Over the course of his co-creation, Adrian Alphona's art has improved as he puts a lot of detail in his characters and environments with such large panels. Without going into spoilers, Vaughan is terrific at shifting motivations from one character to another, with a returning villain and even one hero who seems to take a really dark turn, but no matter how dark things are, the Runaways themselves can still keep things light, with a few touching moments along the way. However, the past is not entirely gone as a group of young adults are unintentionally continuing the legacy of the Pride. Going back to the main narrative, the dynamic of the Runaways isn't what it use to be with the departure of one and the inclusion of two new members, as well as the fact that some of the members are still remembering the betrayal of their late leader Alex Wilder. What makes this single issue alone worth reading is the childish nature of Molly, who throughout this volume steals the show as she can so naive and adorable whilst showing off her superhuman strength, especially when battling a giant monster that occurs later on. No doubt we've seen this story before as there was even a bad episode of Batman: The Animated Series that had a similar premise. Although Marvel is no longer about the deluxe hardcovers, but after spending a lot on Ebay, I finally got that last volume, continuing my loving fandom towards all things BKV (well, except for Paper Girls).Īt the start of volume 3, the series takes a detour from the main narrative and does an issue solely about Molly Hayes, who finds herself being captive by an evil magician who lives and controls runaway children by making them steal the riches from above the surface.

Of course, being me, I buy more than I read more and thus Runaways remained on my shelves for several years.

Vaughan and Adrian Alphona's Runaways, in particular the initial two deluxe hardcover editions. When I was first getting into comics, one of the first Marvel comics I collected was Brian K.

Runaways volume 3