Runaways #4

Runaways (2017) (Single Issues)

by Rainbow Rowell, Kris Anka (Artist)

The next stop on the Runaways reunion train is to pick up Princess Powerful, A.K.A. the best Marvel character of all time, MOLLY HAYES! Gert and Co. find Molly living quite happily with her grandmother. Wait, that can't be right, can it?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Young Adult, Comic Book, Superheroes, Fantasy

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2017

About the author

Rainbow Rowell writes all kinds of stuff.

Sometimes she writes about adults (ATTACHMENTS, LANDLINE, SLOW DANCE).

Sometimes she writes about teenagers (ELEANOR & PARK, FANGIRL) .

Sometimes — actually, a lot of the time — she writes about lovesick vampires and guys with dragon wings. (THE SIMON SNOW TRILOGY).

Recently, she’s been writing comics, including her first graphic novel, PUMPKINHEADS, and the monthly SHE-HULK comic for Marvel.

She lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

More at rainbowrowell.com.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES! Now we are talking :)

[Jenette · Rating 4 out of 5]

That image of Victor with one eye open as he eyes the cats surrounding him dubiously might just be my fave. Looking forward to seeing where this takes Gert and Molly what with the dubious under the stairs weirdness and the creepy cats.

[Lorna · Rating 5 out of 5]

!!!!!!!!! Victor!!!!!!!

[Hayley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just don't know about this new series. Something seems a little- off?

[ଘLαυɾҽɳ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Starting to bring that Classic Rainbow Rowell charm

This is finally starting to FEEL like a Rainbow Rowell story, without losing any of The Runaways spirit. It can be easy to see Gert as bitchy, but Rowell makes her easy to sympathise with in this issue.

[Janey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome artwork and story

Again an amazing piece of artwork and a captivating and heartfelt story from rainbow rowell. Loved it and can't wait for the next one!

[ze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something creepy gonna happen. I feel it. This one was also good. Let's see.

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loving the characters!! And the art style is just WOAH

[Siobhan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's extremely difficult to rate the individual chapters, therefore the following is a review of the first volume. In other words, chapters one through six.


I have read the first volume of Brian K. Vaughan’s contribution to the Runaways storyline and found it to be an okay read. It left me curious, but it did not suck me in quite as deep as I would have liked. Although I plan to continue with the Vaughan arc, I decided to give Rainbow Rowell’s storyline a read to see how it differed.

I’ll be honest and say that this is one of those cases where missing information made it difficult for me to enjoy this one. While details were provided to fill in gaps, it wasn’t quite enough for me. It felt too much like I jumped into the middle of a story, and it distracted me throughout. Add in the fact that this one did not wow me to the degree that the Vaughan arc did, and I’m unsure if I’ll continue. Maybe I’ll come back when I’ve read the other Runaways storylines and understand this one better, but it didn’t quite work for me.

All in all, I think this was a case where it was me, not the book.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure how I felt about this one. I almost considered either a 2 or 3 star rating. Then I realized that I was rating some of the character decisions in the story and not the story itself.

Kind of speaks highly of the characters within, yeah?

[Vinton Bayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still loving this new Runaways series. I can feel it's building to something awesome and while this issue was a quiet, downtime moment, it was really nice. Even if I can feel imminent danger is just around the corner.

[Tar Buendía · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quiero que me guste, lo intento con muchas fuerzas. Pero es que no soporto a esta Gert, no puedo con ella. No la entiendo y me resulta cargante a más no poder.

Por otro lado los calcetines de Molly son una maravilla.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best so far - I loved Molly's reintroduction and am excited to see where the (spoilers) story goes.

[Brian Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Been a Runaways fan since the beginning and enjoying the pace and approach this relaunch is taking.

[Dina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series!

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You don't have to grandmother me. I'm not your problem."
"You're not anyone's problem. You're not a problem at all..."

There's obviously something developing in the background, hope we're allowed in soon.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly charming! I forgot how sweet Molly is, I also love all the ominous teases for future plot threads. Looking forward to the next issue.

[Magali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well... I already am totally in love with this new series tbh.

[kaitlphere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many adorable moments! I am glad I read The Vision before this, as it's referenced in this issue.

I am glad Gert is finding a place to be a kid, but the grandmother definitely has nefarious intentions.