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Young Avengers (2005-2012) (Collected Editions) #3
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways
As the public turns against Marvel's heroes, the gears of Civil War threaten to crush Brian K. Vaughan's Runaways. But when Allan Heinberg's Young Avengers offer their assistance, how can the Runaways believe they're on the same side? Don't miss this Civil War tie-in that promises to have lasting repercussions for both popular teams!
Collecting: Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways 1-4.
Collecting: Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways 1-4.
112 pages, Paperback
First published May 16, 2007
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Zeb Wells
708 books72 followersZeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, as well as his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken.
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June 12, 2023
Even with the Young Avengers, The Runways, Maria Hill and Noh-Varr this is still a pretty pointless money-grabbing series off of the back of the first Marvel super hero Civil War. To make it even more annoying it's actually well researched with quite good portrayals of these characters. One to skip if you reading either of the team's adventures, as there's nothing new to see hear, despite also being a well written (but banal) story. 7 out of 12, Three Stars.
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November 3, 2016
It seems like Marvel Comics really bent over backwards to give every B-list group/character their own title in the Civil War event and for that reason this comes off as overkill - trying to squeeze these two teen groups into the super hero registration hijinks. I’m still holding out for Civil War: Dum Dum Dugan, Civil War: Whizzer and Civil War: Wong but I digress.
This one isn’t bad. It’s one of those heroes-battle-one-another-then-say-hey-what-the-f*ck-why-are-we-fighting-each-other-when-someone-just-sicced-an-alien-on-both-of-our-asses storyline.
This is the first time reading a Runaways title – they’re a group of kids whose parents were villains and they’re trying to atone for that by doing good deeds. The Young Avengers are young Avengers in training, who are siding with Captain America and the anti-registration crowd but are getting bored just hangin’ around doing nothing, so they rescue the Runaways from those bastards from S.H.I.E.L.D.
At first it’s a mistrust-a-rama and a flexing of teen muscles until those bastards from SHIELD send in a brainwashed Noh-Varr/Marvel Boy to collect some of the kiddos for secret experiments.
So the kids team up and it’s:
With the final result being:
Bonus content: Because the Young Avengers/Runaways tie-in is only four issues, Marvel threw in the complete Civil War Files to round out this volume. Files = Tony Stark’s point-of-view on the proceedings at large. With pages like this:
It’s pretty comprehensive, but the white print on black pages gave me a headache. So caveat emptor and happy reading uber-nerds.
Bottom line: A mildly entertaining, if unnecessary, addition to the Civil War reading list.
This one isn’t bad. It’s one of those heroes-battle-one-another-then-say-hey-what-the-f*ck-why-are-we-fighting-each-other-when-someone-just-sicced-an-alien-on-both-of-our-asses storyline.
This is the first time reading a Runaways title – they’re a group of kids whose parents were villains and they’re trying to atone for that by doing good deeds. The Young Avengers are young Avengers in training, who are siding with Captain America and the anti-registration crowd but are getting bored just hangin’ around doing nothing, so they rescue the Runaways from those bastards from S.H.I.E.L.D.
At first it’s a mistrust-a-rama and a flexing of teen muscles until those bastards from SHIELD send in a brainwashed Noh-Varr/Marvel Boy to collect some of the kiddos for secret experiments.
So the kids team up and it’s:
With the final result being:
Bonus content: Because the Young Avengers/Runaways tie-in is only four issues, Marvel threw in the complete Civil War Files to round out this volume. Files = Tony Stark’s point-of-view on the proceedings at large. With pages like this:
It’s pretty comprehensive, but the white print on black pages gave me a headache. So caveat emptor and happy reading uber-nerds.
Bottom line: A mildly entertaining, if unnecessary, addition to the Civil War reading list.
February 26, 2019
Zeb Wells does a pretty decent job filling in for Brian K. Vaughan. Begins with your standard good guys meet and fight scenario before they realize they are both good. The series gets really dark once a brain washed Noh-Varr shows up. Stefano Caselli's art is fantastic as usual. I love his animated art look.
June 3, 2018
Not knowing much about either the Young AVengers & Runaways, this was a mess that didn't make much sense to me. I have read some Runaways and it was different characters here than I knew. They are fighting someone in the Kree that has some super powered being they can't really defeat and they are abducted and have to break free. Something like that. I don't what it had to do with Civil war at all.
