Runaways is a Marvel Comics comic book series created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona. The series features a group of teenagers who try to make up for the evil done by their supervillain parents by becoming superheroes. They are commonly referred to as "the Pride's kids" or "those kids in L.A." by other characters in the Marvel Universe, due to the team's lack of an official name and the majority of Marvel's characters being based in New York. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Nico Minoru, sometimes known as Sister Grimm, is a Marvel Comics teenage superheroine in the comic book series Runaways. ... Karolina Dean, sometimes known as Lucy in the Sky, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book series Runaways. ... Molly Hayes is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, and a member of the Runaways. ... Victor Mancha is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe; a cyborg made by Ultron, he is most popularly known as the character who is one day supposedly going to kill every hero in the Marvel Universe. ... Chase Stein is a comic book character in the ongoing series Runaways, published by Marvel Comics. ... Xavin is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Comics comic book series Runaways. ... Alex Wilder is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, and a former member of the team of young superheroes known as the Runaways. ... Gertrude Yorkes was a fictional character in the Marvel universe, a member of the team of young superheroes known as the Runaways. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer best known for the series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer best known for the series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ...

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In February 2007, series creators Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona left Runaways at issue #24 of the title's second volume. In April 2007, long-time Runaways fan Joss Whedon (of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly fame) signed up to take over the title for 6 issues. Marvel has announced Terry Moore, creator of Strangers in Paradise will take over the title after Whedon leaves, with Humberto Ramos on art. Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer best known for the series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Firefly is a science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... Terry Moore is a comic book author and illustrator. ... Strangers in Paradise volume 3, issue 1 alternate cover. ... Cover to Impulse #2. ...

Overview

Runaways launched in 2002 as part of Marvel Comics' "Tsunami" imprint. After Marvel cancelled the Tsunami imprint in January 2003, the series moved to the "Marvel Age" imprint. In September 2004, the series ended at issue #18. Marvel revived the series in February 2005 and it has continued without delay or interruption. Tsunami was a failed imprint of Marvel Comics founded in January 2003. ... Marvel Age is an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including children, established in 2003. ...

Vaughan named the characters Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder after his parents^[1] and Molly after his younger sister. Of the original team members, only Molly, Gert and Alex retained the names Vaughan used when pitching the series to Marvel. In the pitch, Gert was "Gertie," Karolina was "Leslie" (which Vaughan used instead as her mother's name), Chase was "John," and Nico was "Rachel."^[2]

The series is unique in that it does away with the concepts of superhero aliases, uniforms, and team names. All the characters in vol. 1 (except Alex) adopt codenames, but they are used with diminishing frequency over the course of vol. 1; in vol. 2, the codenames mentioned once in passing but never actually used. Molly is the only character who makes a costume, but it is crafted from old bedsheets and clothes, not the traditional spandex of superhero costumes; she never wears the costume again after vol. 1 #8. During battle, the runaways mainly fight in their street clothes and call each other by their given names or nicknames. Furthermore, the children do not refer to themselves as "The Runaways" as the title might suggest; their cadre simply goes unnamed. Vaughan even mocks the notion of superhero catchphrases such as "Hulk smash!" or "Avengers assemble!" in Runaways vol. 2 #7 when Nico semi-sarcastically tells Victor that the team's rallying call is "Try not to die."^[3] However, despite Vaughan's efforts to break down the superhero cliches within Runaways, Marvel's handbooks and website still refer to the characters by their codenames. The upcoming Marvel miniseries Mystic Arcana features Nico Minoru under her superhero alias "Sister Grimm," a name she has not answered to since Runaways vol. 2 began. Nico Minoru on the cover to Mystic Arcana Book IV: Fire Art by Marko Djurdjevic Mystic Arcana is a Marvel Comics four-issue limited miniseries, slated for release in June 2007. ... Nico Minoru, sometimes known as Sister Grimm, is a Marvel Comics teenage superheroine in the comic book series Runaways. ...

