Runaways
(Marvel, 2003-2005, 2017)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.
A group of disparate teen “types” discover a terrible secret about their parents that will change their lives forever. No, it’s not Out There; it’s Runaways, Marvel’s latest and least “manga” title.
For the few remaining Marvel Zombies in existence, it wittily acknowledges the fact that the story takes place in the Marvel universe, then speedily moves on to establishing the teens, who for once don’t carry the stench of Hollywood focus groups on them. Writing about young people can go bad fast, but none of their voices here seem forced, fake, or phony, and there’s an emotional immediacy to their interactions that never screams soap opera, let alone super-team.
The art is not manga-inspired; stylish and original, it’s different from anything else Marvel’s publishing these days. But, as with manga, readers aren’t given much meat in the first installment. What there is, is certainly choice, and, when you’re not sure what the next issue will be like, you know you’re onto something good.
— S.A. Bennett
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Jul 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
1st appearance of Alex Wilder; 1st appearance of Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes); 1st appearance of Bruiser (Molly Hayes); 1st appearance of Lucy In The Sky (Karolina Dean); 1st appearance of Sister Grimm (Nico Minoru); 1st appearance of Talkback (Chase Stein)
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Aug 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
1st appearance of Old Lace (Gertrude’s dinosaur)
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Sep 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
1st appearance of Old Lace (full); Origin of Karolina
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Oct 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
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Nov 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
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Nov 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
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Dec 2003
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
1st appearance of Topher
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Jan 2004
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Feb 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Topher revealed to be a vampire
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Mar 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Death of Topher
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Apr 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Takeshi Miyazawa
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Apr 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Takeshi Miyazawa
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May 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Origin of The Pride
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Jun 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Death of Lt. Flores
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Jul 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Versus The Pride
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Aug 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
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Oct 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Death of Alex Wilder
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Nov 2004
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Collects #1-6
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Collects Runaways #1-6
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Collects Runaways #7-12; Reprint
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W: Brian K. Vaughan · A: Adrian Alphona
Collects #13-18; ca. 2005