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Paper girls, Vol. 1
144 pages
A neon-soaked, time-bending joyride through the eerie suburbs of 1988, fueled by fierce adolescent friendship and cosmic dread.
What it feels like
Reading this feels like riding a bike through the pre-dawn fog of your childhood neighborhood, only to have the sky rip open and reveal something terrifyingly beautiful. It is a propulsive, neon-drenched fever dream that perfectly captures the gritty, unfiltered reality of being a twelve-year-old girl in the late eighties. The dialogue crackles with authentic adolescent snark and sudden vulnerability, grounding the wild, time-bending sci-fi elements in genuine emotional stakes. You are immediately pulled into the fierce, unspoken loyalty of this paper-delivery crew as they navigate a world that has suddenly stopped making sense. It is a nostalgic but unsentimental trip that will thrill readers who love their coming-of-age stories spiked with cosmic dread, vibrant synth-wave aesthetics, and unapologetic girl power.
- Mood
- neon-drenched
- eerie
- cinematic
- autumnal
- Tone
- snarky
- nostalgic
- urgent
- irreverent
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- loss of innocence · female friendship · suburban alienation · coming-of-age · collision of past and future
- The writing
- Sharp, naturalistic dialogue that perfectly captures the unfiltered cadence of twelve-year-old girls, paired with bold, expressive visual storytelling.
- The arc
- Moves from the grounded, gritty reality of adolescent suburban life into a disorienting, high-stakes spiral of awe and terror.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave 80s nostalgia, fierce girl gangs, and mind-bending sci-fi mysteries with both edge and heart.
Content notes
- strong language
- underage smoking
- violence
- mild body horror
About the book
In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smash-hit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
From Brian K. Vaughan, writer of SAGA, and Cliff Chiang, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, comes the first volume of an all-new ongoing adventure.
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