Tension, Sensation, and Pedagogy: Depictions of Childhood’s Struggle in Saga and Paper Girls

Characters and creators: female representation in comics

“…Without being told the age of the characters, however, the way they're drawn and the way they act suggests their ages to be closer to fifteen or sixteen. The events of the story force the children to experience and react to uncomfortable and terrifying situations (Sojot, 2019). Although the story is told from the perspective of pre-teen children, it doesn't fall into stereotypical innocence (Sojot, 2019).…”

“…The events of the story force the children to experience and react to uncomfortable and terrifying situations (Sojot, 2019). Although the story is told from the perspective of pre-teen children, it doesn't fall into stereotypical innocence (Sojot, 2019). While it may have been tempting to dumb down the story or the way the children talk, it's refreshing to see them being treated as intelligent.…”

“…While it may have been tempting to dumb down the story or the way the children talk, it's refreshing to see them being treated as intelligent. Despite their age, the cast are also often treated as equals by the adults around them (Sojot, 2019). A major conflict, however, is set up between the youth and the adults, the main antagonists known as 'old-timers' who have travelled from the future.…”