Reviews

Runaways, Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home by Rainbow Rowell

anitaluvs2read's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*
La verdad es que se nota bastante el cambio a Los primeros cómics que leí , pero debo decir que Rainbow Rowell hace un buen trabajo , me gusta que este primer volumen sea algo como una reunión de todos los personajes que ya conocía , aunque debo decir que si no has leído los anteriores no podrás adentrarte del todo en esta historia , me quede un poco sorprendida por el inicio, y ya estoy deseando leer lo que siga.

casey_zi's review against another edition

3.0

Someone get Nico a thesaurus!

savetris's review against another edition

3.0

i know i read some of the old stuff but i don't remember.... anyway this volume was fun and i didn't really need to remember whatever happened in the past. it reads very YA and i liked that

melissa_bee's review against another edition

5.0

I love this series So. Much! Yes, it’s Marvel. Yes, it’s the brilliant Brian K. Vaughan characters you remember. But it’s also just a Rainbow Rowell book, with all the heart and angst and kissing that get you right in the teenaged feels the way all of her books do. Because nobody ever really outgrows those teenage feels, right? We just bury them under other layers as we grow. Anybody who tells you otherwise has fed themselves a line.

earth_and_silver's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

allyexa's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

My favorite installment so far of this series. With Rainbow Rowell at the helm, everything is funnier, angstier, and the plot is more satisfying. I love how victor was reintroduced.

godlizza's review against another edition

4.0

Finally picking up this series and I liked this first volume! Kris Anka's art is great, as expected, and I'm liking the build-up. We'll have to wait to see what the greater shape of the story is to really judge it, but this is a good set-up volume.

siena_j_p's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love the Runaways characters, and I particularly love how they’re conceptualized in this revamp. This volume does an awesome job covering how the characters are handling their respective traumas and emotions, how their lives have changed, and how they’re trying to cope. It brings the characters together in a way that feels natural and lays groundwork for future stories, not sacrificing characterization for flashy plot moments. That being said, it does mean that not a ton happens in this volume, but I’m looking forward to seeing more of the characters and the story as it progresses. Overall just a fun story that’s a bit different from a lot of the Marvel comics out there.

burstnwithbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Second read: This is a complete five star for me on the second time around. I have no idea what more I wanted from this volume the first time I read it, but it's absolutely perfect and I can't wait to continue with the series.
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This volume was fantastic! I finally caught up with all the previous Runaways comics, and I’m so glad I picked up this reboot! I thought it was going to be an alternate history of the original events, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it’s set a couple years after the original series! It’s absolutely fantastic. The art style is gorgeous, Rainbow Rowell is doing an amazing job with the story, and I’m super excited to see what comes next. I hadn’t realized that many of the Runaways had continued to appear in some comics throughout the Marvel universe! I’ll definitely try to catch up on some of those.

rachelb36's review against another edition

1.0

I only finished this for the sake of nostalgia. The first Runaways was great, but each subsequent one has been worse and worse.

This one barely had a plot. The dialogue was terrible. It just lacked in every way possible.