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Runaways

Runaways

True believers
ComicComic FictionUrban Fantasy
Pages
160
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

Six teenagers from different schools discover their parents are members of the Pride — a criminal organization of villains who each possess a different power. After the kids learn the truth, they steal their parents' weapons and powers and set out to dismantle the organization and protect each other. As they grow into their roles, they must decide what kind of people they want to become in the wake of their parents' betrayal.

Prose complexity
3/10

Genres

Comic Fiction Urban Fantasy YA Fantasy Comics Graphic Novels Science Fiction

About the author

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Brian K. Vaughan

American comic book writer and television producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Best known for creating the comics series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga and Paper Girls. He began his career as a New York University film student through Marvel's "Stan-hattan Project" workshop, and later worked as a writer and producer on the TV series Lost (seasons 3-5) and as showrunner of Under the Dome. His work has won multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards and two Hugo Awards.

Characters

Alex WilderProtagonist

The group's reluctant leader and strategist, a brilliant teen who discovers he has a precognitive ability.

Nico MinoruProtagonist

A teenager who discovers she can channel the power of a demon through her staff, the Staff of the Ancients.

Karolina DeanProtagonist

A teenager who discovers she is an alien with light-manipulating powers.

Chase SteinProtagonist

A teenager who discovers he can use his father's gauntlets to generate energy blasts and see through solid objects.

Gertrude YorkesProtagonist

A teenager who discovers she has a telepathic connection to a dinosaur.

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