Strangers in Paradise, vol. 19: Ever After

Writer(s): Terry Moore
Artist(s): Terry Moore
Publisher: Abstract Studio
ISBN: 978-1892597359
Price: $15.95
Page count: 160
Year Released: 2007
Status: in print
Original Source: Strangers in Paradise (vol. 3) 83-90
Other Collected Edition(s): Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book, vol. 6
Genres: humor; romance/relationships
Recommended for Fans Of:
Possible Objectionable Material: nudity; adult situations
If You Like This Book, Try: Blankets; Box Office Poison
Also in This Series: preceded by Strangers in Paradise, vol. 18: Love & Lies

Plot Summary
After following the lives of Francine, Katchoo, David, Casey, Tambi, and Freddie (among others) in the 2000+ pages that make up Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise, it would be a disservice to readers to outline any aspect of this final volume's plot. Suffice it to say, volume 19 is a bittersweet ending to a saga that, honestly, no one (except perhaps the author himself) ever wanted to say goodbye to. But it is a thoroughly satisfying end.

My Own 2 Cents
What more can I say? Like the end of a particularly long and engrossing novel (and I'm talking War and Peace long here), or the end of a long-running and beloved TV series, the ending of Strangers in Paradise simultaneously filled me with sorrow at its passing and helped to reinforce why I love this particular comic book so much. Terry Moore has accomplished something no other comic book creator has yet matched. But I sure hope someone else tries.

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