Runaways, Volume 1: Pride and Joy

by Vaughan, Brian K

Description

New York: Marvel, 2003. Trade Paperback. Alphona, Adrian. Spine is uncereased, interiors are virtually untouched. A great reading copy. Volume 1 of Vaughan's gleefully addictive teen-actioner about good kids with less-than-savory parentage; sipping from Marvel Comic's vast back history of characters and situations, this series is a logical heir to "Buffy". Recommended!

Book summary

Every teenager is at war with his or her parents, but the stakes are considerably higher for the protagonists of this YA graphic novel set in the Marvel universe. Alex, Nico, Gertrude, Chase, Karolina, and Molly have just learned that the so-called charity group their parents belong to is actually a supervillain organization known as the Pride, composed of aliens, mutants, evil magicians, time travelers, mad scientists, and criminal kingpins. The kids want nothing to do with their folks' sinister agenda, and it's fortunate that they quickly discover that they have the weapons with which to fight back. Because if the Pride ever catch up with their wayward offspring, they're going to do a lot more than just ground these kids....This is a collection of the first six full-color issues in a comic-book series, resized to fit a manga-style trim.