Whedon wasn't Vaughan, but at least he wasn't Moore.
I really wish they'd give this book the respect they have for Nextwave, and just save it for Vaughan/Alphona. If not that, then for genuinely special creative teams.
Vaughan says this team was his gift to Marvel, and that may be so, but the general nature of 'Story Arc" based storytelling means that new characters take a long time to become established, revered members of any company's pantheon. And, as much as I love them, Runaways could still up and vanish if the stories told using them arn't A+ quality.
Sigh.