{"id":748,"date":"2014-10-28T16:25:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T20:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=748"},"modified":"2014-10-29T16:30:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:30:45","slug":"review-runaways-volume-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=748","title":{"rendered":"Review: Runaways volume 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/43612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-749\" alt=\"43612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/43612-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/43612-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/43612.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>On the run from their murderous parents (who framed them for the murder) teens Alex, Chase, Gert, Karolina, Molly and Nico have tons to learn. They aren&#8217;t exactly close friends, they have pretty&#8230;,um, classic views of superheros and villains, no clue about their own abilities and there are dangers other than The Pride out in the streets they&#8217;re trying to save.<\/p>\n<p>Reading Runaways v 2 and New Mutants v 2 back to back was a bit jarring because while New Mutants is busy and chaotic Runaways is in it for the long haul. There is a lot more time spent building up these characters and the full extent of their situation (and toying with their hopes via a cameo from street-rats-turned-superheroes Cloak and Dagger).<\/p>\n<p>Irritatingly enough there seems to be more readers don&#8217;t know than they do know. Including that there&#8217;s a mole inside the teens&#8217; haven feeding The Pride information.<\/p>\n<p>I like the stories so far, and especially the kids. They seem to have good heads on their shoulders and a practical, if naive, view of their situation. And I love the sly stabs at other current popculture icons. Definitely fun.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended for comic fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the run from their murderous parents (who framed them for the murder) teens Alex, Chase, Gert, Karolina, Molly and Nico have tons to learn. 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