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Summary: Get to know Katchoo, David & Francine
Review: Although the cover of the book says "volume I" I really wouldn't wanna call it that. I think it could be better seen as a "issue #0" or a "get-to-know-the-characters-special" because basically that's what this is. Reading the book is fun, pretty good fun actually. You get to know the characters a little and see a teensy bit of how they are. Volume II though (which is called "I dream of You") is REALLY volume I because there is where it all really starts. The story goes from there to where it is now. In THIS book "The Collected" you get to know who are gonna be in "Strangers in Paradise" but it's "I dream of You" where the story really begins. So don't see this book as the start of SiP that you HAVE to get but see it more as a nice addition if you like SiP from other volumes. If you miss this one you won't be missing any essential knowledge (like you would if you missed either one of the later volumes), but you should get it anyway because, like I said, it still is great fun to read.
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Summary: something for everyone
Review: I am not a comic book reader. I like Sluggy Freelance, Bloom County, The Tick, and Doonesbury, but I have never really bought comics. Sluggy and SIP have changed that. A girl I knew used it for her webpage (librarianavengers, it's called now) so I checked it out, and wow, was I impressed! The characters are very evocative, the story is sexy and angsty... I'd say it's really a fairly good comic book for Kevin Smith fans, though it isn't Bluntman... the friend who introduced me to it is a tiny little blonde feminist library science major, who would beat me up if I said she resembled Katchoo!
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Summary: something for everyone
Review: I am not a comic book reader. I like Sluggy Freelance, Bloom County, The Tick, and Doonesbury, but I have never really bought comics. Sluggy and SIP have changed that. A girl I knew used it for her webpage (librarianavengers, it's called now) so I checked it out, and wow, was I impressed! The characters are very evocative, the story is sexy and angsty... I'd say it's really a fairly good comic book for Kevin Smith fans, though it isn't Bluntman... the friend who introduced me to it is a tiny little blonde feminist library science major, who would beat me up if I said she resembled Katchoo!
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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: 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 trash. 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: Beautiful, hilarious, aesthetically pleasing!
Review: In this short collection of the first three issues of the Strangers in Paradise graphic "Comic Book" series, the reader is introduced to the main characters of the series, Katchoo and Francine. The story centers mainly around the dynamic relationship between the two, and delves deeply into the issues of true love, trust, and friendship. It's hard to remember that Katchoo and Francie aren't real people at sometimes; while the plot is at times fantastic and a bit too action-packed to be quite real, they experience every range of human emotion, and their lives will touch yours. No spandexed, overly-endowed superheroes in this one, and the most surprising fact of all is the accuracy of Mr. Moore's perception of the female psyche. You *really will* laugh and cry with this one. The girls are beautifully drawn and accurately proportioned and the story is superb. You won't be able to stop reading. Someday, like me, you'll bite your nails down to the quick waiting for the next issue to come out and hang on every one of Terry Moore's words.
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Summary: Beautiful, hilarious, aesthetically pleasing!
Review: In this short collection of the first three issues of the Strangers in Paradise graphic "Comic Book" series, the reader is introduced to the main characters of the series, Katchoo and Francine. The story centers mainly around the dynamic relationship between the two, and delves deeply into the issues of true love, trust, and friendship. It's hard to remember that Katchoo and Francie aren't real people at sometimes; while the plot is at times fantastic and a bit too action-packed to be quite real, they experience every range of human emotion, and their lives will touch yours. No spandexed, overly-endowed superheroes in this one, and the most surprising fact of all is the accuracy of Mr. Moore's perception of the female psyche. You *really will* laugh and cry with this one. The girls are beautifully drawn and accurately proportioned and the story is superb. You won't be able to stop reading. Someday, like me, you'll bite your nails down to the quick waiting for the next issue to come out and hang on every one of Terry Moore's words.
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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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