Futurespeak: Decoding Brian K. Vaughan and Paper Girls

As I mentioned in my previous review of Paper Girls Volume 1, the strange hieroglyphic language spoken by the time-travelling teenagers not only has structure but it can also be translated. Provided below are all the bits of alien dialogue used, broken up according to the issue with the corresponding page number. If you enjoyed reading Paper Girls in-spite of having no clue as to what the glyphs meant, than these pages will help to supplement your knowledge and fill in some major plot questions. Enjoy reading what Heck and Naldo have to say! Paper-Girls-TPB-40Issue #1 

  1. pp. 34 – “GODDAMMIT.” “SPLIT UP. WE’LL MEET AT THE SECOND FOLDING.” “STAY AWAY FROM ME!”
  2. pp. 35 – “STOP!”
  3. pp. 36 – “PLEASE!”
  4. pp. 37 – “YOURE GOING TO GET YOURSELVES KILLED!”
  5. pp. 38 – “YOU PEOPLE ARE OUT OF YOUR” “NO”

Issue #2

PROLOGUE: NOSTALGIA IS DEATH

  1. pp. 3 – “SHIT.”
  2. pp. 4 – “SHIT!”

Issue #3

PROLOGUE: DEATH IS FOREVER

  1. pp. 12 – “NO.” “NOT JUDE.”
  2. pp. 13 – “MY LOVE.” “GOODBYE.” “WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS HECK?” “I GOT NO CLUE.” “BUT SHIT JUST GOT MESSY.”
  3. pp. 20 – “BUT I DID.”
  4. pp. 21 – “EVERYBODY BE COOL. WERE THE GOOD GUYS.” “LIKE HELL.” “YEAH.”

Paper-Girls-TPB-103Issue #4

PROLOGUE: FOREVER IS NOW

  1. pp. 7 – “SHIT WAS THAT AN EDITRIX?” “THAT.”
  2. pp. 9 – “HECK!”
  3. pp. 16 – “ITS OVER NALDO.”
  4. pp. 17 – “WE CANT STAY HERE.”
  5. pp. 19 – “THIS WAY.” “FINALLY.”
  6. pp. 20 – “ILL START HER UP.” “NO.” “BUT IT WILL TAKE HER SOMEPLACE THAT CAN.”
  7. pp. 21 – “STAY RIGHT HERE.” “WELL BE BACK SOON.”

Issue #5

PROLOGUE: NOW IS GONE

  1. pp. 1 – “IM ON IT.”
  2. pp. 15 – “WARNING VERTEX HAS BEEN BREACHD.” “EVACUATE THE TUPLEQUAD IMMEDIATELY.”