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Ever: The Way Out
Ever is a savvy seventeen year old when she meets Timothy, a sophisticated charmer, who soon reveals she will fulfill an ancient prophecy on her eighteenth birthday. When Ever realizes her destiny is to be a human sacrifice at the Gate of Darkness, she refuses to cooperate. As Timothy and Ever debate, the truth about Ever's past and a terrible truth comes to light. Can Ever stop the inevitable and find the way out of a destiny she wants no part of?
72 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2020
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About the author
Terry Moore
824 books649 followersFollowing the examples of independent comic creators such as Dave Sim and Jeff Smith, he decided to publish Strangers in Paradise himself through his own Houston-based "Abstract Studios" imprint, and has frequently mentioned a desire to do a syndicated cartoon strip in the authors notes at the back of the Strangers in Paradise collection books. He has also mentioned his greatest career influence is Peanuts' Charles Schulz.[1] Some of Moore's strip work can additionally be found in his Paradise, Too! publications.
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
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December 9, 2020
I don't normally consider this when forming an opinion of books, but this was a bit overpriced for how short it turned out to be. It did sadly put me in a bit of a sour mood when I started.
That aside, this book struggles a bit from having a lot happening, and not very much happening at all. Like everything Terry Moore does, this ties into the world and plot he has created with every other project he has done. That's something I always enjoy and this was no exception. I enjoyed the way he looped it into the rest of his plots and I hope that it is relevant and eludes to what is going to be in his upcoming works.
This book was heavy with biblical reference that I can assume is twisted to serve his purpose. I don't have any knowledge so I can't say for sure. I found what he did with these very interesting though. I just wish it had been longer.
While it was interesting, this almost feels like a prequel or filler meant to be read before something else. Sadly because of this, I would not recommend it to anyone that hasn't read his other work. I feel like you would get so much less out of it without knowing who some of the people referenced are.
That aside, this book struggles a bit from having a lot happening, and not very much happening at all. Like everything Terry Moore does, this ties into the world and plot he has created with every other project he has done. That's something I always enjoy and this was no exception. I enjoyed the way he looped it into the rest of his plots and I hope that it is relevant and eludes to what is going to be in his upcoming works.
This book was heavy with biblical reference that I can assume is twisted to serve his purpose. I don't have any knowledge so I can't say for sure. I found what he did with these very interesting though. I just wish it had been longer.
While it was interesting, this almost feels like a prequel or filler meant to be read before something else. Sadly because of this, I would not recommend it to anyone that hasn't read his other work. I feel like you would get so much less out of it without knowing who some of the people referenced are.
March 2, 2021
An empty pseudo-philosophical book about a girl who is destined for greatness but has to spend an entire book trying to figure out why, and no answers ever come.
Lots of Christian allusions but no original spins on them. Maybe some angels are maybe evil. Yawn. Some spiritual mumbo jumbo, minimal action, minimal character development, not much plot. The main character basically looks like Katchoo from Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2.
I guess if you really love Terry Moore's work, you might sort of like this book. I found it profoundly disappointing.
Lots of Christian allusions but no original spins on them. Maybe some angels are maybe evil. Yawn. Some spiritual mumbo jumbo, minimal action, minimal character development, not much plot. The main character basically looks like Katchoo from Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2.
I guess if you really love Terry Moore's work, you might sort of like this book. I found it profoundly disappointing.
November 29, 2020
This is a fantastically expensive one-shot that sort of just ends. This is really weighty material that was presented like listening in on a couple of people have an argument in the park. Love Terry Moore’s work but this was a bit of a let down when compared to Rachel Rising, Five Years or Strangers...
November 13, 2024
It's a rainy day, and I need something I can read on my iPad in a Ziploc while I'm walking my dog. I remember the Humble Bundle of Terry Moore books I purchased a couple of years ago but haven't read, and pick this one because it seems to be a one-shot of some sort.
Every page is up to Terry Moore's usual high level of quality: the characters and scenario are intriguing, as is an homage to Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World" painting. But by the last page I just don't see a point to it all.
