ULTIMATE X-MEN #13 2001

cover by adam kubert

chuck austen (W)/essad ribic (P)

• THE SCOOP: Hide your valuables and lock up your daughters, it's the ultimate version of Gambit!

• THE STORY: He's charming. He's dangerous. He survives on wits alone. He's Gambit -- and he could be the next X-Man! That is, if the team can convince him to join! And if he doesn't get himself killed helping a fellow street urchin! And if Storm and Professor X can actually find him! Whew, sounds like guest-writer Chuck Austen (U.S. WAR MACHINE) and guest-artist Essad Ribic (BROTHERHOOD) have really stacked the deck against Gambit!

• THE BUZZ: "All in all, ULTIMATE X-MEN has a sense of humor, a slick visual style, entertaining heroes, and frightening villains. I think it's one of the best super-hero books on the market right now." -TheFourthRail.com

• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover.