Runaways: Marvel Age, Vol. 1: The Pride

Marvel Age: Runaways #1

by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, David Newbold

When six young friends discover that their parents are all secretly super-powered villians, they run away together and find strength in one another to overcome their evil legacy.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Marvel, Young Adult, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes, Fiction

24 pages, Library Binding

First published July 10, 2003

About the author

Brian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com

BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.

Reviews

[Lobo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Czasami dobrze przypomnieć sobie, dlaczego lubię komiksy. Obecnie Marvel to rzeka gówna, gdzie z trudem można wyłowić coś wartego czytania, jak Hawkeye czy America. Runaways to już w zasadzie klasyka i cholernie jaram się nadchodzącą ekranizacją.

Sześcioro dzieci odkrywa, że ich rodzice należą do sekretnej organizacji o nazwie Pride, która rządzi zbrodniczym światem LA, a także dysponuje magicznymi i technologicznymi mocami, a część z nich nie jest nawet ludźmi.

Więc uciekają z domu. Po drodze pojawia się kilka zwrotów akcji, jak wampiry, rytualne ofiary, groźba zniszczenia świata i jeden zdrajca wśród samych dzieci.

Lubię tę historię, bo nie ma tu superbohaterów. Przynajmniej nie tych klasycznych. Pojawiają się Cloak i Dagger, którzy sami mają podobną historię, jako dzieci padli ofiarą przemocy. Generalnie Vauhghan wykorzystuje świat Marvela, żeby opowiedzieć o zdradzie, lojalności i poczuciu obowiązku. Uczucia dzieciaków są prawdziwe, ich postępowanie nie zawsze racjonalne, ale ma wiele sensu, a sama fabuła wciągająca.

No i wielkie brawa za wprowadzenie do świata Marvela Nico Minoru czyli Siostry Grimm i Caroline Dean, najpiękniejszej nastoletniej lesbijki w historii komiksu <3

[Brett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some pop culture references were a bit dated, but the theme of parental mistrust and teenage rebellion will resonate deeply with a wide audience. Also, the diverse cast and backstories make for a refreshing addition to Marvel's superhero line up. With that said, I think it is best read when paired with the Hulu TV series by the same name. Could be a great way for students, parents, and teachers to talk about many of society's most difficult topics.

[Shadooow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only reading this because of Nico...

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one. I love the concept of a bunch of kids discovering that their parents are bad guys (I mean awkward!) and banding together to stop them. Looking forward to reading the following volumes. Admission: I watched the tv series and I quite liked it!

[Tiffany Tews · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GOOD!! Such an addicting story, I just had to know what was going to happen to them. I loooove not only the art style, but all of the characters and just the general dialogue! I believe that this is actually the first 'comic book' I've ever read, and I'm glad of that because it just makes me want to read more. LOVED IT.

[Michael Beblowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

The hardcover facsimile first volume of Runaways was a slender ninety pages of set-up culminating in suspense. I group of adolescents from illustrious families in California are forced to hang out once a year during an annual mysterious private gathering of their parents. Bored and curious the teenagers find a hidden passage in the game room and use it to spy on their parent's conducting a costumed meeting. That is how they discover that their parents are a league of villains plotting fiendishly. When one of the daughters gives away their presence behind the one-way mirror by screaming, the novel ends with the biggest cliffhanger. Though the premise is compelling I am debating about finding any subsequent volumes presently. Perhaps I will pursue it once I finish the entire Y: the Last Man series...

[Rory · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed the runaways. So much I've read it twice - there's something charming about a small super hero story that isn't about the destruction of the world or something high stakes, bar ruining a few kids childhoods!

The characters are each different, they're interesting and dynamic, they grow on you and the dysfunctional team never properly works and that's what's nice about it.

The approach of 'all adults are evil' is done in a clever way - the kids have almost had their innocence taken from them, and they want to keep it, regardless of what every adult group tries to do. Be it the Pride or Captain America and the Avengers.

[J.J Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una mini serie bastante entretenida, deja con un muy buen cliffhanger, el arte apesta demasiado, pero la historia es buena.

