Halcyon

"Every villain is the hero of their own story."

Originally announced under the name of Utopian, Halcyon is a superhero comic published by Image which premiered in November of 2010.

The premise seems simple: what would superheroes do without crime? Super-team Halcyon is destined to find out -- their world has mysteriously become "nicer" exponentially over the last nine months. Crime is practically at an end. Armed conflict has diminished to the point on non-existence. The would-be ruler of the world and Halcyon's primary enemy just turned himself in on television. What happens to them now? Are they out of a job?

The series is co-written by Marc Guggenheim (Amazing Spider-Man) and Tara Butters (Reaper) with art by Ryan Bodenheim (Red Mass for Mars) and Alisa Tager (Serenity).


Tropes used in Halcyon include:
  • Chest Insignia: A notable lack of them.
  • Cool Mask: Both versions of Oculus that have appeared are wearing featureless, head-encompassing metal masks with eye holes.
  • The Cowl: Sabre.
    • Deconstructed. Sabre is shown to be borderline psychopathic, which is why he's the one who has the hardest time adjusting to a perfect world.
  • Heroic Build: Obviously for the gents - but on Triumph?
  • Everything's Better with Monkeys: Enos is a 'cybernetically enhanced space chimp'.
  • Flying Brick: Zenith, the World's Greatest Hero.
  • Licked by the Dog: Sabre is described as a 'homicidal vigilante' (by one of his teammates no less!), but his dog likes him so he can't be all bad.
  • Meaningful Name: Superhero naming convention aside, 'Halcyon' means 'peaceful' or 'calm'.
    • The original name of the comic was Utopian, which became the name of a city in the book.
  • Mass Super-Empowering Event: Not one but two versions of Oculus describe attempting to use a 'metabomb' in their reality.

Oculus From Reality 2439-Gamma: [It] had the unfortunate and unforeseen effect of increasing the world's population of Super-Powereds by thirteen percent. Halcyon's membership is already up to six-eighty and counting.

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