YOUNG AVENGERS / RUNAWAYS

[Van Plexico]

I enjoyed YOUNG AVENGERS / RUNAWAYS much more than I expected to. I wasn't familiar with the writer, and feared seeing how my beloved YAs might be portrayed in hands different from those of Heinberg.

All fears now set aside.

A very entertaining book, with lots of good characterization and dialogue among both groups.

The sheer raw, fierce *love* among the YA bunch, for one another, is so powerful, so visceral, even when they're handled by a different writer... it gives a little something extra to the stories, that is very noticably lacking in places such as NEW AVENGERS.

I think I've come to like Billy Kaplan the best, of the whole YA crew...

[Ultron]

www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/critiques/072406/civilwaryoung1.shtml

2 out of 10, ouch!

[Van Plexico]

Reading his review, he mainly objects to three things:

1) The art, which I thought was perfectly acceptable. Not everyone can be Cheung, unfortunately.

2) That the book wasn't as accessible to new readers, which didn't bother me at all-- I grasped what was happening pretty easily, and I don't even read RUNAWAYS.

3) That some characters behaved out of character, to which I ask if MacPherson has read any of the other CIVIL WAR books, or NEW AVENGERS.

I failed to give my own rating before. I'll go *** out of five.

[The Night Phantom]

#2 came out yesterday. I was concerned that writer Zeb Wells might mishandle the personalities of the various teammembers, but I think overall he captures them well (if not with quite the inspiration that Vaughan and Heinberg breathe into their creations). In #2, a nice job was done in drawing out some of the parallels between the teams (as when Karolina and Billy realize they’re both romantically involved with Skrulls—yet without mentioning the same-sex issue), and I also liked some of the interteam bonding (Tommy–Molly, Nico–Eli…). Although I don’t know the character except by reputation, it was also interesting to see another recent youth-oriented character enter the storyline and mix things up for both teams.

I didn’t care for #1’s art but was willing to live with it. In #2, I feel the art has taken a downturn. The personnel are the same; I think the major difference is that the coloring has become even darker and “tinted” in a way that’s unsettling on the eyes.

Despite grave reservations about the art, I find the first two issues entertaining.

[Nutcase65]

I liked the run. I didn't mind the art, although a can see what you are saying about the coloring.
I'm not familiar with the runaways, other than what I read in the guise to the MU. But I thought they were a good match with the YA.