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Lumberjanes #19
Lumberjanes, Vol. 19: A Summer to Remember
With the end of summer coming up soon, Jo, Mal, Molly, April and Ripley decide to go on one last adventure each, finishing up their summer to-do list with a bang...but no one’s ready for the shocking secret force that’s heading straight for the ‘Janes!
THE END OF SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE! With the end of summer coming up soon, Jo, Mal, Molly, April and Ripley decide to go on one last adventure each, finishing up their summer to-do list with a bang! For April, that’s getting her very last Lumberjanes’ badge for the perfect, most completed sash the world has ever known. Jo and Ripley head into a vortex and over to the Land of Lost Things for one last farewell with Ripley’s dinosaur bestie, Jonesy. And Mal and Molly? Well, they mostly want to spend just a little bit more time together. But no one’s ready for the shocking secret force that’s heading straight for the ‘Janes!
The team of Kat Leyh and Shannon Watters present the biggest Lumberjanes story ever, as Friendship Goes To A New Max! Collects Lumberjanes #73-74.
THE END OF SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE! With the end of summer coming up soon, Jo, Mal, Molly, April and Ripley decide to go on one last adventure each, finishing up their summer to-do list with a bang! For April, that’s getting her very last Lumberjanes’ badge for the perfect, most completed sash the world has ever known. Jo and Ripley head into a vortex and over to the Land of Lost Things for one last farewell with Ripley’s dinosaur bestie, Jonesy. And Mal and Molly? Well, they mostly want to spend just a little bit more time together. But no one’s ready for the shocking secret force that’s heading straight for the ‘Janes!
The team of Kat Leyh and Shannon Watters present the biggest Lumberjanes story ever, as Friendship Goes To A New Max! Collects Lumberjanes #73-74.
112 pages, Paperback
First published August 24, 2021
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May 9, 2022
I would really like to give this five stars, because the writing is awesome and there are truly moving FRIENDSHIP TO THE MAX! moment. But the ever-shifting art irked me in places. Kat Leyh, long-time co-writer and, I think, one-time series artist, takes over for this volume's issues. It's generally a good look for the 'Janes but I particularly dislike the blank eye look.
It harkens back to comic days of yore, thinking of Little Orphan Annie in particular, but pupils have since been invented and I don't think it's a good took.
More concerning is, what on Earth have you done to Jen?
Other than that, it's a touching, fun-filled, emotional set of adventures that leads long-time readers into the grand finale.
It harkens back to comic days of yore, thinking of Little Orphan Annie in particular, but pupils have since been invented and I don't think it's a good took.
More concerning is, what on Earth have you done to Jen?
Other than that, it's a touching, fun-filled, emotional set of adventures that leads long-time readers into the grand finale.
February 16, 2022
#1) Lumberjanes, Vol 1: Beware the Holy Kitten ★★★☆☆
#2) Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max ★★☆☆☆
#3) Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan ★★★★☆
#4) Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time ★★★★☆
#5) Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together ★★★★☆
#6) Lumberjanes, Vol. 6: Sink or Swim ★★★☆☆
#7) Lumberjanes, Vol. 7: A Bird-Eye's View ★★★★☆
#8) Lumberjanes Vol. 8: Stone Cold ★★★★☆
#10 Lumberjanes, Vol. 10: Parents' Day ★★★★☆
#11) Lumberjanes Vol. 11: Time After Crime ★★★★☆
#12) Lumberjanes Vol. 12: Jackalope Springs Festival ★★★★★
#13) Lumberjanes Vol. 13: Indoor Recess ★★★★☆
#14) Lumberjanes Vol. 14: X Marks the Spot ★★★☆☆
#15) Lumberjanes Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty ★★★☆☆
#16) Lumberjanes Vol. 16: Mind Over Mettle ★★★★☆
#17) Lumberjanes Vol. 17: Smitten in the Stars ★★★☆☆
#18) Lumberjanes Vol. 18: Horticultural Horizons ★★★☆☆
#20) Lumberjanes Vol. 20: End of Summer ★★★★★
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January 13, 2021
Pues... para ser el final esperaba algo más emotivo, pero no ha estado mal del todo.
