![]() Instead it has built a loyal audience (that grew after the digest books hit store shelves) through sheer quality. Books like Captain America and Ultimate Spider-Man have revitalized Marvel's flagship characters, but Runaways features no iconic characters, no ties to other titles and no MAX label. Marvel has taken a lot of time over the past five years to redefine and revive their major properties. ![]() ![]() In an age of Marvel that sees more Wolverine than Gravity, it's rare to see a truly original title that lives up to the high quality of the "core" books. 1 has plenty of action, romance, betrayal, secret plots, fantastic dialogue and characterization. The children, shocked by this revelation, run away from home and swear to stop their powerful parents no matter the cost. In truth, their parents belong to "The Pride" and they control crime in the western United States. When the children stumble across their parents sacrificing a young girl, it quickly becomes apparent that these fathers and mothers are not exactly doing good deeds. But it turns out that this "charity work" has more to do with the Kingpin of Crime than Goodwill. Every year their wealthy parents assemble to do charity work for the betterment of society while the kids attempt to entertain themselves. ![]()
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