Another announcement from C2E2 this weekend is that of a new Gambit comic book series, also starting in August. So apparently Marvel is big on books starring solo white guys doing their own thing. Unfortunately, just like Hawkeye, I’ve never been a big Gambit fan. So I don’t have much interest in the comic – but maybe you do!

The latest in a long line of Gambit solo series

The series is going to be written by James Asmus and drawn by Clay Mann. Apparently Gambit is going to break away from the X-Men, and instead of focusing on all the classic Gambit stories (like the Thieves Guild), the book will feature Gambit as the ultimate thief, exploring the Marvel Universe to steal awesome items.

Here’s what Asmus and others had to say, according to ComicBookResources.com:

“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,” the writer said. He explained that the book will feature Gambit broken away from the X-Men, stealing wild items from across the Marvel U in locations like space, places with Kirby monsters and more. “It lets us refresh and do new things with the crime capers involving our classic bad ass.” He also joked that “We got rid of the head sock” in describing Mann’s art as “Sexy.”

Overall, the book will build a “dangerous series of events” that pull Gambit into a “territory of mixed morality.” Asmus also noted that he wanted to make the book as accessible for everyone including fans of the ’90s “X-Men” cartoon and longtime readers who have been asking for Gambit to return in a major way.

Editor Ketchum said that he didn’t want to revisit the same stories that have been told with Gambit a thousand times with Bella Donna and the Thieves Guild in New Orleans. Instead, this will be like a Gambit movie that reintroduces the character in an all-new way.