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Gambit is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Drawn by artist Mike Collins, Gambit makes his full first appearance in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #266 (August 1990).〔〔(), "Marvel Characters", accessed April 9, 2015.〕 Gambit belongs to a subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Gambit has the ability to mentally create, control, and manipulate pure kinetic energy to his desire. He is also incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in card-throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a staff. Gambit is known to charge playing cards and other objects with kinetic energy, using them as explosive projectiles. He was part of a thieves' guild before becoming a member of the X-Men. Given his history, few X-Men trusted Gambit when he joined the group. There was consistently a source of stress between him and his on-again, off-again love interest Rogue. This was exacerbated when Gambit's connections to villain Mister Sinister were revealed, although some of his team members accept that Gambit honestly seeks redemption. Often portrayed as a "ladies' man," Gambit has shown a more vulnerable side of himself over the years, especially when it comes to Rogue. Gambit remains fiercely proud of his Louisiana heritage and speaks in a thick Cajun accent. Since his debut, Gambit has appeared in several solo series. As of 2013, there have been three attempts at an ongoing title starring the character. Gambit has also had two miniseries and starred prominently in ''Gambit & the X-Ternals'', the X-Force replacement title during the Age of Apocalypse. Gambit was ranked 65th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" stating that "Gambit is just the sort of tortured soul that X-readers love, and his continued presence in the TV and movie spinoffs cements his status as one of the greats," and in 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Gambit as #4 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics". He has been featured in several animated series and video games based on the X-Men. Although he did not appear in the first three ''X-Men'' films, Gambit appeared on screen in the 2009 film ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', portrayed by Taylor Kitsch. Channing Tatum will portray Gambit in an upcoming solo film.〔http://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/〕 ==Publication history== Gambit's first appearance is in ''Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 1 #266 (Aug. 1990), drawn by Mike Collins. The character makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #14 (1990), weeks before his debut. Gambit joined the X-Men and appeared in almost every issue of ''Uncanny X-Men'' until the team was split into two strike forces in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #281; Gambit joined the X-Men "Blue" Team and co-starred in the adjectiveless ''X-Men'' title for a number of years. When Storm created a splinter group to hunt for Destiny's diaries in the pages of ''X-treme X-Men'', Gambit joined her in issue #5 and co-starred for the remainder of the series. Gambit has starred or co-starred in four mini-series: *''Gambit'' Volume One (released in 1993) and ''Gambit'' Volume Two (released in 1997) explored the character's mysterious past and his ties to the New Orleans Thieves' Guild. *''Wolverine/Gambit: Victims'' teamed the two popular X-Men on a mystery involving what appears to be a modern-day Jack the Ripper. * ''Gambit and Bishop'' was advertised as a sequel to the character's first series〔''Gambit'' #25. Marvel Comics.〕 and involves the two X-Men in Stryfe's return. Gambit has starred in three ongoing series. The first, which lasted 25 issues and two annuals, ran from February 1999 to February 2001. The second lasted 12 issues and ran from November 2004 to August 2005. The third series lasted 17 issues, from August 2012 to September 2013. Additionally, ''Gambit & the X-Ternals'', published in 1995, featured a group of renegade mutants led by Gambit who has been living on the edge of law during the Age of Apocalypse. In 2009, Gambit's past was explored in the one-shot ''X-Men Origins: Gambit''. In 2010, the one-shot "Curse of the Mutants: Storm & Gambit" was released. In June 2011, he began co-starring in ''X-Men: Legacy.'' It was announced at the C2E2 convention by Marvel Comics that in August 2012 Gambit gets his own solo series that takes him back to his roots as a charismatic, cool, mutant master thief, written by James Asmus and drawn by Clay Mann.〔Guerrero, Tony (August 7, 2012). ("Interview: James Asmus Talks GAMBIT #1, Shower Scenes & Crossovers" ). Comic Vine.〕 When asked about the upcoming series Asmus was quoted saying "This book focuses on the two most important aspects of ''Gambit'': #1 that he's sexy, and #2 that he's the preeminent bad-ass thief of the Marvel Universe."〔Wheeler, Andrew (April 15, 2012). ("New ‘Gambit’ Ongoing Comic Launching in August" ). Comics Alliance.〕 Marvel canceled the series at issue #17.〔Armitage, Hugh (May 17, 2013). ("Marvel Comics cancels 'Gambit', 'Red She-Hulk'" ). Digital Spy.〕 It was announced at the New York Comic Convention (NYCC) that Gambit would be one of the principal characters in the relaunch of the X-Factor series, ''All-New X-Factor''. To be written by Peter David and drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico.〔Wheeler, Andrew (October 10, 2013). ("NYCC 2013: All-New Marvel NOW! All-New X-Factor" ). Marvel.com.〕 The series will be cancelled after issue #20, with David suggesting that it would be some time before Marvel considers featuring Gambit in a leading role again due to persistently low sales record in this and previous titles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gambit (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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