Paper Girls Backpack Edition Vol. 1

by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Artist)

Genres: Science Fiction, Comics

288 pages, Paperback

Published November 11, 2025

About the author

Brian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com

BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.

Reviews

[✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 omg this is amazing an absolute page turner. took me a second to get used to the pace but that aside this is fantasticccccc an the art is so so beautiful!

[Joseph Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow this was incredible. I read it all in one day in a few chunks. It’s a really fun story and there are some elements that really surprised me, excited to dive more into the story.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not remotely as fast-paced and interesting as Vaughan's other work. Also, how can tardigrade's be seen as monsters?!

[Kyran Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the retro vibes and very slick illustrations