The Runaways Thread

[Anubis]

Been watching too many episodes of Buffy I think.

 

[Kevin]

I'll say!

 

[Dread]

Resurrecting Topher would be a BAD idea for Whedon to kick off his run. Despite his namepower (which will at least double sales, at least for his first issue), Whedon will have to appease the small-but-loyal RUNAWAYS audience (usually about 22,000-24,000 readers) that he has the goods to continue after Vaughan. Resurrecting Topher the Vampire would pretty much be Whedon saying, "I am a hack who, like Bendis and Claremont, have no more original ideas left and all I can do is rip off and strip mine my past material, over and over, until I am dead." Considering Kitty Pryde is essentially Buffy with phasing powers in ASTONISHING, one could attempt to say that now, but that would be short-sighted and untrue. But if he brings in a vampire, any vampire, into this book, he will have that "hack" stink on him, and that would be sad. It would be like Claremont doing YET another Shi'ar story, or yet another "Storm gets captured by someone who wants to make her their queen" story, or so on.

Besides, Kristoff Vernard is there just BEGGING for a decent writer if Whedon wants another teenage male on the team (presuming Chase bites it in BKV's finale).

So, no more Topher for me. He was a decent one-shot villian, let's keep him that way. He wouldn't work as a dopey resurrected anti-hero, and Whedon would be the wrong man to sell it.

 

[Kevin]

Kristoff Vernard...?

 

[Kevin]

Oh! I still miss Gert.

 

[Dread]

Kristoff Vernard...?

Kristoff Von Doom, Dr. Doom's adopted son from the 80's-90's who has been in limbo since a one-shot in 1997 or 1998. This book is supposed to be about the kids of supervillians, right? He'd make a great fit. And so would Persuasion, daughter of the Purple Man, who's been left to rot in Neverland from Weapon X. But these are just geek wishes.

I don't care if Whedon had the best story ever for resurrecting Topher, it just couldn't work and couldn't be sold. I'll call it now. It would just make it seem like he can't escape BUFFYVERSE, and that would be bad for everyone. Let's see if he still has some original ideas in his bag of tricks.

 

[The Cajun]

Anyone else a little worried Whedon is moving the Runaways to New York?

I always liked the fact they were away from the major places in the MU.

Hopefully, it will only be for an arc or two and they will be on the road again.

Runaways in London could work.

Also seems pretty interesting that Whedon is getting the Runaways all suited up!

 

[Dread]

Anyone else a little worried Whedon is moving the Runaways to New York?

I always liked the fact they were away from the major places in the MU.

Hopefully, it will only be for an arc or two and they will be on the road again.

Runaways in London could work.

Also seems pretty interesting that Whedon is getting the Runaways all suited up!

I will also be annoyed if Whedon places them in NY, but he has only mentioned he wants them "on the road", and that sounds fine.

 

[The Cajun]

Still wondering what it is that will make them leave where they are now. BKV set it up so that their current situation under the museum is pretty good for them.

I sense an explosion on the way...

 

[bengan]

Oooo just started reading this comic and EVRYTHING that people said about it was true (lucky me ). Could anyone tell how many isues of volume 2 that is out?

 

[Kevin]

so far, 22

 

[Dread]

Still wondering what it is that will make them leave where they are now. BKV set it up so that their current situation under the museum is pretty good for them.

I sense an explosion on the way...

Considering that the SHRA may likely be around in some form by the time Whedon steps in, they could be flushed out by cape-killers.

Or yet more enemies of the Pride, or baddies trying to fill that vacuum. I mean the Runaways have gone around beating up baddies in LA, eventually they might mobilize.

Having them "on the run" provides some tension, and that's not a bad thing. Every team loses their HQ at least a few times.

 

[Anubis]

I'm looking forward to seeing a good amount of the MU post 50 state initiative. Who got moved where. Who got cloned? These are things I would like to know.

 

[Eros]

Considering that the SHRA may likely be around in some form by the time Whedon steps in, they could be flushed out by cape-killers.

Or yet more enemies of the Pride, or baddies trying to fill that vacuum. I mean the Runaways have gone around beating up baddies in LA, eventually they might mobilize.

Having them "on the run" provides some tension, and that's not a bad thing. Every team loses their HQ at least a few times.

or it could become like a superpowered version of scooby doo.

 

[The Cajun]

or it could become like a superpowered version of scooby doo.

'It wasn't Chase who kidnapped Nico it was actually...the creepy janitor Mr. Philips!'

'But how did you know that Molly?'

'Easy. If it was the real Chase who abducted Nico he wouldn't have coped a feel before trying to kill her.'

'And I would have got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their stupid dinosaur!'

 

[Dread]

or it could become like a superpowered version of scooby doo.

The Frogger is better than the Mystery Machine any day.

FYI, I may be the only American born after 1980 who honestly can say they never liked SCOOBY DOO. Not even as a child. I must be defective.

Hopefully Whedon sails with the ship he is inheriting.

 

[Anubis]

I have always hated Scooby Doo as well. The only time I ever enjoyed those f**ks was when they had a warped, Son of Sam, patty hurst, ted bundy, and chick who shot andy worhal, version of them on Venture Brothers.

 

[Kevin]

The characters are fine. the shows I hate.

 

[Anubis]

Everybody on Scooby Doo sucks, except Daphne, which is exactly why she sucks.

Think about it.

 

[AndThePickles]

The Frogger is better than the Mystery Machine any day.

FYI, I may be the only American born after 1980 who honestly can say they never liked SCOOBY DOO. Not even as a child. I must be defective.

Hopefully Whedon sails with the ship he is inheriting.

Scooby Doo was and always has been boring. SAME PLOT EVERY SHOW. Solve the mystery, pull off the dumb mask. Boo.

 

[Anubis]

I just wish, that just once the guy in the mask was a serial killer that would have murdered every body in the gang, and made a hat outta Scooby.

 

[Kevin]

I liked a pup named scooby doo, and that's only because it came out in the 80's, and I love the 80's.

 

[Anubis]

I loved Muppet Babies.

 

[AndThePickles]

Muppet Babies was the greatest!

 

[Anubis]

Nothing beats Muppet Babies. Greatest, Show, EVER!