They tried too hard here.
They tried too hard here.
September 30, 2013
I hated Civil War, and this book did nothing to change my mind. Luckily, the reset button gets hit at the end, so I think that anyone just trying to read up on Young Avengers or Runaways could skip it entirely. I wish I had. As a note, be aware that reading the main Civil War book, Young Avengers through Family Matters, and Runaways through Parental Guidance is at the very least a good idea to understand what's going on here.
I've heard that how the Registration Act is shown in the various books depends on how the writer of those books felt about it personally. If that's the case, I think it's fair to say that Wells hates it. It starts off early here, with a government squad being dispatched to bring in the Runaways kids. Putting aside the fact that they're totally unconcerned with bringing in the superpowered villain that the kid stopped, their reaction is determined based not on the relative threat level of the kids, but on how sympathetic the bystanders would be towards them. They're kids? Darn, we can't use anything serious against them. Wait! One of them is a robot? We can use lethal weapons now!
I am puzzled as to why Wells was put on this book, though. He'd had no experience with either team. He does an ok job, but there are some oddities that probably come from him being less than familiar. Like Xavin being in human male form almost the entire book, even when picking up groceries in the first issue. Xavin doesn't use human female form once, which felt strange to me. It just felt slightly, subtly off to me, but maybe I'm just being picky. It occurs to me that part of that could be from being shoehorned into a crossover event.
I essentially picked this book at random from the two foot tower of graphic novels I have checked out from the library (I wish that were an exaggeration). It wasn't until I'd finished it that I realized the story revolved around a poorly thought out policy that targets the best in a community with extreme (and extremely random) prejudice, which results in giving those unwilling to play by the rules positions of extreme power over those who are, and ends up being an embarrassment to all involved. Now, what does this remind me of?
I've heard that how the Registration Act is shown in the various books depends on how the writer of those books felt about it personally. If that's the case, I think it's fair to say that Wells hates it. It starts off early here, with a government squad being dispatched to bring in the Runaways kids. Putting aside the fact that they're totally unconcerned with bringing in the superpowered villain that the kid stopped, their reaction is determined based not on the relative threat level of the kids, but on how sympathetic the bystanders would be towards them. They're kids? Darn, we can't use anything serious against them. Wait! One of them is a robot? We can use lethal weapons now!
I am puzzled as to why Wells was put on this book, though. He'd had no experience with either team. He does an ok job, but there are some oddities that probably come from him being less than familiar. Like Xavin being in human male form almost the entire book, even when picking up groceries in the first issue. Xavin doesn't use human female form once, which felt strange to me. It just felt slightly, subtly off to me, but maybe I'm just being picky. It occurs to me that part of that could be from being shoehorned into a crossover event.
I essentially picked this book at random from the two foot tower of graphic novels I have checked out from the library (I wish that were an exaggeration). It wasn't until I'd finished it that I realized the story revolved around a poorly thought out policy that targets the best in a community with extreme (and extremely random) prejudice, which results in giving those unwilling to play by the rules positions of extreme power over those who are, and ends up being an embarrassment to all involved. Now, what does this remind me of?
July 4, 2018
Enjoyed this and liked it but it could have been better. Seemed much too short.
February 17, 2020
This is a four issue collection that ties in with the events of Civil War. In this one, the Runaways do a good deed where they use their powers and are soon on the run once again. The Young Avengers decide to help them because they feel like they can relate because of the similar age.
This is your basic story we have seen many times before while its connection to Civil War is tenuous at best. We have all seen when a team of heroes meet another team of heroes and the big fight ensues. Then sometime during the fight everyone realizes that there is a common enemy and they should be working together instead fighting each other. Essentially, there is nothing really special here. Actually I take that back as the artwork was amazing. It definitely was the highlight of the collection. As for the respective teams I know nothing about the Young Avengers so I cannot comment. The little Runaways' knowledge I know comes from the television show and this current lineup is a little different as the show isn't caught up with this timeline. I did like their portrayal especially Nico as I always wondered what would happen if she ran out of spells. I enjoyed that this collection tackled that.
Marvel attempted to get everyone involved in the event Civil War. Some of these connections are iffy at best and this is one of those times. It was okay and worth reading the one time. The artwork is to be appreciated.
This is your basic story we have seen many times before while its connection to Civil War is tenuous at best. We have all seen when a team of heroes meet another team of heroes and the big fight ensues. Then sometime during the fight everyone realizes that there is a common enemy and they should be working together instead fighting each other. Essentially, there is nothing really special here. Actually I take that back as the artwork was amazing. It definitely was the highlight of the collection. As for the respective teams I know nothing about the Young Avengers so I cannot comment. The little Runaways' knowledge I know comes from the television show and this current lineup is a little different as the show isn't caught up with this timeline. I did like their portrayal especially Nico as I always wondered what would happen if she ran out of spells. I enjoyed that this collection tackled that.
Marvel attempted to get everyone involved in the event Civil War. Some of these connections are iffy at best and this is one of those times. It was okay and worth reading the one time. The artwork is to be appreciated.
February 27, 2012
The crossover between these two youth oriented super teams marked the first time that another writer that was not either of the two properties’ original writer and creator handled their adventures. This crossover was set in the midst of Marvel’s Civil War. This four issue miniseries was written by Zeb Wells with art by Stefano Caselli.
This collection may be called Young Avengers & Runaways, but this is a more of a Runaway-specific story. Wells manages to capture the voices of the all the teenage characters. While he is a rising star within Marvel’s stable of writers, it helped that the original writers and creators of these super teams, Brian K. Vaughan and Allan Heinberg, of Runaways and Young Avengers respectively, were on hand to give their input and support as story consultants.
I said that this was a Runaways story because a lot of the themes that were present in the original stories by Vaughan recur here. They fought a D-List villain (Flag Smasher, again), face with another youth group (Excelsior then; Young Avengers now) and were at odds with another team of the Avengers franchise. At the end of the story they did what they do best, run away and leave the War to the grown-ups.
This is really a nice story, and it has great art by Caselli too. It is not quite a four star book, but it is clearly superior to the Terry Moore and Humberto Ramos volume that I reviewed, even if they do have the same rating.
If an omnibus could be done for Runaways as I imagine it in my library of dreams, this could fit right in the second volume as the lead story. The first volume is composed of all the Vaughan material and the second, a compilation of post-BKV stories.
This collection may be called Young Avengers & Runaways, but this is a more of a Runaway-specific story. Wells manages to capture the voices of the all the teenage characters. While he is a rising star within Marvel’s stable of writers, it helped that the original writers and creators of these super teams, Brian K. Vaughan and Allan Heinberg, of Runaways and Young Avengers respectively, were on hand to give their input and support as story consultants.
I said that this was a Runaways story because a lot of the themes that were present in the original stories by Vaughan recur here. They fought a D-List villain (Flag Smasher, again), face with another youth group (Excelsior then; Young Avengers now) and were at odds with another team of the Avengers franchise. At the end of the story they did what they do best, run away and leave the War to the grown-ups.
This is really a nice story, and it has great art by Caselli too. It is not quite a four star book, but it is clearly superior to the Terry Moore and Humberto Ramos volume that I reviewed, even if they do have the same rating.
If an omnibus could be done for Runaways as I imagine it in my library of dreams, this could fit right in the second volume as the lead story. The first volume is composed of all the Vaughan material and the second, a compilation of post-BKV stories.
February 16, 2017
Three and a half stars for the arc itself. It was solidly done and there was information about the Civil War worked into the story so I could follow along despite knowing nothing about the Marvel Civil War. It had a reasonable dose of Teddy/Billy angst, and I enjoyed those OTP feels because apparently I am a masochist, and I liked finding out how Noh-varr came into the Young Avengers story. All in all this was a really enjoyable, quick read, but the thing I really love about this TP (and the reason the rating is rounded up to 4 stars) is that it has character bios for both the Young Avengers and the Runaways in the back. They were really interesting and also very helpful considering that I'm reading the Young Avengers cycle in totally the wrong order. (I read Style>Substance and its two sequels first, and then went back and read the Ultimate Collection. I do not recommend doing that. It is very confusing, and I'm only now filling in all the gaps in my knowledge.)
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March 22, 2018Well, I did it. I've read all the comics related to "Civil War." (Well according to Goodreads)
Petition for Marvel to make a TV show about the Young Avengers because they're cool. Plus Kate Bishop is in it. And Cassie Lang. So...
