/r/papergirls
Subreddit dedicated to the Image comic series Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang and it’s Amazon Original series adaptation.
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 smashhit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
This is a subreddit dedicated to the Image comic book series Paper Girls and the upcoming Amazon series based on the comic.
In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-yearold newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smashhit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Cliff Chiang
Colors: Matt Wilson
Letter & Design: Jared K. Fletcher
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Lowkey glad there’s no season 2
I just rewatched the show and it’s really one of my favorite shows of all time, but I’ve heard there’s a big difference between how season 1 did go and how it’s inaccurate to the comics. I mean what were the writers thinking sending the two minorities to the fucking 70s !!!! It would be so hurting to see those two babies face prejudice 😭
But I’m also very saddened that they wasted the talent of these four girls cuz they are impressively talented and all of em got enough and equal development and balanced spotlight and enough time to shine
22:26 UTC
My new Paper Girls tattoo
KJ is my favorite character and I wanted to pay tribute to her but also the series’s fabulous bold colors.
Done by Xanthian at Black Chariot Tattoo in NY.
23:35 UTC
Just Finished the Whole Series
I just finished all of The Papergirls comic books. What a great ride it was! I wish there were more. I loved everything about it; the concept, the artwork and the dialog! Hats off to the guys who wrote, drew and colored the comics! I’ll remember them forever and probably reread them in a few years.
20:39 UTC
what really happened between legendary and prime video?
10:43 UTC
My review on the TV adaptation (Long Post Warning and Spoiler Warning)
Was planning on writing this at Hell Morning, but I fell asleep over my alarm.
So now I'm writing this at the tail end of Hell Morning right now, bummer..
Anyway, it's been a while since I watched the show so I'll do my best to remember.
Also, last year I wrote that I would eventually write a review for the show adaptation but never went through with it due to procrastination and also because writing is pretty draining of me.
First things first, I want to congratulate the 4 actresses who did a good job bringing the Paper Girls to life on the screen. And also the rest of the cast and the studio crew for attempting to adapt the comic series. They even had Chiang and Vaughn on board so they definitely wanted to make it well-executed and faithful to the books.
Let's start with Erin, my favourite character in the series:
-Her shy personality in the show matched the comic version well and she even had the same outfit as the comic version (blue denim jacket and blue jeans). Her hairstyle somewhat resembled to the comics (it was a bit more poofy in the books), but it still looked recognizable and well-done. Her scenes with her future self was pretty interesting to see since Future Erin implied that Young Erin wanted to be a US senator, but I assumed she wanted to be an astronaut when she grew up since she dreamt she was on the moon and met Christina McAuliffe.
One thing that pisses me off is that we didn't get to see Erin at her peak yet in the show since this is only the first two arcs from the comics covered. She showed that she was more than meets the eye, she literally discovered a portal from seeing a damn hockey stick if I remember correctly (been a while since I read the book). If we got to see Erin fight her clone self in the show, that would've been so LIT! LOL
Also I wished Future Erin's monologue on how it's important to keep friends in your life got added into the show. I bet it would've been as impactful as the original scene.
Also, forgot TV show Future Erin's death scene in the robot was pretty nuts to see since it was implied that her and Missy died on that helicopter in the comics, but we didn't see that happen so maybe... they survived?
But TV show Future Erin is done-zo. She went out like a G though.
Ali Wong and Riley Lai Nenet did a great job in their scenes, I feel like the plot could've been a bit better but I guess with the slight exclusions from the book (like Clone Erin and the tardigrade) was supposed to surprise the comic readers watching the show.
Also, also! This was my first time seeing Ali Wong in a role so when I first heard of the “Beef” Netflix show and that she and Steven Yeun (Invincible’s voice actor) were in it, I was immediately intrigued and watched it. Pretty good show.
KJ:
-One of the fan-favourites of the series, one of the most-well written characters in the book.
Out of all the voices I imagined in the comic, Fina Strazza as KJ matched the somewhat high-pitched voice of a 12 year old girl when I read the comic. I'm basically saying she sounded exactly what I thought KJ's voice would sound like if "Paper Girls" was a cartoon on Cartoon Network or some shit. LOL
Ms. Strazza did a great job in bringing KJ to life and her hairstyle is awesome. Comic KJ's hair was more straight than curly but TV show KJ also still looks recognizable. Erin and KJ's hair are somewhat opposite to their comic counterparts.
Comic Erin= Curly/wavy hair perm
But the one thing that was missing was her pink and black jacket that she wore throughout the book.
I NEED that jacket! It's so stylish! I have a feeling the TV creators looked for the jacket but couldn't find it. But then again, they could've had costume designers make the jacket to have TV KJ look more comic accurate. Is there merch? I would totally cop it if I had the means.
I found her small arc where she came across her future girlfriend interesting since it was different from the comics... because we never got to know what happened to her in the future. I have a feeling that the studio knew this when they read the comic and decided to make a narrative to fulfill this small narrative flaw. And I'm sure it must've been pretty damn weird seeing her future self without actually meeting her in person.
