![]() ![]() Things unfold from that point, and I won't spoil the first volume other than to say that it's about this group of kids deciding what to do about this revelation, and truly coming of age as a result. ![]() By spying upon their parents, the kids learn that, far from meeting together as a charity, their parents are instead super-villains, forming a secret group called The Pride. ![]() However, as we learn in the first issue, all isn't as it appears. The pivotal plot point of the first book, and of the series, is pretty simple: these kids' parents have had regular "charity" meetings the whole time they were growing up, and so the kids are at least casual friends. There are six of them in all-Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly, and Nico. Runaways is, as you'd expect, a comic about a group of runaway kids, varying in age from about 12 to 16. This review contains spoilers only for the basic premise of the comic, including a couple of revelations from issue #1. Runaways is also one of the comics in Marvel's new "Marvel Age" line, which as far as I can tell is directed toward new and younger readers despite the deomgraphic, Runaways is a very enjoyable read for any age group, and definitely isn't dumbed down. It's printed in a digest-sized 5"x8" trade paperback on non-glossy paper, resulting in a much lower price point than Marvel's traditional trade paperback size. Vaughan's Runaways series, compiling issues #1-6. ![]() Runaways: Pride & Joy is the first collection of Brian K. ![]()
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