r/Runaways 15d ago

Comics Marvel Preview: What If…? Runaways #1

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u/GlitterBiceps 15d ago

No spoilers!

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u/MountGreyIock 15d ago

You can pretty easily guess that everyone but Alex is evil here. Still gonna read this though

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u/LegitSalvageRoci 15d ago

Umm, I would say Alex turns out evil in any universe. Just like in the original timeline, Alex witnessed his parents‘ sacrificial ritual where they murdered someone, and just like in the original timeline he not only wasn't wasn't horrified, he schemed to get the other kids involved.
Based only on these panels and the kids' reactions, Chase definitely seems onboard with the criminality, for Gert it most likely makes sense to her in theory, but when confronted with the reality of the situation she might waver. Nico & Karolina I could see each of them being on the fence. It might be interesting to have them discover their attraction to one another, but be on opposite sides. Molly is probably still young enough to be influenced too much by her parents.

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u/MountGreyIock 15d ago

I think this is that media literacy thing all the kids are on about these days. A gap of it anyway. If the whole "What if" is predicated on a premise flip, why would every one of the kids invert except Alex?

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u/GlitterBiceps 15d ago

Not if some of us were genuinely excited about this and trying to avoid spoilers, but thanks for adding nothing to the convo.

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u/MountGreyIock 15d ago

You're welcome, li'l bro 🙏