Runaways (TV series)
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Marvel's Runaways |
| Abbreviation(s): | Runaways |
| Creator: | Josh Schwartz,Stephanie Savage |
| Date(s): | November 21, 2017 - present |
| Medium: | live-action TV series |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Wikipedia, |
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Runaways is a television series produced by Hulu based on the Marvel comic of the same name.
Canon
- After discovering their parents are super-villains in disguise, a group of teenagers band together to run away from their homes in order to atone for their parents' actions and to discover the secrets of their origins.
Fandom
The fandom for the show started small and grew larger towards the end of the first season after Chase/Gert and Karolina/Nico became canon, gaining interest in particular thanks to migratory femslash fandom trends. Fan theories are popular within the fandom, with much speculation on how the series will handle different aspects of the comics, most notability who the mole will be if that plotline is used.
Shipping
Discussion & Controversies
Boycott Runaways
Before the show begain airing there was some activity behind the hashtag #boycottrunaways.[1] The boycott came about due to the original Runaways comics killing its only black member, Alex, after he betrayed his team and the worry that the TV series would do the same. It was created in a similar vein to the discussions around Iron Fist at the time "The hastag #boycottrunaways is meant to create a discussion and raise awareness to the issues surrounding Runaways and its problematic elements, similar to the boycott of Iron Fist and Dr. Strange. It is meant to encourage people to come up with ideas of proper representation of POC/LGTBA characters so that people don’t feel left out. Diversity matters so does proper representation."[2]
Changes Between Comics and Series
- Staff of One: Fans generally weren't happy about the staff being technology rather than magic, especially since Doctor Stange had shown that magic does exist in the MCU.
- The Church of Gibborim: Some opposed changing Karolina's backstory from having wealthy movie star parents to being raised in a new-age religious cult.
Fanworks
Fanart
- iconic goth gf looks by galpisces
- love this kid’s fashion by staticplant
- Gert and Old Lace by QueenAlicetheNerd
- just started watching Marvel’s Runaways and I’m very into Gert’s outfits by lulusketches
Meta
- Runaways: Another point of view by jarronnelums
Archives & Fannish Links
- Runaways fanworks at AO3
- Runaways fanworks at FanFiction.Net
Tumblr
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