tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post4828941584191773929..comments2024-01-16T03:54:50.384-05:00Comments on With Great Power: Review: Gambit Classic, Vol. 1Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-56133955302084081612012-03-16T12:21:39.382-04:002012-03-16T12:21:39.382-04:00You know, Gambit may be a "tool" as you ...You know, Gambit may be a "tool" as you all seem to think. But at least he isn't Marvel's cash whore to prostitute out on every damned thing they slap an X on. Let's see. Who would that be? Hmm. Oh yeah. WOLVERINE.<br /><br />Besides seeing how biased your review is, I don't think you exactly have your finger on the pulse of what is "cool" , so I don't really regard your opinion in any great standing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-67854501403515656832012-03-15T21:50:42.402-04:002012-03-15T21:50:42.402-04:00You know it's kind of horrifying to see that t...You know it's kind of horrifying to see that the poor excuses for human beings Morrison wrote in the Douchebags leather edition are praised as the best things since sliced bread (Diamond whore, Dicklops, Tony the tiger's crack smoking cousin & crawling fetuses much?) while you seem to pan an actually GOOD character .<br />Yep , you heard right. A GOOD character .<br />I can understand not being a fan of his ,but to say he has no substance? I'm honestly mystified by this , because out of most of X-characters he's one of those that has developped a personality & nuances . And if you think he has no depth, you're just ignoring it.<br />As for the suit, well at least he does not wear his underwears on his trousers & it's the least offensinve one since anyone .<br /><br />See, Gambit for all the "coolness" that you seem to hate him for , well ... has paid dearly for that. Guy has the luck of Donald Duck after seeing hi backstory so I can forgive him for acting cocky .<br />Once we knew the past of the guy, well, it's no wonder he acts like that because otherwise he would have become Charles Manson (but he ended up as John Silver ... go figure ). The whole kidnapped from an orphanage, rised as Artful Dodger , had basically the entire Assassin clan after his head & making a deal with Sinister to save his life . That makes him a PG version of John Constantine <br /><br />NO GOOD Stories ? HERE <br />- Gambit V3 (all 24 issues & both annuals , this is THE DEFINITIVE Remy, & I really wish Nicieza got the opportunity to have finished his 50 issues before Claremont botched it...)<br />- Gambit V4 (By Layman /Jeanty, This was an oasis of unadulterated fun while the core books sucked on toast, this & canon for me (except for Colossus who stays dead & buried...)<br />I would add that M. Liu managed to bring the real Gambit back since 2004 while Whoreverine & Dicklops were busy hogging all the spotlight while letting the kids turn into dead meat (sooo... Gambit is bad , but these 2 are okay ? Really ?)<br />& I would say that even his part as a teammate was pretty good since despite the mistrust he managed to do what he was asked to do, so the guy has earned his place .<br />The whole 90's bashing is kinda old , since deep down it's no more ludicruous than the 80's & less offensive than stuff from the 00's.<br />Let the last word for the Ragin Cajun himself :<br />" OKay... So Snoopy ? you really love to bash me ehh? Well just remember:Qui sème le vent , récolte la tempete alors ne tire pas le diable blanc par sa queue, tu le regretterais amèrement."<br /><br />Nicieza , Simonson , PAD & Lobdell are the greatest writers & this is said without any nostalgia ( 2 years are really enough to compare all the runs & to know what you'll like...)<br /><br /><br />Le démon acadien et anti-héros extraordinaire ; hiphiphip hourra !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-10359438044464657882010-10-05T01:20:52.058-04:002010-10-05T01:20:52.058-04:00Hey Rol, thanks for stopping by! And consider your...Hey Rol, thanks for stopping by! And consider yourself lucky, because absolutely no one should read this book -- heck, not even if they <i>are</i> a fan of Gambit!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-79811669781487294282010-10-01T06:31:10.423-04:002010-10-01T06:31:10.423-04:00I've never seen the appeal of Gambit... and I ...I've never seen the appeal of Gambit... and I can't imagine anything worse than a Gambit comic written by Howard Mackie. So there's no danger of me ever reading this book, I guess.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-11690574893692387022010-09-25T17:32:32.878-04:002010-09-25T17:32:32.878-04:00Hey Kello, thanks for the comment! I buy most of w...Hey Kello, thanks for the comment! I buy most of what I read, although I do sometimes get stuff from the library too. It doesn't really affect the reviewing process since I actually consider my time more valuable than money these days, which puts everything on a pretty level playing field whether I've paid for it or not.