The year is 1988.
We describe it asStand By MemeetsTerminator, says Vaughan.
Its a story about nostalgia and childhood, but with an action-packed, sci-fi bent.
Credit: Cliff Chiang
Since then, the series has delved into what traveling through time means for the four girls.
It very much is about how we are thinking about our past and growing up.
Nothing Ive worked on has been asked this much of me to put it on the page.
Cliff Chiang
It happened at our church too.
Altar boys were suddenly altar girls.
It just felt much more real than theSesame Streetversion of childhood that Id been spoon-fed.
Cliff Chiang
Theres a lot of 80s nostalgia in pop culture right now.
In the 80s they were obsessed with the 50s and so on.
Im 40 now, and I have children of my own.
Cliff Chiang
Theres a lot of fiction from that period that were nostalgic for.
Also, theres a lot of dark stuff from the 80s that we dont think about.
Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on people.
Cliff Chiang
It takes some time to get perspective.
Theres just something about that late 80s that suddenly feels like it has something to teach us.
We tried to just keep it clean, and very readable.
Cliff Chiang
Two volumes later and readers still dont have all the answers.
We dont even know who the villains might be so far.
But youll get answers soon.
Cliff Chiang
In this volume, we meet the grown-up version of Erin.
Older Erins appearance was entirely Cliffs.CHIANG:One of my favorite comics isLove and Rocketsby the Hernandez Brothers.
In terms of inspiration, I ended up using my wife for a lot of it.
Cliff Chiang
What can readers expect after this arc that has just ended?
Each collected edition ofPaper Girlsthat we put out will largely be set in an entirely different era.
I love that the book gets to kind of evolve and change in each era.
Our third storyline is our best so far.
2 will be released Nov. 30.
Read the first few pages below
