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Runaways, Vol. 7: Live Fast (Runaways #7)
The Runaways say good-bye to the past, and make hard decisions about their future. Plus: Still reeling from the events of Young Avengers/Runaways, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart. Collects Runaways #19-24.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
May 9th 2007
by Marvel Comics
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Although the plot from the third volume of this series onward has incorporated more characters from the Marvel universe, Vaughan is still able to use old ideas in progressive ways.
The main instance of this in Vol. 7 is his Skrull character, the shape-shifter betrothed to Karolina, the one teenager in the series to be confident in her romantic interests - namely, that she's a lesbian. From the point of her coming out to the Skrull warrior as an objection to their engagement, the changel...more
The main instance of this in Vol. 7 is his Skrull character, the shape-shifter betrothed to Karolina, the one teenager in the series to be confident in her romantic interests - namely, that she's a lesbian. From the point of her coming out to the Skrull warrior as an objection to their engagement, the changel...more
A giant monster destroying ever strip mall and chainstore in LA, Lovecraftian outer Gods posing impossible moral choices, Teenage Drama, a good metaphor or two, and city destroying fights.
Yep this is basically why I like comics.
Yep this is basically why I like comics.
Great as always. I'm sorely disappointed that Vaughn ends his run with this book and hands the reins to Mr. "Almost As Bad an X-Men Writer as Chuck Austin" himself, Joss Whedon.
I'm hooked on the Runaways. The children of super-villians trying to survive and not become villains themselves. Awesome!
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Runaways live fast vol 7 #19-24
Art: Again art shift by the same artist! The art isn't as bad as vol 6 and has gone back to passable. C+
Characters: Chase, Molly, Nico, Victor, old lace, K, and her lover, Chase now has old lace and has gone suicidal on the gang, Molly is trying to act tough and take gerts role, Vicrtor and nico have formed a relationship with each other and xav(k's lover) is trying to adapt to life on earth. The characters have taken a heavy emotional toll thi...more
Art: Again art shift by the same artist! The art isn't as bad as vol 6 and has gone back to passable. C+
Characters: Chase, Molly, Nico, Victor, old lace, K, and her lover, Chase now has old lace and has gone suicidal on the gang, Molly is trying to act tough and take gerts role, Vicrtor and nico have formed a relationship with each other and xav(k's lover) is trying to adapt to life on earth. The characters have taken a heavy emotional toll thi...more
Brian K. Vaughan, Runaways: Live Fast (Marvel, 2006)
NOTE: contains major spoilers for the previous volume in the series. If you haven't gotten that far yet, DO NOT READ.
With Gert gone, Chase and Old Lace have flown a little off the hook, and Chase decides to turn their oldest enemies to his advantage: he decides to make a pact with the Gibborim to get Gert back. Predictably, the Gibborim demand what they always have: an innocent human sacrifice. Chase is just crazy enough...more
NOTE: contains major spoilers for the previous volume in the series. If you haven't gotten that far yet, DO NOT READ.
With Gert gone, Chase and Old Lace have flown a little off the hook, and Chase decides to turn their oldest enemies to his advantage: he decides to make a pact with the Gibborim to get Gert back. Predictably, the Gibborim demand what they always have: an innocent human sacrifice. Chase is just crazy enough...more
Series creators Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona do a great job wrapping up their run on Runaways. The first three issues (illustrated by Mike Norton) have the team fight a mystical monster that's destroying all buildings built in the last 20 years in L.A. In the last three issues, the team fights to 0stop Chase from making a deal with the devil (make that Gibborim) from reviving a recently killed teammate.
The Runaways are such a great idea for teen superheroes (they band together to c...more
The Runaways are such a great idea for teen superheroes (they band together to c...more
Not quite as good as earlier volumes. The Runaways really didn't do much to show a reaction from the Civil War crossover, and both the stories in this book felt a bit weak, especially the first one with the giant monster. The first part of the ending reminded me of why I didn't read any current Marvel books for a while, what with it's reference to Civil War. The second part was an interesting twist, though, and shows that the next story arcs could be better than these two were.
This collection is Brian K. Vaughn's last appearance as writer and Adrian Alphona's as Illustrator, which makes me a little sad. I am curious to see how the series plays out without them. This volume is just as good as volume 6. Chase Stein's character has won over my heart and developed into someone complex and engaging. Bravo to this creative team for an excellent final work on this series. Vaughn and Alphona will be missed.
"Hey, I know," says the comic book junior executive. "Let's package these as cheap-ass mini-digests! We'll outsource the work to some crappy company that will duplicate pages, provide incorrect reference info, and completely forget to print some of the pages! We'll save and make thousands!"
"Great idea, lad," says the grizzled Senior Executive. "Those comic nerds will buy anything."
Sigh.
"Great idea, lad," says the grizzled Senior Executive. "Those comic nerds will buy anything."
Sigh.
The team is facing new challenges in this volume. Super-Skrull Xavin has arrived to take his bethrothed Karolina to space, Chase and Old Lace are hatching a plan to get Gert back, and Victor is still under suspicion. The Runaways face some grown-up challenges, and not all of them are prepared for the consequences.
I always like Adrian Alphona's artwork on Runaways better than any of the stand-ins (he knows what's up), so I was a little sad to see 3 of the issues were by Mike Norton, but Brian K. Vaughan's story got me through it. Every time I read one of these volumes, I'm glad I started reading the series.
The direction this comic has taken has made my interest wane. Although it's still enjoyable, I'm not finding the series as compelling or original as the initial arc. In this issue in particular, I found the final showdown with the Gibborim anti-climactic to say the least.
Still fun, still enjoyed. I like how all of the runaways are trying to figure out who they are and that it hurts sometimes. Some of the issues they face are so real, this is good.
The shock end of the last book has major repercussions for all members of the Runaways. It is a good story linked to how people react to change.
BKV continues to deliver. Soooo good, but make sure you've read the first six volumes first.
Savannah
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The overall story holds its pacing and the artwork remains excellent. Still holding interest.
Woah. That's certainly one hell of a cliffhanger, innit? Hopefully Whedon doesn't screw it all up in the next book.
I'm reading more comics than anything else these days....I appreciate the short-term commitment :)
The promise of the first run continues to not be met - a kind of uninteresting story, with some characters taking unpleasant paths.
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wow. alex? sucks for you, huh?
great comic series
F VAU runaways v.7
What a terrible end to such a promising series. Man those first three books were so good, I couldn't get enough. Then it was all weird and lame and it ended like this? No.
It's definitely my least favorite in the series so far. There's too much forced teen drama, and too much old story returning. So its just ok, and then I have to subtract a billion points for character death (not a spoiler, since it's foreshadowed all over the place, on the back of the book, etc). Seriously, why do writers think they have to kill people to keep us involved?
This whole series took my by surprise! I really did not think that I was going to like this series but I am so glad that I picked up book 1 anyway! And now I have to go back and read Capt. America, Spiderman, CLoak and Dagger, and... Look at me...I'm reading comics and LOVING it!
after stunning conclusion to v.6, this one couldn't possibly measure up. but it was still very fine. bkv follows crew in aftermath of gertie's death, as chase & old lace try to find a way to bring her back. plus there's a big old red monster loose on the streets of l.a.
another very strong runaways volume. the art was handled by someone else for the first half and i hardly noticed the difference... so, good job!
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