Comments on: A Month of Good LGBT Comics - Strangers in Paradise

By: Alvin

Alvin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:32:44 +0000

I've always been more the cape and tights type when it came to comics, I've read some comics outside the big two universes, I've enjoyed titles like Kabuki, The Crow, I'm a fan of a lot of Dark Horse Titles, but when it comes to "SIP" I really became attached to the book, every time my pull list was getting to big it was always the top of my list to drop, but I never did. Even the letter page was great the fans of this book were so protective of the characters, I really enjoyed the work. Now I am stuck on ECHO. Goods Good! later!

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:20:27 +0000

Terrible comic. I read the first four volumes and wanted to demand my time back (I borrowed them from a friend). It's melodramatic, cheesy, awkward, and probably the most UNtrue to life book in terms of characters and relationships that I've ever read. It's a step above the really crappy romance-action genre fusion stuff that will creep up from time to time, but well below, say, good Buffy slash fanfic.

By: Super Kentendo

Super Kentendo — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:52:49 +0000

SiP was the first comic book I ever read that actually moved me to tears. Yes it fumbles at times (the serial killer story told in prose), but it was one of the most satisfying books I have ever read. I recommend this book to everyone. A lot of my friends who don't even like comics loved this series.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:10:23 +0000

Edward, that's pretty funny, because you dropped it just as it got good again (well, not JUST, but close enough! ).

Don't get me wrong, I certainly don't blame you for dropping it when you did, as it certainly was wallowed in the mire at that point, but from #71 to the final issue, the book really had a nice story going. I think it was about then that Moore truly allowed the story to, you know, move forward!

By: Edward Liu

Edward Liu — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:53:27 +0000

I highly recommend Hero Video Productions' Terry Moore: Paradise Found video for fans of SiP, which is an extended interview with Moore about the comic. If nothing else, it's a video record of Moore admitting that he was making it all up as he went along, which really explains a lot about the softer spots where the book feels repetitive or like it's fumbling for a new, sustainable plot line. I abandoned the trades after "David's Story" (around vol. 13, I think), but bounced back for the final issue, which I enjoyed a whole lot. Someday, I'll go read the rest.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:42:48 +0000

One of a kind.

Maybe the best of its kind.

Neither pornographic, or sexy for that matter.

All about human relationships (with any gender).