History ComicBook / WelcomeToTranquility

* {{Wildstorm}}: It is part of the Wildstorm shared universe, which is itself part of the larger [[{{DCU}} DC Universe]] since ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', but remains primarily independent from other series. Since the ending of the second series, the Wildstorm imprint was discontinued, though several characters and concepts have since been incorporated into the ComicBook/{{New 52}}.

* UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: A young child explains to Pink Bunny that his favorite comic is his favorie because, unlike [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the old comics his mother lets him read]], in this comic people ''die''. It is not real if nobody dies.

''ComicBook/WelcomeToTranquility'' is an American comic book series created by GailSimone and NeilGooge and published by Creator/{{Wildstorm}}. It is set in the fictional California town of Tranquility where {{superhero}}es and [[{{Supervillain}} supervillains]], also known as "[[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Maxi's]]," have retired and settled down to raise families after their hectic and action-packed youths. Despite the presence of both heroes and villains there is little crime amongst the populace, the heroes have grown old and the villains have either been cleared of their criminal charges or served out their prison time, allowing them to live in (relative) peace. Old rivalries remain, but revolve around traditional aspects of retired life, such as [[SeriousBusiness debating who gets the apples that fall on either side of a property line]].

A [[EnsembleCast large cast]] is composed of both retired Maxi's, the children (and grandchildren) of Maxi's that have grown up in this Superhero Retirement Community, and the normal amount of civilians to be found in any small town. Sheriff [[ActionGirl Thomasina "Tommy" Lindo]], who [[BadassNormal has no powers]], works to deal with the normal conflicts that arise in any town, but which have the added threat of being carried about by people with an inordinate amount of superpowers. [[BadassGrandpa Alex "Judge" Fury]], the Mayor of Tranquility and hero of WorldWarII, is also featured along with his wife, [[MsFanservice Suzy "Pink Bunny" Fury]], and Colonel [[ThoseTwoGuys Isaac Cragg and Bad Dog]]. Together they formed the Liberty Squad along with [[FlyingBrick Maximum Man]], [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Astral Man]] and [[ButtMonkey Arnold "Cosmos" Stipple]] before Astral Man was murdered and they all retired to Tranquility.

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[[caption-width:348:Let's see how spry ''you'' look in your seventies]]

* {{Wildstorm}}: It is part of the Wildstorm shared universe, which is itself part of the larger [[{{DCU}} DC Universe]] since ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', but remains primarily independent from other series. Since the ending of the second series, the Wildstorm imprint was discontinued, though several characters and concepts have since been incorporated into the {{New 52}}.

* {{Crossover}}: In the second arc of the first volume, {{Gen13}} guest starred as they were passing through Tranquility.

* AffectionateParody: Throughout the series there are "reprints" of the adventures of the various characters from their youth, portrayed as [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks classic comics from the 1940's and 1950's]]. These include Minxy Millions, KidHero and child millionaire, and the Liberty Squad, who fought the Nazis in World War II. [[{{Deconstruction}} They portray a lot of the problems with these stories]], such as what happens to a KidHero when dementia sets in and what fighting Germans on the Eastern Front will do to a man, but they remain pleasantly nostalgic and fond of the classic style.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks; the people who fought the Nazis are horribly scarred because of what they experienced, supervillains who fought ''with'' the Nazis have been shunned and hassled all their lives since then, and most characters are struggling to deal with growing old in a world where younger heroes have taken their places.

* TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks: The primary active era of the town's residents, and portrayed [[AffectionateParody rather warmly]] by "reprints" of their adventures during World War II.

* TheModernAgeOfComicBooks: The setting of the series, with most of the characters having retired from the [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]].

* TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: A young child explains to Pink Bunny that his favorite comic is his favorie because, unlike [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the old comics his mother lets him read]], in this comic people ''die''. It is not real if nobody dies.

* GadgeteerGenius: Minxie Millions. She built ''a working plane'' out of solid gold.

* GirlFriday: Minxie's sidekick when she was young, Venus. These days Tommy's sister Seresa helps her out. Monxie still calls her Venus.

* FanserviceWithASmile: Pink Bunny wears [[PlayboyBunny her outfit]] while serving in her cafe, and the restaurant in general seems to be a MaidCafe.

* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Ajita, a.k.a. Leona, tries killing herself after Tommy informs her that she'll be going to her mother for permission to interrogate Leona about Mr. Articulate's death. When Tommy asks if this may have been a cry for attention, Dr. Steel reveals that Leona drank an entire bottle of cough syrup before cutting two vertical lines on her wrists. She was ''not'' intending to wake up.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: what happened to Cosmos in the backstory, when he supposedly betrayed his companions and killed Astro Man. [[spoiler: turns out he was just a drunk who was convinced by the real killer of Astro Man that he'd killed him]]

* DifferentlyPoweredIndividual: People with superpowers are termed "Maxi's." A [[FanWank fan theory]] listed on TheOtherWiki derives the title from Maximum Man, a former member of the Liberty League and regarded as the strongest Maxi there was.

* FieryRedhead: Minxy in a passionate, spirited way.

* The Fountainhead: Decapitate (Don't worry, you will get it [[ItMakesSenseInContext once you read the series]])
* FountainOfYouth: Just a few drops...

* GloryDays: Some have matured and come to genuine emotional aceptance of their old age, but many are constantly trying to recapture those days of their youth when they were powerful, active and could change the world.

* GoshDangItToHeck: Doody

* PhysicalGod: We get a lot less detail on their exact powers than in some other comics, but Maximum Man and Astral Man seem to approach these levels. Judge Fury might also be in the league, considering what hapens when he and Maximum Man face off, but even he says that he has a serious advantage since Maximum Man is so out of practice. Derek might outshine them all, [[UpToEleven to a rather extreme degree if Sheriff Tommy's worrying is anything to go by]], but he also has not been given specific details for his powers.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: When Seriff Tommy is recruiting help to face off against Derek she does not mention his [[PhysicalGod godlike powers]] or [[{{Squick}} predilection for buckets]], but instead explains that "a rapist has my sister."

* SophisticatedAsHell: The Sampson Twins. One of them speaks YeOldeButcheredEnglish, the other talks like a modern frat boy

* AffectionateParody: Throughout the series there are "reprints" of the adventures of the various characters from their youth, portrayed as [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks classic comics from the 1940's and 1950's]]. These include Minxy Millions, KidHero and child millionaire, and the Liberty Squad, who faught the Nazis in World War II. [[{{Deconstruction}} They portray a lot of the problems with these stories]], such as what happens to a KidHero when dementia sets in and what fighting Germans on the Eastern Front will do to a man, but they remain pleasantly nostalgic and fond of the classic style.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks; the people who faught the Nazis are horribly scarred because of what they experienced, supervillains who faught ''with'' the Nazis have been shunned and hassled all their lives since then, and most characters are struggling to deal with growing old in a world where younger heroes have taken their places.

* HotMom: Leona Terrell will be one after she gives birth. [[spoiler: Pink Bunny, and Thomasina count as well.]]

* TheFountainhead: Decapitate (Don't worry, you will get it [[ItMakesSenseInContext once you read the series]])

* LesYay: "You're not...Sheriff, you're not in any way ''available'', are you?"

* CombatTentacles: Mangacide's energy tentacles. In a possible invocation of AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles during the fight with Mayor Fury, he specifically asks if she could the one kindness of keeping "those sausages away from my pooper."

* ButtMonkey: Blamed for the death of Astral Man, his home constantly vandalized by kids, blamed by the former sheriff for almost all crimes in Tranquility...it certainly does not pay to be Arnold Stipple.

''Welcome to Tranquility'' is an American comic book series created by GailSimone and NeilGooge and published by Creator/{{Wildstorm}}. It is set in the fictional California town of Tranquility where {{superhero}}es and [[{{Supervillain}} supervillains]], also known as "[[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Maxi's]]," have retired and settled down to raise families after their hectic and action-packed youths. Despite the presence of both heroes and villains there is little crime amongst the populace, the heroes have grown old and the villains have either been cleared of their criminal charges or served out their prison time, allowing them to live in (relative) peace. Old rivalries remain, but revolve around traditional aspects of retired life, such as [[SeriousBusiness debating who gets the apples that fall on either side of a property line]].

The original volume, twelve issues long, was published in 2007 and 2008 before it went on hiatus, returning in 2010 for a planned six issue limited series. A part of the Wildstorm Universe, ''Welcome to Tranquility'' is unique in its relative disconnect from other series set in the same [[SharedUniverse universe]]. ''Creator/TheAuthority'' are mentioned on occasion, and ''Creator/{{Gen 13}}'' guest stars in the second arc of the original series, but the majority of the story remains independent.