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sandoz_iscariot (sandoz_iscariot) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-24 14:44:00

Current mood:	melancholy
Entry tags:	char: chase stein, char: karolina dean, char: klara prast, char: molly hayes, char: nico minoru, char: old lace, char: victor mancha, creator: kathryn immonen, creator: sara pichelli, group: runaways, publisher: marvel comics, title: runaways

Runaways vol. 3 #11
Runaways #11, the first issue by new team Kathryn Immonen and Sara Pichelli, is here. Let's start things with a bang!

A new villain attacks the home in Malibu.

OLD LACE, NOOOOOOO

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	domino_blue 2009-06-24 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	aw damit did they have to kill the dinosaur? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	dorksidefiker 2009-06-24 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Much as I adore Old Lace, I gotta say: screw that, what about CHASE? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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domino_blue, 2009-06-24 03:55 pm UTC

	Thumbs Up! ex_stig213 2009-06-24 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	Now bring back Gert. (Reply to this)

	gargoylekitty 2009-06-24 02:11 pm UTC (link)
	Meh, kind of figured the 'one who will die' would be Old Lace. Not that it makes it unsad but still not too surprising. (Reply to this)

	kagome654 2009-06-24 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	Pass (Reply to this)

	newnumber6 2009-06-24 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	A bit mixed on this issue... some very nice moments, and some very off, and in particular Lace's death seemed _too_ random and pointless. Yeah, I know, 'one will die and one will return', but I'd hoped it would be a little more organic to the story rather than the comic book equivalent of getting hit by a car crossing the street, which is what it looks like at the moment. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jasper_stars 2009-06-24 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	ICON LOVE <33333 (Reply to this) (Parent)

	I wouldn't say that. nefrekeptah 2009-06-24 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	For one thing, the missile/ plane thing quite clearly wasn't an accident; someone just tried to kill them, and they were damned lucky Lace was the only one who bit it. What did you find was off character? I did think that some characters were off from how Moore portrayed them, but then again I didn't like how Moore portrayed them, so it didn't bother me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	scottyquick 2009-06-24 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	Well that was disappointing and unnecessary. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	nefrekeptah 2009-06-24 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	I disagree. The issue was all about setting up the characters and the conflict, and I thought that it preformed both admirably. It was certainly leagues better than Terry Moore's run. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ian_karkull 2009-06-24 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	Dammit, why couldn't they kill stupid, pointless flower girl instead? That dinosaur had about three times as much personality as she did. So close, yet so far.. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kagome654 2009-06-24 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah...I'm embarrassed to admit that was my line of thought as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	bean_montag 2009-06-24 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	Might start picking this up again. Gotta support da laydeeeez heyo laydeeez But really, aw :( Poor Chase. This kid don't get no breaks. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sandoz_iscariot 2009-06-24 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Overall, I recommend the issue, despite the BAAWWW at the end there. I think Immonen already has a much better grasp on the kids than Moore did. This kid don't get no breaks. Well his dad gave him a few br--oh. (Reply to this) (Parent)

angelophile
2009-06-24 03:10 pm UTC (link)

Okay, Old Lace dies, and through the connection with her, it means Chase dies too.

But since he's not actually injured he can be revived. But, technically, he's died.

Now I wonder...

Are we seeing a Buffy/Faith moment here? Chase made a deal to sacrifice himself to bring Gert back, right? His life for hers. Well, does that deal still stand? He just died...

So does his loss of life mean Gert returns?

I'll be disappointed if the "one dies, one returns" events are entirely unconnected.

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sandoz_iscariot, 2009-06-24 03:25 pm UTC

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	majingojira 2009-06-24 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	This looks like it will have some nice play out if the explore the idea of "Old Lace as Gert's spirit living on in the group" angle or something along those lines. I like it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	pyrotwilight 2009-06-24 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	More or less saw it coming though how Old Lace died was pretty stupid. I mean unless I'm wrong a plane just accidentally turned the wrong way and hits the Runaways house? Really? Still I assume Old Lace has died and Gert'll return so my theory seems like it'll come through. If any Runaway had to die I assumed it'd be Old Lace. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	suzene 2009-06-24 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	I'd have rathered Klara die -- so not digging the "time-displaced naif" trope -- but I thought this issue had more good moments than bad. At least Karolina gets a light swat to remind her that Xavin might still be alive out there, and tuxedo!Victor and Chase dancing together was such a pretty image. ;) (Reply to this)

	kaileighblue 2009-06-24 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	That's really lame. First Old Lace practically disappears then she's just killed. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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(Anonymous)
2009-06-24 08:25 pm UTC (link)

Damn, I'm going to miss Old Lace. Having a pet dinosaur on the team was just right amount of Ridiculous and Awesome that propelled classic Runaways to 11 out of 10. Though this is not an unforeseen event. Writers haven't known what to do with Old Lace for several story arcs now. Lately Old Lace would only be seen laying around in the background of the Hostel, at best. At worst, Old Lace is a complete non-entity.

At the same time, I breath a sigh of relief for all of the remaining characters who didn't buy it.

On the plus side, in this issue everyone acts in-character, dialog flows well, the art is easy on the eyes, each characters is recognizable for who they are (Chase isn't K's twin anymore and Vic is no longer the prettiest girl :p). If the story-arc is tight I think this might be Runaway's return to form. Huzzahs for the new creative team!

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sinisterlink
2009-06-24 08:50 pm UTC (link)

Um, yeah, is anyone else getting kind of annoyed by Nico's apparently new religion? When Moore started the run he occasionally had her say stuff like, "Mother of Stars" and now here she's saying, "Thank Goddess". This would be fine, but the thing is that Nico had always been shown as being Christian up until this point. It would be fine if they had made a mention of her converting or looking into different things, but the fact that she just randomly started saying things like that makes it seem like the writers or whoever were just like, "Oh, she's got magic/witch powers so therefore she obviously is gonna be into religions that deal with that kind of stuff."

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	Meh. dickdickdick 2009-06-24 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	She'll be back in two years. (Reply to this)

	lieut_kettch 2009-06-24 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	And just then, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers appear and use the Infinity Gems to bring Old Lace back to life and she joins them and they have many adventures together and live happily ever after nononoimnotlisteninglalalalala. (Reply to this)

	ex_naela777 2009-06-25 01:45 am UTC (link)
	Annnnd Runaways is now back on my pull list. Old Lace's death really did nothing for me, but that one panel where Chase is apologising and begging for Gert to come back just broke my heart. (Reply to this)

	xdoop 2009-10-01 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	When Chase is saying "please come back," is he referring to Gert or Chase? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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