**Alerta Spoiler!!
Se terminó el verano y es hora de despedirse... Me gustó que aparecieran todos los personajes y que más o menos participaran en la batalla final. Me encantaron April y Ripley, ellas son mis Lumberjanes favoritas. Me gustó la forma natural en la que tienen de enseñar valores y hablar de temas en los que todavía nos queda mucho que avanzar (porque en la vida real no es tan fácil como lo pintan).
No me gustó que fuera todo tan apresurado. Tampoco los cambios de dibujante, los entiendo y tal, pero algunos como que me rompían la harmonía.
En fin 3 estrellas sobre 5 porque fue un final de historia un tanto flojo.
**Popsugar 2021 categoría 36. Un libro que tiene menos de 1,000 reseñas en Amazon o Goodreads (o cualquier otra página).
**Alerta Spoiler!!
Se terminó el verano y es hora de despedirse... Me gustó que aparecieran todos los personajes y que más o menos participaran en la batalla final. Me encantaron April y Ripley, ellas son mis Lumberjanes favoritas. Me gustó la forma natural en la que tienen de enseñar valores y hablar de temas en los que todavía nos queda mucho que avanzar (porque en la vida real no es tan fácil como lo pintan).
No me gustó que fuera todo tan apresurado. Tampoco los cambios de dibujante, los entiendo y tal, pero algunos como que me rompían la harmonía.
En fin 3 estrellas sobre 5 porque fue un final de historia un tanto flojo.
**Popsugar 2021 categoría 36. Un libro que tiene menos de 1,000 reseñas en Amazon o Goodreads (o cualquier otra página).
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November 17, 2021Wow. Only 2 issues in this volume, and it straight up ends on a cliffhanger. I don't see how there'll be near enough time to give us a satisfying ending when we've already spent 90% of these two issues chasing were-rabbits.
And the art. It suits the frenetic energy of Lumberjanes to a T. The eyes are a bit scary and the faces are intentionally geometric, but the body language, "camera" angles and framing are all excellent. I don't love it but I do respect the skill behind it.
Leaving unrated for now, because I just don't feel like I had enough material to form an opinion. It has... Potential?
And the art. It suits the frenetic energy of Lumberjanes to a T. The eyes are a bit scary and the faces are intentionally geometric, but the body language, "camera" angles and framing are all excellent. I don't love it but I do respect the skill behind it.
Leaving unrated for now, because I just don't feel like I had enough material to form an opinion. It has... Potential?
August 23, 2021
It's the end of summer, and the 'Janes have one last thing to do before they leave. But...all their last things are different. So they'll have to...gasp...split up!?
I'm kind of bummed that this volume and the final one aren't bundled together since this is really only two issues worth of material (even if issue 73 is extra-sized). It's a fun little romp around the woods that features all the Lumberjanes' greatest hits like the Bear Woman, the dinosaur dimension, the mermaids, the yetis, and one final (familiar-looking) big bad that gives us the first cliffhanger ending between trades that I can remember.
The artwork's a bit slap-dash, though. Lumberjanes has never really thrived on realism, but the realms of perspective really get stretched here by Kat Leyh's visuals, and some panels feel like they're a little unfinished.
One more to go, 'Janes. Let's hope it's a good one.
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September 7, 2021
Is the summer really almost over?!
October 27, 2021
This is a collective review for the entire Lumberjanes series.
I’ve been wanting to do a complete Lumberjanes read-through ever since I bought the first TPB at the New York ComiCon, back when the series first started. My son and I had just finished reading Nimona together, and I was a big Noelle Stevenson fan on the back of that, so Lumberjanes was an obvious choice for what to read next. I read the first few volumes, and then let it sit for a few years as the series ran its course. Now, I have the chance to go back and take it all in as a single, extended reading. So what’s the verdict?
Lumberjanes is a magnificent comic property. Even if it doesn’t speak to you directly (and it doesn’t always speak that strongly to me), the truth is that a book with this much heart, accessibility, respect for each others’ differences, love for a good yarn, and investment in its own characters is a book worth everyone’s notice.
The story involves a very long and unusual summer for a gang of young women at a summer camp where mythical beasts roam and time works at its own pace. It is full of both epic danger and mundane camp stuff, where we might see our heroines fighting a creature from Greek myth one volume, and play a board game of their own making in another. For them, this time-warping summer camp experience is an extended exercise in facing the many challenges of burgeoning adulthood, where growing together matters more than growing up.
