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.
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.
This is a single comic book in a hard library-binding. I didn't grow up reading comic books, other than the occasional issue of The Archies. Consequently, I never developed the patience to read 15-20 pages of a story each month. I enjoy graphic novels, though, so there is a possibility that I would enjoy Runaways if I was able to get my hands on a collected volume that covered an entire story arc.
The teens grapple with what to do about their discovery. Their banter is fun and the story flows well. It’s just a little hard to keep track of all six of them and who is who.