Character histories

The runaways

Original members

• Nico Minoru - Daughter of dark wizards Robert and Tina Minoru. Uses the mystical Staff of One to cast spells, though never the same one twice. Formerly in a relationship with Alex, but is now seeing Victor. De facto leader of the group in the second volume.
• Karolina Dean - Daughter of Majesdanian alien refugees Frank and Leslie Dean. In her alien form, she can fly, manipulate solar energy into concussive blasts and protective shields, and skin glows with a fluid, rainbow-like light. Engaged to Xavin.
• Molly Hayes - Daughter of telepathic mutants Gene and Alice Hayes. Mutant powers include super-strength and invulnerability. Use of her powers causes her to become extremely fatigued.
• Chase Stein - Son of genius inventors Victor and Janet Stein. Used flame generating/manipulating gauntlets and X-ray goggles stolen from his parents in vol. 1. Pilots the Leapfrog, the group's transport, in vol. 2. Gains telepathic control of Old Lace in vol. 2.
• Old Lace - Genetically engineered deinonychus from the 87th century. Formerly empathically linked to Gertrude, but now shares an empathic bond with Chase and obeys his mental commands.
• Alex Wilder - Son of organized crime bosses Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder. Child prodigy at strategic thinking and planning. De facto group leader in vol. 1.
• Gertrude Yorkes - Daughter of time-travelers Dale and Stacey Yorkes. Owned a deinonychus from the 87th century named Old Lace that responded to her mental commands and shared an empathic bond with her.

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Later members

• Victor Mancha - Cyborg "son" of the robotic Avengers foe Ultron. Possesses electromagnetic powers. In a relationship with Nico.
• Xavin - Child of Skrull alien warlords. Can manifest all the powers of the Fantastic Four, but only one at a time, in addition to the Skrull racial ability to shapeshift. Engaged to Karolina.

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Related groups

• The Pride - In vol. 1, a group of archetypal supervillains consisting of the runaways' parents; this Pride controls all organized crime in Los Angeles. In vol. 2, a new Pride forms consisting of Alex's MMORPG friends. Both work for biblical benefactors, the Gibborim.
• Excelsior - A support group for former teenage superheroes adjusting to civilian lives and dissuading other super-powered teenagers from becoming vigilantes. Founded by former teenaged superheroes Mickey Musashi and Phil Urich. Financed by former Avengers sidekick Rick Jones.
• Cloak and Dagger - Runaway teenagers-turned-vigilantes; dedicated to aiding runaways and wayward children.
• The Gibborim - Old Testament era giants who employ both versions of the Pride. Require the sacrifice of an innocent soul in order to remain in the material world.
• Young Avengers - Group of teenage vigilantes formed after the events of Avengers Disassembled. Each member is modeled after a member of the former Avengers.

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Plot summary

Main article: Runaways story arcs

Nico Minoru, Gertrude Yorkes, Chase Stein, Karolina Dean, Molly Hayes, and Alex Wilder meet at their families' annual gathering, where they see their parents performing the ritual sacrifice of a girl.^[4] The teenagers run away, but before they go, each learns of their true heritage and takes weapons or discovers powers they didn't know they had. The runaways retreat to an underground hideout they call "the Hostel;" it is a mansion that was buried during an earthquake. The police eventually discover the Hostel, and Nico destroys it to facilitate escape. The teenagers learn that an ancient race called the Gibborim formed the Pride to help them destroy humanity, and they disrupt the ceremony that will give the Gibborim the power they need to achieve their goals. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An earthquake is a result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

After engineering his friends' defeat, Alex reveals himself as a mole for the Pride. Molly successfully frees the sacrificed girl's soul, and the Gibborim destroy Alex for his failure. The Pride die when their undersea lair collapses, but the runaways escape in a vehicle called the "Leapfrog". Upon emerging from the ocean, the runaways meet the Avengers who relegate the orphaned children to Social Services, and the band is separated. Months after their separation, the team covertly reunites and retrieves both Old Lace and the Leapfrog from an Avengers storage facility. They collectively decide to flee from foster care, and take refuge in an old Pride hideout hidden beneath the La Brea Tar Pits. The team feels responsible for the power vacuum their parents' death has caused, and resolve to fight the villains trying to fill that void. The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ... La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles Countys Miracle Mile District. ...

