Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 10: Cry Wolf

Ultimate X-Men (2001) (Collected Editions)

by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Andy Kubert

The Cajun thief is back! But what is he going to steal? And can the X-Men stop him? It's all about the Ragin' Cajun as the mysterious Gambit gives hints of where he's been, what he wants and why the X- Men will not be happy about it.

Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 50-53

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, X Men, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 9, 2005

About the author

Brian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com

BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.

Reviews

[Sesana]

Yeah, this one really did nothing for me. There's more telling than showing when it comes to character motivation, particularly with Wolverine. There's a mutual attraction between him and Storm, apparently. Huh? He thinks of Rogue as a little sister. What? And I was already really, really sick of being hit over the head with the underwhelming chemistry between Rogue and Gambit in 616 Marvel books. It's far, far worse here, where I felt exactly nothing between them. Plus an overdose of fight scenes that happen entirely because people refuse to exchange words that aren't hollow posturing. Vaughan is usually better than this, and I honestly think that in the hands of a worse writer, this book would suck. As is, it's just severely underwhelming.

[James DeSantis]

This volume was just okay.

This one brings back Gambit and...well let's just say I never really did care about the character. This one mostly focuses on Rogue and people trying to recruit her. On top of that we got Gambit hitting the X-Men and making them all suffer. Also Storm is confused, kitty, bobby, and rogue all are in a love triangle of sorts, and...this doesn't go anywhere special.

The stuff with Gambit and Rogue is fine, but still meh. I also thought the love triangle was cute but lead nowhere once more. There's a few good moments like Nightcrawler and angel stuff. But overall this is just okay. Nothing to really write home about.

A 2.5 out of 5.

[Bookwraiths]

Everything good about the X-Men continues.

[Graham Barrett]

(Read in 2006, review from 2026)

Big old pile of meh from me. Lot of angsty teen drama and forced love relationships. I know the Rogue-Gambit pairing is beloved among Marvel fans but the Ultimate version of the relationship did nothing for me.

[Dan]

Rogue & Gambit featuring the Fenris twins

[Joebot]

One of the best yet. Centered around Rogue n Gambit, with some Storm n Wolvie tossed in. Great character work here. Solid.

[Shane Stanis]

My Ultimate Year #10

BKV is getting in the groove and now he’s joined by Adam Kubert!

Read for teen angst and Gambit with the worst hair in history!

[Little Timmy]

Really a nice series to get into if you wan a fresh start to the X-Men. Recommended

[Macqueron]

J’ai été un peu déçu du traitement des relations entre les personnages, ça a été fait à la truelle. Et certains dessins m’ont semblé bâclés. En revanche, super idée: X-Men est d’habitude un comics politique ou sociétale sur la différence et le racisme, il y est ici question de sa monétisation et de la volonté d’en faire un business. Le sujet est frôlé donc je reste frustré que ça n’aille pas plus loin, mais m’a semblé super pertinent et une piste pour le futur

[Garrett Ballendine]

Goodbye character development, alas we barely knew ye.

[Username]

The X-men have been replaced by horny teenagers who have no personalities! The villain behind this is Mr Vaughan...

[Adam]

This one was generally interesting, but the writing quality definitely seems to have dipped quite a bit from previous volumes. The dialogue was occasionally cheesy and dumb but most the time it was just fine. The art wasn't as good as some of the former ones (particularly the faces of some of the main characters often didn't look great) but generally it was still pretty good. The main thing I didn't like about it was that it just wasn't all that intriguing... rather more standard generic X-men comic fare... basically one battle/plot point extended over several different issues, but without any really decent meaningful backbone to it all. The various romances back and forth (like some sort of stupid soap opera) also just made it all seem more trite. But, in the end it was alright, not terrible, not great... at least the artwork was generally enjoyable.