¿De qué va?: Un grupo de chicos se reune cada año en casa de Alex, ya que sus papás tienen "asuntos importantes que atender", Alex empieza a sospechar de ellos y descubre que sus padres son súper villanos, a lo largo de la historia tratarán de derrotarlos y entregarlos ante la justicia, cabe mencionar que ciertos personajes empiezan a descubrir habilidades que no sabían que tenian.

[Wanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter and I started watching the series on Netflix when we happened to come across the graphic novels in our apartment building's library. Fun to read. It is a little different then the series, but that was expected.

[Melisa Blok · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andrew told me these were enjoyable: the children of supervillains discover that their parents are evil, and also that they themselves had superpowers. They make a run for it. What will happen to them next? I guess I'll have to read volume 2 to find out.

[Jason Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book takes place at the all of the places in California, and the time setting is now. They had a place to live in Bronson Canyon Griffith Park. They lives in the cave. The cave was broken house. for example, it looks like haunted house.

[Krisanne Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

First chapter in what looks like a promising story.

[Ellie Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

71/100

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good but I was kind of indifferent.

[june · Rating 5 out of 5]

literally one of my favorite books to read. Deanoru is the reason why I read it. Karolina’s feelings for Nico is so cute /pos

[Peyton · Rating 4 out of 5]

So my friend and I have been interested in reading comic books for a while, but we didn't really know where to start since most series have a huge amount of backstory and reimaginings and just COMPLICATIONS. Finally, I posed the question to some friends online and got the response that we should start with Runaways and Young Avengers.

Now if Young Avengers is as good as the first book of Runaways was, I can see a bright future for comic books in my life! I loved the dialogue, the characters, the plot twists, the super powers! Ahhh yes all I want in a story was there. I particularly loved Gert and her telepathic dinosaur :D I'm eager to get started on the next book which I think is a pretty high recommendation.

WOO COMIC BOOKS!

[Brie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this graphic novel a chance despite my dislike for superhero type stories and am glad I did. I like the aspect of the story that these teens had no idea about their parents being possibly super villains. I also like that they are coming into their own powers and feel the need to fight against the evil of their parents. But are their parents truly evil? I guess I will find out as I continue reading this series.

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun series, the art is very well done and the story is easy to follow with a lot of laugh out loud moments. The characters are somewhat stero typed but you can't help but enjoy them nevertheless. The plot concept is also very interesting and causes the reader to want more

[Casandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This started out a little slow, but once these kids discovered that their parents were the evil counterparts to superheroes, things picked up. It got even better when they began discovering their own unique gifts and uncovering the mystery of who they are. Too short!

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like the book was a little average starting out however things quickly got much more interesting with the kids discovering their parents secret. I like the art style a lot and the story seems to be pretty interesting, i'm excited to see where the story goes.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, I picked these up at the library, and I think they are just hard cover copies of the comics? So that it took me six books to read what was probably just 1 TP? Oh, well, I'll take it. Great storyline, lots of fun, will have to check out more.

[Eliana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was good. I found that the author didn't know much about how teenagers actually act (because there is a very wide range!) and he stuck a lot of the stereotypical things in there. Overall, it was very good and intriguing!

[Laura J · Rating 5 out of 5]

My opinion of this comic in one sentence: Terrific plot, amazing dialogue, fantastic art, and you're crazy if you don't love it.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 5 out of 5]

No sé ni qué traen estas ediciones viejas de Runaways por tomo pero en su momento la serie me encantaba y me di una panzada en todos los formatos, así que acá queda la reseña por ahora.

[Eseul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, clever, and just cool!

[Glen Feulner · Rating 4 out of 5]

not a big comic reader but this sucked me in. Have read the first 5 volumes on Kindle and just ordered the rest. can't believe Marvel dropped this one

[Laura Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally read this series and I am really enjoying it!

[Nieves · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pinta bien, pinta bien... ¡Sigamos!

[ricardo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still the beginning. The story is developing and it seems really promising.