I went into this expecting a bunch of whiny, morose teens with so much angst that they felt their only recourse would be to runaway. I couldn't have been more wrong. This felt new and fresh, at least as fresh as you can be in this particular genre, and the plot twists were great. The characters were diverse with distinct personalities. The art was charming and beautifully colored. I genuinely was not expecting much and I ended up loving every second of it. So if you're bored with the average comic book, and want to read something noteworthy, give this one a go. Let me know how you like it. :)

Sheer awesome. Teenage superhero runaways with a real sense of psychology. Only problem I have is that Molly, who is supposed to be 11, acts like she's 7 or younger. It drives me nuts. I can't wait to see where this series is going and hope that they tell me why Alex is so gung-ho from the very beginning that their parents are evil. If they don't, writing flaw, if they do, thank gawd that wasn't a mistake in characterization.

A fun read, but so far really preoccupied with setting up the plot. At the very end of the first book, we've just gotten to the premise of the series: a group of teenagers discover that their parents are actually powerful supervillains and go on the run. This time, I don't actually mind that it took so long to get the plot running, because the setup is necessary and because we need an introduction to what's actually a pretty big cast of characters. The teens are likeable enough that I want to keep reading about them, and I'm interested to see where this is going. I do like that we don't get all of the answers about their parents, or about what the kids themselves are capable of, right away.

One thing that does bother me is how Vaughan writes Molly, the youngest in the group. She's eleven, but acts way, way younger, more like a seven year old would act. I suspect that Vaughan is doing this purely because he thinks it's funny (she's naive! it's hilarious! sigh). Her parents do seem to infantilize her to a slightly creepy degree, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to read it as such or if I'm just supposed to think of them as protective parents.

Original and interesting concept for a comic. I like all of the characters but I’m hoping there will be some character development as the story goes on. The illustrations are quite simple but I like them. I loved the colours used. I’m excited to see where this one goes.

Introduction to the runaways, and their parents the Pride. I liked this collection of stories better than the ones that followed. I know I should have read this first, but it didn't work out that way. I was a bit confused during some parts because it almost seemed like the kids were misunderstanding what the parents were doing, but then, in the end, it was that they were villains. SO I dunno how they made it seem like they were not in the beginning.

“What If They’re Not Good Guys?”

Deuteronomy 5:16
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged...”

Reverence for parental figures has traditionally been held up as an untouchable virtue in superhero comics, with heroes like the Batman and Spider-Man devoting their entire lives to the memory of their guardians. But what if those guardians don’t actually deserve all that reverence? What if they were never as benevolent as we were brought up to believe? Looking at the current economic and environmental state of the world, today’s youth may well raise the question: Have our parents secretly been the bad guys all along?

When the six teenage protagonists of Runaways are forced to spend a few hours together during their parents’ annual charitable get-together, they are shocked to discover that the so-called charity work is merely cover-up for a criminal, downright evil organization called “The Pride,” and that their parents are, in plain fact, super-villains. The kind of super-villains, as it turns out, who don’t even shy away from taking out their own children in order to protect their sinister and very profitable secret society...

It’s a great premise that, sadly, becomes more relevant by the minute (even if Donald Trump should not be elected on November 8th), dressed up as genre fare but executed with skill, spunk, charm and wit. Lots of it! Seriously, superhero comics don't get much better than this. If you have not read Runaways, do yourself a favor and check it out... pronto! And then let’s all step up to the plate and help those teenagers fight the bad guys!

The prodigal children have returned.

Alex Wilder leads his group of friends away from their parents after witnessing the death of a teenager...

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What if teenagers found out their super rich yet boring parents were super villains and tried to turn them in? The first volume deals with the family relationships and the various realizations. The kids make a lot of pop culture references from 5-10 years back or more so you may have to look these up online or ignore it.

What if teenagers found out their super rich yet boring parents were super villains and tried to turn them in? The first volume deals with the family relationships and the various realizations. The kids make a lot of pop culture references from 5-10 years back or more so you may have to look these up online or ignore it.

