Rogue & Gambit #2

Issue two has the feeling of the entire creative team loosening up and having some fun. While it doesn't rapidly advance the central story line of the mission, it does take it's time to dig into it's namesake couple's relationship, their issues and the things that make them so good together as a couple while nodding to things in the past. That combined with a little bit of bar room brawl action make it an enjoyable easy to read second installment that's got me completely sold thanks to stronger characterization and colorful dynamic art from all concerned. Read Full Review

Gomez delivers some great art throughout the issue. The character designs are great and I loved the atmosphere of the story and the environments the characters interact with. Read Full Review

Rogue and Gambit #2 show us the difficulty of marriage in a superpowered world, a theme I don't often see in the X-Men universe. Read Full Review

I'm bored with this rhetoric and seeing Black Panther show up to have an antagonistic role standing against Rogue and Gambit feels both unnecessary and disappointing especially since it's all the result of a misunderstanding. But despite the setback with including his character to square off against our protagonists, Rogue & Gambit#2 is a fun ride that keeps the hijinks-heavy momentum going. Read Full Review

Not reading the main X-Men storyline, I'm not entirely sure I understand the situation that led to this series of events. It has something to do with the fate of Krakoa and the X-Man Manifold and keeping him safe, but other than that I'll admit to being a bit lost. However, even without understanding larger events that caused the situation which put these characters in this spot, Rogue & Gambit #2, for the most part, works well enough on its own to be worth a quick read. Read Full Review

None of it feels very cohesive and ultimately the issue feels thin as a result and run of the mill as a result. Read Full Review

Rogue & Gambit #2 is a disappointing follow-up to what was a promising start with the first issue of the series. Devolving the story to another superhero vs superhero fight was just not engaging. The next issue of Rogue & Gambit has a lot of work to do to recover from how Rogue & Gambit #2 dropped the ball. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Apr 09, 2023

There are some weird character moments that I can totally look past because I don't care. This was fun. Join my Discord, if you want to chat about comics or whatever: https://discord.gg/xJz6buvNFZ

BillyBat

Apr 06, 2023

It smells like editorial intervention "put on Black Panther, it'll sell more". But even if this issue is a bit below the first one, it's still pretty good.

Colleen St. Lucie

Apr 20, 2023

I thought this was pretty fun but a bit inconsequential. -1 point for tying the woman to the stove, that seemed out of character and scummy.

CrazyforRAMU

Jun 20, 2024

There's nothing particularly wrong with the storytelling in this comic. And nothing particularly right in the story being told. The art looks decent and the dialogue is clear--pretty expository and not all that natural, but clear. What's missing is a good sense of motivation, both at the big-picture strategic level and in the little decisions the characters make moment by moment. Where the reasoning isn't obscured, it's unpleasant or contentious. The author's set up a mysterious plot but hasn't yet given me a reason to care about it. On the motivation front, though, she's given me lots and lots of nits to pick.

OverlordOfAllThings

Apr 07, 2023

The art is probably the only good thing I can think of that comes out of this issue, and even there there are some mistakes I can't miss, like the way Black Panther stands on the piano like he was copy-pasted into the shot. But the most egregious mistake in this issue is the dysfunctional relationship between Gambit and Rogue. There are so many out of character moments for them. and things that happen so randomly, it makes it difficult to decide if the writer here is just that bad and doesn't know the characters and their history or if there really is some form of plan here and this mischaracterization is part of the plot for a reason. The stakes here feel super contrived and lazy and the tension between Gambit and Rogue is so forced it's n ot even funny. I'm really starting to wonder, between this and Spider-Man, if Marvel's writers can actually write a healthy relationship with their married couples. I'll expect many readers will drop this book after this issue and honestly, I don't blame them. more