Reviews - Runaways: Battleworld

36 reviews for:

Runaways: Battleworld

Gurihiru, Marguerite Bennett, Jeremy Whitley, Sanford Greene, ND Stevenson, Val Staples, Katie Cook, David Nakayama, Kris Anka, Felipe Smith, Michael Fiffe

3.41 AVERAGE

edcorcoran's review against another edition

2.0

I like both Noelle Stevenson and Sanford Greene but I did not like this book.

nzhouey's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked the art and the story for this one. Different runaway characters but Molly's still there. Also, why does Bucky look like Robin?

millieindeed's review against another edition

5.0

This is a weird, queer, and incredibly fun romp. Really worth checking out, whether or not you're interested in the whole Battleworlds thing.

crookedtreehouse's review against another edition

3.0

A fairly average Secret Wars title, this book reads more like Avengers Academy or Avengers Arena than Runaways. It's a group of alternate-universe Marvel hero teens in high school who discover, *yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnn, I have definitely read this premise repeatedly in the 21st century* that their school is trying to kill them. Friends are made, alliances are forged, betrayal, love, blah blah blah blah blah.

The school is run by a waaaaaaaaaaaay out of character Valeria Richards, aka Doom's daughter in this universe, and she is unrecognizable in this book. Instead of one of the smartest people in the world, trying to figure out her "father's" plans like she does in the main book, she's just a bratty evil placeholder here.

It's not terrible. [a:Sanford Greene|509805|Sanford Greene|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1576536414p2/509805.jpg]'s art looks great (though I'm not a fan of the color blocked page concept), and the story isn't completely without charm. But it's only connection to the actual Runaways books is Princess Powerful. And instead of running away from parents, like the rebellious characters from the actual Runaways books, they're running away from a school that's trying to kill them, which, you know, makes sense. But doesn't make them runaways.

The book also contains Secret Wars: Secret Love #1, which was decidedly not what I was looking for in a Secret Wars comic.

st_orpheus's review against another edition

2.0

This is like when Excalibur had almost nothing to do with the materials that came before it. It's cute I guess? Like a mediocre anime can be cute?

sucktastic's review against another edition

3.0

meh. i usually love noelle stevenson's stuff but this just wasn't for me.

sean_from_ohio's review

3.0

Another Battleworld and another mixed bag. First off, Stevenson's dialogue is great. She has a great handle on young characters. The plot in this was a little too scattered and had too many holes. I also wish it was actually a book featuring the Runaways. Greene's art was good but at times too sketchy. Overall, a very quick read that doesn't add a ton to the event/series.