Emily's Review: Runaways by Brian K Vaughan [Graphic Novel]

Typical comic-book situation-- a bunch of kids find out their parents have superpowers, and hey! so do they. Only these kids are the Runaways--a strategist, a jock, a goth, a geek, a prep and a girl of only eleven--and their parents are the Pride, a group of dangerous supervillians.
When they witness a murder and realize the truth of their parents' identities, they decide to break away and form a vigilate group to right the wrongs of the Pride. But all's not well: they're framed for murder, the police, their parents, and other superheros are after them, and one of them is feeding information to the Pride.
Runaways features sharp, contemporary dialogue from Vaughan, perfect pacing and character interaction as well as TOTALLY gorgeous art by Adrian Alphona (although the artist who does the inking fails to supplement the awesome art and color--their likes are stiff and rob the art of motion.) Plus, there's an Alphona sketchbook and the original comic pitch from Vaughan at the back of the collected edition.
Runaways, however, appeals more to the geek crowd (characters namedrop Harry Potter and Leeroy Jenkins alongside Josh Whedon), though I recommend it to everyone.
Rating: 5Q, 4P