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Welcome to Tranquility, Vol. 1 (Welcome to Tranquility #1)
Tranquility is a small town like any other, except for one difference: It's the place where super-powered beings go to retire from crimefighting. But when the town is turned upside down by a murder, it becomes evident that everything isn't as quaint as it seems!
Collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed series by Gail Simone and Neil Googe!
Collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed series by Gail Simone and Neil Googe!
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
December 12th 2007
by WildStorm
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I just finished reading issues 1-12 of the Wildstorm series Welcome To Tranquility. I enjoyed it a lot. It reminded me in many ways of a Astro City with an equal helping of Invincible thrown in. It is based on a town, Tranquility, where a number of superheroes have retired and raised children and have at this point become grandparents. The main character is the intrepid sheriff Thomasina Lindo. She is just a woman trying to do what is right in a community of superpowered beings. The stories are...more
I'm not a huge fan of superhero comics, but this one is not your normal superhero comic. Tranquility is the town where superheroes and supervillains go to retire and escape from their former lives. Here they live, recount old tales, raise families, and exist as mostly normal people. Not much happens here...and then, one day, a murder occurs. And then others follow. It's up to the sheriff, the daughter of a former hero, to solve the crime and protect the town. Will she be able to solve the murder...more
Hm, gosh, I wanted to love it. I lurv Top 10 and the premise is similar so it was like a chance to revisit that fun concept. Unfortunately, Top 10 sort of goes much more wild and crazy with the idea of an untamed city full of super beings, so Tranquility seemed merely quaint in comparison.
However I loved the method of interspersing the story with excerpts from the character's comic books (of their youth) -- that was fantastic. They were either relevant to building character, or to the mystery st...more
However I loved the method of interspersing the story with excerpts from the character's comic books (of their youth) -- that was fantastic. They were either relevant to building character, or to the mystery st...more
Eläköityneiden supersankarien ja -vihulaisten kansoittaman kaupungin rauhaa rikkoo ravintolassa sattuva kärhämä, joka päättyy Mr. Articulaten kuolemaan. Kuka läsnäolijoista onkaan tappaja? Sheriffi Thomasina Lindon käsissä on tapaus, jonka selvittäminen osoittautuu arvattua ongelmallisemmaksi - ja kaiken lisäksi murha ei jää viimeiseksi.
Näppärän murhamysteerin lisäksi Gail Simonen käsikirjoittama ja Neil Googen piirtämä sarjakuva tarjoaa lukijalleen värikkään ja humoristisenkin henkilögallerian...more
Näppärän murhamysteerin lisäksi Gail Simonen käsikirjoittama ja Neil Googen piirtämä sarjakuva tarjoaa lukijalleen värikkään ja humoristisenkin henkilögallerian...more
Tranquility is a town where super heroes and villains retired. That's the conceit. The story built around it is a whodunnit. An unpowered sheriff is in a precarious place of trying to control people who are more powerful than her.
The story is basically an excuse to introduce the characters, and the characters are what make the story. A shazam type power who has forgotten his magic word; a former cheesecake token female who now serves cheesecake as the town diner's cook; a fiend who is the town'...more
The story is basically an excuse to introduce the characters, and the characters are what make the story. A shazam type power who has forgotten his magic word; a former cheesecake token female who now serves cheesecake as the town diner's cook; a fiend who is the town'...more
Wonderfully engaging tale about a small town where superheroes and supervillains go to live when they retire. Life is generally peaceful, except for the odd quirks of some heroes who can't quite grasp that their glory days are over and continued tensions between life long enemies who are now neighbours. Then a murder occurs and it seems that the town conceals a secret that someone is prepared to kill to keep.
I liked the background characters a lot and would have liked to see more of some of them...more
I liked the background characters a lot and would have liked to see more of some of them...more
That was awesome (I'm on a Gail Simone kick, which is why I picked this up in the first place. She needs to write more, and DC needs to stop being a pain in the butt and kicking her off of titles that she's totally rocking, of course, she sorta rocks whatever project she's on so... I can see DC's problem *rolls eyes*)
It's about retired heroes. And, not only is it a comic book, but dude, it had a nice little mystery in there too, which, since I love mysteries (as my books read atests to) was the...more
It's about retired heroes. And, not only is it a comic book, but dude, it had a nice little mystery in there too, which, since I love mysteries (as my books read atests to) was the...more
A town that features retired super-heroes. It also has a big secret worth killing for. The mystery is interesting as are all the different personalities. Reminds me a bit of Astro City Vol. 1: Life in the Big City, but only a bit. Love the main female character, Sheriff Thomasina Lindo. Always nice to run across a graphic novel that features an Af-Am female character. A rarity, but very welcome.
Apr 21, 2011
Federiken Masters
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Supongo que a los mismos que el 2.
Recommended to Federiken by:
El t. 2 en inglés.
