REACTOR GIRL
“Reactor Girl” was both a character in and the title of a graphic anthology. Michel Vrána, fascinated with the name and some computer sketches created by a friend Ron Lum got permission to use them as the basis from a series of stories usually one or two pages. The first “Reactor Girl” stories appeared in a minicomic published by Extra Small Press. The character, periodical, and Michel all moved to Tragedy Strikes Press and a regular sized comic book. The character survived only to issue four. The magazine ended with issue 6.
“Reactor Girl” refers to a girl reacting to or trapped by the circumstances around her. Except for the first story these stories were told without dialogue. To quote Michel, “Reactor Girl” had another function. In Reactor Girl 1, he stated: “Reactor Girl herself gives a brief introduction to some of the themes and issues of the book.” He expands on this idea in Reactor Girl 2-3: “With such a potential variety of media and storytelling styles, the Reactor Girl theme of life in the modern urban environment serves to bind the stories together into a cohesive whole, and give the reader a point of reference.”
MEDIUM:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY MINCOMIC:
| Reactor Girl …: Creator Ron Lum. Car., Michel Vrána: …. Extra Small Press. Black & white. | ||
| 1, November 1990. 2, March 1991: …: 1. | 2, March 1991: …: 4-5. | 3, 1991: …: 16-17. |
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
| Reactor Girl …. Creator Ron Lum. Car., Michel Vrána: …. Tragedy Strikes Press. Black & white. | |||
| 2-1, December 1991: 30-32. | 2-2, April 1992: 8. | 2-3, June 1992: 24. | 2-4, August 1992: 32. |
Article periodical:
Reactor Girl, 1-2, March 1991: “about reactor girl”. Writ., Michel Vrána: Inside front cover.
Reactor Girl, 1-3, 1991: “About Reactor Girl”. Writ., Michel Vrána: Inside front cover.
GALLERY:
Reactor Girl, 3, 1991: 16-17.
Reactor Girl,2-2, April 1992: 8.