I *SO* can't wait for this. the Runaways were made for Whedonizing, and the first pages are proof.

it might just be a nice spring after all...

annagranfors | January 31, 13:54 CET

I seem to remember BKV urging people not to post these on his forum because they contain spoilers for his final issue, so I'll probably pass until I read #24. Dammit, I so wanna do with the clicky...

dark_tyler | January 31, 14:15 CET

Yeah, BKV said that. That is the only reason I have not read them yet. FYI, these have been scanned from the most recent edition of MARVEL PREVIEWS.

daylight | January 31, 14:50 CET

Love it.

[ edited by TheZeppo on 2007-01-31 14:41 ]

TheZeppo | January 31, 15:25 CET

From what I remember, PopCultureShock posted these pages last week and then they disappeared and then obviously they resurfaced. If Marvel are happy with them being online then that's fine, if not well..

Simon | January 31, 15:31 CET

Looks pretty good. Michael Ryan's artwork is very similar to that of the excellent Arthur Adams, which works for me.

Don't really need to comment on the writer, do I?

And I think the She-Hulk's boobs look just fine. Of course, I was reading her book back when John Byrne had her skipping rope, naked.

You had to be there.

The Arcane | January 31, 16:40 CET

She wasn't really naked.

daylight | January 31, 17:23 CET

Close enough. :)

The Arcane | January 31, 18:54 CET

I just saw the new inker for Runaways, Rick Ketcham, in Richmond at a convention on Sunday and he told me that Marvel made him sign a contract saying that he would not show any art concerning Joss's run on Runaways.

opoponax19 | January 31, 19:02 CET

These pages do spoil for the last of Vaughan's own story arc, but I needed to see the art work (which I love). I've very excited about Joss taking over, this is going to be very exciting!

embers | January 31, 19:57 CET

Must... be strong... Must not... click link... Good things come to those who wait!...

April can not come soon enough!

leafblown | January 31, 20:37 CET

A new Whedonscript in February (Astonishing X-Men), in March (Buffy) and in April (Runaways). Has fresh Joss ever flowed fanward at this brisk a pace?

Want all three now. And a new series. On TV. And a movie. Two movies. And some novels. And an album/musical. Installation art. An assortment of refrigerator magnets. And a daily wake up call. Nothing fancy, just something extremely funny, startlingly original and heartrendingly true. Get Sarah Michelle Gellar to voice them. Come on! You know her!

Seriously -- impressively prolific for a guy with two little kids at home. Awesome, Big Purple Dude! Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Pointy | January 31, 21:18 CET

I tried, but couldn't stop myself from looking. It's great!

Pointy - we won't just have a new Joss every month, the best thing is that in April alone we will have three different Joss comics... and then again in May, and again in July.

urkonn | January 31, 23:28 CET

Shrimp. Shrimp show up again in a Whedon-thingy.

It's uncanny. It's peculiar. It's downright... Whedon-esque...

I await the appearance of bunnies in an upcoming issue of Runaways.

This is one of the few comics I'll be reading...

QuoterGal | February 01, 00:23 CET

The preview went away again I think. That's kind of fortunate that every time I'm just about to give in and read (or just look at, so I convince myself) at least a page, the page gets taken away so I don't have an option.

orangewaxlion | February 01, 10:51 CET

Thanks for the heads up orangewaxlion, I've added an ETA to the subject line.

Simon | February 01, 11:35 CET

the Runaways were made for Whedonizing, and the first pages are proof.

The first pages are proof of nothing - they're very re-cappy.

crossoverman | February 01, 14:38 CET

I'm still waiting on the third hardcover to complete my collection before I start buying the monthlies with Joss' first issue.

Derf | February 01, 16:52 CET

I found another link to the preview pages here, don't forget its a spoiler.
crossoverman - It is mostly re-cappy, but it very good. I thought it was a nice way to start the new chapter in the Runaways history. This is my impression of the story:
The runaways are upset that BKV has left them and unfortunately must meet with a possible replacement, the notorious character murderer Joss Whedon. It all fits, except I don't know why he is meeting them in New York or why Xavin thinks he is Sexist (maybe because the only alien ever to appear in any of Joss's shows was a little squirmy thing that was easily killed).

urkonn | February 01, 20:05 CET