Runaways : Dead End Kids

Another big hardback full o’ fun from Marvel: Runaways Vol. 3, the latest glossy, oversized prestige collection of Brian K. Vaughan’s ongoing series about a little superhero team comprising the disaffected children of supervillains.

As the series has continued, the novelty and impact of the first story arc have faded, but Vaughan’s smart writing and brutal willingness to reconfigure his team with death or radical relationship changes have kept things fresh.

Joss Whedon has been scripting the monthly Runaways comic recently, while Vaughan has written some upcoming Buffy Season 8 issues, which is no wonder; Runaways is about as close to Whedon’s shows as non-Whedon comics get—clever banter, emotional wrenches and all… A-