Runaways
Battleworld
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Collects Runaways (2015) #1-4, Secret Wars: Secret Love #1. The best and brightest teens from all corners of Battleworld are chosen to attend a prestigious school on the planetís capital! But the new class doesnít react so well when they discover that the schoolís beloved headmaster is actually a diabolical super villain! Final exams are looming at Battleworldís Institute for Gifted Youths ó of course, Battleworldís equivalent of a final exam is a brutal deathmatch between students! Faced with harsh lessons and an even harsher truth, the students take to the road ó and end up in the Wild West domain of 1872! The Winter Soldier is hot on their tail, but who cares because Molly Hayes totally gets a cowboy hat. Reunions! Betrayals! Maybe some making out! Definitely some death! The Runaways canít run forever, and the end of the road is approaching!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This unusually clever, fun teen comic is based on the novel premise that parents don't just seem evil, they actually are evil supervillains. Or so some kids find out one night while eavesdropping on a dastardly meeting they take to be a cocktail party. Although the children are each a "type" right out of sitcom land the goth girl, the brain, the jock, the dreamboat, the shy one they're also fairly empathetic characters. Vaughan's closely observed dialogue lends them authenticity and pathos as they go through the disturbing realization that their parents aren't just jerks but actually mass-murderers. The plot builds from this initial discovery, as the kids band together, discover they, too, have superhuman powers and engage their parents in good, old-fashioned superhuman fisticuffs. The group goes on the run and discovers their parents have all of Los Angeles in their pockets it's enough to make a teenager feel more alienated than ever. Alphona's dynamic, manga-influenced artwork agreeably complements Vaughan's crisp writing. They tell the story with clarity, a dollop of drama and just enough pizzazz to hook video game obsessed readers. Packaged in a manga-size paperback, Marvel's attempt to tap both the manga and the young adult market nicely succeeds.