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The Incredibly True Adventures of Francine and Katchoo

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the linster

I can’t believe that two years have passed since we said goodbye to Strangers in Paradise.

Missing comic book characters has been a new experience for me. But after 90 issues, not including the one-shots, Francine and Katchoo were like family.

Fortunately, the girls have not gone gently into that good night.

Oops, how did that get here? What I meant is that Fran & Kat are alive and well in the mind of their creator, Terry Moore.

From time to time over the past couple of years, Terry has posted pictures of what the couple has been up to.



I just can’t get enough of those women. A lot of AfterEllen.com readers feel that way, I know, which is nice for Terry, since he just announced publication of the Strangers in Paradise Omnibus, to be released at the San Diego Comic Con in July.

The Omnibus contains the complete SiP story — all 1,926 pages of carefully repositioned, art — in two hardcover volumes with dust jackets plus a bonus color cover gallery hardcover with dust jacket, all in a slipcase. This is the complete complete SiP; Terry put in all the “dirty bits” that he cut from the original run. The 10 one-shot issues like Xena, Molly & Poo and the superhero issue will be in the back of Book Two.

According to Terry, the story will be in perfect reading order for the first time. As SiP readers know, one of Terry’s tricks was to hop back and forth in time and totally confuse us. But this time, issue 25 will be between issues 12 and 13, where it should be. I’m really looking forward to that, since I wasn’t too successful at going back and figuring out how to read the series linearly.

As you can see, Katchoo and Francine already have their copy of the Omnibus — an advantage of living with Terry, I guess. You can pre-order your very own signed and numbered copy at the Strangers in Paradise website. Meanwhile, keep up with all of Terry Moore’s incredibly true adventures at his Facebook page or follow him on Twitter.

Will the SiP Omnibus be on your shelf this summer?

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    • Submitted by
    the linster
    on May 15, 2009 - 12:30pm.
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    kulhaha's picture

    SiP!!!!!

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 12:55pm.
    YES!!!!  GOING TO PREORDER RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND!
    kulhaha's picture

    and then I saw the

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 1:14pm.
    and then I saw the price....ouch.  guess I should get back to work if I want that.
    the linster's picture

    Yeah

    Submitted by
    the linster (1026 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 1:32pm.
    It's not cheap, but it's hardcover, three books, limited edition and signed/numbered by Terry. Worth every penny. And trust me, I'm counting mine these days, too!
    kulhaha's picture

    Ok ok. I bought it. Should

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 5:17pm.
    Ok ok. I bought it. Should arrive just in time for my birthday! Woot. Between this and the woot-off teh internet is sucking up allll of my paycheck today.
    Nerdtron5000's picture

    eeeeee!

    Submitted by
    Nerdtron5000 (26 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 2:24pm.

    I stoped visiting the SIP website reacently just cause i was too bummed out the series was over.

    This is exciting tho!!!

     Yah the price tag is a little imposing...but-think of it this way

    SIP ran 90 issues give or take molly and poo, and the 1 shots- which are included- so 100 issues- its like a 1.50 an issue. which is half of what you'd pay pr issue.and this is hard cover- and signed..granted Terry Moore doesnt charge for autographs-*that i've ever seen* but its a nice added bonus to people who pre order it.

    Yah is alot up front- but this story is SOOOOOO worth it. SIP was an amazing series. Supporting independant  non-superheroie comics is a good thing!

    Mara's picture

    I finally caved in and pre-ordered the SiP omnibus

    Submitted by
    Mara (1182 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 2:51pm.

    I like the stuff Terry draws of Katchoo and Francine.

    The one above with them entwined together on a (love) seat is actually a commissioned piece Terry drew for two friends of mine in Belgium :)

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    "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)

    StuntDouble's picture

    Um, yes.

    Submitted by
    StuntDouble (1259 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 3:00pm.
    Already ordered.:)
    Hellboi's picture

    oops

    Submitted by
    Hellboi (245 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 3:19pm.

    double post

    Hellboi's picture

    OMG SIP

    Submitted by
    Hellboi (245 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 3:13pm.
    Im on Pocket book 5 right now so i havent finished it but im totally gonna get the omnibus. YAY! i love Francine and Katchoo :D
    DaChickenLady's picture

    OMG OMG OMG

    Submitted by
    DaChickenLady (31 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 6:40pm.

    Thanks for the heads up.  Just ordered it.

    moony's picture

    160 clams!

    Submitted by
    moony (145 posts)
    on May 15, 2009 - 7:50pm.

    Yowza.  Worth it, sure, but dang.  I stopped reading this comic at issue 75 (just checked my collection), and had no idea these two ended up together!  I remember Katchoo smooching Francine in a bathroom somewhere, and Francine liking it very much, but the last I knew, F was married to Brad.  So, yay, Katchoo finally got the girl!

    And thanks so much for accidentally including the bed scene.

    Lyndsey's picture

    yes

    Submitted by
    Lyndsey (62 posts)
    on May 16, 2009 - 12:08am.
    im all over it... maybe i should put in some overtime tho... i know if i dont get it now i will be kicking myself later
    Explorergal's picture

    SIP 4ever

    Submitted by
    Explorergal (531 posts)
    on May 16, 2009 - 7:57am.

     

    YAYYYYYYY!!!  I was always reading my friend's copies when I'd visit her in CA and since I have not been lately, I never got to finish the series.  Now I have ordered my own set!!

     

    Stewart-Wade's picture

    Whoo Hoo!!!

    Submitted by
    Stewart-Wade (4 posts)
    on May 16, 2009 - 1:14pm.
    I already preordered.  Yes it is pricey--but how can you NOT have this?  Also thanks AfterEllen for including the bedroom scene which is a commission that Terry did for me.  I really hope it ends up somewhere in the omnibus as it is THE scene we never got to see.  That is what I told Terry when I was begging him to do it for me anyway.  :)
    moony's picture

    In that case...

    Submitted by
    moony (145 posts)
    on May 16, 2009 - 5:33pm.

    Thank YOU for commissioning that piece.

    Love the name, by the way.  Oh, how I miss Helen and Nikki.

    Pichoo's picture

    I got confused when I

    Submitted by
    Pichoo (81 posts)
    on June 9, 2009 - 8:03am.
    I got confused when I finished reading the series without seeing that page. Still, there are plenty of pages worth sticking on my wall if only I was rich enough to buy a second copy I can unbind.
    mnml.oner's picture

    wow

    Submitted by
    mnml.oner (65 posts)
    on May 18, 2009 - 9:38pm.

    yep. This is now all I want for my birthday. Glad he decided to bundle it all up and release it nicely

    kulhaha's picture

    when's it coming?

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on August 14, 2009 - 6:23pm.
    Sooooo has anyone that ordered this actually received it yet?  I've been waiting patiently but jeez August is halfway over!!
    the linster's picture

    Not yet.

    Submitted by
    the linster (1026 posts)
    on August 14, 2009 - 10:56pm.
    Terry said he would post an update on his blog when they're ready to ship. Tap-tap-tap...
    kulhaha's picture

    soooooon

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on August 17, 2009 - 11:14am.

    Looks like we'll be waiting a bit longer still....but this is a good update!

     

    http://www.strangersinparadise.com/sipindex.html 

    kulhaha's picture

    I just got the email...

    Submitted by
    kulhaha (192 posts)
    on August 26, 2009 - 5:51pm.
    IT SHIPPED THIS EVENING!!!!!  SOOOOON I WILL HAVE MY BOOKS HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY!  I'm a bit excited, in case you couldn't tell.

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