<br /><br />And I think everything deserves a fair chance, no matter what your preconception of a character or writer or what have you. Unfortunately, books like this one tend to prove our preconceptions right more often than not!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-49328462586197938692010-09-25T16:59:10.003-04:002010-09-25T16:59:10.003-04:00Marc,I'm wondering as I read this, do you buy ...Marc,I'm wondering as I read this, do you buy all the books you review, or are you able to get some of them out of the library? <br /><br />Great review as always, I'm glad that you still give stuff a fair shake even when it's this bad. Marvel has just gone reprint crazy in the last few years, and it's getting out of hand.Kellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968990603380238489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-45192487344005024702010-09-18T11:39:32.564-04:002010-09-18T11:39:32.564-04:00@JT: Haha, I'm happy you liked it. I'll ha...@JT: Haha, I'm happy you liked it. I'll have to put up a post about it at some point so everyone else will know what you're talking about. :)<br /><br />@matches: That's how I felt when I first heard about the book as well. As a matter of fact, I still feel that way even after having read it.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-32231814994454594462010-09-18T06:44:36.269-04:002010-09-18T06:44:36.269-04:00I'm pretty much floored to learn there is some...I'm pretty much floored to learn there is something called "Gambit Classic". That's right there with "Essential Dazzler" in the gallery of oxymoronic comic book titles.allstarmatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754758277080185925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-70218959140802045242010-09-18T04:06:17.446-04:002010-09-18T04:06:17.446-04:00Haha, we can write one! We can even get Dylan to r...Haha, we can write one! We can even get Dylan to read all the Gambit dialogue! Man that podcast clip was hilarious.Jason Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796190974001777556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-43263916764857110172010-09-18T03:03:16.861-04:002010-09-18T03:03:16.861-04:00Glad you enjoyed the review, JT! At least someone ...Glad you enjoyed the review, JT! At least <i>someone</i> has been able to derive some entertainment out of me reading this awful book!<br /><br />And a "good" Gambit story? No such thing. :PMarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-34527381671124715962010-09-18T02:39:07.636-04:002010-09-18T02:39:07.636-04:00Haha I love the line "Don't be like me, d...Haha I love the line "Don't be like me, don't read this", that's awesome. That just sounds AWFUL though, I'm surprised you didn't burn the comic or donate it to a Nazi or someone who should have to sit through bad writing.<br /><br />That's it, you, X and I are gonna write at least ONE good Gambit story, effectively getting us hired as writers for taking a lost character and making him great again...then X will do the podcast!Jason Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796190974001777556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-87483368853331628132010-09-18T00:41:35.888-04:002010-09-18T00:41:35.888-04:00Thanks for the comment, X-Man! I think every comic...Thanks for the comment, X-Man! I think every comic book reader has had a "Gambit phase," especially if they read his early appearances or watched the TV show when they were younger. Kids are easily influenced, after all!<br /><br />I actually distinctly remember going over to a friend's house around the time the miniseries was coming out, and seeing the first issue lying on the floor. I went to pick it up and look at it, but my friend told me not to bother...now all these years later, I'm wishing I had taken his advice!<br /><br />As for Howard Mackie, he's mediocrity incarnate. He was pretty much Marvel's go-to guy in the '90s, writing everything from Spider-Man to Ghost Rider to X-Factor. My ire towards him stems mostly from the Clone Saga (Mackie was one of its main architects) and his not-so-great relaunch of Amazing Spider-Man in 1998. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing offensively bad about his writing... "offensively boring" would probably be a better way of describing it. :)Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885210312043715299.post-52910439099729422010-09-17T23:58:51.094-04:002010-09-17T23:58:51.094-04:00HA!! Great review, Marc! As a kid I thought Gamb...HA!! Great review, Marc! As a kid I thought Gambit was the greatest comic book character ever... I think that Gambit mini-series was probably the point in which my younger self realized that besides the look and powers, Gambit had NOTHING going for him! <br /><br />I pretty much agreed with most everything you said here, from Nanny and Orphan Maker being incredibly lame to Chris Claremont's ANNOYING habit of trying(and failing)to write compelling, strong female characters. One quick question, what's the deal with Howard Mackie? I can't recall reading a lot of his work, so where's the hate come from?x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.com