Runaways (comics): Difference between revisions

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With these new powers, a team of supervillains working for their own mysterious goals, and a large superhero community that is convinced it knows what is best for these kids, these friends are thrown into the [[Marvel Universe]] to survive however they can. Even if that means they are on the run forever.

Not to be confused with ''[[wikipedia:The Runaways ~~chr~~(~~28)filmchr(29~~)|The Runaways]]'', a film starring [[Dakota Fanning]] and [[Kristen Stewart]], or the [[The Runaways|real-life band]] that the film is based on. To avoid this confusion, the upcoming film has been retitled ''Small Faces'', which ironically is the name of [[The Small Faces|another band]]. A [http://smallfacescasting.com/ casting call] has gone out for a movie based on the series.

Not to be confused with ''[[wikipedia:The Runaways (film)|The Runaways]]'', a film starring [[Dakota Fanning]] and [[Kristen Stewart]], or the [[The Runaways|real-life band]] that the film is based on. To avoid this confusion, the upcoming film has been retitled ''Small Faces'', which ironically is the name of [[The Small Faces|another band]]. A [http://smallfacescasting.com/ casting call] has gone out for a movie based on the series.

Check out [[Runaways/Characters|the character sheet]] to learn more about the individual runaways.

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* [[The Chessmaster]]: Alex Wilder. He gets it from his father.

* [[Children Are Innocent]]: Used and Averted. The kids had no idea of their parent's activities, but were understandably left fairly bitter by the aftermath.

* [[Cliffhanger Copout]]: Issue 24. The kids have finally dragged Chase back, they've beaten their foes once and for all, and they're tired and weary as they arrive home... To find [[~~Iron Man (Comic Book)|~~Iron Man]] and a bunch of mooks waiting. In Issue 25, they begin by... Meeting with the Kingpin.

* [[Cliffhanger Copout]]: Issue 24. The kids have finally dragged Chase back, they've beaten their foes once and for all, and they're tired and weary as they arrive home... To find [[Iron Man]] and a bunch of mooks waiting. In Issue 25, they begin by... Meeting with the Kingpin.

* [[Clothing Damage]]: Volume 3 Chapter 11, Nico's top gets destroyed by {{spoiler|Klara's plants going berserk}}. [[Stripperiffic|Not that there was]] [[Fetish Fuel|much there to begin with...]]

* [[Code Name]]: Subverted; they made them up, but hardly ever use them (though Molly is still fond of "Princess Powerful").

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** Also, one of the story arcs is called Pride and Joy, which may be a reference to a Stevie Ray Vaughn song.

** The scene in Volume 1 where the entire team is trapped and surrounded by fallen rubble with one character holding everything up should seem familiar to fans of [[Secret Wars]].

** Victor Mancha owns a copy of Rick Jones's ([[~~Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|~~Incredible Hulk]] character) book ''Sidekick.''

** Victor Mancha owns a copy of Rick Jones's ([[Incredible Hulk]] character) book ''Sidekick.''

*** On top of that the copy is even beaten up as though it was published a while ago (the 90s to be precise).

** In the alternate future of volume 4, Victor as Victorious' appearance and MO is exactly like [[The Incredibles|Syndrome]]. Killing all superheroes? A black one piece costume with domino mask and the first letter of his codename? Electricity-based powers?

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* [[White Gang-Bangers]]: Parodied in ''Teenage Wasteland'' - Nico complains that the group's disguises make them look the sort of politically correct gang that only shows up in bad TV shows.

* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Volume 1, issue #13

* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Much like the original Marvel teen hero, a majority of the series revolves around them encountering B-villains and having teamups. Many of Marvel's most popular heroes have made cameos in the series, most of whom have some idea about what is best for the teens. When Wolverine himself made an appearance it was only a brief one, but was lampshaded by [[~~Iron Man (Comic Book)|~~Iron Man]] (Who was also cameoing) who commented that it was the third time this week the two had run into each other. Soon afterwards, [[Wolverine]] [[The Worf Effect|was beaten up and thrown through a church door by Molly]] after a series of comic misunderstandings and a request to be allowed to touch his hair (Hey, Molly might be smarter than she looks, but she is still a kid, and he is ''Wolverine.'' You would want to touch his hair, too).

* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Much like the original Marvel teen hero, a majority of the series revolves around them encountering B-villains and having teamups. Many of Marvel's most popular heroes have made cameos in the series, most of whom have some idea about what is best for the teens. When Wolverine himself made an appearance it was only a brief one, but was lampshaded by [[Iron Man]] (Who was also cameoing) who commented that it was the third time this week the two had run into each other. Soon afterwards, [[Wolverine]] [[The Worf Effect|was beaten up and thrown through a church door by Molly]] after a series of comic misunderstandings and a request to be allowed to touch his hair (Hey, Molly might be smarter than she looks, but she is still a kid, and he is ''Wolverine.'' You would want to touch his hair, too).

* [[The Worf Effect]]: As mentioned above.

* [[Worst Aid]]: Analyzed and played straight. When it looks like {{spoiler|Chase is dead from being held under the water,}} the other kids all throw out different suggestions to bring him back to life, ranging from sucking the water out to the ''heimlich maneuver.'' They do use CPR, but none of them can remember how many compressions to give him. It does cross over into [[CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable]] territory when it brings him back fully even though his heart had been stopped for several minutes.