I 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.
BRIAN K. VAUGHANWe describe [Paper Girls] as Stand By Me meets Terminator.It’s a story about nostalgia and childhood, but with an action-packed, sci-fi bent.
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To try and imagine that I’m another person is always going to be hard – whether I’m writing about a truck driver or someone who is gay, who’s trans, who is of a different ethnicity or creed. But it would be boring if I always had to write about myself and my limited viewpoint.
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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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I’m not afraid of the world. I’m afraid of a world without you.
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Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger’s doorstep. No matter how we’re eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too.
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What cruel creatures men are. Our bodies tell us to love so many, but there’s room in our hearts for so few.
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Pacifists are like vegans, I’m more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.
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Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.
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I know I’m a grumpy old man, but I’m always more delighted by readers talking about the actual comics than people talking about how eager they are to have their favorite comics be “elevated” into another medium.
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Fans of my books have just been supremely nice.
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After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.
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Life is mostly just learning how to lose.
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I don’t start a story until I know where it’s going to end.
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These are the young women [in Stand by Me] that we grew up knowing and hopefully they feel a little rough around the edges, because it’s true to life.
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That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You’re only limited by your imagination.
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I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.
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