Comments on: Welcome to Tranquility #1-4 http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/ Where to find out what's really good. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Greg McElhatton http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/comment-page-1/#comment-15525 Greg McElhatton Mon, 07 May 2007 14:40:16 +0000 http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/#comment-15525 One big difference between the two is that with Fables it's in part about a society that's hidden; with Tranquility it's a part of the world that everyone knows about, with many of the people there having been celebrities in the past. In some ways it's like comparing apples and oranges, but I think that at this stage I'd enjoyed Fables a little more because (perhaps due to Willingham being able to play off their storybook character status that gives readers extra knowledge about them) the characters felt a little more developed. But they're both good books in their own right, easily. One big difference between the two is that with Fables it’s in part about a society that’s hidden; with Tranquility it’s a part of the world that everyone knows about, with many of the people there having been celebrities in the past.

In some ways it’s like comparing apples and oranges, but I think that at this stage I’d enjoyed Fables a little more because (perhaps due to Willingham being able to play off their storybook character status that gives readers extra knowledge about them) the characters felt a little more developed. But they’re both good books in their own right, easily.

]]> By: Fred Dukes http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/comment-page-1/#comment-15478 Fred Dukes Sun, 06 May 2007 19:55:01 +0000 http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/#comment-15478 The setup sounds a lot like Fables from the way you describe it. The first arc of Fables also started with a murder mystery. How do the two books compare so far? The setup sounds a lot like Fables from the way you describe it. The first arc of Fables also started with a murder mystery. How do the two books compare so far?

]]> By: Weekend reading « Precocious Curmudgeon http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/comment-page-1/#comment-9474 Weekend reading « Precocious Curmudgeon Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:08:35 +0000 http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/#comment-9474 [...] the “I agree” front, Greg McElhatton takes a look at the first four issues of Welcome to Tranquility (Wildstorm) and notices one weakness that threatens to undermine the book’s other strengths: [...]

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 12, 2007: Misanthropic suburban malevolence http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/comment-page-1/#comment-9455 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 12, 2007: Misanthropic suburban malevolence Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2007/03/12/welcome-to-tranquility-1-4/#comment-9455 [...] Greg McElhatton reviews the first four issues of Gail Simone and Neil Googe’s superhero-retirees murder mystery, Welcome to Tranquility. [...] [...] Greg McElhatton reviews the first four issues of Gail Simone and Neil Googe’s superhero-retirees murder mystery, Welcome to Tranquility. [...]

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