Petition for Marvel to make a TV show about the Young Avengers because they're cool. Plus Kate Bishop is in it. And Cassie Lang. So...
March 5, 2017
Pretty much like Civil War...a waste of time.
World: I am not a fan of the art style, it's a personal preference but the characters and the framing and the colors just don't do it for me. The world building is tied into Civil War and this event is not one that I am a big fan of as I found that in order for the story to work people needed to act our of character. That's also the case here with this side tale. The stage is set and a obstacle is set but it's so far away from the main Runaways tale that it's just not a Runaway book.
Story: Zzz. The tie in is sloppy and boring and the tale is told blandly also. The villain of the tale is not a good one and the first two issues of the Runaways fighting Young Avengers was 2 issues of time wasting. This was a single issue story (max 2) and we got 4 issues. Add to that the story was a bland tie in anyways and is so different from the main series it was pointless to begin with. Zzz...
Characters: Everyone is there but they are not the deep characters from the main series but caricatures of them. They are not them. The problem with the tie in is that this story has no consequence and therefore the characters actions don't need to follow a set characters motivations from the main series...zzz..
Boring and pointless.
Onward to the next book!
World: I am not a fan of the art style, it's a personal preference but the characters and the framing and the colors just don't do it for me. The world building is tied into Civil War and this event is not one that I am a big fan of as I found that in order for the story to work people needed to act our of character. That's also the case here with this side tale. The stage is set and a obstacle is set but it's so far away from the main Runaways tale that it's just not a Runaway book.
Story: Zzz. The tie in is sloppy and boring and the tale is told blandly also. The villain of the tale is not a good one and the first two issues of the Runaways fighting Young Avengers was 2 issues of time wasting. This was a single issue story (max 2) and we got 4 issues. Add to that the story was a bland tie in anyways and is so different from the main series it was pointless to begin with. Zzz...
Characters: Everyone is there but they are not the deep characters from the main series but caricatures of them. They are not them. The problem with the tie in is that this story has no consequence and therefore the characters actions don't need to follow a set characters motivations from the main series...zzz..
Boring and pointless.
Onward to the next book!
December 26, 2015
I've already read the Runaways series as well as one of the Young Avengers series so I already knew and loved these characters so this was super enjoyable for me. I really liked getting to see these two groups interact and I thought it was just a lot of fun. I enjoyed seeing how Noh-Varr joined the Young Avengers as I had no idea how that happened.
However, if I was rating this based on it's relevance to the Civil war arc then this rating would be a bit lower. While it did have some extra information and views on the main Civil war arc you could skip this and you wouldn't miss anything important.
I recommend picking this up if you're a fan of the Young Avengers or Runaways not if you want more information on the Civil War event.
However, if I was rating this based on it's relevance to the Civil war arc then this rating would be a bit lower. While it did have some extra information and views on the main Civil war arc you could skip this and you wouldn't miss anything important.
I recommend picking this up if you're a fan of the Young Avengers or Runaways not if you want more information on the Civil War event.
January 29, 2023
A re-read. Definitely not a stand-alone. But in the context of knowing the Young Avengers and Runaways and Civil War, this fits continuity actually fairly well. The art was a bit off at times. The back is filled with a lot of text about many characters, which was barely worth skimming. 3 of 5.
Okay story but nothing all that great. It was yet another huge number of characters all on the page together and none handled all that well. The writing and art were both fine but nothing special. Ho hum. 2 of 5.
Okay story but nothing all that great. It was yet another huge number of characters all on the page together and none handled all that well. The writing and art were both fine but nothing special. Ho hum. 2 of 5.
March 10, 2022
3.5/5
¿Acaso leí este comic porque me sentí estresada y quería relajarme con mis comfort characters?
Sí.
La verdad es que los Young Avengers se han vuelto mi safe place, y estoy evitando empezar las versiones del 2013 porque me da miedo comparar equipos, así que una parte de mí está feliz de seguir viviendo en el pasado con este equipo.
However, debo admitir que los Runaways me gustaron mucho (no tanto como los YA pero están muy interesantes). ¡Y me acabo de enterar que ellos sí tienen serie! Así que ahí me van a ver probablemente, leyendo sus comics y viendo la serie. We'll see.
Ah y la puntuación es porque el final me pareció muy feliz. Wiccan acaba de tener un momento extremadamente traumático y todo se soluciona happy y ya. Uhm, too short.
