The Complete Strangers In Paradise, Volume 3, Part 6

Strangers in Paradise Hardback Collection

by Terry Moore

The latest edition in a line collecting the complete series Francine finally ties the knot with Brad and friends and family gather for the happy occasion... including Katchoo. Will this be the end of a great friendship and a new life for Francine? Will David be there to pick up the pieces for Katchoo? Or will this be a whole new beginning for the SiP gang? This premium hardcover edition also includes the story of David Qin's astonishing past life and how he came to know our girls as well as Freddie's close encounter of the disastrous kind with Katchoo. Strangers in Paradise is the entertaining and poignant look at the relationship of two young women and the twists and turns that life throws at them. Francine and Katchoo are high-school best friends who are reunited when Francine comes back to town after years away from her hometown. David is their new friend entangled in their complicated lives. From creepy ex-boyfriends and insensitive bosses to the reality of AIDS and underworld prostitution, you never know what will come up next - but you can always count on laughing and crying at the same time.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Comix

232 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2004

About the author

Following 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]

Reviews

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. Faults and all

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

In some ways the nadir of SiP because of the distance between Katchoo and Francine, but the stuff with David and criminal underworld is exciting.