A future version of Gert warns the group about a man named Victor Mancha who betrayed the Avengers in her time. Before she dies, she tells them to kill Victor before he becomes too powerful. Gert's death, as well as the memory of Alex's betrayal, drive them to subdue Victor, a confused teenager whose superpowers activate for the first time. Victor's father Ultron kills Victor's mother and reveals that he created Victor to destroy the Avengers from within. With the help of the teenage superhero support group Excelsior, the runaways defeat Ultron, and Victor joins them. Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... Excelsior are a group of fictional characters, a support group for former teenage superheroes, founded by Turbo of the New Warriors and Phil Urich, the heroic former Green Goblin. ...

A Skrull named Xavin appears and tells Karolina that, due to a pact between their parents, he is her fiancé. Xavin asks Karolina to marry him to stop the war between their races. She resists, revealing that she is a lesbian, but she is convinced after Xavin shapeshifts into a female form, and the two travel into space to be married. They later return after the wedding erupts into fighting. During the absence of Karolina, Cloak finds the runaways. He tells them that a villain mimicing his appearance has beaten Dagger into a coma and now the Avengers (who think he committed the crime) are trying to catch him. He brings the children to New York so that they could help him. Nico and Chase find a drug dealer who sells drugs which give the user temporary mutant powers. Chase manages to talk the dealer into giving them the name of the man who bought the drugs needed to copy Cloak's power. After they leave, Nico gratefully kisses Chase. Chase becomes angry and insists that he only truly loves Gert. He also implies that he is "evil" and killed a man when he was sixteen. Nico and Chase find Gert and Victor and the four head for the hospital. Dagger's attacker is a male nurse who works there and has been in love with Dagger. Chase uses the Staff of One to perform a detox spell and make the nurse throw up his power drugs. Dagger wakes up from her coma shortly afterwards and Cloak takes the children back to L.A. The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ...

Alex Wilder's online friends, thinking the members of the Pride were heroes, attempt a spell to bring Alex back, but a younger version of Geoffrey Wilder appears instead. Geoffrey unsuccessfully attempts to sacrifice Nico and then Chase, but he mortally wounds Gert when she tries to save Chase. Gert transfers control of Old Lace to Chase before she dies, and Chase leaves his friends, who bury Gert behind the Hollywood sign. Nico erases Geoffrey's memory and sends him back in time. Chase steals Geoffrey's decoder ring and his copy of the Abstract. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The runaways cope with the loss of Gert, and Nico begins a physical relationship with Victor.^[5] On his 18th birthday, Chase attempts to sacrifice the soul of Lotus, one of Alex Wilder's online friends, to the Gibborim in exchange for Gert's resurrection, but they reject Lotus because she is not innocent. Chase tells Lotus to burn the Abstract but keeps some pages for himself.^[6]

