Wednesday, June 13, 2007
From Here to Maternity
I've just finished reading issue #90 of Strangers in Paradise. It was the final issue of the series. And, of course, it turned me into a blubbering idiot.
Thankfully the clerk at my local comic shop didn't try to talk about it and ruin the ending for me (which DID happen to me by a co-worker when Preacher ended and if I'd had a knife, I would have CUT him), or so Ben told me because a phone call thwarted my efforts to accompany him to the counter to pay for it.
We went out to eat, came home and I cracked open the last issue of, in my opinion, the greatest comic story ever told. It's funny, reading the last issue was like hearing the dying breath of a family member who has just succumbed to a debilitating disease. And not in a bad way, like "Thank GOD this was the last nail in the coffin of an excruciating journey that needed to end", but more like the welcome slumber after a long and exhausting battle of the heart and mind. We all knew it was coming, and that there was no cure no matter how hard we cried, but in the end, we knew that it was for the best.
I've been disappointed in the past with "final issues" or other comic series' that I've committed my life to. (Yes, I AM the kiss of death to any and all comics. If I start to like something and get into it, it WILL end... sorry Terry, but I know you were ready to move on anyway, and you had 14 years) Much to my delight, this final issue did not disappoint. I had an idea of where the story would end up, but I was also pleasantly surprised by some of it.
I won't give away any spoilers for anyone that hasn't read it yet. I think I've said too much already with the title of this post anyway. BUT, you won't know WHO is "with child" until you read it.
So I just want to say thanks, to Terry Moore for giving us the best story in comics, EVER, and to giving me, personally, a small parallel into my own life.
Now that it's done, I can't wait to go back and read it all over again. And most likely blubber like an idiot even though I've been there before.
Thankfully the clerk at my local comic shop didn't try to talk about it and ruin the ending for me (which DID happen to me by a co-worker when Preacher ended and if I'd had a knife, I would have CUT him), or so Ben told me because a phone call thwarted my efforts to accompany him to the counter to pay for it.
We went out to eat, came home and I cracked open the last issue of, in my opinion, the greatest comic story ever told. It's funny, reading the last issue was like hearing the dying breath of a family member who has just succumbed to a debilitating disease. And not in a bad way, like "Thank GOD this was the last nail in the coffin of an excruciating journey that needed to end", but more like the welcome slumber after a long and exhausting battle of the heart and mind. We all knew it was coming, and that there was no cure no matter how hard we cried, but in the end, we knew that it was for the best.
I've been disappointed in the past with "final issues" or other comic series' that I've committed my life to. (Yes, I AM the kiss of death to any and all comics. If I start to like something and get into it, it WILL end... sorry Terry, but I know you were ready to move on anyway, and you had 14 years) Much to my delight, this final issue did not disappoint. I had an idea of where the story would end up, but I was also pleasantly surprised by some of it.
I won't give away any spoilers for anyone that hasn't read it yet. I think I've said too much already with the title of this post anyway. BUT, you won't know WHO is "with child" until you read it.
So I just want to say thanks, to Terry Moore for giving us the best story in comics, EVER, and to giving me, personally, a small parallel into my own life.
Now that it's done, I can't wait to go back and read it all over again. And most likely blubber like an idiot even though I've been there before.
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"It's funny, reading the last issue was like hearing the dying breath of a family member who has just succumbed to a debilitating disease."
...That is funny. O_O
HAHA. You are a spoiler!
...That is funny. O_O
HAHA. You are a spoiler!
Shut up! That didn't come out quite as I wanted it to. I meant it like, we knew the end was near, and there was nothing we could do to stop it, but that at least it was a peaceful exit...
Hopefully everyone who reads this post will read this comment and realize I'm not a horrible heartless bitch. :D
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Hopefully everyone who reads this post will read this comment and realize I'm not a horrible heartless bitch. :D
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