Lumberjanes #1
Author: Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
Artists: Brooke Allen and Maarta Laiho
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Source: Bought and Owned
Genre(s): Supernatural, Comedy, Graphic Novel
Rating: ?????
Review Spoilers: Low
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I’ve been pretty psyched about Lumberjanes from the minute it was announced. Even though the only name I was really familiar with was Noelle Stevenson’s, the comic had me at a diverse cast of young women and a summer camp that was “Gravity Falls meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer.”
It’s like they know me.
Thankfully, the first issue delivered on that promise and then some.
From the credits page, this comic had me smiling because every name on that page was a woman. Every. One. Even down to how the Lumberjanes got their name. It also makes me happy that Kate Leth has found the incredibly niche market of supernatural scout badges.
The first page jumps right into the story. April, Mal, Molly, Jo, and Ripley are out in the woods past lights out, looking for a mysterious bear woman they saw outside their cabin and went to investigate. There’s no time wasted on slow building character introductions or making these girls friends. They’re friends already and through their first story, you learn what kind of girls they are. It’s actually kind of a relief since it makes me want to read future issues to know more about the girls and their adventures.
Allen is the main artist for the comic and her art is gorgeous. Between her and Maarta Laiho on colors, the world of Lumberjanes is a visual treat with expressive characters and smooth action from panel to panel. It also makes reading the comic over and over again worth it because there are lots of little things you might miss the first time, like Molly giving one of the weird three eyed foxes a belly rub, Ripley desperately trying to hold her bladder in while walking to Rosie’s office, or the fact they’re all wearing different shorts and skirts when Jo recites the Lumberjanes pledge. It’s kind of amazing and shows an attention to character detail that goes missing from a lot of mainstream comics. If Lumberjanes is ever made into an animated series, I’ll be the first to back it.
Final Thoughts:
Fresh, funny, and full of ladies, Lumberjanes is already up there with Ms. Marvel for my new favorite comic of 2014. Stevenson, Ellis, Allen and Shannon Watters have created a fantastic new story about friendship, summer camp and supernatural forces. If you’re not reading this comic yet, I suggest you jump on it before issue #2 comes out next month.
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