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GAMBIT CANCELLED

Posted by kgcarini on April 22 2005 – 00:52:17

Taken from Newsarama

In a day shaping up to be a busy Marvel news day, in response to the absense of a solicitation of a new issue in Marvel’s July offerings, writer John Layman announced………..

Extended News on his blog that his ongoing Gambit series has been cancelled with June’s issue #12. Wrote Layman: “Well, I’ve told a few people already, and some others have figured it out since there is no Gambit #13 solicitations in the current batch of solicits, so I should probably break the news here. Gambit #12 will be the last issue of the series. It’s been a fun run, and when I took it, I was only ‘guaranteed’ six issues, so I’ve got absolutely no reason to complain. The creative team was great to work with, in particularly the editorial staff, and X-editor Mike Marts is threatening to give me more work, so it looks like a happy ending for your humble narrator. The sales simply were not there, and if you follow the month-to-month tracking of sales on Pulse, Gambit’s cancellation should come as no surprise. That being said, the last three issues are written, and I’m hoping those of you who support the book don’t disappear in droves. Next issue, with Gambit breaking into the X-Mansion to steal his sex tape before Rogue finds it, is, I think, my favorite issue so far. And if you have been supporting the book, you have my thanks.” Layman went on to say that it wasn’t all bad news and that he also has a new OGN that was recently approved at Oni.