It seems like this is a fragment from a larger epic, so I did some research and find that one supernatural character, Lilith -- the first woman, Eve's predecessor who is left out of the Bible -- might be in Moore's earlier Rachel Rising and Five Years series. I haven't had a chance to read those yet, but I'm hoping when I do, they help make this book make more sense.
Every page is up to Terry Moore's usual high level of quality: the characters and scenario are intriguing, as is an homage to Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World" painting. But by the last page I just don't see a point to it all.
It seems like this is a fragment from a larger epic, so I did some research and find that one supernatural character, Lilith -- the first woman, Eve's predecessor who is left out of the Bible -- might be in Moore's earlier Rachel Rising and Five Years series. I haven't had a chance to read those yet, but I'm hoping when I do, they help make this book make more sense.
January 19, 2022
Perhaps my least favourite Terry Moore, but still worth getting hold of a copy, particularly if you're a Moore completist.
April 18, 2022
This is one of, if not the shortest, piece that Moore has written. And, it is likely his most dense. With all of that said...
I recommend this novella because I think, at the worst think, it will make people think about life and religion. Because, Ever is Lilith's daughter. For those who may not have been married, at one time, to someone who actually researched their reading we are talking the Lilith, the woman who came before Eve. Lilith's portrayal here is on the positive side, and minor spoiler-
Angels are dicks. In a sense they have jerked Ever around for 4,000 years because of screw ups they made. Now they want ever to save their behinds.
Oh, there is way more to the story than this. Give a try.
I recommend this novella because I think, at the worst think, it will make people think about life and religion. Because, Ever is Lilith's daughter. For those who may not have been married, at one time, to someone who actually researched their reading we are talking the Lilith, the woman who came before Eve. Lilith's portrayal here is on the positive side, and minor spoiler-
Angels are dicks. In a sense they have jerked Ever around for 4,000 years because of screw ups they made. Now they want ever to save their behinds.
Oh, there is way more to the story than this. Give a try.
May 12, 2021
Kindle edition, not paperback
This is an interesting first issue of an addition to the multi-crossover stories written by Terry Moore. At first, I was rather disappointed that he would write any crossovers. I've seen them ruin other comics, but so far, this one seems to be working. I'm going to have to reread this.
It's just as good the second time around.
This is an interesting first issue of an addition to the multi-crossover stories written by Terry Moore. At first, I was rather disappointed that he would write any crossovers. I've seen them ruin other comics, but so far, this one seems to be working. I'm going to have to reread this.
It's just as good the second time around.
August 19, 2021
As always, artwork is gorgeous but this story is so specific to what’s been happening in his other books, I can’t imagine what someone who reads this alone will be able to follow it. I felt like I needed to reread Rachel Rising to get it.
May 2, 2021
Look, it wasn't his best but Terry Moore's worst is still better than a lot out there.
December 17, 2021
At this point, I think I've read everything Terry Moore's put out since Strangers in Paradise. I've enjoyed how he's turned his books into an inter-connected shared universe where the characters occasionally meet each other. Overall, my favorite of his series was probably Motor Girl as I think it ended up being the perfect length, telling a satisfactory and memorable story. If there's been a weakness for Moore's other stories, it's been that some of the stories have started off really promising before getting away from their original focus and becoming a bit confusing (see Rachel Rising).
Ever (The Way Out) is the first Terry Moore book I've picked up that felt too short in the opposite direction. There's not a lot here in terms of content for a trade paperback, or one shot, or however you want to call it. It's basically a conversation between two people about some end of the world overtones and Christian origins. I enjoyed the first half a lot, but the end really flies back without a satisfactory ending. It does tie in to some of Moore's other works by the character of Lilith.
The plot summary on Goodreads is pretty accurate as far as what you get. Is this girl the daughter of Lucifer, what happens on her 18th birthday, how old is she really? The questions are interesting, but the payoff isn't so much. As always, the artwork and storytelling are top notch.
Ever (The Way Out) is the first Terry Moore book I've picked up that felt too short in the opposite direction. There's not a lot here in terms of content for a trade paperback, or one shot, or however you want to call it. It's basically a conversation between two people about some end of the world overtones and Christian origins. I enjoyed the first half a lot, but the end really flies back without a satisfactory ending. It does tie in to some of Moore's other works by the character of Lilith.
