We are continuing our exploration of Kang the Conqueror via his teen incarnation Iron Lad by discussing two youthful superhero teams: The Young Avengers and The Runaways and that time they merged (sort of). We explore the origins of each team, discuss The Runaways TV show, and why we might see the Young Avengers in the MCU sooner than you think.

Ep. 84 What if the Runaways became the Young Avengers?
Earth-2912 (Marvel Comics), as seen in What If One-Shots 2008

It's that time again! In the lead up to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Jonathan Majors portrayal, we are continuing our exploration of Kang the Conqueror in comic books. This time, we are exploring Kang's armor clad teen version Iron Lad, leader of The Young Avengers as he battles his older counterpart. But the Young Avengers are not the only youthful superhero team in this episode! We also explore the origins of The Runaways plus the What If storyline where the two teams merged (kind of). We discuss The Runaways television show (and whether we will see them in the MCU) and share our predictions around the onscreen introduction of the Young Avengers. So join Nathaniel Richards, Alex Wilder, Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, Chase Stein, Gert Yorkes, Molly Hernandez, Old Lace, Eli Bradley aka Patriot, Teddy Altman aka Hulkling, Billy Kaplan aka Wiccan, Kate Bishop aka Hawkeye, Cassie Lang aka Stature and so many more on this episode. 

Reading List:

• Runaways #1-6 (2003 Marvel Comics)
• Runaways #1-6 (2005 Marvel Comics)
• Young Avengers #1-6 (2005 Marvel Comics)
• What If The Runaways Became The Young Avengers back-up from (2008 Marvel Comics):
• What If House of M #1, What If Fallen Son #1, What If Newer Fantastic Four #1, What If Spider Man Back In Black #1, What If Secret Wars #1
• Runaways (2017 Marvel Hulu TV Series)
• Plus a whole bunch of MCU including Hawkeye, Falcom & Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

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