Civil War

The Runaways intervene in a fight between the Flag-Smasher and S.H.I.E.L.D., whose agents damage Victor. The Young Avengers see the altercation on television, and something about it causes the Vision to suffer a seizure. The Young Avengers steal a Quinjet and use Wiccan's magic to find the Runaways. Molly attacks the Young Avengers, thinking that they are working with S.H.I.E.L.D., but the team subdues her (when she becomes drowsy as a side-effect of her powers) and enters the Runaways' base to talk to them. The Vision and Victor experience seizures when they are near; the Vision explains that this is most likely ultimately due to their both having been created by Ultron. Flag-Smasher is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Victor Mancha is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe; a cyborg made by Ultron, he is most popularly known as the character who is one day supposedly going to kill every hero in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ... This is a list of fictional vehicles featured in Marvel Universe comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... Molly Hayes is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, and a member of the Runaways. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Noh-Varr, a brainwashed Kree from an alternate reality, is sent by S.H.I.E.L.D to capture the teenagers. He attacks, breaking Xavin's neck and getting the Vision's phase-shifted lower arm stuck in his torso. Noh-Varr's handlers capture Wiccan, Hulkling, Karolina, and Xavin's body and take them to "The Cube", a high-security metahuman prison. The remaining members of both teams follow and attempt a rescue. The Cube's warden attempts to dissect Hulkling, but his organs shift to avoid damage. Xavin - who possesses similar shapeshifting powers to Hulkling - is able to right his broken neck and attacks the warden. Victor realizes that the Vision's arm, embedded in Noh-Varr's chest, has begun to interface with the alien. Victor overloads him by coming near, as he did with the Vision, and the Vision becomes able to remove Noh-varr's psychological conditioning. The two teams part ways and Noh-Varr takes control of the Cube. Noh-Varr is a fictional alien appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... The Kree, also known as the Ruul, are a scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Xavin is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Comics comic book series Runaways. ... Hulkling (Teddy Altman) is a fictional comic book superhero and a member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Karolina Dean, sometimes known as Lucy in the Sky, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book series Runaways. ...

Post Civil War

Xavin expresses confusion about his identity to Karolina,^[7] and Chase learns from the Gibborim that the time during which he can resurrect Gert is short.^[8] Chase tells Nico that he intends to sacrifice himself on Gert's behalf and shuts down Victor when he tries to intervene. He takes the Staff of One and leaves. Molly hears a voice that tells her to alert the others, and they follow Chase, using a urine trail that Old Lace leaves for them.^[7]

The team finds the end of the trail behind a doughnut shop and leaves Molly behind with Victor. Using Chase's portal, they enter the realm of the Gibborim, only to find that the giants will not accept Chase as a self-sacrifice, since the choice to take his own life would taint his innocence. Without a suitable sacrifice, the giants instead move to consume Nico. As Victor regains consciousness, he and Molly enter the realm of the Gibborim to save Nico (thanks to a "Fastball Special"). Without their sacrifice, the Gibborim fade from reality. As the team returns to the Hostel, they notice one of their security robots has been destroyed. Xavin realizes that he did not make the group invisible when they floated out of the tar pits. Iron Man, the victor of the Marvel Civil War, greets the children with a squad of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cape-Killers. Meanwhile, in another plane of reality, the Gibborim come face to face with the person who alerted Molly to Chase's plans in the first place: Alex Wilder. Colossus and Wolverine executing the fastball special move. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

After an off-panel escape from Iron Man (related in the text of Molly's journal as seen in the Runaways Saga recap comic), Chase and the others flee across the country in the Leapfrog, vandalizing five "Welcome to (state)" signs along the way.

The team finally arrives in New York City and arranges a meeting with Wilson Fisk, the former "kingpin" of crime in NYC. Fisk offers the runaways lodging and protection from the federal government in exchange for the team's assistance in procuring an artifact for him. Some team members, most notably Victor Mancha, express dissatisfaction at the prospects of meeting with Fisk and working for him. The runaways successfully remove the artifact from its vault, but are caught by the Punisher while fleeing the scene.^[9] The runaways, Punisher, and a mysterious winged monster engage in a three-way battle on the building tops of New York. They manage to escape the battle with the hoisted artifact and return to their apartment. In transit, they decide not to return the artifact to Fisk, but are met by him and an army of ninjas upon arrival at the building. During the ensuing battle, Victor is kicked off the roof of a building and rescued by the winged monster that attacked the runaways earlier; the monster says that Victor has a message to deliver, but it is unrevealed as of yet. Nico is injured during the battle, but manages to render the ninjas comatose with a spell before collapsing from blood loss. Victor hurries the runaways into the Leapfrog and plugs the stolen artifact into the control console. When the Leapfrog comes to a halt, the runaways discover they have traveled backwards in time. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Cover to Daredevil #170. ... Victor Mancha is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe; a cyborg made by Ultron, he is most popularly known as the character who is one day supposedly going to kill every hero in the Marvel Universe. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ...

