Runaways History Is a Case of High Highs & Crushing Disappointments Marvel’s Runaways is a struggle to enjoy. Where much of Marvel’s storied heroes either have decade-spanning runs or short-but-sweet mini-series, Runaways… just… won’t… stop. Except you also don’t want it to — it’s a brilliant series when firing on all cylinders. The problem is Runaways often breaks down before it gets wherever the latest creative team was driving to. Originally conceived in the early 2000s by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, the pitch instantly grabs you: A group of teenagers find out their parents are supervillains, and as they flee from them, the team learns that they’ve inherited their parents’ powers and abilities. To add even more spice, named characters could die