(I originally read these comics in early June 2016)
Thought I'd pick up the second volume of Runaways, having read the first this time last year and before I forget everything about it. To refresh the memory, it follows a group of West Coast kids who came to discover their parents made up a shady crime cabal, and then teamed up to defeat them. There's no great, overarching plot to this series. Two new members join - a cyborg 'son' of Ultron and a noble Skrull who, while male, takes on a female guise after he shows up to announce his long since pre-arranged marriage to lesbian member Karolina. (And "Squee!" go the Tumblrettes.) There's a team-up with Cloak (of Cloak and Dagger), a meeting with Spider-Man (they eat sushi) and a clash with a support group for ex-teen super-heroes made up of Marvel third(or even fourth)-stringers. One Runaway dies.
This continues to be well-written stuff by Brian K. Vaughan, with great character interaction and dialogue. Of course, the kids are all far more likeable, responsible and intelligent than real-life counterparts would be. Vaughan left after # 24, so I'm gonna take a break as I'm not enjoying it quite as much as I did previously.
I'm very surprised Marvel hasn't announced a film (or at least a TV series) of this already. It has broad crossover appeal and would seem destined to be a surefire mainstream hit.
Runaways (2005) # 1-18 and Free Comic Book Day: X-Men/Runaways (2006) # 1 are collected in:
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Runaways (2005) # 1-12 and Free Comic Book Day: X-Men/Runaways (2006) # 1 are collected in:
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Runaways (2005) # 13-24 are collected in:
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Runaways (2005) # 19-24 and Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways (2006) # 1-4 are collected in:
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Civil War:Young Avengers & Runaways (2006) # 1-4 are collected in:
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