It is clear that something has changed in their community as they emerge from the house and see the universe up closer than they ever have before. ![]() When KJ fiddles with the machine, it begins to buzz before emitting a blinding light that acts as an X-ray on the girls. Of course, the outer-galactic moment that occurs when Tiffany, KJ, Mac, and Erin get back outside is worth mentioning here as well. ![]() His Ex Machina comics focus on a man with the power to "talk to" machines, among other things, and he blends robots with humans in his Saga series. The thing also looks a bit like a Dalek, but it also featured a skin-like cloth, making readers whether it's alive. Readers are well aware of Vaughan's ability to meld man and machine, so this would not be a first if the thing really is some kind of life form. Humanoid features, including what appears to be a brain, can be seen in the machine, if it is even a machine at all. When the girls find the monstrous-looking machine in the basement of an unfinished house, Erin points out that it looks a lot like " the old Apollo capsule," which further highlights her interest in space for the reader. Now… here’s a great opportunity to do what I always wanted to do, just a group of females and not have to defend it or explain it, and just get to write them." At the time, it was the subject of great controversy as we were doing it…Usually, there’s a token female or two, but to have a team be predominantly of women, the fact that it was a bit of a conversation to have even that. I remember when I was doing Runaways at Marvel, that was a teen book that had more females than males in it. He says, "I like writing female characters. The care with which the scenes and especially the dialogue is written comes back full circle to Vaughan. Mac uses obscene language to take on the older boys, as do the rest of the girls between one another, which gives the time period even more of an authentic feel, bringing to mind a time when Ace Merrill promised he'd make Gordie Lachance pay for standing up to him big time. In the scene where Erin first meets the other girls in the story, not only is Mac established as a badass character fans are sure to love, but the scene itself is very reminiscent of Stand by Me. Tragedy and death could very well play a part in it, as any Vaughan reader knows to be wary. It is likely that McAuliffe is a hero of Erin's, but she also symbolizes the dangers of exploration that Erin is about to experience in her own journey. Mentioning her gives the story a fuller presence in the '80s, since it occurred just prior to the Paper Girls timeline, given that Bush I ran for president in 1988. McAuliffe was, of course, the teacher who was tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. ![]() Her astronaut helmet brings to mind the imagery of Saga's Prince Robot and his "people," for lack of a better word, especially when the front reflects terrifying imagery to Erin before McAuliffe pierces her in the face, transforming into a devil-like creature after Erin utters a swear word. One of the most noticeable instances in the first compilation is the angel of Christa McAuliffe, who comes to speak to Erin in a dream. Fans often enjoy seeing Easter eggs of Vaughan's work from previous comics in his current work and Paper Girls has a few.
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