Editing Strangers in Paradise (section)

==Origins and publication history ==
[[Terry Moore (cartoonist)|Terry Moore]] stated that "I started out wanting to do a newspaper strip, and tried one idea after another before I realised I hated the [[gag-a-day]] life and really wanted to try a story instead". The story he chose to tell turned out to be ''Strangers in Paradise'', or "this story about 2 girls and a guy who gets to know them" (from Moore's introduction to ''The Collected Strangers in Paradise, Volume One''), which used characters he had developed during his time on the gag-a-day circuit. For example, Katchoo appears as a "happy-go-lucky wood nymph" in an early strip by Moore about an enchanted forest. These strips were collected into two [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperbacks]], but they did not include three issues. Because of this, the entire run was later published in one large paperback edition entitled ''The Complete Paradise Too''.<ref>[http://www.terrymooreart.com/blog/?p=915 Terry Moore's blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911172752/http://www.terrymooreart.com/blog/?p=915|date=2012-09-11}}</ref> This volume can be considered the true origin of Katchoo, Francine and the ''Strangers in Paradise'' universe.

''SiP'', as it is commonly known, began as a three-issue miniseries published by [[Antarctic Press]] in 1993, which focused entirely on the relationship between the three main characters and Francine's unfaithful boyfriend. This is now known as "Volume 1". Thirteen issues were published under Moore's own "Abstract Studio" imprint, and these make up "Volume 2". This is where the "thriller" plot was introduced. The series moved to [[Image Comics]]' Homage imprint for the start of "Volume 3", but after eight issues moved back to Abstract Studio, where it continued with the same numbering. Volume 3 concluded at issue #90, released on June 6, 2007.

Moore revived the series as ''Strangers in Paradise XXV'' in 2018 for the 25th anniversary. The new miniseries included characters and elements from Moore's other works, ''[[Echo (comic book)|Echo]]'', ''[[Rachel Rising]]'', and ''[[Motor Girl]]''.