I like the TV version of KJ, she's been portrayed faithfully. Good job, Fina Strazza! I wish I got to see TV KJ go crazy during the Wari arc.
And also see her put another kid in his place who tried to punk her in Issue #26.
Mac:
-The funniest character in the comic book, in my opinion. And definitely the sassiest out of all 4 girls.
Sofia Rosinsky's portrayal of Mac was very accurate in terms of personality, style and even speaking mannerisms. Haha
She even listened to music on the Walkman!
If the show was an animation and she was the voice actor for Mac, I believe her voice would match the character. LOL
My only complaint is that her hair isn't dyed like Mac's. Her hairstyle is similar and she also has blue eyes like comic Mac, but I feel like if she dyed her hair red... she would look more like MacKenzie. Making her portrayal on the small screen even more accurate. I wonder why that didn't happen in the show, she could definitely pull off red hair.
I liked the arc of her meeting her older brother Dylan in the future, it was not only original but also interesting because we never got to know much about MacKenzie's big bro other than the fact that he's a douche. We never even saw his face in the comics.
Tiffany:
-One of the characters who's surprised me the most throughout the series, especially with her marrying Chris. I've mentioned this in a past post, but bro looks SO WEIRD! LMAO
But he's actually chill though, I can see why Future Tiff married him.
Tiffany's arc is the show was also pretty unique. We never got to see Chris and Future Tiffany wasn't a goth in the show, but her character was still recognizable by sharing her insight to Tiff and giving her advice on how to correct her life. Future Tiffany still revealed issues with parents, which were something Future Tiff had in the comics.
Besides that, I don't really have much to say about Tiff in the show. I feel like out of all characters from the comics shown in the show, her potential was cut short the harshest since she... didn't really reach her peak before the cancelation. Like, I don't remember any memorable moments or scenes of 12 year old Tiffany. But I'm damn sure I would've if we made it to the 2000 arc.
Also, I found it kinda funny in the season finale that the girls getting separated was caused by one of them or two of them leaving the pod, then one of them returns, and then another one of them leaves, and THEN returns again. It's like a weird indecisive cycle or something. LOL
I didn't find it funny at the time because I was expecting something bad to happen (the girls just seen someone die earlier) but after I watched the final episode, remembering how the whole situation started and how avoidable it would've been if the girls just stuck together in the pod is pretty funny.
One more thing:
I liked the portrayal of Heck and Naldo, especially the way the speech translator device on Heck's neck worked. Pretty cool to see.
I just wish they got more screen time. Maybe they would've had more scenes in the show like how they did in the comics.
Also, when I found out Jason Mantzoukas was gonna play as Grandfather... I was surprised but also thought "That makes sense!" since he literally looks like Grandfather.
Also seeing his roles in "Big Mouth" and "Invincible" years earlier made me have a feeling that the TV adaption of Grandfather was gonna be a lot funnier than comic version. I fucking LOVE him in "Invincible".
And I was sort of right, Grandfather's reaction when he stepped on a dead body made me laugh.
"Fuck! I stepped ON the guy!"
Jason's portrayal still had the nonchalant vibe from the comics, but he was a lot more casual on the job. Haha
And I don't find that surprising that he did well since he's not only an experienced actor but also a comic book fan, I even saw a YouTube video where he revealed that he read the "Paper Girls" comics too. So yeah, another reason why Jason Mantzoukas is pretty cool!
Proof that Jason read the comics
Also, Larry was a pretty interesting original character. I just wish we got to see more Heck and Naldo and maybe also that Jude guy too.
As I'm mentioned earlier, I'm still upset that the show got canned. It had potential, I could tell that the show could've been more and more compelling as the story progressed... but nah. It just HAD to be cut short.
Oh, well... at least the comic got finished so people can always know how the story ends. And Cliff Chiang's art is BEAUTIFUL. He was one of my inspirations to start drawing for fun. I'm not on his level yet, but I hope I can make graceful art of humans/animals and environmental settings one day.
But you know something? I recently found out that the "Bleach" anime (which was popular during the 2000's) got canceled in 2012 but restored in October 2022. And now the anime's about to end soon with it's final arc.
Maybe there's hope that we'll get a continuation of the "Paper Girls", maybe not in live action since the actresses might be too old to physically portray the characters but maybe they could do an animated series and the live action cast can voice them? I mean... I can imagine a "Paper Girls" cartoon being on stream and also TV. I think the themes of the series will resonate with middle schoolers and high school kids (and maybe college students too) and they'll probably be the most probable groups to watch.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Does anyone agree? Share why or why not.
I'm gonna go watch more interviews of the cast members. I might even rewatch the TV show too.
06:21 UTC
Anyone else planning to start a reread or rewatch this Halloween Night/Hell morning?
13:06 UTC
Rule #3: A paperboy sticks to his route, from start to finish
Only KJ left to finish. Out of the three I’ve done so far which one do you all like most?