The plot summary on Goodreads is pretty accurate as far as what you get. Is this girl the daughter of Lucifer, what happens on her 18th birthday, how old is she really? The questions are interesting, but the payoff isn't so much. As always, the artwork and storytelling are top notch.
August 5, 2023
This graphic novel was like an unfinished idea that was meant for Rachel Rising. Tonally it mostly matched up with that series and easily could have been a story arc in the middle of it, but it’s as if he thought of the idea too late to incorporate it and then never finished the idea but still decided to make it. It has no beginning and no end. It’s essentially issues two through four of a six issue story arc. What really drug this story down to a 2/5 for me is that the first half of it comes off with God’s Not Dead/Kevin Sorbo religious vibes. It took too long to get to the actual plot then didn’t follow through once it was introduced. Its a 70-something page graphic novel that would have benefited from another 50 pages to flesh things out.
Side note of something that definitely started off my reading with a negative opinion; this book may have the poorest paper quality I’ve ever seen in the comic industry. Pages so thin that you can see through them and read the following panels. The pages also felt like they had been wet and dried despite it coming to me shrink wrapped. A couple pages were even glued together and tore as I tried to gently peel them apart.
Just because this was a dud, don’t write off Terry Moore. Echo and Rachel Rising are two of the best indie comics I’ve ever read.
Side note of something that definitely started off my reading with a negative opinion; this book may have the poorest paper quality I’ve ever seen in the comic industry. Pages so thin that you can see through them and read the following panels. The pages also felt like they had been wet and dried despite it coming to me shrink wrapped. A couple pages were even glued together and tore as I tried to gently peel them apart.
Just because this was a dud, don’t write off Terry Moore. Echo and Rachel Rising are two of the best indie comics I’ve ever read.
October 8, 2023
I am SO confused!
First, once again, the story and art sucked me in so deep that I blinked and I had reached the end of the novel.
The biblical/Talmudic threads to the narrative once again leave me reeling as to what a scam religion can be. Lilith sleeps with Lucifer but goes on to marry a wealthy Babylonian and has a daughter Everly. I doubt the Babylonian is dad if Lucifer was involved. Anyway, on the eve of her 18th birthday, apparently Everly is abducted to be a bargaining chip in what sounds to be a labor dispute between the angels and god. Everly's age is important because 6x6x6 is 216, which is the number of months in Everly's life (why not say "cubed?" Not an unfamiliar term as Noah had to use "cubits" on the ark). Also, 6+6+6=18, so why the need for higher math functions? How does all that translate into the "number of the beast?" If this is from ancient Talmudic texts, why is the extremely lucky number signifying life ("chaim") in Jewish tradition 18? I am beginning to wonder if in these ancient texts, if one digs deeper, tales will be found of getting messages (on stone tablets?) from Nigerian princes in need of help unlocking fabulous riches if the reader could only send a little money,,,,
I think it's safe to say that this volume is excellent work to be so much fun and engaging.
First, once again, the story and art sucked me in so deep that I blinked and I had reached the end of the novel.
The biblical/Talmudic threads to the narrative once again leave me reeling as to what a scam religion can be. Lilith sleeps with Lucifer but goes on to marry a wealthy Babylonian and has a daughter Everly. I doubt the Babylonian is dad if Lucifer was involved. Anyway, on the eve of her 18th birthday, apparently Everly is abducted to be a bargaining chip in what sounds to be a labor dispute between the angels and god. Everly's age is important because 6x6x6 is 216, which is the number of months in Everly's life (why not say "cubed?" Not an unfamiliar term as Noah had to use "cubits" on the ark). Also, 6+6+6=18, so why the need for higher math functions? How does all that translate into the "number of the beast?" If this is from ancient Talmudic texts, why is the extremely lucky number signifying life ("chaim") in Jewish tradition 18? I am beginning to wonder if in these ancient texts, if one digs deeper, tales will be found of getting messages (on stone tablets?) from Nigerian princes in need of help unlocking fabulous riches if the reader could only send a little money,,,,
I think it's safe to say that this volume is excellent work to be so much fun and engaging.