"Finalmente me lo compré en los tomos #1 y 2 de la edición española de Norma, que no subo para no partir esta edición en 2. Si está igual de bueno que el segundo tomo (que sí me compré en inglés), seguro recontra valga la pena."
Pronosticaba con relativo acierto. Me gustó más el #2 cuando lo leí en su momento que esta larga intro que conforma los primeros seis números. Quizás porque me tomó más por sorpresa, quizás porque la resolución me pareció más interesante que la premisa. La cuestión es que...more
Pronosticaba con relativo acierto. Me gustó más el #2 cuando lo leí en su momento que esta larga intro que conforma los primeros seis números. Quizás porque me tomó más por sorpresa, quizás porque la resolución me pareció más interesante que la premisa. La cuestión es que...more
For fans of the superhero genre looking for a twist on the same old, Simone offers up a character-rich murder mystery centering on geriatric superheros. There are enough twists to keep you page turning, however the real highlight is the way Simone plays with the conventions of the genre, with allusions, in jokes, and a watchmen-like eye on the whole thing. Highly recommend for fans of the superhero comics who will get all the subtext, though others might just enjoy the murder mystery.
This series has a nice premise, enjoyable characters, and an excellent reveal at the end--you realize you've had plenty of clues to solve the whodunnit and didn't quite fit them together. Unfortunately, getting to that point is kind of a chore. The mystery is nice, but there is some padding that I just didn't care enough about. I would probably read more if I just run across it, but I wouldn't really seek it out.
Well of course I gave a Gail Simone book five stars but it's not just because I'm stanning. It's because this book was really good and there were so many small things I loved about it. The flashbacks in every piece, the "behind the story" looks at the superheroes, and the dialogue that had a weird dark little Andy Griffith feel. The main character, Sheriff Lindo, was especially awesome and the genius of Emoticon.
Gail Simone is heavy-handed and generally uninspired. Her attempts to highlight the absurdity of female superhero cliches end up being cringeworthy. On another note, one of the problems of writing a detective character is that you need to be relatively clever. This was not executed well. All in all, a mediocre book. Decent when it's good, mildly annoying and off-putting when it's bad.
Where do superheroes and villains go when they retire? The small town of Tranquility. However, life isn't exactly tranquil for Sheriff Thomasina Lindo. There are a lot of competing themes in this story, which hinders it, but it's still a really interesting read. The Sheriff is a great character and I'd love to read more set in this world.
Shockingly, superheroes don't take to retirement easily. Take everyone in The Incredibles, make them 40 years older, and throw in a murder mystery and a Small Town Good Cop and you've got this, plus a huge cast of characters, each with their own backstory (that gets a little hard to follow some times). A goodread.
I love comics with good characterization and this has it in spades. It is like a Watchmen-lite mixed with an old-fashioned whodunnit. An excellent read, indeed.
Very cool superhero murder mystery while revealing each hero's history and not clunky one bit. I know I gave it 5 stars, but I'd say 4 and 1/2 in actuality.
Comic book series about a super hero retirement community, and by one of my favorite writers. Its good and has some humor to it as well.
This has everything going for it. Good writer, some great artwork, the precis was reasonable, but something does not gel.
I really wish I could give half stars, because this was a pretty solid 3 1/2. This took a while to get into, but I ended up enjoying it. It's a great concept, and Tommy is fabulous, and I enjoyed the different character types that were played with. It just took way too long before I cared what happened to anyone in this.
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Kind of a cross between Watchmen and the TV show Eureka. Nicely written and illustrated.
Actually interesting thing. But didn't make involving story
Great premise and interesting characters. Enjoyed it.
Hilarious.
A very entertaining murder mystery set in a quiet small town where old super-heroes and villians to go retire. Simone does an excellent job of establishing a large cast in a small amount of space. Some of the more minor characters (like the Captain Marvel-style hero who has forgotten his magic word) are the most memorable. Somewhat lighter in tone than Watchmen and other super hero "deconstructions."
The people in this book are frequently drawn with ovals on the tips of their noses. It is odd and annoying. I read an interview with Gail Simone and it really made me want to read her comics. The story is often entertaining, but I had hoped for more.
I'm a Marvel girl, so I've always been bummed that Ms. Simone's books (mostly) took place in the wrong world. Not this one! A great premise, in an easy world to jump in to, with fabulous characters and tidy writing. Much fun!
Fantastic concept, Super heroes living the normal life, but the non-super powered black, female police chief is the strongest of all.
Sheriff Tommy is made of love and triumph and Christmas, and Gail Simone is with her.
Tranquility...where superheroes (and some villians) go when they retire.
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Gail Simone is a comic book writer well-known for her work on Birds of Prey (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), and Deadpool (Marvel), among others, and has also written humorous and critical commentary on comics and the comics industry such as the original "Women in Refrigerators" website and a regular column called "You'll All Be Sorry".
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