Runaways Comic gets a new writer--JOSS WHEDON!

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2006-09-11 09:36pm

I nearly choked on air when I read this!

Even though Whedon’s calendar is full for the next few years—with writing and directing a “Wonder Woman” feature film, finishing his 24-issue commitment to Astonishing , and the Buffy and Serenity comics at Dark Horse—when the writer heard Vaughan was exiting one of his favorite titles, he quickly took inventory to assure himself he was far too busy to pick up another monthly title.

The he called Marvel and told them he wanted to write the book anyway—handpicking artist Michael Ryan ( New Excalibur ) for the title.

HAZZAH!

I guess that means Runaways will become Bimonthly...

So that's

1 Movie Writting and Directing (Wonder Woman)
and 3 Comics (Astonishing X-Men, Buffy "Season 8" and now Runaways).

Man that's busy!

Still, that's just AWESOME NEWS for Runaways. It'll bring them into the limelight from Joss Whedon's name alone, and it's already one of the best comics being published by a major company.

WOOO!

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2006-09-11 10:49pm

[url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=83669]Confirmation and humor from Newsarama[/ur]

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-09-11 11:27pm

Wow, that's...unexpected. I was sure Zeb Wells was going to get the book after writing the Young Avengers/Runaways crossover.

Still, Marvel has got to be loving what this will do for the book's sales.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-09-12 03:47am

Joe wrote:Wow, that's...unexpected. I was sure Zeb Wells was going to get the book after writing the Young Avengers/Runaways crossover.

Oh hell no.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2006-09-12 10:33am

Oh, I'm well and truly fucked.

Here's *another* comic I'm going to have to start reading...oh, my wallet weeps...

TheDarkling · Post by **TheDarkling** » 2006-09-12 04:32pm

Whedon had already said he liked the comic and the characters are Whedonesque.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-09-12 05:35pm

Molyneux wrote:Oh, I'm well and truly fucked.

Here's *another* comic I'm going to have to start reading...oh, my wallet weeps...

You mean you aren't already reading Runaways?

*tsk tsk tsk*

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-09-12 06:11pm

Sorry some of us have priorities, car, computer, family, medical expenses. God it's been like a year since I bought a comic.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-09-12 06:33pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Sorry some of us have priorities, car, computer, family, medical expenses. God it's been like a year since I bought a comic.

Hey. Was I talking to you? No.

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2006-09-12 07:29pm

I may be beaten/flamed/BDZ/tarred/knuckled slapped for saying this, but I'm not to fond of Whedons work. *ducks*
I think his TV stuff is pretty boring**double ducks**
and his movie stuff makes me snoozy***triple ducks***
His comic stuff is ok, but it's nothing I think as off the wall awsome. I reallly tried to like his stuff, given how folks rave about him, but I just cant get into it.
I also find the Runaways passingly interesting. Out of what I read of the books, I only found their CivilWar tie in interesting, the rest I forgot about. I think their back stories are interesting, but when I read one of their books i just get a "don't care" attitude.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2006-09-12 08:01pm

Eh, everyones entitled to their opinion.

As long as they don't defend it with utter BS.

Oh, and HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE WHEDON?! BLASPHEMER HERITIC! YOU SHALL BE EX-TER-MIN-AT-ED!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-09-12 08:17pm

I haven't read more than the first volume of Runaways, but Whedon's overall work is so on-off mixed that I'm not without some degree of concern.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-12 08:20pm

'Not without some degree'? So, do you think a princess, and a guy like me...

Andyway, Whedon is hardly a midas touch so we'll have to wait and see.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2006-09-12 08:27pm

Well, if it gets cancelled, he can always make a movie about it.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2006-09-12 10:00pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Molyneux wrote:Oh, I'm well and truly fucked.

Here's *another* comic I'm going to have to start reading...oh, my wallet weeps...
You mean you aren't already reading Runaways?

*tsk tsk tsk*

No money, not much time, no money, transferred schools, no money, no money...

Basically, I haven't set foot in a comic shop in awhile; I've been surviving off of TPBs for the time being, and most of my cashflow in that direction has just been to Richard Moore and building up my Gold Digger collection (I'm well and truly hooked on Moore's art style - check out "Boneyard" - and I've been a fan of Perry's characters since before I knew they were from a comic.)

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-09-12 10:08pm

Jason von Evil wrote:Well, if it gets cancelled, he can always make a movie about it.

That nobody will go to see.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-12 10:09pm

Called Snakes on a Plane.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2006-09-13 12:17am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Jason von Evil wrote:Well, if it gets cancelled, he can always make a movie about it.
That nobody will go to see.

But CaptainChewbacca will be a die hard fanboy of.

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2006-09-13 02:21am

The comics event I'm most excited about is the Wildstorm reboot:

Grant Morrison:
Wildcats
The Authority bi-monthly

Mike Carry:
Wetworks

Gail Simone:
Gen 13
Tranquility

Garth Ennis:
The Midnighter

Brian Azzarello:
Deathblow

Christos Gage:
Stormwatch

It's like an entire comicverse of pure sexy.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-09-13 03:16am

wait how the fuck are they bringing back stormwatch.....

aren't they all dead?

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2006-09-13 04:31am

Heh heh, keeeeeeeeeled by Xenomorphs.

Not all of them are dead. Battalion, some chick, Winter, Union and some others survived. The Authority was originally a black-ops StormWatch team. Then we have Team Achilles, which was a special ops anti-superhuman team, written by a guy who claimed to have been a ranger, then made to eat his words.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-09-13 05:51am

yes but batallion's been killed since, then, just so he could become more powerful then his dear old dad.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-09-13 09:58am

Yes, but Worldstorm/Wildstorm reboot...is a complete reboot. Basically they are keeping old material but starting over with whatever the writers want to.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2006-09-13 10:43pm

Wait...

So all of Gen13 dying...just goes away? Just like that?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-09-14 12:22am

welcome to the world of retcon