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OK, i'm crazy late on this book
but this is the reason that series need to be collected in trade form
just picked up the first digest-sized trade (a deal at $8) and it's GREAT
i'm definitely picking up the 2nd and every little kid on my list is getting them for the holidays
cool stuff

this was one of my favorites until it ended but i think that may be a good thing, at least it was finished well. and the art was great. i am waiting for the collection of teh first few issues..i missed them.

Did you guys know they're relaunching the series? It's in this month's Previews. Here's the cover:



Somebody else around here's a big fan of the series... Reboot, or maybe Drake. I think there's been some previous discussions here, if you wanna check around. Try typing "runaways" into the search function at the top of the page.

I was thinking of picking this up but didn't. Even considered the digests. Was it really any good?

the digests are surprisingly good

and i HATE teenage-focused comics right now

this series is fun, smart and doesn't try to be young -- well-rounded characters, sharp art & dialogue, and interesting designs on the folks & kids

I *never* read or buy Marvel comics (I spend enough money on DC, Vertigo and Wildstorm as it is - I just don't want another comics universe to suck me in) but even I found myself reading, and looking forward to, every issue of this series in the store.

I thought it was really very good and if it had been a DC comic I definitely would have bought it!

Yup it was a good series and I loved the art! When's the next one come out - next year or so? Can you imagine it as a tv series or movie?

i can't believe it! i suspected it, but it's true -- we really are similar kinds of things


i only buy marvel as Trade collections!

The new series is scheduled to debut in February.

I also truly loved this series it was GREAT!!

We're soul-mates Andy!

... That, or you're just copying me!

is this an either/or thing?
maybe we're just a cargggite that's forgotten he's been split?

And your third body's working for the Luck Lords...

that 3rd body is such a bi&$* !!!

I finally received the 1st two trades of this today, and it's even better then I thought it would be. I can't wait till the 3rd comes in.

Quick question...these kids are the offspring of super villains? I thought I heard that somewhere.

Yup, but the members of The Pride hadn't appeared previously to the 1st issue.

There's going to be a new character that is actually the kid of a "bigtime supervillain" appearing soon though.

For those who haven't seen it yet here's the preview to Vol 2 #1.

http://www.milehighcomics.com/firstlook/marvel/runaways1/

Sad to say, I didn't even give this book a chance when it first came out; I saw it as further flotsam from the TSUNAMI (boy, I bet Marvel cringes about naming it that NOW... ) launch. I'll have to check out V2#1 and the trades for the prior run.

Bump for the new #1; Still planning on checking it out this weekend. If it "grabs" me I'll order the trades for the first series.

Just thinking about the fate of the Tsunami titles now...

New Mutants --> Relaunched as New X-Men: Academy X after #13, in Top 30, about to get a spin-off mini
Runaways --> Cancelled before the brilliant Digest nos came in, quickly uncancelled and a relaunch planned as soon as the artist had got a bit ahead
Mystique --> Cancelled @ #24. Longest unrelaunched survivor
Venom --> Cancelled @ #18, and survived that long only on name recognition (titles which launch with 90k orders should not get cancelled at #18. This bombed simply by virtue of being unreadable)
Sentinel --> Cancelled @ #12, a digest didn't save it
Bill Jemas' Namor --> Cancelled @ #12
Inhumans --> Cancelled @ #12, just been given a digest
Human Torch --> Cancelled @ #12

Ummm... ow. Did better than the following years' equivalent offerings though, of which Iron Fist got done @ #6, Warlock @ *#4* only Cable/Deadpool is making to #15 (and that had been due to launch months earlier, but got delayed half a year by the artist getting pulled twice to do other stuff), with Cap/Falc getting killed @ #14 (a Capless relaunch may or may not have Priest writing) and a Runawaysesque relaunch due for She-Hulk after #12.

Looks like they're still in love with the idea of a kid/teen-friendly subline; Arana is a Marvel Next book, as will be POWER PACK and MACHINE TEEN (gag Hope that's not the official name...), both being written by Mark Sumerak. MT is a Machine Man refitted for this kids line. The cover is up in this week's LitG.

Back to Rv2:

Didn't see that ending coming... Funny how everyone conforms to the superheroine "model" in the end though, huh

They're all the children of former crimelords who acted in various occupations

• Nico - Has a mystical staff stuck in her soul that gets released whenever she bleeds and she can cast spells with it (though never the same spell twice)
• Karolina - Daughter of Hollywood starlets, vegan and confused possible lesbian (to quote from an [url=]FAQ[/url] "According to Brian, she's confused. She's got a crush on Nico, but she's not sure if that could be due to the fact that she's an alien. Maybe all aliens in her race are gay until they hit 18, and so forth) Alien with light-related powers. Flying blaster, basically, power.
• Gert - Telepathic link with her pet raptor. Daughter of time-travellers.
• Molly - Superstrong mutant, daughter of telepathic mutants, and by far the youngest of the group
• Chase - the powerless one & token guy. He had flaming gauntlets & X-ray specs he "borrowed" from his genius parents in series 1, but they were destroyed

Most of the rest is in the issue.

I finally was able to 3rd tpb of this yesterday. This series just keeps getting better & better. Some of my favorite parts were the kids getting "Frogger" and Gert/Chase moments. I can't wait to read the new #1.