Stillwater by Zdarsky & Perez, Vol. 1
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- Author：Chip Zdarsky
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Summary
Nobody dies。
In the town of Stillwater， that's not just a promise。
It's a threat。
Join superstar writer CHIP ZDARSKY （DAREDEVIL， THE WHITE TREES） and Eisner Award-winning artist RAMON PEREZ （TALES OF SAND， JANE） as they dive into a world of horror and intrigue in this new Skybound original series。
Collects STILLWATER #1-6。
In the town of Stillwater， that's not just a promise。
It's a threat。
Join superstar writer CHIP ZDARSKY （DAREDEVIL， THE WHITE TREES） and Eisner Award-winning artist RAMON PEREZ （TALES OF SAND， JANE） as they dive into a world of horror and intrigue in this new Skybound original series。
Collects STILLWATER #1-6。
Reviews
Rod Brown
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I'm just on the verge of liking this， but it is a little too generic in its exploration of immortality and small town paranoia。 On a page by page basis， it is engaging enough， but while it toys around with some of the interesting aspects of immortality， it seems content to let the story be driven by some real unoriginal and heavy-handed villains， while the heroes don't really have much going for them。 I'll give the second volume a chance to win me over when it comes out。 I'm just on the verge of liking this， but it is a little too generic in its exploration of immortality and small town paranoia。 On a page by page basis， it is engaging enough， but while it toys around with some of the interesting aspects of immortality， it seems content to let the story be driven by some real unoriginal and heavy-handed villains， while the heroes don't really have much going for them。 I'll give the second volume a chance to win me over when it comes out。 。。。more
Stephen Adkison
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Stillwater is American folk horror。 Small town with a secret that they’ll do anything to protect。 An average joe visitor， who doesn’t fit in outside but certainly rejects this new setting。 An underground rebellion。 And， because it’s America， a bunch of guns and the psychopaths who love to use them。Some sloppy mistake early on aside， the art here is great。 Clean and distinct figures that give each character an instant recognition。 I do wish they would play the horror more。
tim
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3。5
Chris Thompson
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In the town of Stillwater， people don’t age and can’t die。 This utopian-sounding town is the setting of a horror along the lines of Wayward Pines or Netflix’s 1BR。 The protagonist， Daniel， learns the hard way that once you learn the town’s secret， there’s no leaving it （unless that is to take you outside its borders and execute you）。 An interesting idea that ultimately doesn’t work。 It lacks any interesting characters and it’s hard to believe a small town would have the ability to keep this secr In the town of Stillwater， people don’t age and can’t die。 This utopian-sounding town is the setting of a horror along the lines of Wayward Pines or Netflix’s 1BR。 The protagonist， Daniel， learns the hard way that once you learn the town’s secret， there’s no leaving it （unless that is to take you outside its borders and execute you）。 An interesting idea that ultimately doesn’t work。 It lacks any interesting characters and it’s hard to believe a small town would have the ability to keep this secret for so long。 I mean， do they kill every Amazon Prime driver who sees something weird happen？ I read this as a fan of Chip Zdarsky， but I don’t think I’ll come back for volume 2。 。。。more
James DeSantis
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What happens when you go to a town and can't。。。well。。。die？ This town is at a standstill。 In stillwater you go， and you can get shot， punched， kicked， head chopped off， and so on and still survive。 Little did Daniel know that when he entered this town it wouldn't be the FIRST time he's been there。 What seems like a town filled with secrets is。。。well a town filled with secrets。 Chip is a pretty great writer。 Almost all his Marvel work has been top notch。 So I was pretty excited to try this one on。 What happens when you go to a town and can't。。。well。。。die？ This town is at a standstill。 In stillwater you go， and you can get shot， punched， kicked， head chopped off， and so on and still survive。 Little did Daniel know that when he entered this town it wouldn't be the FIRST time he's been there。 What seems like a town filled with secrets is。。。well a town filled with secrets。 Chip is a pretty great writer。 Almost all his Marvel work has been top notch。 So I was pretty excited to try this one on。 And the first two issues worked really well for me。 Then the consistant switch from years started to get annoying and I didn't need every single plot point filled to get the idea of what is happening in this town。 I did enjoy the dialogue， as it is solid， but the characters didn't really get me interested。 I especially didn't like Daniel much。 Saying that， I will probably check out volume 2。 The art and story are good enough to keep me intrigued but it was a bit of a letdown。 A 3 out of 5。 。。。more
Matt Athanasiou
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Love a good weird， small town story。 Interesting concept that the team scratches the surface of here， and I’m looking forward to seeing how far， and weird， they might take this。
Julius7007
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7，0！
Rory Wilding
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Due to his social difficulties， Daniel West has been let go from his job。 After receiving a letter stating that he will receive an undisclosed sum from the estate of his great-great aunt， Daniel makes a trip to the town of Stillwater， accompanied by his more successful friend， Tony。 Upon arrival， the two men stumble into the town’s secret: its citizens are seemingly frozen in time and unable to age。 Instead of being a miracle， it ends up having huge repercussions for him and Tony， and the realiz Due to his social difficulties， Daniel West has been let go from his job。 After receiving a letter stating that he will receive an undisclosed sum from the estate of his great-great aunt， Daniel makes a trip to the town of Stillwater， accompanied by his more successful friend， Tony。 Upon arrival， the two men stumble into the town’s secret: its citizens are seemingly frozen in time and unable to age。 Instead of being a miracle， it ends up having huge repercussions for him and Tony， and the realization that immortality is actually a curse。Please click here for my full review。 。。。more
