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Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways Paperback – January 1, 2007
- Print length112 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMarvel Enterprises
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2007
- Dimensions6.5 x 0.25 x 10 inches
- ISBN-100785123172
- ISBN-13978-0785123170
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- Publisher : Marvel Enterprises; Direct Ed edition (January 1, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0785123172
- ISBN-13 : 978-0785123170
- Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.25 x 10 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,064,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12,874 in Marvel Comics & Graphic Novels (Books)
- #54,351 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels
- #396,193 in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books)
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Storywise, the Civil War is basically a shoestring to have the teams meet and interact, before they rescue their kidnapped members from the dastardly clutches of SHIELD. Wells is one of many writers who doesn't give the pro-Reg side a fair shake, although he does come up with some quite hilarious bits, such as SHIELD's "adjusted public sympathy rating" which governs the level of force they employ against unregistered heroes (robots are okay to trash, but not kids). The two series have a huge cast, well over a dozen characters, so Wells focusses in on a few of the characters who have logical connections; the two Skrull characters, Teddy and Xavin; the two robots, Vision and Victor; and Chase, Molly, and Speed, in a plot that follows up on the death of a Runaway in the preceding story in that title. There are bits and pieces for most others, with only Patriot and Hawkeye II (especially the latter) really not having much at all. A particular favourite subplot/running joke was Stature's interest/concern for Victor, and the Vision's annoyance at this; Wells presumably has read the various fan observances of Cassie's taste in men. There is also the introduction into the Marvel Universe proper of Marvel Boy, from Grant Morrison's miniseries of the same name, and Wells handles him quite well too.
If there is a real complaint about this, it is that, while enjoyable, the Young Avengers ultimately turned out to have far more important status quo changes forced upon them by the Civil War, changes that were not really addressed in any concerted fashion for a year and a half or more, and, looking back, it might have been preferable to get something that examined their status with their parents, and (especially) their reaction to Cassie's defection later on. All the same, this is a very enjoyable, isolated adventure for both teams, well worth getting for fans of either or both.
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The problem? The story feels more GEARED towards the Young Avengers, its firmly set in marvel-dom, with a familar superhero plotline yet the backstory feels alien and half-explained--this isn't bad per say, I'm not a reader of reader of Young Avengers myself so I was unfamilar with the characters and their world--so great of Young Avenger fans. But the reason this does not work is because--simply put, the Runways easily STEAL THE SHOW in character drama issues and in comedy yet don't hog the limelight as much as the young avengers.
Another annoyence was the humour of the Runways was done half-heartadly--the werid dialogue that makes the Runaways unique was noteably turned down a tad. Which didn't fit--it was still there, but not as much as I'd have liked it to be.
Also, Xavin seems to remain in her male form for a great deal of the story (she is confused by her gender roles at this point--but noteably spends most of her time in her female form), whether this was done with intent or not--it somehow felt as if the story was marking down on Karolina's overt homosexuality. Which made the story seem uncomfortable.
HOWEVER:
This is not as epic as the other Civil War issues out there, but a notebale great addition to the collection--Runaway fans and Young Avenger fans will appreciate it more--and its nice to see Runaways included in the Civil War stances.
The new crossover comic has Young Avengers and Runaways again, but this time wisely FOCUSES more on the Runaways this time and makes the Young Avengers take the backseat (hopefully this doesn't sound favorist of me!) But the story is also more fleshed out and formal introductions have already been made.
Overall, its worth buying this book for collections sake.