¿Acaso leí este comic porque me sentí estresada y quería relajarme con mis comfort characters?
Sí.
La verdad es que los Young Avengers se han vuelto mi safe place, y estoy evitando empezar las versiones del 2013 porque me da miedo comparar equipos, así que una parte de mí está feliz de seguir viviendo en el pasado con este equipo.
However, debo admitir que los Runaways me gustaron mucho (no tanto como los YA pero están muy interesantes). ¡Y me acabo de enterar que ellos sí tienen serie! Así que ahí me van a ver probablemente, leyendo sus comics y viendo la serie. We'll see.
Ah y la puntuación es porque el final me pareció muy feliz. Wiccan acaba de tener un momento extremadamente traumático y todo se soluciona happy y ya. Uhm, too short.
October 1, 2025
didn’t love the art style in this one so much. i also just found it difficult to care about the runaways (sorry, but i’ve been a kate bishop fan since 2021 which solidified my love for the young avengers)
i fear i made a mistake reading children’s crusade first but whatever. losergirl can’t read comics right
i fear i made a mistake reading children’s crusade first but whatever. losergirl can’t read comics right
November 12, 2012
The Runaways meet the Young Avengers in the midst of the "Civil War." (My understanding is that this sets factions of super heroes up against one another over the controversial mandatory hero registration legislation - that's a mouthful.) The Runaways are all kids of super villains (do I have that right?) who are on the run, and the Young Avengers want to help them out by...bringing them in? Their first encounter is a bit incendiary and in the midst of it, they are attacked by Noh-Varr, who is being controlled by some Very Bad Dudes, headed up by The Warden (psychopath psicko). One successful mission later, the Runaways are back to doing what they do best - making a getaway.
Not bad, but I'd probably have a better appreciation for this if I had more background. I'm not really into either of these comics/series, so this is a little lukewarm as a result. Good storytelling and art, though.
Not bad, but I'd probably have a better appreciation for this if I had more background. I'm not really into either of these comics/series, so this is a little lukewarm as a result. Good storytelling and art, though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 16, 2016
I enjoyed this, but not as much as I liked the other Runaways or Young Avengers stories. The art style wasn't as nice as with the other stories, and I sometimes found the storyline to be a bit all over the place.
June 20, 2015
I always love the Young Avengers! It's a decent story and well-scripted, it's just that these crossover events are just never the best vehicle for anyone involved.
June 8, 2021
The Runaways try their hardest to not get involved in the Civil War event, but end up fighting a team of Avengers anyways.
I would say this is very loosely tied to the main event. It does mention the event from time to time, but neither team ever picks a side at all. Instead, they meet (and fight of course), they battle a mind controlled Noh Varr, then defeat the actual villain of the story. The registration act barely enters the discussion when the two teams meet. Instead, we have this story of young heroes teaming up against the villain, and the chemistry between the members of each team. I think on that front the book was great. It showed the loyalty that the team had for each other, while at the same time, allowing each member to shine in their own way when meeting the members of the other team.
Another great thing about this book is the art by Stefano Caselli. I was psyched to see his art when I started reading this book, as I think he is a fantastic artist who is underrated. He has a dynamic style that is very much present here, but I will say it was a little darker than usual. Even Old Lace looked a lot meaner and more frightening. His art was really good and I gave the book an extra star just for it.
Overall, this is a fun team meets team book. But if you like either team and know their history, its really entertaining to see them interact with other young heroes. Highly recommended for fans of either team.
I would say this is very loosely tied to the main event. It does mention the event from time to time, but neither team ever picks a side at all. Instead, they meet (and fight of course), they battle a mind controlled Noh Varr, then defeat the actual villain of the story. The registration act barely enters the discussion when the two teams meet. Instead, we have this story of young heroes teaming up against the villain, and the chemistry between the members of each team. I think on that front the book was great. It showed the loyalty that the team had for each other, while at the same time, allowing each member to shine in their own way when meeting the members of the other team.
Another great thing about this book is the art by Stefano Caselli. I was psyched to see his art when I started reading this book, as I think he is a fantastic artist who is underrated. He has a dynamic style that is very much present here, but I will say it was a little darker than usual. Even Old Lace looked a lot meaner and more frightening. His art was really good and I gave the book an extra star just for it.