16:07 UTC
Rule #2: A paperboy smokes neither cigarillo nor pipe 'til his work is done
Another one for the series, this one’s a bit messier, had to recolor it twice cause it didn’t look right. Might post them to my print shop once they’ve all done if anyone’s interested.
17:15 UTC
“Rule #1: A paperboy treats every other paperboy as his brother”
Drew this a year and a half ago, I wanted to make it a series (with all 4 paper girls) but I abandoned it halfway through drawing Tiffany. Just started working on the illustrations again so I thought it’d be a good time to post.
10:54 UTC
is there anyone who is still obsessed with paper girls?
hi there, I'm looking for someone to talk about the show and the comics, I've watched the show two times and I'm reading the comics, but I don't have anyone to talk about it
01:36 UTC
just completed the tv show. do the books continue the story?
I just completed the tv show first time watcher. I never heard of the comics before.
this is so my type of thing.
for the people who read the comics. I have a couple questions.
1, is the tv series accurate to the storyline and
2, do the comics continue the storyline from the last episode of the tv show??
I so badly want to know how it ends!!!
16:45 UTC
FEAR STREET '88: PROM QUEEN - Now Filming Teaser (fina strazza is in this!)
00:52 UTC
Just started watching the show and discovered something
The KJ actress seemed really familiar which was weird when I've never seen her before in another TV show or movie. Finally checked her profile and saw her latest project:
Netflix's Fear Street: Prom Queen 1988. 😲
Currently kind of obsessed with Fear Street and I guess I saw her in the cast list of the latest movie. So wow.
So KJ went from being one of the paper girls in 1988 to one of the prom queens in the cursed town of Shadyside in 1988. 😄
Remarkable coincedence? Or is Netflix planning to continue Paper Girls cause I'm disappointed only seeing season 1.
Well anyways, gotta get back to watching the rest 😊
09:48 UTC
Paper Girls by way of asdfmovie! | Art by yours truly
03:29 UTC
what would Mac get KJ for her bat mitzvah?
hey all! i’m writing a fic about Max going to KJ’s bat mitzvah, and i know it isn’t a requirement or anything for the occasion but i’m having Mac bring her a present. problem is, it’s currently wrapped and i’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out what Mac might get for her. it’d have to be something Mac could afford with her lunch money (which is why she doesn’t tell KJ where she got it), as well as be very meaningful to KJ. any ideas?
19:50 UTC
Paper Girls made me lose most, if not all of my friends (and I don't regret it)
I've been so obsessed with Paper Girls it's unhealthy. From my fanart wall to my neverending yapping to my profile pictures, it's... incessant. Finally, my friends snapped. Earlier this month they suddenly got incredibly hostile about it and started bullying me about it. I have decided to "take a break" from them. Because, honestly, I don't care or regret it. I love paper girls. They can't change that I'm obsessed with it. Sure, it's annoying, but if you can't put up with it, why do you call yourself my friend? I will continue to love this series, no matter how much they hate it.
Anyway, I just came here to say this because some of you may find this amusing. I hope you all have a great day (and since I don't believe anyone else said it, happy Mac's Birthday a couple weeks ago).
01:37 UTC
Games like papergirls?
Do you know any games that have a similar vibe to papergirls? Preferably the comic but if there is a game like the show that would be cool too! I have a PlayStation and have access to a switch so games that could run on those consoles would be great. The closest I can get to the right vibe is Life is Strange.
20:49 UTC
Pink characters
The pink portion of my version of the color wheel challenge. KJ takes the number 1 spot 👍
20:41 UTC
Psychology of The Screenwriter: Interview With Chris Rogers of Paper Girls
13:43 UTC
Mac's reaction is so sad here 💔
16:32 UTC
mac and kj would’ve loved pride (art by me)
22:56 UTC
Where to buy paper girls posters/prints (comic not tv series)
I love the art style of the comics and I’m currently putting some new posters up. Does anyone know if there are/were ever official posters or prints for sale of the comic panels or covers? Thanks! :))
17:45 UTC
Paper Girls still being shopped?
Last I heard was over a year ago that it was being shopped after being cancelled, news reports state that. But nothing since then. I think what’s really killed it was the Writers strike and Covid, I would imagine networks aren’t rushing to pick up first year shows during and after this time.
After this much time, with all these kids rapidly aging, how do you do another season based off season 1. They pulled that off with stranger things, lots of real time gaps in between seasons, especially season 5.
Oh well, it just was such a cool series, wish Brad Pitt could use his influences to get it back up and running soon
05:47 UTC
How to read it the first time
My brother has asked to borrow my copy of Paper Girls and I’m wondering if I should give him the code for the future language or add in post its with the translation for each page or just let him go through without it/ figure it out himself.
What did you guys do the first time you read it? I didn’t look up the translation when I first went through but now I’m re-reading (and half finishing) and I’m reading with the translation.
01:35 UTC
Paper Girls is a True Story!
Is it just me, or…???? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ I mean, even their rebellious attitude was the same.
08:45 UTC