(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Adrian Alphona & Various (CA) Jo Chen Teenage fugitives Nico, Gert, Karolina, Chase and Molly are survivors. After learning their parents were secretly super villains, the kids discovered special skills of their own and toppled their parents' criminal empire, the Pride. Now, the Runaways meet Victor Mancha, unknowing son of another infamous super villain, as a meddling ex-super-hero support group tries to force the Runaways off the streets! Meanwhile, one Runaway deals with an unexpected legacy, and the team helps Cloak and Dagger hunt a stalker - which leads to confrontations with the New Avengers and the X-Men, who have their own ideas about what's best for the Runaways. But all of this pales when the Pride returns - with an all-new lineup! Who are these shadowy new players, and what do they want with the Runaways?! Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #1-18 and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2006 (X-MEN/RUNAWAYS) #1. Rated T+

It's an all-new beginning for the Runaways! When this group of super-powered teens discovered that their parents were actually villains, they ran away from home - but that was 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, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group? Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #1-6. Rated T+

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Adrian Alphona (CA) Marcos Martin The return of the Pride! 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? Plus: 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? Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #13-18. Rated T+