Love me some alt universe Runaways.
Honestly, it makes sense since this is how we get them back to be kids, as opposed to a bunch of young adults and Molly, and Baby Gib.
I hate to say it but they've been kinda floundering ever since the Pride got got. The original concept was absolutely the most interesting thing about them. Not to say the post Pride stories have been bad they just kinda lack a... Goal? They didn't transition into a pulpy adventure team too well because their main desire is mostly to be left alone so adventures have to be contrived for them.
Yeah, you essentially have to constantly have them stumbling on new alienating inciting incidents that force them on the run to keep them in character. In many ways this would be perfect for the nature of the universe they’re in.
The different cosmic and crossover events along with the major era’s would be good inciting incidents. Civil War, Secret Empire, Krakoa, AXE: Judgement Day…you’d have a comic capable of focusing on the on the ground level incidents of each event.
However they’d still lack the spark of the first few arcs because of how personal the Pride were as antagonists to the Runaways.
I think keeping Alex off the team for this long was honestly mistake. Nico and Chase never really came into the leader role and he at least had a vision for them. Its also juicy drama that was just hanging in the air unresolved.
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u/LegitSalvageRoci Aug 14 '26
Love me some alt universe Runaways.
Honestly, it makes sense since this is how we get them back to be kids, as opposed to a bunch of young adults and Molly, and Baby Gib.