Tuesday 6 August 2019

Paper Girls translations

In commemoration of the release of Issue 30 of the wonderful comic book series Paper Girls, here are the translations of all the instances of future speak.
I'm working from digital versions, so my page numbers may occasionally be off.
Please let me know in the comments if you spot any errors or omissions.

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

Issue 2
Epigraph
NOSTALGIA IS DEATH
Page 3
SHIT.
Page 4
SHIT!

Issue 3
Epigraph
DEATH IS FOREVER
Page 12
Panel 4
NO.
Panel 5
NOT JUDE.
Page 13
Panel 1
MY LOVE.
Panel 2
GOODBYE.
Panel 3
- WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS, HECK?
- I GOT NO CLUE.
Panel 4
BUT SHIT JUST GOT MESSY.
Page 20
BUT I DID.
Page 21
Panel 1
EVERYBODY BE COOL. WERE THE GOOD GUYS.
Panel 3
LIKE HELL.
Panel 6
YEAH.

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

Issue 5
Epigraph
NOW IS GONE
Page 1
IM ON IT.
Page 15
Panel 2
WARNING VERTEX HAS BEEN BREACHED.
Panel 3
EVACUATE THE TUPLEQUAD IMMEDIATELY.

Issue 6
Page 15
Panel 1
STAY AWAY!
Panel 4
DAMMIT. IM HERE...
Page 16
...AND I ALREADY HATE IT.

Issue 7
Page 1
HEY!
Page 2
Panel 1
DONT DO THAT!
Panel 2
HOLD ON WOULD YOU KEEP SAYING STUFF PLEASE?

Issue 8
Cryptography Corner
HELLO
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO THIS LANGUAGE
DO NOT TRUST THE ANDG
PETEY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
RITA IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
IF YOU ARE READING THIS MESSAGE WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE
IF YOU ARE READING THIS MESSAGE WE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
IF YOU ARE READING THIS MESSAGE WE KNOW WHEN YOU ARE
THIS IS NOT YOUR TIME
DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST
DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST
THE APPLE HAS FALLEN FAR FROM THE TREE
LUNCHBOX

Issue 10
Page 6
Panel 3
CUNT!
Panel 5
YOU FUCKING INGRATES. UNCLE HECK GAVE HIS LIFE FOR YOU.
Page 7
Panel 3
WHA
Panel 4
NO! WHAT HAVE YOU
Art contest entry
COOL! (note: the entrant forgot to flip their second "O"!)

Issue 11
Page 4
PERIOD

Issue 17
Page 2
Panel 1
SHIT!
Panel 2
- AN OLD COP CAR JUST RAN RIGHT INTO US!
- STAY CALM HECK. CONCENTRATE ON THE ENEMY.
Panel 3
WE CANT BEAT THEM JUDE!
WE DONT HAVE TO LOVE.
Panel 4
JUST TRY TO BUY US A LITTLE TIME.

Issue 19
Page 5
KEEP MOVING!
Page 6
Panel 1
THEYRE RIGHT BEHIND US!
Panel 3
- AN OLD TIMER!
- HECK DONT!
Page 7
SHES JUST A LOCAL. COME ON.

Issue 20
Page 10
Panel 2
ANIMALS.
Panel 3
- FORGET THEM HECK.
- YEAH NALDO SAYS THE COUNCIL STASHED A LIFEBOAT DOWN HERE.
Panel 4
LETS GO.
Page 11
Panel 1
YOU REALLY WANT TO RISK TRAVELLING ALL THE WAY HOME IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS?
Panel 2
SCREW THE FUTURE HECK.
Panel 3
I SAY WE PRESS DEEPER INTO THE PAST.

Issue 25
Charlotte's letter in the letters page
YOUR DREAMS ARE CODED MESSAGES FROM ANOTHER TIME. PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER. THE WAR IS ALMOST OVER. IF YOU....

Issue 27
Page 4
Panel 1
WHAT THE HELL?
Panel 3
FUCK

Issue 28
Page 3
COMPANIONS
Page 13
ZEROTH FOLDING



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