Runaways #24 Review

Writer: Rainbow Rowell / Artist: Andres Genolet / Marvel After our low key, action-less issue #23, we have LA’s most excited new heroes ready to take on the city and look hella cute while they’re at it. Last issue, Nico found out about Karolina’s extracurricular crime fighting tendencies. With ease, and much to Karrie’s surprise, Nico was real cool with what she was doing. Now the 2 have combined forces and issue #24 is a decently action-packed, comedy filled romp around Los Angeles with the most adorable couple in Marvel comics right now.

Rainbow Rowell knows how to write her ass off when it comes to building relationships and exploring the delicate balance between one person and another. She does so again with our two lesbian lovebirds, but I was more impressed with her ability to infuse such socially relevant and conscience humor into her books so seamlessly. From the girls pretty much owning the fact that they’re playing adult superhero dress up, to Karolina asking Nico if her costume fits and responding, “boo, of course it fits, I designed it myself!” All the way to them being oblivious to the fact that they are so horribly bad at this professional superhero gig, random kids on the street are looking at them like they’re the creeps and perps of the world. Then you have the nonchalant commentary from Karolina about solving their bad-at-super-heroing problem by policing the neighborhoods with the most crime. Yeahh, they quickly realize they’re not equipped for the hood an…