Xavin takes the form of a white male and buys a newspaper stating the date Wednesday, June 27, 1907. The group starts to vote on using a spell to go back to the future. But the Leapfrog tells the group that it is impervious to magic. It then shows the group a hologram of Chase's and Gert's parents working on the Leapfrog, Chase's father made the Leapfrog to only go back 50 years but had stashed time jumping gadgets all around the century for if they ever overshot. The group decides to find one of the time gadgets and Nico castes a spell to give them outfits fitting for the era. While walking down the old New York streets the group spots a burning building and decides to help. While helping children out of the building Karolina sees a young girl who had created an enormous vine to break through the wall of the building and escape. The group tries to get away unnoticed but they are spotted by "The Swell," aka Eddie Gunnam, who tries to take the Runaways into his group of "Wonders", as he calls them. He takes the Runaways to his "Camelot" and shows them his gang; Lillie McGurty "The Spieler" who can dance on air if music is played, Jacob, Creeper, Hoyden, Yellow Kid (who is their most notorious member), Dead George Pelham, and Tristan, the winged monster from before. However he looks normal and undeformed. Later that night, Karolina leaves to take a look at the city. While wandering around, a man tries to take advantage of her and she promptly blasts him into a merchant's cart. It was then when she saw the girl who could control flora being abused at home. At the sight of this injustice, Karolina became angered. The issue ends with Eddie talking to a large man about his new recruits. After he leaves, the large man relays the information to an unknown person who replies that they should either recruit them, or kill them. It is then revealed that the unidentified persons are actually Gert's parents with a large number of guns.^[10]

Alternate Versions

Zombified versions of Chase Stein, Gertrude Yorkes, Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru are shown feasting upon the carcass of Old Lace in a four panel cameo within the pages of Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness #2. A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie or zombi is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ...

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Bibliography

• Runaways vol. 1 #1-18 (April 2003 - September 2004)
• Runaways vol. 2 #1- (February 2005 -)
• X-Men/Runaways (Free Comic Book Day 2006 offering)
• Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways (July 2006 - October 2006)
• Daily Bugle: Civil War Edition
• Runaways Saga (March 2007)

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References

1. ^ Runaways, vol. 2 #23 letters page
2. ^ Runaways Vol. 1 Hardcover
3. ^ Runaways, vol. 2 #7
4. ^  Brian K. Vaughan (w),  Adrian Alphona (p),  David Newbold and Craig Yeung (i). "Pride and Joy" Runaways v1 #1 February 2003  Marvel Comics
5. ^  Brian K. Vaughan (w),  Mike Norton (p),  Craig Yeung (i). "Dead Means Dead" Runaways v2 #20 November 2006  Marvel Comics
6. ^  Brian K. Vaughan (w),  Mike Norton (p),  Craig Yeung (i). "Dead Means Dead" Runaways v2 #21 December 2006  Marvel Comics
7. ^ ^{a b}  Brian K. Vaughan (w),  Adrian Alphona (p),  Craig Yeung (i). "Live Fast" Runaways v2 #23 February 2007  Marvel Comics
8. ^  Brian K. Vaughan (w),  Adrian Alphona (p),  Craig Yeung (i). "Live Fast" Runaways v2 #22 January 2007  Marvel Comics
9. ^  Joss Whedon (w),  Michael Ryan (p),  Rick Ketcham (i). "Dead-End Kids" Runaways v2 #25 April 2007  Marvel Comics
10. ^  Joss Whedon (w),  Michael Ryan (p),  Rick Ketcham (i). "Dead-End Kids" Runaways v2 #26 May 2007  Marvel Comics

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• Brian K. Vaughan's official site
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• Comic Book DB Vol.1 page
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• Comic Book DB Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways page
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