Terry Moore, creator of Strangers In Paradise, has announced that his current magnum opus, Rachel Rising, the comic about coming back from the dead, is coming to its own end after almost five years.

Big News: Rachel Rising will end with issue 42. The finale is a killer, so don't miss it! pic.twitter.com/b1uT7xp7tf — Terry Moore (@TerryMooreArt) January 21, 2016

So Rachel Rising will end with issue 42. There will be a 7th and final tpb & I do want to make an omnibus, just so I can hug it & smile. — Terry Moore (@TerryMooreArt) January 22, 2016

I don't have any announcement about what comes after Rachel. It's her moment. The other critters in my head have to wait their turn. — Terry Moore (@TerryMooreArt) January 22, 2016

Size should be close to one of the SIP omnibooks, which are about 1100 each.

https://t.co/gn7xrLYXiM — Terry Moore (@TerryMooreArt) January 22, 2016

The news hit hard.

Excuse me while my heart breaks into a million pieces. 💔

All good things must come to an end. 😔 Love RR so much. https://t.co/hELvV1HU1s — Karen (@KyloKaren) January 22, 2016

And so, the end of one of the greatest comics of our time draws near. What a run, what a run… https://t.co/Kmla7wXmRo — Pat Shand (@PatShand) January 23, 2016

@TerryMooreArt is the best comics creator right now. Read Rachel Rising 39: first half is beautiful and moving; the rest is creepy as hell. — JMann (@VillCab) January 23, 2016

@TerryMooreArt Bummed to hear this but that's still one hell of a run! — Shelly Bond, Editor-at-Large (@sxbond) January 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/690942679807438852

Very disappointing because the series is terrific. But thank you for four amazing years of this beautiful comic. https://t.co/lnOrX49J37 — Marc Lombardi (@marclombardi) January 23, 2016

Bowie's gone, no #DoctorWho series this year, and now this. 2016 to date to sub-optimal… https://t.co/pbfOX3ziV2 — Bob Gallagher (@bamaq23) January 23, 2016

Which has just given Terry the boost he needed… but no reprieve…

Thank you to all who've posted their love for Rachel Rising. You made it fun for me. 3 more to go! — Terry Moore (@TerryMooreArt) January 23, 2016