Throughout the Lumberjanes is a strong commitment to representation, and this book really delivers there. Just about every reader can easily see themselves in Lumberjanes, which is a feature, not a bug. Even though the stories themselves can hit a kind of rut without any real stakes or advancement of characters or meta-plot (this was especially the case once Stevenson moved off the book), the fact remains that this is a story that provides a much-needed presence in the world of graphic storytelling. You’re not going to find many books this overwhelmingly positive, especially to any dimension of diversity within the audience, and in a comics scene that so often meets diversity kicking and screaming, Lumberjanes' steadfast embrace of our differences really matters. There are more than a few books that feel cut from the Lumberjanes cloth nowadays, but one imagines they wouldn’t be around if not for Lumberjanes themselves. And you know what? We’re all better for it. Whether you like this book or not, you must respect it, and that is no small thing.
I’ve been wanting to do a complete Lumberjanes read-through ever since I bought the first TPB at the New York ComiCon, back when the series first started. My son and I had just finished reading Nimona together, and I was a big Noelle Stevenson fan on the back of that, so Lumberjanes was an obvious choice for what to read next. I read the first few volumes, and then let it sit for a few years as the series ran its course. Now, I have the chance to go back and take it all in as a single, extended reading. So what’s the verdict?
Lumberjanes is a magnificent comic property. Even if it doesn’t speak to you directly (and it doesn’t always speak that strongly to me), the truth is that a book with this much heart, accessibility, respect for each others’ differences, love for a good yarn, and investment in its own characters is a book worth everyone’s notice.
The story involves a very long and unusual summer for a gang of young women at a summer camp where mythical beasts roam and time works at its own pace. It is full of both epic danger and mundane camp stuff, where we might see our heroines fighting a creature from Greek myth one volume, and play a board game of their own making in another. For them, this time-warping summer camp experience is an extended exercise in facing the many challenges of burgeoning adulthood, where growing together matters more than growing up.
Throughout the Lumberjanes is a strong commitment to representation, and this book really delivers there. Just about every reader can easily see themselves in Lumberjanes, which is a feature, not a bug. Even though the stories themselves can hit a kind of rut without any real stakes or advancement of characters or meta-plot (this was especially the case once Stevenson moved off the book), the fact remains that this is a story that provides a much-needed presence in the world of graphic storytelling. You’re not going to find many books this overwhelmingly positive, especially to any dimension of diversity within the audience, and in a comics scene that so often meets diversity kicking and screaming, Lumberjanes' steadfast embrace of our differences really matters. There are more than a few books that feel cut from the Lumberjanes cloth nowadays, but one imagines they wouldn’t be around if not for Lumberjanes themselves. And you know what? We’re all better for it. Whether you like this book or not, you must respect it, and that is no small thing.
September 4, 2021
Review to come :)
October 15, 2021
Another fantastic entry in the series. Love those Lumberjanes.
June 13, 2022
Didn't care for the illustrations in this volume as well as others.
July 12, 2022
I really don’t wanna read the last volume.
I’Ve become a SUPERFAN of this GENIUS SERIES.
I don’t understand why it doesn’t have a better presence online.
IT. IS. PERFECT.
I’Ve become a SUPERFAN of this GENIUS SERIES.
I don’t understand why it doesn’t have a better presence online.
IT. IS. PERFECT.
August 31, 2024
Not my favorite installment, but I am curious to see how they're going to wrap up the series in just one more volume!
November 6, 2021
I know I'm inevitably going to cry at the next and final volume because I teared up (in the public library) at this one even though I think it was one of the worst volumes? I don't even know why this series has such a tight grip on me still but I sure am not ready for it to really be over.
November 16, 2021
I am excited and sad to be approaching the end of the series. To a degree I found my love of the series waning due to the change in artwork as the series went on, in addition this volue almost felt a little rushed. I am looking forward to the next volume and I do plan on finishing the series. I still love the characters, i just found this volume to be only okay.
August 26, 2021
This was a SUPER scattered volume, I get what the writers were trying to do, but the reading experience makes it feel like it's all over the place. Hopefully they can get on the same page to produce a cohesive end of summer volume.
