Kiel Phegley: Because of Kathryn Immonen and Sara Pichellis debut issue this week, weve got a lot of "Runaways" related questions. To start the ball rolling, Toboe asks, "Is Kathryn Immonen's run on 'Runaways' gonna be a short one like Whedon and Moore's or is she gonna stay for the foreseeable future? The book sure would benefit from a stable creative team for a while."
Joe Quesada: We're definitely thinking long term with Kathryn, Taboe. She's actually already done with the first four issues, and we've got about a year's worth of stories roughly mapped out. This is a great time to get in on the ground floor with Kathryn and the Runaways, so yes, we do have long term plans.
Kiel Phegley: User Personamanx had a few questions that fell into the Runaways camp, starting with "Is the new 'Runaways' creative team really gonna bring Gert Back? I loved Gert as did most "Runaways" fans, but come on!!! 'Runaways' has always stood out to me as a unique, and original book, and it saddens me to hear that this new team is running with such an overdone, and clichéd plot-device. I'll still read the book whether it happens or not, but I cannot lie about my displeasure."
Joe Quesada: Personamanx, while I'm not going to confirm or deny... but let's just say, for the sake of argument, that the creative team is planning to bring her back. How do you know exactly how it's going to happen, and how do you know it's going to be cliché? Realistically, you should wait to read the story and
Wait for it
See-what-happens!
Look, I understand how it works: fans hear something, read something and are quick to react. But havent we all learned after all this time that its best to wait for something to come out before condemning it? But hey, I'm not going to promise that you're going to love or hate what we do, all I ask is that you just wait until you read it. After that, lets discuss it as much as ya want.
Okay, so now all that said, how about something Runaways-related thats sure to make you smile! Heres a Runaways
trailer along with a new theme song by Marvel Editor Nick Lowe.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid16681868001?bctid=27592844001
Kiel Phegley: Personamanx also asked, "Joe, are there any plans on releasing The 'What if the Runaways became the Young Avengers?' as a one-shot? Because I had virtually zero interest in all of the main stories in those 'What Ifs,' and I think that Im not the only one.
Joe Quesada: While there are no plans for releasing it as a one-shot at the moment, the story has been compiled and can be found in the What If?: Secret Wars TPB. Pick up a copy and C.B. Cebulski will personally send you an email of thanks.
Kiel Phegley: One last one from Personamanx that is sort of Runaways-related: "Is Brian K. Vaughan planning on doing anything with Marvel in the near future?"
Joe Quesada: We've talked to Brian about a few things, but my understanding is that he's finishing up his "Ex Machina" stuff and doing some more creator-owned work after that. But Brian knows, and we made it crystal clear to him, that if he ever wants to come back and dabble in the Marvel Universe, we'd love to have him here. He's one of the absolute best writers in the industry, and I read everything he does. The guy is just a magnificent talent.
Kiel Phegley: The last bit on Runaways comes from ScottyQuick, who says, "I'm a big fan of Adrian Alphona's art. He's one of the few comic book artists that I love reading in public, because it's fun to show his art off to my friends. When I heard he was going to be on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season 2, one of my favorite books, I was so excited. Now that he's returned to comics, do you have any projects for him, and will we see the Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series again?"
Joe Quesada: I don't know if anybody caught it, ScottyQuick, but he just did an eleven-page story for the "Captain Britain" annual. You should definitely check that out, and as a matter of fact, we'll throw a couple of pages into the column just to show you what Adrian is doing. He's an incredible artist. And yes, Adrian is doing some Marvel stuff right now, but we're just not ready to talk about it just yet.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21788
Props to Yost for always including Loa and Match when he has the YXM's do anything. They're too often forgotten
