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All young people believe their parents are evil ... but what if they really are? Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico - whose lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends discover their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, the shocked teens find strength in one another. Together, they run away from home and straight into the adventure of their lives - vowing to turn the tables on their evil legacy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Most Teenagers think their parents are evil, but in the case of the Runaways - They actually are. The first of Marvel's Manga Sized comic book collections to appeal to teenagers, Runaways is an exciting superhero romp with excellent artwork and storyline from Brian k K Vaughan (Writer of Y the Last Man & Mystique). Being the first in a 3 book series, this collection is all about the origin of the Runaways, and as such you may think It could be a bit slow. However, Runaways: Pride & Joy still manages to weave in some good fight scenes, subplots and romance as well as clearly defining out who the characters are. With 6 kids and 12 parents, it should mean that its hard to follow who's who, but Adrian Alphona gives each set of parents their own look and its quite easy to get to know the traits of the different characters. Overall this is one of the best new series from Marvel in the last couple of years, and I highly reccomend it to fans of the superhero genre or teen drama.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Oookay, this is an odd one in several ways. For a start, it's one of ahandful of trade paperbacks that Marvel are publishing in a handy,reasonably-priced,manga-sized edition and the format works. It containsthe first 6 issues of the comic book which effectively set the scene.
Second odd thing is that it's an original take on the teen superherogroup, except for one thing which I'll get back to very soon. The premiseis this: at an annual get together of a group of six families, the kids(all only children, apparently)discover that their parents are a secretgroup of supervillains who think nothing of committing murder. Whathappens next is that the kids go on the run, albeit not very far, as theyvisit each others houses and experience more surprises such as discoveringsome of them have super powers. The rest you can find out foryourself.
The downside, for me (other people think it's great), is the wide-mouthedmanga-influenced artwork, but the story has more than enough going tocompensate. If you're a fan of this style then you'll be in heaven.
The kids themselves are an interesting well-characterised bunch and so,from the hints thrown out, are their parents who are an unusual collectionof villains. There's a strong feeling of only the surface being scratchedhere which makes you want to find out more and I'll certainly be aroundfor succeeding volumes.
However, and this is the third odd thing (original plot being the second,no mean feat in this genre), the group itself is modelled directly on theWolfman/Perez version of the Teen Titans. I don't know if writer Vaughandid this intentionally, and I could well believe it's subconscious on hispart, but the parallels are too strong to ignore. Check this out: thenon-powered strategist leader (Robin), mechanical bits (Cyborg), chickthat flies and zaps (Starfire), mystic powers (Raven), animal links(Changeling), and mutant (Jericho). This doesn't actually affect Runawayswhich is completely different to the Titans in every other way anddefinitely worth picking up -at the price, it's a bargain & Marvel shouldbe encouraged- but I just couldn't resist mentioning it. See what youthink.
Second odd thing is that it's an original take on the teen superherogroup, except for one thing which I'll get back to very soon. The premiseis this: at an annual get together of a group of six families, the kids(all only children, apparently)discover that their parents are a secretgroup of supervillains who think nothing of committing murder. Whathappens next is that the kids go on the run, albeit not very far, as theyvisit each others houses and experience more surprises such as discoveringsome of them have super powers. The rest you can find out foryourself.
The downside, for me (other people think it's great), is the wide-mouthedmanga-influenced artwork, but the story has more than enough going tocompensate. If you're a fan of this style then you'll be in heaven.
The kids themselves are an interesting well-characterised bunch and so,from the hints thrown out, are their parents who are an unusual collectionof villains. There's a strong feeling of only the surface being scratchedhere which makes you want to find out more and I'll certainly be aroundfor succeeding volumes.
However, and this is the third odd thing (original plot being the second,no mean feat in this genre), the group itself is modelled directly on theWolfman/Perez version of the Teen Titans. I don't know if writer Vaughandid this intentionally, and I could well believe it's subconscious on hispart, but the parallels are too strong to ignore. Check this out: thenon-powered strategist leader (Robin), mechanical bits (Cyborg), chickthat flies and zaps (Starfire), mystic powers (Raven), animal links(Changeling), and mutant (Jericho). This doesn't actually affect Runawayswhich is completely different to the Titans in every other way anddefinitely worth picking up -at the price, it's a bargain & Marvel shouldbe encouraged- but I just couldn't resist mentioning it. See what youthink.
Format:Paperback
This may seem like it's for kids or you might think you're not into comics but think again! This is a really unique story that drew me in instantly, the art is fantastic and I've already ordered the second book. I can't wait to find out what happens between the children and the parents. I've heard rumours of a movie based on these books and I think that would be a brilliant idea too!
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Amazing Book.
An amazing book, I read it in 1-2 hours- non-stop! I was gripped right from the start till the end, even though 2 sections seemed quite boring due to the character's powers not yet... Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Cambridge
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I bought this for my 10 year old and picked it up to see what it was like. I didn't put it down until I had finished and I am now buying the next in the series. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by Rainbow1Gold
A good launch
A response to Marvel's lack of teen-oriented titles, Runaways was part of the Tsunami line alongside Mary Jane and Sentinel, and is the most traditionally 'superheroic' of the... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2009 by John Clayton III
Runaways is brilliant. Shame about the size...
I like Runaways a lot. The premise is kind of silly (kids fighting super-villan parents), but it also has the potential to explore some more serious issues of family and... Read more
Published on 7 July 2007 by M. I. Popovski
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