Runaways Volume 4 Cover

Previously in Runaways: After the Runaways finally learn the truth behind The Pride’s actions, the six teenagers find their secret base and stop them from fulfilling the Rite of Blood.  The Rite of Blood was a ceremony in which a young girl must be sacrificed every year for the Gibborim, evil mythical giants.  This had to be done because the Gibborim no longer had the life force necessary to change the world back to its previous state: a utopia.  They ask the Pride to take part in these annual ceremonies to fulfill their needs, but because the Runaways infiltrate their plans, the Gibborim destroy the base and kill the Pride.  The Runaways also find out that Alex was a mole and worked with the Pride.  Not long after revealing his true identity, Alex is killed in action.  Living as orphans, the remaining five teenagers are put into foster care.  However, they soon reunite.

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Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

Brian K. Vaughan has always been known to tackle controversial topics.  Y: The Last Man commented on gender roles in society while Ex Machina (which I will write a review for soon) explored gay marriage and educational funding.  In Runaways, the topic is less controversial, as to make the comic accessible, but never lacks in depth or focus.  In fact, Vaughan’s commentary on the generation gap effectively illustrates conflicting moral issues and rebellion.

Runaways is, as you’d expect, a comic about a group of runaway kids, varying in age from about 12 to 17.  There are six of them in all – Nico Minoru, Alex Wilder, Karolina Dean, Gertrude Yorkes, Chase Stein and Molly Hayes.

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In case you happy-go-lucky kids are interested, I want to try and wrap up some of last week’s comics for you. Why? Because I forgot to do it on Sunday (Weekend Whiz) and mainly because I like to think in the back of my head that someone out there likes to read mini-reviews.

I want to cover a lot, so let me smear the boogers out of my nose real quick and get this instant-twist-off-winner series of reviews started before it’s over.

Lightning fast reviews for you:

• Amazing Spider-Man #567
• Captain Britain and MI: 13 #4
• Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #2
• Secret Invasion: Thor #1
• Secret Invasion: X-Men #1

And we’re off! Gotta love all those Secret Invasion stories!

**spoilers, as always, after the break**

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