Episode 164 – Paper Girls Vol. 1

<p>In this episode, we look ahead to the July 29 debut of Paper Girls on Amazon Prime with a look at Paper Girls Vol. 1, collecting the first five issues of the comics series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, published by Image Comics!</p> <p>When four 12-year-old girls join forces to deliver the Cleveland Preserver on the dark pre-dawn morning of Nov. 1, 1988, they find themselves riding their bikes straight into a nightmare of terrifying pterodactyl creatures, menacing, armored “old-timers,” and time-traveling, tech-scavenging teenagers! Can our preteen paper-slingers keep their idyllic suburb from meeting its final deadline? And can they finish their rounds in time to make that extra-special edition known as ... The Comics Canon?</p> <p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“Stranger Things” and the Kids on Bikes genre</li> <li>Writing for the trade and the “Lost” mystery box</li> <li>The Hood: Blood From Stones.</li> <li>Gary Larson’s The Far Side</li> <li>Yellowjackets on Showtime</li> <li>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus</li> <li>Super 8</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we get ready for the Aug. 5 debut of The Sandman on Netflix with the next installment of our Sandman read-through, Brief Lives! (And you can prepare for the show with our episodes on <a href= "http://www.comicscanon.com/episode-70-the-sandman-preludes-nocturnes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Preludes and Nocturnes</a> and <a href= "http://www.comicscanon.com/episode-113-the-sandman-the-dolls-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Doll’s House</a>!)</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:letters@comicscanon.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Send us an email!</a><br /> Hit us up on <a href="https://twit