Runaways #13 Review

Writer: Rainbow Rowell / Artist: David Lafuente / Marvel This issue of Runaways is a reset button in many ways. Not only is the start of the new arc, titled ‘That Was Yesterday’ but we have the return of the most divisive character in Runaways history! There’s a new artist on board for this book (and #14) as Kris Anka takes a brief hiatus, and we encounter our newest villains that are bound to be a major thorn in the side of the Runaways family. Rainbow Rowell is going to be loved and hated for the character she just reintroduced to this comic, cuz the traitor McTraitorson himself is backkkkk!! The return of Alex Wilder is weird, intriguing and complicated all rolled up in one. Rowell has always excelled when she has the opportunity to sink her teeth into characters and play with the relationship dynamics of friends. She has a chance to show us exactly how a squad reacts to old friends popping up unannounced. Most are bound to be combative, but others show sympathy for their former comrade, and a select few are so conflicted that it takes everything in their power to keep their composure. Gert is fed up on sight. Chase want the static. Molly is but a child and can only express joy for someone that used to be one of the OG team members. Karolina is just confused, not knowing he had returned from the dead. Last and most perplexing, Nico spews hatred off the rip, but is also filled with dread because he’s such a natural leader. But despite all being in different places regarding…