Image Firsts: Paper Girls

In 2016, Image Comics launched Paper Girls, a sci-fi series by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Cliff Chiang that follows a group of newspaper delivery girls in 1980s Ohio who stumble into a time-travel conflict. Over its run, the book became a standout for its sharp, character-driven storytelling and Chiang's expressive, clean-lined art, blending nostalgic coming-of-age drama with inventive, sprawling sci-fi. Though this specific entry is a single-issue sampler, the series itself is celebrated as a modern classic for its fresh take on time travel and friendship.