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It's a good start and I hope it branches off into new topics to maintain my interest for an entire series. There's a bit too much stumbling upon the facts in certain scenes because they're kids. I have mixed feelings about that approach.

Tale by Brian K. Vaughan with artwork by a variety of people, including Adrian Alphona, Craig Yeung, Brian Reber and a host of others.

CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B; STORY/PLOTTING/PANELING: B; ARTISTIC PRESENTATION: B plus to A minus; TEENAGER FOCUSES: B to B plus; OVERALL GRADE: B; WHEN READ: early August 2013.

Patrick Rothfuss'un yorumunu görüp okumaya karar verdiğim "harika" bir çizgi romandı.
Özellikle karakterlerin farklılığını çok beğendim:) 6 ana karakter de harikaydı bence.






-Çizgi roman, 6 ergenin, ailelerinin "Pride" isimli bir gruba bağlı süper-kötüler olduğunu öğrenip birlikte ailelerinden kaçarak kendilerini ve dünyayı kurtarmaya çalışmalarını anlatıyor. En azından ilk cilt bu şekilde ilerliyor:)
-Kitaptaki her karakterin farklı savaş taktikleri olması (çocukların hepsi mutant değil) özellikle hoşuma gitti. Her karakterin farklı bir kökeni ve farklı karakterleri var.

-İlk cilt itibariyle seriye bayıldım. Zaten daha sonradan öğrendim ki, serinin yazarı/yaratıcısı, çok beğenilen "Saga" serisinin yazarıyla aynı kişi. Doğal olarak, bu seriden beklentim oldukça yüksek:)

10 July 2013

This series would be excellent for anyone killing time waiting for the next Morning Glories to be released. Murder, corruption, time-travel - who can resist? Granted, Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy is a bit more PG-13 and isn't nearly as gory, but hot damn is it fun!

This volume engages you from the very first page and keeps the excitement going up until the very last page. It's Brian K. Vaughan, so the writing is top-notch and almost feels like you're watching a psychological/action/dramedy. It isn't without its flaws, but it has parental supervillains and a freakin' psychic velociraptor! As far as I'm concerned, that nullifies any issues.

The art isn't particularly my favorite style as it is too cartoony for me, especially the cover. Fortunately, the artwork inside the book is a bit better. If I didn't know this had been written by Brian K. Vaughan, I would have been guilty of judging a book by its cover and would never have picked it up.

Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy is highly entertaining and leaves me wanting more. I wish I had grabbed the second volume because I'm eager to find out what happens next. My only wish for the next volume is that I hope Molly's cutesy talk is toned down because it can be quite nauseating. Other than that, can't wait to uncover what other hidden powers the rest of the gang might have. I'm most looking forward to seeing Gert and Old Lace, who are quickly becoming my favorites.

Thoroughly amused by the premise of this novel! It's real interesting to witness these young teens coming to terms with what they discover. But the tone definitely makes it seem a little young! Still curious as to what they plan to do.

So, I really and truly enjoyed this one! I liked each of the teens and felt they all brought something important to the group dynamic. Basically, this is the story of six teens who have known each other their whole lives. They are not friends, their parents just do business once a year and they're forced to hang out; but this year, they go snooping and find out their parents are a powered, super-villain group called the Pride!!! Turns out the annual charity fundraiser meeting is really the annual human sacrifice. Y'know, like you do...



So the kids do what any normal kids would do: fight about calling the police or forgetting it ever happened. But when they call the cops, their parents receive a report. And turns out, the whole city is kinda in their pocket. So the kids go on the run together, along with a surprise pet/protector. But what can they really do to make a difference and bring down their parents?



Probably the only real issue I had with this one, was the yo-yo-ing of 11 yr. old Molly character between acting like a capable member of her age group and a kindergartner. The constant usage of the terminology "Mommy" and "Daddy", the constant "what's this icky body stuff" references at the beginning and the creepy, babyish way her parents treat her are only the tip of the iceberg. All in all, really enjoyed this volume and am curious as to the direction the story is going. With a cast of such likeable characters (my favorite is nerdy, overweight and self-confident Gert), I recommend it.