A rogue faction of A.I.M. thought it
would be a good idea to loot Wakanda but now they are all on the run from the Black Panther.
The last one reaches the ship and sneers that maybe Africa should get
more than one superhero—and then he is taken down by lightning….
An outing at the royal school is
about to be cancelled because of heavy rain when the sun suddenly comes out….
As T’Challa sits on his throne, he
greets several princesses sent as potential new wives, which he doesn’t want.
Suddenly the sky opens and heavy rains drench the visiting princesses. He rides
his sky-bike out to meet with his ex-wife Storm a/k/a Ororo Munroe. They quarrel
over their recent annulment, T’Challa insisting the matter was forced upon him
though he did fight for her. They have returned to their separate lives but for
old times’ sake, she challenges him to a race to a mountain and he accepts.
They start….
“Hawkeye + Gambit”
Writer: James Asmus. Art: Billy Tan.
Colors: Jim Charalampidis. Letters: Clayton Cowles.
Synopsis: At a performance of The
Tempest in Central Park, a clawed multi-eyed monster erupts from the ground,
seizes the lead actress, and makes off with her. Gambit, who was in the
audience with his friend Fence, takes action and pursues. He lifts a fruit from
a nearby shop and charges it but an arrow fired by Hawkeye snatches it out of
his hand and sends it into the monster where it detonates. The two heroes begin
arguing over who is best equipped to rescue the lady so they don’t notice that the
monster has revived until the actress yells at them. They pursue while
bickering and fighting. Eventually, Hawkeye shoots the monster with an arrow to
the leg, causing it to fall and Gambit is there to catch the lady. While he is
comforting her, the monster revives and Hawkeye reaches for another arrow but
finds his quiver empty. But Gambit is holding the electric arrow and tosses it
into the monster’s mouth, finally taking it down. The actress gives Clint her
number and dashes back to the theater for the next act. Clint smiles and heads
after her, unaware that Gambit has stolen his wallet with her number inside.