Valéria。
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O Zdarskym som nepochybovala ani na minútu a fakt nebolo prečo。 Toto bolo fakt super。 Hneď prvý zošit vás hodí do skvelého príbehu， kde týpek Daniel s kamarátom cestujú do mesta Stillwater， pretože Daniel dostane list， že niekde niečo zdedil。 A dostane sa do mesta。。（view spoiler）[。。。kde proste nikto nezomiera。 Všetci sa záhadne liečia， dokáže im dorásť celé telo po zraneniach。 Deti sa nerodia od určité dňa/incidentu。 Malé deti nerastú， ale ich mozog a pamäť sa vyvíja， takže v tele polročného dec O Zdarskym som nepochybovala ani na minútu a fakt nebolo prečo。 Toto bolo fakt super。 Hneď prvý zošit vás hodí do skvelého príbehu， kde týpek Daniel s kamarátom cestujú do mesta Stillwater， pretože Daniel dostane list， že niekde niečo zdedil。 A dostane sa do mesta。。（view spoiler）[。。。kde proste nikto nezomiera。 Všetci sa záhadne liečia， dokáže im dorásť celé telo po zraneniach。 Deti sa nerodia od určité dňa/incidentu。 Malé deti nerastú， ale ich mozog a pamäť sa vyvíja， takže v tele polročného decka dostaneme mozog 5 ročného decka。 Mesto je úplne odrezané od okolitého sveta， aby sa o tom nedozvedeli iní ľudia。 Na čele mesta je samozrejme týpek， sudca， ktorý si všetko to "bremeno" rozhodovania vzal ochotne na svoje plecia。 A vstupom Daniela do toto mesta sa začína fakt výborný a zaujímavý príbeh。。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。ktoré je záhadným a divným spôsobom iné。 Fakt výborne napísané， zaujímavé postavy a veľmi krásna kresba。 Teším sa na ďalší book， lebo prvých 6 čísel malo skvelé tempo a zaujíma ma， čo bude ďalej， nakoľko som skončilo v bode， kedy proste človek chce a potrebuje dostať viac informácií o tom， čo bude ďalej。 5/5 。。。more
Frédéric
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2，5* rounded up。 Mixed feelings with this one。 The plot and the underlying questions are interesting but the treatment feels like half a let-down。 The supposedly main character is so far an uninteresting angry nobody。。。 just like about everybody in the goddamn town for that matter。 Stereotypes at best- conservative judge vs progressive doctor， psycho law enforcement- or mere silhouettes， the cast don’t exist enough to care for them。 Yet I’m intrigued。 Not really why It happened， I don’t think i 2，5* rounded up。 Mixed feelings with this one。 The plot and the underlying questions are interesting but the treatment feels like half a let-down。 The supposedly main character is so far an uninteresting angry nobody。。。 just like about everybody in the goddamn town for that matter。 Stereotypes at best- conservative judge vs progressive doctor， psycho law enforcement- or mere silhouettes， the cast don’t exist enough to care for them。 Yet I’m intrigued。 Not really why It happened， I don’t think it matters one bit， but how the situation has been dealt with these past years and what consequences on the people。 And if I’m honest the story is rather well told。 Well placed flash-backs， good cliffhangers。。。 but the lack of meaningful character is really annoying。 On the drawing board Ramon Perez does a good job but I expected better from him。 As for the colors it’s a matter of taste， really， but I simply don’t like the pastel theme chosen for the overall aspect of the book。 Oh well，I’ll be back for book two anyway。 。。。more
Imogene
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A genuinely horrific concept， and a heck of an ending
Billy Jepma
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What a killer introduction into what is （hopefully） going to be a killer series。 Zdarsky's setup in these six issues is just about flawless， as he expertly blends exposition with characterization。 Each new issue deepens and expands the lore， making for a rewarding and exciting reading experience。 I wanted to wait to read the whole arc at once， but the first issues， and each one after it， were so compelling that whenever a new issue showed up at my local comic book shop， I had to read it that sam What a killer introduction into what is （hopefully） going to be a killer series。 Zdarsky's setup in these six issues is just about flawless， as he expertly blends exposition with characterization。 Each new issue deepens and expands the lore， making for a rewarding and exciting reading experience。 I wanted to wait to read the whole arc at once， but the first issues， and each one after it， were so compelling that whenever a new issue showed up at my local comic book shop， I had to read it that same day。 This is easily one of the strongest debut series to come from last year。Zdarsky is working with a big cast here––I will confess to forgetting who certain people were， from time to time––but each one feels unique， and I admire how committed he is to giving everyone a history， even if we don't get to see it ourselves。 The art from Ramón K。 Pérez and Mike Spicer is crucial to the comic's success。 The artwork is what brings the town of Stillwater to life， making it feel both foreboding and familiar， like a small town from a dream you can't quite remember。 This isn't a comic about ghosts and hauntings， but Stillwater is a setting that feels like it's full of ghosts。 I wish the end of the arc felt more like an ending， but that's a problem I have with basically every comic， so I can hardly hold it against the series for wanting to set the stage for what comes next。 Especially when Zdarsky's setup for volume 2 seems like it's going to lead to a wild （and somehow far darker） story that I can't wait to dive into。 This gets an easy 4。5 stars from me。 。。。more
Sam Quixote
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