The Rundown: “Runaways” Makes Its Return, Retailer Talks Diamond Issues, and more

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com.

– “Runaways” is coming back, but this ain’t your BKV/Alphona Runaways. It’s from the team of Noelle Stevenson and Sanford Greene, and it’s “Battleworld: Runaways“, which finds a cadre of young heroes in a school on Battleworld’s capital city. So far, none of them revealed team – Bucky Barnes (wut), Cloak & Dagger, Amadeus Cho, Skaar, Jubilee and a new character named Sanna – are from the original Runaways book, making this feel more like a “random young heroes” book than a “Runaways” one, but according to the editorial team at Marvel, expect those members to be revealed today. I guess we’ll find out later today, but part of me just wishes this had some other name like “Battleschool” or “Battleworld High” or something of that sort. Alas.

– This piece on Bleeding Cool from Mimi Cruz, manager of Salt Lake City comic retailer Night Flight Comics, is a really interesting read, and a really good look at why the state and quality of Diamond Comic Distributors is a roadblock to the overall health of the comic industry.

– Apparently James Gunn is going to put his personal favorite hero in “Guardians of the Galaxy 2”, so get ready for someone super damn weird making the cut, I’d wager.

– Get a deeper look at Chip Zdarsky and Kagan McLeod’s “Kaptara” in this preview/interview the team did with Entertainment Weekly.

– Dean Cain and Helen Slater have been cast in undisclosed roles for the upcoming “Supergirl” show, which is a big deal because they were previously Superman and Supergirl respectively.

– Marvel.com revealed a new song by Faith No More because it’s called “Superhero” I guess?