STRANGERS IN PARADISE #29#30#31#32 - ABSTRACT STUDIO (1999) 439326

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Strangers in Paradise is a creator-owned comic book series, written and drawn by Terry Moore, which debuted in 1993. Principally the story of a love triangle between two women and one man, Strangers in Paradise began as a slice-of-life dramedy that later expanded to incorporate aspects of the crime and thriller genres. Moore has remained the sole creator throughout the run, with the exception of a superhero dream sequence drawn by Jim Lee
that opens Volume 3, issue #1. The artwork was originally presented in
Moore's distinctive black-and-white style, aside from two full colour
dream sequences, which included the aforementioned superhero panels.


The story primarily concerns the difficult relationship between two
women, Helen Francine Peters (referred to as Francine throughout the
series) and Katina Marie ("Katchoo") Choovanski, and their friend David
Qin. Francine considers Katchoo her best friend; Katchoo is in love with
Francine. David is in love with Katchoo (a relationship which Katchoo
herself is deeply conflicted over). The love triangle (which later expands into a love rectangle with
the introduction of Casey Bullock, who marries Francine's ex-boyfriend
Freddie Femur and later divorces him, in order to pursue both David and
Katchoo) alternates with the mystery and intrigue regarding Katchoo's
past as an underage lesbian call girl
and the Parker Crime Syndicate. Run by David's lesbian sister Darcy,
the "Parker Girls" work for the shadowy 'Big Six' organization, an
international crime syndicate with influence over the world of politics.
"Parker Girls" are highly trained women used by organized crime to
control, manipulate, spy upon, and ultimately kill men and women in
positions of power and authority, for the Big Six.