When coming up with Wonder Woman cover designs, sometimes people will pitch ideas to me, either the writer or the editor. And it's interesting, because I know they're not trying to, but they end up pitching things that end up feeling like damsel-in-distress covers, where the tension comes from her needing to be rescued somehow. And it's something I immediately push back against.
We wanted the book [Paper Girls] to feel to evoke the '80s, but not necessarily feel that it was drawn then. - Cliff Chiang
We wanted the book [Paper Girls] to feel to evoke the '80s, but not necessarily feel that it was drawn then.
- Cliff Chiang
I don't think I've ever worked on a project [Paper Girls] that is this personal. We draw so much on our memories of growing and we're putting so much… - Cliff Chiang
I don't think I've ever worked on a project [Paper Girls] that is this personal. We draw so much on our memories of growing and we're putting so much…
I want her to be powerful on these covers, and sometimes that's a quiet power and other times it's a more bombastic power. But when you're going to h… - Cliff Chiang
I want her to be powerful on these covers, and sometimes that's a quiet power and other times it's a more bombastic power. But when you're going to h…
Matt Wilson, the colorist, has this great palate [in Paper Girls] that brings up all these emotions and this feel of the '80s without being actually … - Cliff Chiang
Matt Wilson, the colorist, has this great palate [in Paper Girls] that brings up all these emotions and this feel of the '80s without being actually …
Nothing I've worked on has been asked this much of me to put it on the page [like Paper Girls]. - Cliff Chiang
Nothing I've worked on has been asked this much of me to put it on the page [like Paper Girls].
When coming up with Wonder Woman cover designs, sometimes people will pitch ideas to me, either the writer or the editor. And it's interesting, becau… - Cliff Chiang
When coming up with Wonder Woman cover designs, sometimes people will pitch ideas to me, either the writer or the editor. And it's interesting, becau…
The '80s were a really different time for kids.Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on people. - Cliff Chiang
The '80s were a really different time for kids.Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on people.
I realize that this is not what you want to put on a cover with Wonder Woman emblazoned on it. She could be in trouble, but she doesn't need to be co… - Cliff Chiang
I realize that this is not what you want to put on a cover with Wonder Woman emblazoned on it. She could be in trouble, but she doesn't need to be co…
What I like about Paper Girls in particular is that because we're approaching it more from a female perspective, we're able to consider the emotional… - Cliff Chiang
What I like about Paper Girls in particular is that because we're approaching it more from a female perspective, we're able to consider the emotional…
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