With the lack of new Gambit content lately I've found myself rereading Asmus/Mann (and company) and I have to say it stands up very well. I can remember why we were all so excited and entertained every month. It also reminds me why were so disappointed and even mad that it was ending. The stories were obviously written and drawn by fans of the character. Untainted by biased opinions of 90s scorned nerds and Rogue fanboys. Say what you may about the focus Gambit got over Rogue in the 90s, in terms of their relationship, she never actually suffered due to it, like Gambit did in the early 00s to even today.
Asmus handled Gambit with enthusiasm and gave him truly exciting stories even with a known leash of limitations set upon him. Yeah, like anything it wasn't perfect. While a lot of it can be contributed to push back he got from a lot of his ideas such as access to other X-Men and Marvel characters (as if their agents told him they were too busy). There was even rumors of him wanting to make Gambit bi-sexual, which would have done nothing but feed trolls of the character a feast of ammunition and to be honest, just doesn't fit the character. The fact that Gambit never really finished any of his "boss fights" was also another pet peeve. Then there's the ending in which we were assured by Asmus wasn't coming. Not to mention, the art while awesome when done by Mann, was lack luster when he couldn't meet deadlines and the book suffered from it IMO.
Strange ideas, inconsistencies in the art and shaky dismount aside, Asmus run on Gambit can easily be argued as the best with Fabien's run only topping it. Asmus had taken a character that had been abused for the better part of a decade and made him not just live, but be cool. If you haven't read it recently, give it another look.