Paper Girls 1

Title: Paper Girls 1 
Author: Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author), Cliff Chiang (Illustrator), Matthew Wilson (Colorist), Jared K. Fletcher (Lettering)
Genre/ issues: Graphic novel. Comic books. Mystery. Sci-fi. Coming of age.

Another installment of Tamara Reads Comics tonight, with Paper Girls 1. A suburban supernatural mystery, with stunning atmospheric illustrations and some really interesting commentary on life in the late 80’s. It represents the 80’s aesthetic really well, both in terms of the visuals and the attitudes, and I felt very much like this could have been set in my smalltown Australia as much as it was smalltown USA.

I felt like this one a much slower burn than my previous comic reads – I was just feeling like I was getting a handle on what was happening and was starting to feel invested in the story when we hit the end. Regardless, I really enjoyed this, and will be checking out the next volume, as much for the art as for the story!

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Happy reading,