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Summary: Don't be a stranger...
Review: I enjoyed this first volume of Terry Moore's STRANGERS IN PARADISE graphic novel immensely. Moore tells of the inner life and times of three young friends-two female and one male-who must find ways to deal with the often frustrating realities of living and dealing with feelings in the real world.Moore creates a realistically painful, yet often humorous world that you'll want to immerse yourself in over and over again. If you enjoyed Daniel Clowes' GHOST WORLD, STRANGERS IN PARADISE is definitely for you.
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Summary: A breath of fresh air -- absolutely THE BEST!
Review: I've been collecting comic books since the late 1950's when there was a great variety of quality comics to choose from. I bought Superman, Dennis the Menace, Archie, Mutt and Jeff, Little Lulu, Ritchie Rich, Nancy and Sluggo, etc. But for the past 20 years or so there's been only two types of comics to choose from -- superhero and satanic .... Except for Strangers in Paradise. In my opinion, Terry Moore has created the best comic book series ever. And it's a pity that more people don't know about SIP. So many people are addicted to the TV soap operas. They should be so lucky to discover SIP! If they did, Terry's subscriber list would be in the millions and SIP would be a household word!
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Summary: You'll fall in love instantly with these wonderful humans
Review: The anti-comic book. An addictive series about love, life, crime, sexual identity, God, and what to wear on an intimidating job interview. The three main characters, Katchoo, David, and Francine, will engage you, amaze you...you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel young again! On the real...if you think comics are all superheroes and monster stuff, this is for you. Some of my other favorite writers are John Irving, Anne Rice, Banana Yoshimoto, Vladimir Nabokov, and Jonathan Carroll. If you like contemporary literary fiction-GET THIS COMIC! You will love it. Start with Volume One. :)
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Summary: A very amusing reading!
Review: This book collects the original 3-issue series of Stangers in Paradise, a black and white independent comic written and drawn by then unknown Terry Moore. It's an urban story about one deeply emotional and temperamental polish girl named Katchoo, a naive and sweet gal named Francine and a young boy David. Their lives are blended together and the result is... surprising. There are no superheroes in this book, but you will find all the emotions of the human spectre: pain, anger, lust, love, hate. The story is so original and interesting that one thing can be said about Strangers in Paradise: it can be enjoyed by people who dont read comic books. Too bad that the spark didnt last much, as Terry Moore went on to write predictable and cliched second and third parts of this story. My advise: buy this one and dont waste your time buying the others.
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Summary: Jeepers crow, what a book!
Review: When I first started to read Strangers in Paradise back in 1996, I had to immediatly get my hands on every issue I could possibly find. I coulnd't stop reading this compelling story of Katchoo, Francine, David, and the rest of the deeply molded characters in this book. Terry Moore, dispite being a really friendly guy, has a great storytelling sence- verbally and visually. Although all three of the Strangers in Paradise series are wonderfull, this one takes the cake. A very deep story that will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you love the characters you are reading about. As soon as this collected edition came out, I had to own it, even though I own all of the indiviual comics. What more can I say... buy it, it's just amazing!
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Summary: Wonderful series, but somewhat superfluous book..
Review: While the 'Strangers in Paradise' series is about as good as the graphic novel/comic genre gets, the treasury edition is merely rehashing all the editions with a small amount of (somewhat incidental) commentary by Moore.
It is really aimed toward those who are beginning the series, and even then I would recommend the pocket books over this treasury edition, which only hints at the actual wonders of the story.
Some of the covers and artwork are quite interesting, but only for the hardcore 'Strangers in Paradise' fanatic.
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