[Marloges]

This one was all about romantic relationships and it brought Gambit back (finally!) but man, a lot of these relationships just seem random... All of a sudden certain characters have feelings for another and there is so much forced drama in this. The villians that get introduced here, a group named Fenrir, weren't particularly interesting and felt like they were just there to get the ball rolling. It had some kick-ass moments with Rogue though, so it wasn't all that bad. I also liked the beginning bit on the funfair.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya]

Crywolf, nama episode sepanjang empat nomor ini barangkali merujuk pada nama Fenris, musuh baru X-Men yang berbentuk perusahaan internasional yang (katanya) pro-mutan. Atas perintah Andrea dan Andreas von Strucker, pasangan pemilik Fenris, Gambit menculik Rogue agar perempuan itu mau menjadi pegawai Fenris. Tapi pada akhirnya Rogue dan Gambit tidak mau berurusan dengan perusahaan itu. Walaupun ceritanya sederhana namun sebenarnya dinamika antarpribadi para anggota X-Men-lah yang menjadi fokus dalam episode ini dengan hasil yang mengejutkan. X-Men kembali kehilangan anggotanya.

[Krishnakumar Mohanasundaram]

This is a different, subtle version of Volume 4, nothing new.

Gambit (after his initial one shot), out of the blue, comes back into the series, and tries to kidnap Rogue and succeeds in it.

We have the X-men looking for her, especially Wolverine who sees Rogue as a little sister.

We end up with another big organisation, run by Mutants, who had lured in Gambit and now Rogue, to work for them. Soon they both see the organisation's intention and revolt - just as the X-men manage to trace them back.

[Shannon Appelcline]

Cry Wolf (50-53). Vaughan's UXM continues to drag more than it should. But this second arc does have a pile of nice character moments in it, focused on Rogue's relationships with Wolverine and Bobby ... and yes Gambit, who's finally back years after his first appearance. Vaughan also does a nice job of reinventing Fenris (and Gambit too for that matter), much better than his sideways reinvention of Sinister in the previous volume [3+/5].

[Julio RGuez]

Un Gambito que no es el mismo que apareció al principio de la serie, vuelta a unos malos descafeinado. Es más villano las tensiones entre la Patrulla que los gemelos von stuckers. Parece que de momento sólo ha querido desarrollar a Tormenta y Lobezno, y de refilon a Pícara y todo para hacer que ahora se vayan de la serie.

[JP]

Full review / all my reviews available on my blog

Gambit’s back! With some new big bad backers.

Always my factor X-Man growing up.

Good times, I hope they all stick around for a while. New and interesting stories!

Onward!

[Chris Borror]

This volume is a quick 96 pages consisting of Ultimate X-Men issues 50-54. There’s a lot of great character development in these issues, and Gambit has finally returned! We get to see a lot of relationship building which really humanizes the team. Interesting things that will built on in future issues. Recommended.

[Rocío]

Meh, es lo único que tengo que decir.

Agunas cosas me dejaron bastante confundida, como este nuevo romance entre wolverine y storm, o el triángulo amoroso entre bobby, kitty y rouge, que se sintió, sobre todo, muy infantil.

Apareció gambit otra vez, pero el romance entre rouge y él salió medio de la nada ¿?¿? En fin, relleno.

[Nate Deprey]

While volume 9 of this series was probably Ultimate X-Men at its best. Volume 10 feels like just another story. The art is still great and Vaughan has a strong handle on these characters but this volume is still a small step backwards even if it remains significantly better than the early volumes.

[Nicole]

This the first volume of the Ultimaye X-Men series that I read and I liked the idea of them going to Coney Island to relax but the romantic drama felt overdone.

[Jason]

Great art, okay story. Lots of great concepts that feel underdeveloped. This volume feels like a bridge between arcs, an attempt to rearrange characters for the next arc.

[Frans Kempe]

Gambit returns and tries to recruit Rogue for the Fenris corporation

[Thomas Hetherington]

More fun but also more age inappropriate romance...

[Ekenedilichukwu Ikegwuani]

another decent filler story. don't really like how they set up some of these inter-character relationships tho

[Nicolas]

Vaughn is a complete and total hack.

[roberto ortiz]

La historia es cumplidora pero nada sorprendente. Me quedo con el excelente trabajo de Andy Kubert deslumbrando con cada página.

[Ian]

A good romp! Compelling introduction to some new baddies and good intra-team tension. This feels like classic X-Men stuff.

[Timo]

Ok, the romance bits were fun and interesting, but the superhero stuff was boring. And that ain't right in superhero comic.