This is a long post, you've been warned. I'll probably edit for spelling and dropped words, hoping not so bad you can't get my meaning. Okay, on with the show.
Like I said that's fine. I don't even read or buy the comics anymore (outside of that one recent exception) because I guess I have a weird fandom for Gambit where even though he's my favorite I think my favorite version of him is one with Rogue involved or at least a possibility because I like him with her and as a hero and also for some reason Rogue's the only thing that anyone seems to let tie him to being one of the X-Men or a hero anymore.
That is a sad thing, isn't it? The only thing tying Gambit to the Xmen is Rogue? That should never have been the case and that is on Marvel. I've said this plenty of times, there is more to Gambit than Rogue. It's Marvel's inability to show the hero side of Gambit. And when they do tie him to Xmen, there is so much interference and ego from all involved, you get nothing out of it.
Gambit's relationship with Wolverine, Iceman, Storm, X23, Jean and Cyke shouldn't be non-existent. He shouldn't need to be attached to Rogue to be a hero.
What's wrong is never actually developing Gambit beyond a solo or mini and actually building the friendships. One of my favorite bromance is Wolverine and Gambit - they had a mini together and when they stole the Batmobile, I laughed so much. Liu had them go on a road trip and I enjoyed that too.
Plus I really just got sick of Marvel after One More Day so when they also tanked Gambit and Rogue and especially the way they did I personally had no more reason to support their comics. I might pick Mr. And Mrs. X up in trade sometime but I don't think it's sounded as interesting or big as suddenly Gambit and Rogue are married in order to warrant me breaking my boycott, for lack of a better word, again. Certainly not anytime soon at least.
I feel like the mini was approximately 20 years too late or at least for me. The mini clean up should have happened long ago to make the series actually make sense now. Having ups and downs would have been tolerable had the clean up actually happened when it needed to be. IMO. The divide between the groups may not be a strong as it is today had that happened but that is speculation on my part.
Just figured I'd point out that's how you treat Gambit in regards to Rogue and that's not a bad thing just a different side of the same coin. Everybody's fans of things for different reasons and I always feel like I have some weird abomination of a Gambit in my mind hearing how a lot of other fans describe him and what they like about him. Also, especially since the miniseries was apparently supposed to end them 'for good' as much as that's ever a thing in comics, I feel like once Mr. And Mrs. X is done Romy probably will be too. Hopefully I'm wrong because that would be just as silly but I haven't understood what Marvel's been up to for a long time now.
I recognized I'm the flip side of a coin, no different from the other side in views. The divide has been around a long time and there will be those two sides who never see eye to eye on the romy thing. Just the way it is, I'm used to it. The band aid of the mini or this series isn't going to fix what Marvel should have done long ago.
You did bring up a good point, once this all said and done, it could easily be ignored for whatever the next writer wants to do.
As long as there are writers who want to pair Rogue up with their favorite (KT included), then Rogue is also reduced to love interest, her camp isn't wrong there. Gambit is also not in a good place either because once Rogue is moved to another book, he gets sidelined.
I want a buddy book, if this can be done well on TV, it really shouldn't be so hard for a comic book. I read romance novels for hea's and romance and its done far better than a comic could ever do. That includes sci-fi or fantasy elements in the stories. There may be some ups and downs between the couple but in general, better written.
In the end, those who love this series, enjoy this book.
