of a very young Storm and being saved from the...

A fantastic entry into the history of Gambit, one of the more mysterious X-Men for a time. The book is split pretty solidly in two parts - one where he's teaming up with Storm on a wild mutant thieving spree and protracted escape from the forces of awful. I really enjoyed this half, as Storm is another favorite of mine and the way these two played off one another just worked really well for me. The villains were taken down perhaps a little too quickly or easily, but sometimes in comics, that's j...