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PARADISE TOO! #3
Mildly Recommended (6/10)
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Abstract Studio
Writer/Artist: Terry Moore
Price: $2.95 US/$4.60 CAN |
I've been enjoying this series, as it not only provides a look at different creative sides of Strangers in Paradise writer/artist Terry Moore, but it invites the reader in to take a look at the actual process of comics (or in this case, comic strips). This month, though, the strips don't appeal as much, and I found I was hungry for more behind-the-scenes commentary from Moore.
In this issue, we meet a disgusting super-hero named Batoad, visit once again with an invisible fairy named Kixie and the humans she's chosen to hang out with/annoy, look back on the fiasco that was the 2000 U.S. presidential election, and we meet a quiet little man and his new, cowardly pet.
Pay no attention to that cute polar bear on the cover... he's nowhere to be found inside the comic book itself. Not that there's a shortage of the entertaining, cutesy material we've seen in previous issues. However, Moore opens the book with a much harsher tone, and one that doesn't sit well. His super-hero parody is vulgar and not clever at all. I truly loathed Batoad and those around him, but fortunately, he only takes up five pages.
Moore has had some great ideas for comic strips over the years, and it's a treat to see some of them. However, what's more interesting are those strips that didn't quite click. Along with the multitude of sketches, it makes for a fascinating look at the artistic process. Strangers in Paradise is a wonderful comic book, but Moore reminds us with this title that he's only human. SiP is but a final stage in a process, and we can see some of the evolution in Paradise Too!.
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