Nov 21, 2022
Paper Girls Vol. 1: (2016) by Brian K Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (Image)
The series would amass thirteen (13) industry award nominations including five (5) Eisner nominations, one (1) Harvey nomination, four (4) Ringo nominations, and three (3) Hugo nominations. The series received the unique distinction of winning both the Eisner and Harvey awards for "Best New Series" in 2016. Vaughn won the 2017 Eisner and 2019 Ringo. Chiang won the 2016 Eisner and received a 2017 Ringo nomination. Wilson won the 2017 Eisner and received a 2019 Ringo nomination.
The series received recognition by Goodreads on their "Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2016" with Vol. 1 at #9 and Vol. 2 at #12. Volume #1 received a 3.8 on Goodreads, 4.6 on A
mazon, and 8.5 Critic Review on Comic Book Round Up.
Strangely, I was late to the party on Paper Girls. Its strange because (1) I've read most everything by Brian K. Vaughn, (2) I was a paper boy, and (3) I'm a child of the late eighties (like Vaughn and the main characters). Recently, I ran into a stranger on a cruise reading Paper Girls. I introduced myself and started up a conversation about comics. Adam explained that Paper Girls was "probably my favorite series ever". It was high praise and I agreed to pick it up if he would agree to read my favorite title (King & Gerad's "Mister Miracle").
I picked up the first trade of Paper Girls at Barnes & Noble for $9. I read the second volume through Comixology Unlimited. While I enjoyed Paper Girls, I didn't find the first two volumes exceptionally endearing. Both the story and the characters were interesting enough to keep me around though Comixology Unlimited but aren't likely to make it on my shortlist. I'm going to convince my wife to watch the Amazon pilot with me and see if that doesn't spark any further appreciation for the series. more
