There's some great setup with a big choice Nico makes, and I’m curious to see how the Victorious future continues to play out due to Gert’s actions in the final issue.
It might have been a little cramped with the rest of the story, but they seemed like important “growing up” markers in volume two that were forgotten here. There's no resting on Vaughan's laurels here, but I was disappointed that we don't see or hear about Chase and Nico at their jobs, or Karolina serving on the nonprofit board. Rowell beautifully returns the Runaways to their roots, but at the same time each character (and the team as a whole) develops from the experience. But there’s also plenty of lighter moments as Victor gets a sweet robot bod, Karolina and Nico sunbathe in their spare time, and praise the sweet lord, Doombot returns! It’s more than appropriate, since as teens we start learning how our actions can have big consequences. That theme of sacrifice resonates throughout the B plots too, as Nico discovers something huge about her staff (involving Inuyasha’s twin), and Gert takes a risk that may sacrifice her happiness. As a result, the Runaways return emotionally to what made them a team, the tremendous sacrifice that made to save the world, and how far they’ll go once again. And just like the rest of the cast, Rowell has a strong handle on Alex, who obnoxiously takes over as team leader and clashes with just about everyone. This allows the whole volume to feel like a complete story, even though the Gibborim characters aren’t really explored (save for one at the end). Rowell sets this up really well – we’re introduced to the Gibborim kids and Alex in the first issue, the Runaways have seven months to figure out a “sacrifice,” allowing for other stories, and that deadline arrives in the final issues. (The cover is a sweet callback to the Pride, with the kids in their parents’ costumes.)
Now in this volume – picking up immediately where the second ended – Alex has returned and so are the Gibborim’s children, who seem less interested in avenging their parents, and more in the Pride's incomplete human sacrifice. All of them died in the process, including the Runaways’ first leader, Alex, who also betrayed his friends. The Runaways really became a family when they stopped their villain parents ("The Pride") from sacrificing the world to the Gibborim, giant alien creatures. But more importantly, Chase wearing pigtails! An Old Lace issue! Gert and Victor blushing at each other! Rowell and Anka continue their fantastic Runaways reboot, this time bringing back major plot elements from the original run, including the Runaways leader, Alex, who’s back from the dead! Sort of.
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