A review by captwinghead
Welcome to Tranquility, Vol. 1 by Neil Googe, Gail Simone
3.0
This was enjoyable. A pretty unique premise seeing as the characters are older than the characters in Astro City - which had a bit of a similar vibe, in my opinion.
This is sort of a murder mystery in a town with retired superheroes. I like that Simone took the opportunity to show the characters' pasts through their comic strips - in the style of classic comics. I kind of wish (if she'd been so inclined) she'd been able to do it with existing comic book characters. Kingdom Come is really the only example I can think of where we get to see what the Justice League was like as older people. It would've been cool to see Clark and Bruce bickering in a retirement home while Barry and Diana play chess or something in the background.
Anyway, the characters are pretty distinct. I saw the ending coming but it was still a pretty fun ride.
This is sort of a murder mystery in a town with retired superheroes. I like that Simone took the opportunity to show the characters' pasts through their comic strips - in the style of classic comics. I kind of wish (if she'd been so inclined) she'd been able to do it with existing comic book characters. Kingdom Come is really the only example I can think of where we get to see what the Justice League was like as older people. It would've been cool to see Clark and Bruce bickering in a retirement home while Barry and Diana play chess or something in the background.
Anyway, the characters are pretty distinct. I saw the ending coming but it was still a pretty fun ride.