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''Runaways'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series features a group of teenagers who discover that their parents are part of an evil crime organization known as "The Pride". Created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, the series debuted in July of 2003〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marvel's official website: Runaways )〕 as part of Marvel Comics' "Tsunami" imprint. The series had been canceled in September 2004 at issue eighteen, but due to high numbers of trade collection sales, Marvel revived the series in February 2005. Originally, the series featured a group of six kids whose parents routinely met every year for a charity event. One year, the kids spy on their parents and learn they are "the Pride", a criminal group of mob bosses, time-travelers, dark wizards, mad scientists, alien invaders and telepathic mutants. The kids steal weapons and resources from their parents, and learn they themselves inherited their parents' powers; Alex Wilder, a prodigy, leads the team while Nico Minoru learns she is a powerful witch, Karolina Dean discovers she is an alien, Gertrude Yorkes learns of her telepathic link to a dinosaur, Chase Stein steals his father's futuristic gloves, while young Molly Hayes learns she is a mutant with incredible strength. The kids band together and defeat their parents, and atone for the sins of their parents by fighting the new threats trying to fill in the Pride's void. After being betrayed by Alex who was killed by the Gibborim (The Pride's God) they are later joined by cyborg Victor Mancha, shape-shifting Skrull Xavin, and plant-manipulator Klara Prast. Since the original groups' introduction, the Runaways have been portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional yet loving family. Series creators Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona left the series at issue twenty-four of the title's second volume. The second volume was continued by Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan until they departed at issue thirty. Writer Terry Moore and artist Humberto Ramos became the creative team for two story arcs. After one issue written by Christopher Yost and James Asmus, Kathryn Immonen and Sara Pichelli became the new creative team. The book was cancelled in 2009, though this was initially called a hiatus; the last issue released was Volume 3, number 14, released in September 2009, cover-dated November of that year. ==Publication history== Series creator Brian K. Vaughan pitched ''Runaways'' in 2003 as a part of Marvel's Tsunami imprint, the goal of which was to attract new readers, particularly young readers and the manga audience. Marvel editorial staff agreed to it immediately, prompting Wizard Magazine to name the series as "one of the best original concepts from Marvel in thirty years." The Tsunami imprint turned out to be unsuccessful, and the series ended at issue #18. After the series' sales in digests, Vaughan pitched the idea again to Marvel, who accepted it.〔 As of 2009, the series has been in continuous publication since its relaunch - though Volume 2 was ended with issue 30, with the following month seeing the first issue of Volume 3. However, the final issue printed from the series was in November, 2009. Writer Brian K. Vaughan has claimed that he had only planned to write ''Runaways'' for six months (six issues), but because of the popularity of the series and new ideas from Vaughan, Marvel decided to continue issuing it on a monthly basis.〔 In 2007, Brian K. Vaughan announced his departure from ''Runaways'', deciding to leave the series at the top of its game. Longtime ''Runaways''-fan Joss Whedon was hand-picked by Vaughan to write an arc; although Whedon had declined at first, he later accepted.〔 In Blair Butler's "Fresh Ink" segment on the cable television station G4 show ''Attack of the Show'' Marvel revealed that Kathryn Immonen and Sarah Pichelli were the new creative team. They started with issue #11, which will "start with a prom and end with a death"; Marvel editor Nick Lowe quotes that "It feels so right and so wrong at the same time? To be honest, and no offense to Joss or Terry, I hadn't felt this way since... (key character ) died." The story ended with a major cliffhanger that has yet to be resolved since the series hiatus began. The Runaways later appeared in Daken's comic book in an uneasy alliance with him in order to take down Marcus Roston, a superpowered criminal with ties to the Pride. They appeared in ''Avengers Academy'' #27-28. Since then, Victor Mancha became a regular character in the robot themed comic Avengers A.I.〔''Avengers A.I.'' #1〕 while Nico Minoru and Chase Stein became part of the cast in ''Avengers Arena'',〔''Avengers Arena'' #1〕 and its sequel ''Avengers Undercover''.〔''Avengers Undercover'' #1〕 In February 2015, it was announced that a new ''Runaways'' series would be launching during Marvel's ''Secret Wars'' crossover, featuring a new cast set on Battleworld.〔http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-noelle-stevenson-revives-runaways-during-secret-wars〕 The official lineup of the new team will include Molly Hayes, along with a few new additions, such as Jubilee from the X-Men, Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier), Cloak and Dagger, Amadeus Cho and Skaar. Marvel states that "a few new characters" will join the new team. The new team, set in Battleworld, will also include another member of the X-Men, Pixie and the love interest of Amadeus Cho, Delphyne Gorgon. Additionally, Nico Minoru will be featured in ''A-Force''.〔http://www.npr.org/2015/02/22/387206691/the-woman-behind-marvels-newest-team-of-heroines〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Runaways (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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