The Runaways have always been near and dear to me. Their story was the first Marvel series I ever read and led to my initial fandom. I remember being hesitant at first, skeptical of my friend’s plot synopsis of, “The children of super-villains runaway and get into all kinds of mischief! And there’s a dinosaur!”

But eventually, she got to me and I ordered the first volume off of Barnes and Noble’s website. It took exactly two days to get to my house and it came in an box that was taped and wrapped together in a way that I thought I’d have to use the jaws of life to get it out. I took it down into my basement and dug right in, eager to see what all the fuss was about.

I was immediately hooked after just the first issue and spent all night reading the rest of the volume. Twice. And then, when I’d finished devouring each page, I got right back on the Internet and ordered the rest of the Brian K. Vaughn books. I picked up Civil War: Runaways/Young Avengers in Washington D.C. I traveled from comic book shop to comic book shop, trying to find all the issues of Dead End Kids. I watched each character grow and fell in love with them all. Molly’s comic relief, Gertrude’s strict, but loving leadership, Xavin’s…Xavinness.

But sadly, it had to end however. Brian K. Vaughn is writing the movie now. Joss Whedon was so busy during his run, issues would come six months late at some points. I was sad at first, but then I saw that once again, it’d been picked up, by a man named Terry Moore.

[Will Nick like Terry's run or be pessimistic like he always is!?]

**Spoilers after the break!**

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Alrighty! Another month has passed us by and another installment of both the New Avengers and Secret Invasion have been plopped into my lap. Since the two story lines are so closely knit, I’m going to be reviewing them together from now on. So sit back, relax, and enjoy my review of both Secret Invasion #7 and New Avengers #46 after the break.

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