Overall, this is a fun team meets team book. But if you like either team and know their history, its really entertaining to see them interact with other young heroes. Highly recommended for fans of either team.
February 23, 2023
Civil War was a rough time for a lot of heroes, and that's no exception to the Young Avengers and runaways.
As someone who's reading Young Avengers for the first time, and read Runaways for years prior to this when I was a teenager myself, this was a nice treat to myself.
Basically Young Avengers witnesses the Runaways getting attacked on national television to they had to try and save them. While there the Young Avengers and Runaways start off on the wrong footing, which is no surprise, that's how it usually happens. Then when the real threat comes in, they have to work together to save each other.
Well written, funny, filled with a lot of heart this volume worked real well if you are a fan of these teams. I will say it got really dark at one point, maybe too dark, but it overall fit the dark and gritty feel of the 2000's back then. If you're a fan of either team this book is worth checking out.
A 4 out of 5.
As someone who's reading Young Avengers for the first time, and read Runaways for years prior to this when I was a teenager myself, this was a nice treat to myself.
Basically Young Avengers witnesses the Runaways getting attacked on national television to they had to try and save them. While there the Young Avengers and Runaways start off on the wrong footing, which is no surprise, that's how it usually happens. Then when the real threat comes in, they have to work together to save each other.
Well written, funny, filled with a lot of heart this volume worked real well if you are a fan of these teams. I will say it got really dark at one point, maybe too dark, but it overall fit the dark and gritty feel of the 2000's back then. If you're a fan of either team this book is worth checking out.
A 4 out of 5.
May 10, 2021
En sevdiğim 2 Marvel takımının birlikte hikayelerini okuyacağım için beklentim çok yüksekti. Ama maalesef hem hikayenin Civil War olayının arasına sıkıştırılması hem de 4 bölümde biraz hızlıca işlenmesi beklentimi pek karşılamamasına neden oldu. Yine de çok gerildiğim ve -kitap okurken bana çok nadir olan- gözlerimin dolduğu yerler oldu. Gelecekteki sayıları sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum:)
November 3, 2024
As a teenager, I did read a significant amount of the then published Runaways titles. I didn’t realize until this how much of an overlap they had with the Young Avengers until the two groups met. Just overall an entertaining little side story within the overall Civil War storyline, but it is also basically filler.
April 16, 2021
a team up with the young avengers and the runaways? hell ya
July 13, 2016
Pretty good. One of the more average Civil War stories.
So the Runaways are indifferent to the SHRA that the adult heroes are fighting over. When they are attacked by the government, the Young Avengers (anti-reg/Team Cap) take it upon themselves to defy Captain America's orders to stay put, instead going to find and hopefully recruit the Young Avengers. Maria Hill and Tony Stark hire a mad scientist (sounds cliche) to release a villain they can control that will find the Runaways and bring them in. He does this, but his plans are partially thwarted by the Young Avengers. So they kidnap the alien kid heroes and experiment on them, but the groups work together and break them out. And at the end,
I'm glad I read this because it is a goal of mine to read all the Civil War stories (maybe even the horrible ones. I'm looking at you, Civil War Prelude: New Warriors. It's hard to believe that this and that are both written by Zeb Wells). This did show how the younger generation of heroes reacted to the SHRA. So it's cool in that aspect, but it definitely is not a mandatory Civil War story.
So the Runaways are indifferent to the SHRA that the adult heroes are fighting over. When they are attacked by the government, the Young Avengers (anti-reg/Team Cap) take it upon themselves to defy Captain America's orders to stay put, instead going to find and hopefully recruit the Young Avengers. Maria Hill and Tony Stark hire a mad scientist (sounds cliche) to release a villain they can control that will find the Runaways and bring them in. He does this, but his plans are partially thwarted by the Young Avengers. So they kidnap the alien kid heroes and experiment on them, but the groups work together and break them out. And at the end,
I'm glad I read this because it is a goal of mine to read all the Civil War stories (maybe even the horrible ones. I'm looking at you, Civil War Prelude: New Warriors. It's hard to believe that this and that are both written by Zeb Wells). This did show how the younger generation of heroes reacted to the SHRA. So it's cool in that aspect, but it definitely is not a mandatory Civil War story.
