Geeking out

My inner child is squealing!

One of my favorite X-Men characters, Remy LeBeau (must be pronounced with a Cajun accent), aka Gambit, has finally made it to an X-Men movie. It has been rumored that he was going to be in the last one but he was cut. Then there was a rumor that he was going to be played by the dude that plays Sawyer from “Lost” (not that I mind, but I always pictured Gambit to be a bit younger- unless you're talking about when he was temporarily transformed into one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen, Death). But yes. He’s in the new movie and I wanna do a tap dance! Squeeeeee!

Most people don’t know this but once upon a time (from about nine years old straight on through to high school), I was the biggest comic book geek. It mainly started because I was bored one day, didn’t want to go to the library to get a new book and I was really drawn in to the amazing artwork on the covers of my brother’s comics. But yes. I slowly began reading any comic I could get my hands on, often borrowing them from the boys in school. I had a few favorite series-I still adore Poison Elves and still plan on completing my collection one day- but some characters just stood out. I always had an odd soft spot for Gambit. I don’t know, perhaps it was the “ma’ cher,” or the fact that he had a good streak buried in there, especially when it came to Rogue and because I always hoped they would find a way to work things out. But I digress.

Last night while watching TV, my book damn near went flying when I shot up on the couch the moment I saw flying cards in the trailer. I let out a gasp. I honestly let out a gasp followed by “ohmiGoditsGambit!” that ascended in pitch. Aaron shook his head and told me to calm down. I tried. But for a good five minutes I was outright giddy and giggling. He of all people should understand my excitement. He was a far bigger comicbook geek than I ever was. Besides, I wasn't the one who dry humped the back of the desk chair when I first saw the hi-def trailer for Iron Man!

Today I spent most of my time looking for pics of the guy playing Gambit. Try to remember that drool may damage your electrical equipment….

Enjoy:



Oh yes, his name is Taylor Kitsch. Apparently he’s from Friday Night Lights.