I love that the book [Paper Girls ] gets to kind of evolve and change in each era. Our third storyline is our best so far.
BRIAN K. VAUGHANI grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland in 1988 and there was just one year where suddenly all of the delivery kids that used to be boys were suddenly girls. It happened at our church too. Altar boys were suddenly altar girls.
More Brian K. Vaughan Quotes
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I’m not afraid of the world. I’m afraid of a world without you.
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I’m 40 now, and I have children of my own. Before I forget my own childhood completely, I want to take some time to take a look at the ’80s and think back.
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I remember seeing Stand by Me, when I was around 12, and just feeling like, “This is so refreshing to see kids swear and smoke cigarettes like my friends.” It just felt much more real than the Sesame Street version of childhood that I’d been spoon-fed.
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We’ve all seen lots of stories about a young protagonist having adventures, and usually they’re all boys, [and] there is sometimes a token female, or two.
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Doesn’t matter if it’s personal or professional, a good partnership takes work.
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I’m still digesting the ’90s. It takes some time to get perspective.
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Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.
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I like things that are weirdly imaginative and couldn’t be real, but I also like stories that are recognizable and relatable.
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I’ve always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios.
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How is it possible that our parents lied to us?” “Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You’re the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that…” “Everythings going to be alright.
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My mom once told me that a good relationship isn’t where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.
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There’s just something about that late ’80s that suddenly feels like it has something to teach us.
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Pacifists are like vegans, I’m more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.
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If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I’m happy.
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Fantasy/science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of ‘Star Wars.’
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