Man was I excited when I heard that Joss Whedon was going to be writing
Runaways, and man did that excitment die fast. I suppose the biggest
factor was the fact that the book came out when it wanted to instead of
on a regular monthly basis. However, Whedon was also telling a story
that I simply wasn’t that interested in. I didn’t like the fact that he
was introducing so many characters considering he was only supposed to
be around for six issues, and when it never came out on time I found it
harder to keep track of all these new faces. So for all of the big 1907
war scenes I didn’t have a good idea of what was going on, but the
moments with the Runaways are done well. There is a wonderfully
touching twist to the story that will probably hit harder once I read
this run in one sitting and know what is going on, and Chase has some
great scenes at the end where he talks about Gert. So while I wasn’t
the biggest fan of this arc I’m sure it will read better in trade or in
one sitting with my single issues. Stoked for another new #1 for
Runaways come August.