With this issue, Gambit’s latest Solo comes to an end… so why didn’t Asmus end it?
I seriously sat for twenty minutes just staring at the comic thinking there should be another page… and there wasn’t. Which wouldn’t have been so bad if there had been some concrete evidence of where Gambit would be next. Uncanny Avengers is out, maybe Wolverine and the X-Men but that doesn’t seem as likely either, and that ending… it definitely shuts down on the options.
But let’s ignore the ending for a moment and look at the two big things, the first off being Remy and his dad. While it was nice that they kinda had that father/son moment, I can’t help thinking that Jean-Luc is playing Remy because, well, that’s what Jean-Luc does. He took Remy in, yes, because he thought he could use him. It’s always been about what’s best for either Jean-Luc or the Guild. And Remy’s almost casual use of the L-word here? It’s nice, it’s what you want to see from Remy as it heals a fractured relationship, but it doesn’t feel like it would really happen.
Conversely, Remy’s moment with Rogue was pretty spot on. The uncertainty in Rogue is palatable. She wants to tell him to just come with her, but she can’t, both because it’s a choice Remy has to make, but mostly because she’s also very much unsure about herself still. Yes, she did say that he’s not completely trustworthy because he’s a thief at heart, but it’s the truth, they both know it, and ultimately Rogue doesn’t care… she trusts him regardless.
As for Gambit himself, he seems to have accepted the fact that he’s a thief, through and through, and not meant to be the hero. I’m not sure I agree with that assessment of himself, but it’s legit for him to think it. He’s always had that self-worth complex going way back forever ago. I had kinda hoped he would get character development out of that trait in his solo but, well, we can’t always get what we want.
Now we come back to the ending that isn’t really an ending. Gambit is running the Guild and sorta still at the school. This is awesome in and of itself, but as a reader, where does it leave Gambit title wise? I want to read more about Gambit in general at the very least, but there is no real indication that we’ll be seeing him again any time soon. It’s incredibly frustrating. It’s really the ending of a TV show which has been cancelled after all the episodes have been filmed. And we all know that is probably the worst feeling, okay, second worst feeling in the world.
Well, at least he won’t be going to Uncanny Avengers… Remender can keep his grubby mits off him.
X-Men: The (fan fic) Series 
I feel sad because the series comes to an end, but i liked the end.
Yes this was the perfect opportunity to let us know Gambit more deeply, but well you cant always get what you want.
Loved the Romy moments and yes I’m happy about the way the things went.
Thank you for share this.
The ROMY moment was pretty brilliant, I was definitely pleased with that.
Now, if we only knew where Gambit was going next…
Despite the fact that Jean-Luc took an interest in Gambit ’cause he intended to use him, Jean-Luc does actually care about him. In Gambit series 3, Jean-Luc did express regret about all the times he’d ended up betraying him and stuff. It’s twisted I know, not quite Mystique twisted, but in the same fleet 😉
I dunno, I think I’m still too pissed off about Asmus screwing up the story of Remy’s childhood in the previous issue. I’m pretty indifferent to this issue. It was nice seeing Rogue again, but I wish we’d seen Remy put up more of a fight before the cavalry arrived. Although I did like the way he shut down the worlds Thieves Guild; if you want someone who’ll follow some ancient rule book, I was never your guy, hehe. The reunion scene with the school felt really out of place with the rest of the story. The whole issue was pretty mediocre.
It felt like a quick wrap up. I think Asmus could have done a lot more and had the building blocks for a lot more but just had to top it off. I hate it when that happens cause you do tend to get a mediocre ending. 😦