Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises.

All young people believe their parents are evil... but what if they really are? Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico - whose lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends discover their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, the shocked teens find strength in one another.

Running from their super-villain parents, a motley crew of super-powered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger and welcomes him into their fold. But will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents... or tear them apart? This title features teen runaway crimefighters, Cloak and Dagger.

Collects Runaways Volume 6: Parental Guidance and Runaways Volume 7: Live Fast , as well as extras. In Parental Guidance , the secret super-villain society is back, but this all-new group isn't made up of the Runaways' evil parents. Who are these shadowy players, and what do they want with the Marvel Universe's next generation of heroes?

Bud (like a plant, not short for Buddy , as he tells everyone) is a motherless boy on the run. He's determined to find his father but doesn't know where to start. The only clue he has is a bunch of flyers about Herman E Calloway and his jazz band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression.

When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home...but that's only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them! Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heroes want with the Runaways, ..

A novel about isolation and independence.

When a dangerous alien invades Los Angeles, the Runaways' own Karolina Dean may be the only hero in the Marvel Universe who can stop him. But at what cost?

Tells the story of a seventeen-year-old dropout who has been kicked out of his fourth school. This novel dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.

The Runaways say good-bye to the past, and make hard decisions about their future. Still reeling from the events of Young Avengers/Runaways, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart.

When six young friends discover that their parents are all secretly super-powered villians, they run away together and find strength in one another to overcome their evil legacy.

When the youngest member of the Runaways is separated from her teammates, Molly Hayes must survive a night alone on the mean streets of Los Angeles! The 11-year-old mutant girl soon hooks up with a new group of runaways, but is their mysterious leader a hero or a villain? This title collects Runaways from volumes 13-18.

A teenage novel that tells the true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction.

Tells the story of a young girl, Helen Potter, who runs away from home to escape an uncaring mother and a sexually abusive father. Eventually she finds her way to the Lake District, drawn there by her love of the work of Beatrix Potter, and in that beautiful landscape she at last finds peace.

When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home, but that's only step one. Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them.

The kids start running in a different direction. Superstar Joss Whedon ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Astonishing X-Men ) and rising star Michael Ryan ( New Excalibur , New X-Men ) take the Runaways to the Big Apple. While there, they make surprising allies and even more surprising enemies.

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The gears of Civil War threaten to crush Runaways. But when Young Avengers offer their assistance. How can the Runaways believe they're on the same side? This work collects Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways , numbered 1-4.

Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. This book follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters.

Dicey had known for a while that something was not right, and when her mother said goodbye that day Dicey knew she wasn't coming back. It was up to Dicey to lead the three others on foot across America to their aunt. This is the story of how they reached their destination and what they found there.