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Spellbinders (2005) by Mike Carey, and Mike Perkins.

Imagine how the world would have changed if Spellbinders caught on to become the next big thing. Think of the possibilities, and weep knowing that they were never meant to be.

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Marvel's Runaways #1 (2025) by Rainbow Rowell, and Elena Casagrande.

The many faces of Nico Minoru part 3.

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Marvel's Runaways #1 (2025) by Rainbow Rowell and Elena Casagrande.

The many faces of Nico Minoru part 2.

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Marvel's Runaways #1 by Rainbow Rowell, and Elena Casagrande.

The many faces of Nico Minoru Part 1.

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I liked these predictions I made for Rainbow Rowell's last issue a few years ago. I hope at least one of them eventually happens.

Any Predictions or wants for the last issue?

Molly ripping off someone's arm. She then proceeds to rename herself as "Rock Lee Hayes" and embrace the spring time of her youth.

Karolina becomes the new Daredevil.

Chase joins the Howling Commandos via time-travel.

Nico goes through the Siege Perilous, and starts a new life as a back-up dancer.

Gert, and Old Lace eat a pumpkin.

Victor replaces vibranium with the designer drug "Heat."

Alex, Klara, and Xavin pair up with three other characters to form a "Dark Runaways Dark" team.

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Ultimate X-Men #16 (2025)

Peach Momoko, and Zach Davisson

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It wasn't even a bad issue. For Rainbow Rowell, she was far more conscious of page count than she seemed to be in her previous run. The issue even ended on a note that one could reasonably be excited for the next issue. Which is surprising as much of Rowell's run tended to end issues literally where they started.

But too much of this issue was Nico Minoru wallowing in self pity, and feeling useless. She wasn't the only character to spend her page time crying, but she was the most present.

While in Ultimate X-Men 16, Nico actually did things. She was a competent witch with her own agency/goals. While this is an alternative universe with no consequences to the main canon, it's a refreshing change of pace to see Nico being portrayed as competent, and powerful. We haven't seen that in Runaways since Terry Moore's run.

Runaways has an undeserved reputation for melodrama, and angst. It was always there, but the characters did things without their hands being forced. Rowell forgets that, and while Peach Momoko isn't adhering to established Runaways canon in her portrayal of Nico she realizes that characters can't always be at the mercy of plot. Sometimes you need to have a lead character do shit.

Didn't end up liking Elena Casagrande's interior art either. It did the job for the talking in kitchen pages, but didn't sell the back half action.

Runaways (2025) #1 is without a doubt the second best Marvel comic released on June 11th, 2025 that features Nico Minoru.

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Runaways (2025) #1 is without a doubt the second best Marvel comic released on June 11th, 2025 that features Nico Minoru.

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Also, if I'm being frank... The fact that this series premise is based primarily on Doombot does no favours for it. If there's one Runaway character I would love to see walk up a staircase to never return, it's Gib. If there can be two, the second is Doombot.

With the new Runaways comic dropping this week, all I have to say is that I hope this isn't two issues of stories stretched into five. Rainbow Rowell's previous series was painfully slow, and unrewarding for monthly followers. Especially in the later half. My opinion on that has not changed on rereads.

Runaways is one of the few non-creator owned comics I'm willing to follow more or less regardless of quality. That's a personal flaw. But I definitely appreciate a good comic.

Elena Casagrande's art is fantastic, so I'm not concerned in regards to the construction of the series. Just the narrative foundation.

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With the new Runaways comic dropping this week, all I have to say is that I hope this isn't two issues of stories stretched into five. Rainbow Rowell's previous series was painfully slow, and unrewarding for monthly followers. Especially in the later half. My opinion on that has not changed on rereads.

Runaways is one of the few non-creator owned comics I'm willing to follow more or less regardless of quality. That's a personal flaw. But I definitely appreciate a good comic.

Elena Casagrande's art is fantastic, so I'm not concerned in regards to the construction of the series. Just the narrative foundation.

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RUNAWAYS (2025) #1 PREVIEW.

RAINBOW ROWELL

ELENA CASAGRANDE

Out this Wednesday at your local comics shop.

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RUNAWAYS #1 (OF 5)

Written by RAINBOW ROWELL

Art by ELENA CASAGRANDE

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO

Karolina Dean Variant Cover by EJIKURE

Karolina Dean Virgin Variant Cover by EJIKURE

Wraparound Variant Cover by ELENA CASAGRANDE

Variant Cover by SCOTT W. FORBES

Variant Cover by RICKIE YAGAWA

On Sale 6/11

"WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BREAK A FAMILY? Marvel's best and scrappiest found family has seen better days. Nico Minoru has lost her girlfriend, her best friend and her magic. With Karolina, Chase and Alex all out of the picture, Gert's doing her best to shake the remaining Runaways out of running on autopilot. But when Doctor Doom tries to reclaim one of their own – Doombot! – it's time to start running…"

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Been a while. Here's Peach Momoko's design for Nico Minoru in "Ultimate X-Men."

That's right, she's an X-Man now.

Glad to see her show up somewhere since Marvel didn't bother to do much with the Runaways for their 20th anniversary last ýear.

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Watch "Nico TV - Prequel Shorts | Marvel's Midnight Suns" on YouTube

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Remember that comic from Timeless #1? Any word if that has been cancelled or not?

I've heard literally nothing in regards to what happened with that plot element. Let's assume nothing will, at least not until 2023 for the big twentieth anniversary.

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Do you think the Runaways will be in the MCU?

For all intents, and purposes they already were. From the second season onward the show made conscious decisions to adhere to certain aspects of the MCU, to my best recollection the only thing that the show or film universe contradicts in regards to the other is the existence of two Tina Minorus.