I am not sure if there were pages missing from my copy or there is a series before this that filled in some blanks, but the entire time I was reading I felt like I was in the middle of the story. I never saw what I would consider a beginning and when it ended I was thinking “Wait…that’s it? Shouldn’t there have been some kind of wrap up?” I know this is a series, but still the story ends where it started, in the […]
Punny Titles are the Best
I love a good pun and Lumberjanes continually delivers. The title of the fifth volume plays on band in the literal and “come together” uses. Because this is the Lumberjanes, the literal band is made of mer-people, and coming together is one of the best traits of these hard core lady types. This collection of comics opens with a flash back to the first day of summer camp as we see each girl being dropped off. These scenes give us a brief peak into their […]
Friendship to the Max?
In volume four, Out of Time, the Lumberjanes once again are faced with supernatural forces but the real challenge comes from within. Jealousy and refusal to stand up for a friend can be devastating to friendships. In this collection of comics, Lumberjanes young and old grapple with the motto “Friendship to the Max”. What starts as an innocent camping trip with their long suffering councilor Jen, turns into a rescue mission when a blizzard mysteriously blankets the area. Separated from her girls, Jen is injured and […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Lumberjane
The good: returning to a main storyline about trying to figure out the supernatural goings-on at summer camp. I was feeling let down by the last volume, because of its use of a series of short stories that had little direct connection to the main storyline. Now we’re back to the unusual happenings and trying to figure out what they all mean. It also worked to re-arrange the team for a little while, with Molly and Ripley working on one part of the problem in […]