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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6162

I can't say as I've heard of this comic strip before but Marvel have given the go ahead for it to be adapted for the big screen. Brian K Vaughan, who co-created the series, will write the screenplay.

Runaways is about a group of teenagers who find out their parents are supervillains. They runaway (cue title!)......find out they have superpowers too and set out to right the evil deeds of their parents.

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9571

Neither have I heard of it babe but it sounds like another good idea for a film

I looked up a bit about them there....as I figured they are only a recent creation with their first appearance happening only about six years ago...apparently its the first superhero team (in Marvel comics) not to have any of them with aliases, uniforms or codenames..they wear their regular clothes and usually just refer to each other by their real names or nicknames
The also never use the term Runaways to describe themselves as they have no team name....others in the Marvel Universe however know them as "the Pride's kids" or "those kids in L.A.
Here's the line-up...

Original members
Nico Minoru - Daughter of dark wizards Robert and Tina Minoru. Uses the mystical Staff of One to cast spells, though never the same one twice. To make the Staff of One come out she must shed blood. Formerly in a relationship with Alex, but is now seeing Victor. She is the group’s leader.

Karolina Dean - Daughter of alien invaders Frank and Leslie Dean. In her alien form she can fly, manipulate solar energy for a variety of purposes, and her skin glows with a fluid, rainbow-like light. She is engaged to Xavin.

Molly Hayes - Daughter of evil telepathic mutants Gene and Alice Hayes. Mutant powers include super-strength and invulnerability. Use of her powers originally caused her to tire very quickly, but has increased her endurance against fatigue with repeated usage of her powers.

Chase Stein - Son of mad scientists Victor and Janet Stein. Used flame generating/manipulating gauntlets and X-ray goggles stolen from his parents in vol. 1. Had a relationship with Gertrude. Pilots the Leapfrog, the groups transport. He shares a telepathic and empathic link with Old Lace.

Old Lace - Genetically engineered deinonychus from the 87th century. Formerly empathically linked to Gertrude, but now shares an empathic bond with Chase and obeys his mental commands.

Alex Wilder - Son of organized crime bosses Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder. He is a child prodigy at strategic thinking and planning. He was the original group leader; Nico later replaces him. However, it turns out that Alex was on the side of his parents rather than the Runaways by volume 1's conclusion. He dies along with all of the Runaways' parents.

Gertrude Yorkes - Daughter of time-traveling criminals Dale and Stacey Yorkes. Shared an empathic and telepathic link with Old Lace; however, she transfers the link to Chase when she dies in volume 2 #18.

Later members
Victor Mancha - Cyborg "son" of the android Avengers foe Ultron. Possesses electromagnetic powers similar to X-Men villain Magneto and can also produce large electric blasts. He is in a relationship with Nico.

Xavin - Child of Skrull alien warlords. Can manifest all the powers of the Fantastic Four, but only one at a time in addition to the Skrull racial ability to shapeshift. (S)he is engaged to Karolina.

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6162

I was imagining something like the Heroes powers....one can fly, one reads minds etc but those you listed have even cooler powers

and it all looks good

It'll be interesting seeing who they cast in it

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9571

One thing about Marvel is that they always give their heroes interesting powers or lives that are always different from the norm

it will be a list of young teen stars I assume...depends on the budget I suppose
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