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Welcome to Tranquility Vol 2 Gail Simone Neil Googe 9781401217730 Books Reviews

This second compilation of six original comics comes out a little better than the first collection, mostly because it consists largely of origin stories for the main characters in the series. Zombie Zeke, a direct steal from the Crypt-Keeper, began as an Elvis-type rocker who signed a pact with a demon. Sheriff Thomasina was a wild child who couldn't deal with family issues and got into too many fights in school. Emoticon (one of Simone's more original inventions) was corrupted by his Bad Guy grandfather, the Typist. And so on. The Liberty Snots, a younger gang of goth-type "heroes," gets a few back stories, too. But the narrative is still pretty much all over the place, as if the original story was twice as long and they only printed every other page. The art is okay but nothing special. I'll give this series an "E" for effort, but not much more.
We come back to the town of Tranquility, not to long after the events of the 1st novel ended. Emoticon is still in jail and flirting with the Sheriff and a new player has moved into town. A demon simply known as "The Host." And he's come to take back what belongs to him. And he'll stop at nothing to get it. Can this town of retired superheroes stand up to him and save their home? Or will they be overrun by the dead.

The story in this volume is a bit easier to follow, although they still do intersperse the volume with stories about the other characters which can be a bit distracting at times. Thankfully, we get to find out the backstory on the sheriff's father (which plays a rather large role in this story.) But...it still feels like we've got moments in the story where we have to stop and figure out what's going on. It still just feels like it could have been arranged a bit differently to present a more cohesiveness. I still wonder who some of the characters are that show up, such as "the tourists." They just don't have a background that's given. The artwork is decent enough, nothing really spectacular or amazing stands out about it, but it does work well for the story.

In short it's an interesting addition to the superhero genre and does have some creative, entertaining characters...and while its improving I wonder if future volumes will be any better. Still I'm likely to give the third volume a try. But not much more of a chance if that one falters.
Im a fan of Gail Simone's works, she has good humor & action. This good is a good example, it goes into more detail on some of the other characters from volume 1. Overall the book is a must have to your collection.
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