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Paper Girls, Volume 1
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bookshelves: 2016-releases, hugo, comics-graphic-novels, sci-fi, fantasy, ya, author-man
May 25, 2017
bookshelves: 2016-releases, hugo, comics-graphic-novels, sci-fi, fantasy, ya, author-man
4ish stars.
A cool first volume, not at all what I expected, but in a good way. The plot is honestly kind of wacky. Weird dinosaurs and time/space travelers, maybe? I honestly didn't know what was going on like 60% of the time, but strangely it didn't bug me... There's a Stranger Things vibe with the 80s setting and the kid protagonists.
The Paper Girls themselves are awfully mature for their what- 12ish years? I had a hard time buying their ages. Maybe I'm just out of touch with the young 'uns these days. I did like all of them, though, especially Erin, and I like each of their artistic representations. I feel like, characteristically, they'll grow and deepen as the series continues.
I really like Chiang's art. It isn't mind-blowingly gorgeous or incredibly detailed and it's unfair to compare it to that of Fiona Staples who does the art for Vaughan's other incredibly popular series, Saga. But it does a great job telling the story. It's consistent throughout which, despite what one might think, is pretty rare in most graphic novels. I never became confused by the art and for that, I think it's great. Matt Wilson, the colorist, does a spectacular job, particularly with gradiating the colors of the sky. He has a great sense of lighting and I love the color palette.
Definitely going to keep going with the series.
Posted in Mr. Philip's Library
A cool first volume, not at all what I expected, but in a good way. The plot is honestly kind of wacky. Weird dinosaurs and time/space travelers, maybe? I honestly didn't know what was going on like 60% of the time, but strangely it didn't bug me... There's a Stranger Things vibe with the 80s setting and the kid protagonists.
The Paper Girls themselves are awfully mature for their what- 12ish years? I had a hard time buying their ages. Maybe I'm just out of touch with the young 'uns these days. I did like all of them, though, especially Erin, and I like each of their artistic representations. I feel like, characteristically, they'll grow and deepen as the series continues.
I really like Chiang's art. It isn't mind-blowingly gorgeous or incredibly detailed and it's unfair to compare it to that of Fiona Staples who does the art for Vaughan's other incredibly popular series, Saga. But it does a great job telling the story. It's consistent throughout which, despite what one might think, is pretty rare in most graphic novels. I never became confused by the art and for that, I think it's great. Matt Wilson, the colorist, does a spectacular job, particularly with gradiating the colors of the sky. He has a great sense of lighting and I love the color palette.
Definitely going to keep going with the series.
Posted in Mr. Philip's Library
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May 31, 2017 04:24PM
Great review. I keep reading this comic partly because it's so weird -- I have no idea where the story is going, as it's taken some truly crazy turns -- but also because I used to deliver the Cleveland "Preserver" back in the day, so I have a personal attachment to this plot background.
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Haha that's awesome that you delivered papers in Cleveland. I'm sure you have an emotional connection. :) As far as the plot, it's crazy but I like it.