June 28, 2022
Meh? The artwork was fine though it seemed a bit less finished than much of Terry's other work. The story sort of seemed to be linked into the Rachel Rising mythos, but not really. Without going into spoiler territory, it's a story that started in the middle, spun around for a while and then ended. Not in a particular satisfying or sensical way.
Also, I'm pretty sure the name Everly doesn't date back to Babylonian times...
Also, I'm pretty sure the name Everly doesn't date back to Babylonian times...
November 26, 2023
Esta es la historia de Terry Moore que menos me ha gustado.
Hila con "Rachel rising", porque Ever, la protagonista, es la hija de Lilith y nos cuentan el origen de esta primera mujer. Por ese lado está bien.
Pero el cómic es básicamente una conversación, con poca acción, y se queda muy corto. Es casi como un capítulo de "Rachel rising" que se le ocurrió a posteriori o un primer capítulo de una saga que empieza. Poca cosa para ser algo autoconclusivo.
A eso le sumaría que los ángeles tienen un propósito para Ever, pero no queda muy claro cuál es ni qué ha hecho para cumplirlo al final.
En comparación con cualquiera de sus otros trabajos, ha sido un poco decepcionante.
Hila con "Rachel rising", porque Ever, la protagonista, es la hija de Lilith y nos cuentan el origen de esta primera mujer. Por ese lado está bien.
Pero el cómic es básicamente una conversación, con poca acción, y se queda muy corto. Es casi como un capítulo de "Rachel rising" que se le ocurrió a posteriori o un primer capítulo de una saga que empieza. Poca cosa para ser algo autoconclusivo.
A eso le sumaría que los ángeles tienen un propósito para Ever, pero no queda muy claro cuál es ni qué ha hecho para cumplirlo al final.
En comparación con cualquiera de sus otros trabajos, ha sido un poco decepcionante.
May 2, 2024
I absolutely adore Terry Moore's work. He can pretty much write anything from general slice-of-life fiction to horror to SF to...well, darn near anything.
This one is another switch up, going for more of a human vs the angels story with a heavy biblical backstory. I think Moore may have got a bit too ambitious to contain this story in too-few pages. It was interesting, it was mostly fun, it had all the trademark Terry Moore touches: gorgeous art, witty dialogue, some thought-provoking ideas, and some darkness and light.
But overall, it felt a touch rushed and it didn't hit me as much as his other stuff.
This one is another switch up, going for more of a human vs the angels story with a heavy biblical backstory. I think Moore may have got a bit too ambitious to contain this story in too-few pages. It was interesting, it was mostly fun, it had all the trademark Terry Moore touches: gorgeous art, witty dialogue, some thought-provoking ideas, and some darkness and light.
But overall, it felt a touch rushed and it didn't hit me as much as his other stuff.
April 29, 2021
While any Terry Moore book is more interesting to read and look at than most of what's out there, I found myself quite disappointed at this pricey one-shot (?) that treads unimaginatively over well-used territory and then just kind of ends. Unless there's more going on here than I was able to pick up on, it's probably one of the few Moore tales I've ever regretting shelling out for.
December 6, 2020
Interesting take on Christian mythology. And I just love his art style!
December 31, 2020
Not his best work story-wise, but same exquisite artwork that permeates everything he does.
January 23, 2021
I had really hoped that this would be in colour for the price it was; it didn't say much in the end; very disappointing...
July 13, 2021
This was an interesting take on biblical origins mixed with other science fiction elements. I really appreciate Terry Moore’s work and he is a clear favorite in our house. The best part about reading this was having Terry join us for Book Club! I could just listen to him talk about his books, or anything for that matter, for hours. I wasn’t pleased with the abrupt ending of this one, but I know Terry, so I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of Ever in the Terry-verse.
June 9, 2022
Not my fave
January 24, 2024
Another piece of the puzzle that is Terry Moore's Universe. I hope Ever shows up in more stories.
May 26, 2024
Moody, but a misfire.
November 26, 2020
I usually love Terry Moore's work and think that SIP is the best comic ever, but I'm not sure what I just read. Nothing that made any sense to me.
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