March 16, 2018
The highlight of this comic is undoubtedly Tommy adopting the role of being Molly's big brother and feeling responsible for her safety after having met her for only a few hours at the most, but the rest is hardly worth reading.
As a whole the volume isn't very enjoyable or important to Civil War's plot. However that's not really a surprise, all the spin-offs involved were clearly a shallow cash grab since they're not necessary to understanding the main story and literally nobody wanted to see this level of shit go down between heroes they like.
Also I have to call out that all the gay characters were collected up and made to suffer by being mortality injured and given no medical care, being tortured or being forced to watch these things happen to their loved one. Not sure why that needed to be included since it was all made redundant in the end, besides the continuing trauma at least one of them definitely faced going forward.
As a whole the volume isn't very enjoyable or important to Civil War's plot. However that's not really a surprise, all the spin-offs involved were clearly a shallow cash grab since they're not necessary to understanding the main story and literally nobody wanted to see this level of shit go down between heroes they like.
Also I have to call out that all the gay characters were collected up and made to suffer by being mortality injured and given no medical care, being tortured or being forced to watch these things happen to their loved one. Not sure why that needed to be included since it was all made redundant in the end, besides the continuing trauma at least one of them definitely faced going forward.
December 17, 2012
I generally have an attitude of 'meh' when it comes to crossovers, and this issue was no different. All the civil war stuff made me roll my eyes a few years ago when I heard about it, and reading about just the outskirts of the conflict in this book made me roll them even harder.
I wish there would have been a bit more of an intro into the various teams - I don't read Young Avengers, so I didn't really know who was who. And I'm sure that YA readers who haven't read Runaways felt the same way. The story was okay, entertaining enough. I really hated the artwork though - it was hard to tell certain characters apart (bananas for a superhero comic), and in some panels, I couldn't tell what was going on or who was speaking. I'm also not a fan of making 16-18 year olds look like they're in their 30s.
There's another crossover coming up after Vol 8, and I'm hoping it's better than this one.
I wish there would have been a bit more of an intro into the various teams - I don't read Young Avengers, so I didn't really know who was who. And I'm sure that YA readers who haven't read Runaways felt the same way. The story was okay, entertaining enough. I really hated the artwork though - it was hard to tell certain characters apart (bananas for a superhero comic), and in some panels, I couldn't tell what was going on or who was speaking. I'm also not a fan of making 16-18 year olds look like they're in their 30s.
There's another crossover coming up after Vol 8, and I'm hoping it's better than this one.
September 10, 2014
I was very disappointed in this. While tearing through The Runaways books I decided to give this a try to see if it lived up to the main series, unfortunately it most certainly does not. The story feels rushed and fairly uninteresting, the young avenger characters (who I am not familiar with at all) don't get introduced particularly well and the runaway characters felt like fairly one dimensional versions of themselves.
Give I knew nothing about one half of the crossover characters, and only had a basic knowledge of civil war itself it's probably not at all surprising that I didn't get much out of this, but I still feel the weak story and poorly written characters are the main issues here.
Give I knew nothing about one half of the crossover characters, and only had a basic knowledge of civil war itself it's probably not at all surprising that I didn't get much out of this, but I still feel the weak story and poorly written characters are the main issues here.
April 26, 2017
I read Civil War a while ago, so I can't quote remember exactly what happened, but it's really interesting to look at what was going outside the main story.
I love the Young Avengers, but this is the first time I've read anything about the Runaways, let alone heard of them, so it took a little while to figure out who everyone was and what everyone did.
That being said, this was a pretty great story - it was fun to see where Noh-Vaar came into the story, and the Runaways seem like a fun group!
I love the Young Avengers, but this is the first time I've read anything about the Runaways, let alone heard of them, so it took a little while to figure out who everyone was and what everyone did.
That being said, this was a pretty great story - it was fun to see where Noh-Vaar came into the story, and the Runaways seem like a fun group!
October 1, 2015
I love the Young Avengers and I really like the Runaways, but this just didn't do much for me. The story was all over the place, and the art style made it hard to tell the characters apart. But it was stilll fun to see two of my favorite teams together, and I'm excited about their next crossover.
April 9, 2017
Well, the Young Avengers are the best. I was afraid that because this was by a different writer that I wouldn't like it as much. But I'm glad I was wrong, the YA were awesome as always and the Runaways were really good. Also I want to see more of Marvel Boy.
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