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I really didn't know this section of Reddit existed. It's phenomenal seeing so many Runaways fans here.

So, Alex. I've always been mixed on the idea of Alex having powers. The reason why is because Alex's greatest asset has always been his mind. His ability to lead and strategize has always been impressive.

I have come to agree with some people though, hat Alex may need more to him when it comes to being out in the battlefield, to say the least.

I, for one, think that at the moment, Alex would be a good contender for having phantom like abilities.

Since Rowell brought back Alex in her 2017 series, she added this whole side effect to him after his revival. When people make physical contact with him, they feel as if they are making contact with a corpse. Or how he can no longer eat, and the food just comes back up. Etc.

I say this from a biased opinion, I would have liked it if Rowell had leaned into this aspect. Not only did she bring back Alex into the 2017 series, but she basically said his entire physiology is a part of the more otherworldly side of the Marvel Universe now.

I feel like if someone were to give Alex powers, this should be the route they should take. Maybe he has unknown phantom abilities like intangibility, or maybe instead, he could have the ability to see and speak to spirits and maybe even control them?

I just think it's super unusual Rowell didn't lean into it.

Instead, she went the Doc Justice route with Alex picking up the mantle of that jackass.

So he's this corpse that's also using high tech weapons to fight? Okay?

I just feel like Rowell should have picked a lane and stick with it.

But yes, those are my thoughts that I just wanted to share.

Back in 2022, Marvel released a comic at the end of the year that showed off various possible story lines for 2023.

In one scene, there was this image.

https://preview.redd.it/e05sk7j0ri1h1.png?width=1562&format=png&auto=webp&s=09c4b66c1506c0122995478720c68f759dae4552

I still think about this scene a lot because who else could that possibly be in the helmet except Alex.

In the Runaways 2017 series, Alex takes up the mantle of Doc Justice, whose outfit consists of the same helmet and cape as part of their costume.

It seems like this was leading to Alex being part of a new team of Young Avengers, alongside who I assume is Kate Bishop, and not sure who exactly the other three are lol.

I remember in 2023 waiting monthsssss for news about this.

I thought Alex being a part of a new team would be a really good idea especially after the Runaways and his betrayal.

When we didn't hear of anything, I actually reached out to the author of the comic who said that there was no guarantee that a lot of the stories will happen from the Timeless comic.

So it may have been something that was scrapped completely.

Still though, I just wanted more Alex content personally.

I've been looking for some good reading material for a while, and got a random whim to check out some older comics when I remembered that I never checked out The Runaways. I played Midnight Suns last year, was introduced to Nico Minoru's character and thought she was really cool, so I decided to dive-in and learn more about her backstory.

I'm only on Issue 7 so far but I'm really loving it! The art is great, the banter is funny and feels authentic, think it aged really well. The characters are varied and likeable too, think I really found a gem.

I know that >!Alex eventually betrays his friends and sides with The Pride according to Nico's dialogue in Midnight Suns,!< but I don't know anything else and am excited to see how his character develops.

Why does this book hardly get mentioned nowadays? They're rapidly becoming one of my favorite teams, gonna have to stay off this sub for a while until I read more lol

That's it, just wanted to gush about this series, hope the later runs are of similar quality.