March 6, 2022
So Lumberjanes started out very well, but over time I just didn't enjoy most of the volumes. Which sucks because there's so much you can do with this concept, but they usually take a bland route for the monster/ fantasy element of the week. And the cast has so much potential! This volume really hilighted the issues with the series. They have good ideas, but they never run with it.
I really didn't like the art in this, it's been a while since they had an artist I actually liked. It's too simple and the style isn't the best. There are attempts at expressiveness I guess.
This volume mostly takes place in the other dimmension, which I never am interested in seeing. The first time they used it, it was cool. But now it just seems like the most boring fantasy element to use. You could do so much with the actual camp, since there already are fantasy elements in it. However the volume is split up into multiple sub plots actually on the camp, April's and Mal's. April's is fine, it's just feels too safe. Mal's is a bit better because it actually expanded her relationship with Molly.
The main problem is over 19 volumes, Lumberjanes didn't do enough with it's concept. It could have expanded on it's characters or added more memorable fantasy elements. And this volume teases character writing. It shows they can actually write character moments, but rarely use them. I really liked these characters are a concept but they don't go anywhere with most of them. Like expanding Molly's home problems, or her relationship with Mal, or expanding Barney's character!
Lumberjanes just felt too safe, I liked it yeah, but it could have been better.
I really didn't like the art in this, it's been a while since they had an artist I actually liked. It's too simple and the style isn't the best. There are attempts at expressiveness I guess.
This volume mostly takes place in the other dimmension, which I never am interested in seeing. The first time they used it, it was cool. But now it just seems like the most boring fantasy element to use. You could do so much with the actual camp, since there already are fantasy elements in it. However the volume is split up into multiple sub plots actually on the camp, April's and Mal's. April's is fine, it's just feels too safe. Mal's is a bit better because it actually expanded her relationship with Molly.
The main problem is over 19 volumes, Lumberjanes didn't do enough with it's concept. It could have expanded on it's characters or added more memorable fantasy elements. And this volume teases character writing. It shows they can actually write character moments, but rarely use them. I really liked these characters are a concept but they don't go anywhere with most of them. Like expanding Molly's home problems, or her relationship with Mal, or expanding Barney's character!
Lumberjanes just felt too safe, I liked it yeah, but it could have been better.
November 5, 2021
Compared to other books in the "Lumberjanes" series, I did like the newest edition to the books overall although I felt like (especially) at the end, it got a little odd. I enjoyed that the girls were doing something on their final days of camp that they've always wanted to do (ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO DEPART SOON????? BACK HOME?????) and I liked the way it was done... That you went through April's day first, than Ripley's and Jo's (with Jen tagging along), and then what Mal and Molly wanted to do for each other. With that being said though, I thought the ending was really random??? Like, as a reader, we obviously knew the ominous voice was going to come back and really do something very, very bad to the camp - I just thought it could've been better executed. It felt out of nowhere and odd and I just really didn't like the last couple of pages, but I am obviously going to continue to the next one and I can't wait to see what happens (and why it is happening, hopefully - but you never know if you will get the answers you are wanting at this camp, lol).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2022
When I saw that this series was ending, I knew I had to read the last couple collections. The last Lumberjanes I read was Volume 11, but I really enjoyed what I did read, so I wanted to see how they ended it.
Truthfully, this collection reminded me why I stopped reading. I didn't love the artwork, the story seemed a little frenzied and over-the-top (which is funny, because that what I liked about Volume 1.) Again, I didn't really remember a lot of the characters, and I know ones like Barney were introduced when I was reading, but I couldn't remember their deal.
Still, looking forward to reading Volume 20 and seeing the summer end.
Truthfully, this collection reminded me why I stopped reading. I didn't love the artwork, the story seemed a little frenzied and over-the-top (which is funny, because that what I liked about Volume 1.) Again, I didn't really remember a lot of the characters, and I know ones like Barney were introduced when I was reading, but I couldn't remember their deal.
Still, looking forward to reading Volume 20 and seeing the summer end.
September 13, 2021
Let it be known that I do recognize that this is a transitional volume, the "beginning of the end", but compared to every other volume, this one fell a little short in my eyes.
