Even with this being mostly a tonal issue, it is still a pleasure to read and admire. You get the feeling of a slow-burn type story in this introduction to the arc, which is something most fans will be happy to see. While we do get a bit of back story on KJ, most of the story here focuses on the new time/place and the girls as a group. As always Chiang is doing a beautiful job on art. Add in the colors from Wilson and you get the iconic Paper Girls style. Read Full Review

With Paper Girls #11, the series returns from its hiatus with a great start to its new story arc. Introducing new players to the story, Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang make sure to continue building up Paper Girls' protagonists and mysterious world, delivering a coming-of-age story that relies on symbolism and character development to unravel their deep and imaginative world. Read Full Review

This issue is largely foundational and doesn't offer answers to any significant questions, but it does let us learn more about KJ after a long absence, and adds a couple additional characters to the mix. Paper Girls continues to be a brilliant adventure with a strong female cast, and one of the most fun books on the shelf despite often leaving more confusion than clarity. It's like an episode of Orphan Black in that way: for fans, you might not know what's going on, but you don't care. So you'll keep learning. Read Full Review

It's still as tough as ever to say where this book is going, but it's also just as fun. Read Full Review

New characters, new mysteries and a new location all provide a solid, if slow-burn, introduction to this third arc. Welcome back, "Paper Girls." Read Full Review

I think I know what's going on. Woman at end invented time travel using Apple technology - hence all the Apple references throughout series. This issue shows her maiden time jump and I am assuming she will cross paths with the girls and this meeting will be the main crux of how the girls get involved with everything as it appears young people in future are using time travel to collect old artifacts and old people don't like that; hence the war between old and young, which apparantly these girls are crucial to that war to the point that old dude is trying to find them. Okay; so I have a headache now! Who knows, but darn this series is fun!

After a very strong second arc, Vaughan and Chiang begin the third by throwing us back into the "I don't know what the hell is going on here" zone, but with "Paper Girls," that's half the fun.

A rather subdued start to the new arc. The art is as strong as ever, and the cliffhanger is great, but it feels like a lot of table setting.