I like that the girls are each trying to do something that they wanted to do all summer long, but with that said it just felt too scattered. There was too much going on at once, no one's adventure really stuck out or felt new or interesting. I feel like Molly and Jo were just sort of "there" and in a volume trying to highlight every girl, they were sidelined.
By trying to get all the girls' plans in, it felt too busy for the big climax reveal to even land. It left me feeling like it wasn't even a real cliffhanger because despite the promise of doom, we just don't see enough or know enough to feel like it's a major threat. I'm hoping that volume 20 can ramp up the drama a bit, because this just wasn't enough to get me excited about the end of summer.
I like that the girls are each trying to do something that they wanted to do all summer long, but with that said it just felt too scattered. There was too much going on at once, no one's adventure really stuck out or felt new or interesting. I feel like Molly and Jo were just sort of "there" and in a volume trying to highlight every girl, they were sidelined.
By trying to get all the girls' plans in, it felt too busy for the big climax reveal to even land. It left me feeling like it wasn't even a real cliffhanger because despite the promise of doom, we just don't see enough or know enough to feel like it's a major threat. I'm hoping that volume 20 can ramp up the drama a bit, because this just wasn't enough to get me excited about the end of summer.
September 17, 2021
I still love the characters but it feels as though they're floundering to the end.
This volume seems to be bringing back people just for the sake of wrapping things up. The trickster fox, the mer-people, and the Yetis show up with varying degrees of relevance.
I do like how April finished getting all the badges but it made me wonder when she had time, what with all the adventuring she's done this summer.
The artwork doesn't work as well as the original artist. And that got me thinking, what happened to their catch-phrase "What the Junk?" They haven't used it in many volumes.
I think this volume got so low a rating because the first few volumes set the bar so high. I did enjoy this one but not as much as the earlier once.
This volume seems to be bringing back people just for the sake of wrapping things up. The trickster fox, the mer-people, and the Yetis show up with varying degrees of relevance.
I do like how April finished getting all the badges but it made me wonder when she had time, what with all the adventuring she's done this summer.
The artwork doesn't work as well as the original artist. And that got me thinking, what happened to their catch-phrase "What the Junk?" They haven't used it in many volumes.
I think this volume got so low a rating because the first few volumes set the bar so high. I did enjoy this one but not as much as the earlier once.
January 5, 2022
In every story, there's an ending, and we're seeing the beginnings of it here. The pages head towards a finality, with April gunning for her last Lumberjanes badge while Ripley and Jo (and Jen!) head to the lost place located in the portal and Mal tries to express to Molly what their summer romance means to her. Rosie is also coping with a change regarding Nellie. However, traditional (well, traditional in the way the Lumberjanes's adventures are) goodbyes must wait, because the evil that lurks in the woods has one final trick up its sleeves. (Also, it is SO nice to see Leyh's illustrations for the whole story this time!)
July 28, 2021
The end of summer is almost here - that means it's the end of camp! Jo, Mal, Molly, April, and Ripley decide to go on one last adventure each, finishing up their summer to-do list. For April, it's getting her last badge for the most completed sash ever. Jo and Ripley head into a vortex to the Land of Lost Things for one last farewell to Ripley's dinosaur, Jonesy. And Mal and Molly, they mostly just want to spend time together.
Collects Lumberjanes #73-74.
A part of me is not ready for the Lumberjanes to end, but the other part of me knows summer can't go on forever!
Collects Lumberjanes #73-74.
A part of me is not ready for the Lumberjanes to end, but the other part of me knows summer can't go on forever!
September 11, 2021
It’s almost the end of summer and the Lumberjanes want to do one final thing each - April wants to get the final badge so that her sash is complete, Jo joins Ripley in the Land of Lost Things to say goodbye to Jonesy, and Mal wants to have a last perfect day with Molly. But there is something sinister in the woods that they are going to have to face before the end of the summer. A very fun volume that really showcases each Jane, and sets up the big story for the final volume. Looking forward to seeing how the story is going to end.
October 8, 2021
3.5 ☆
This volume felt a little scattered to me- almost like the writers realized there was still a lot to accomplish in the final volumes and attempted to smoosh it all in but it came out haphazard and rushed.
The cliffhanger came out of nowhere and was underwhelming and left me less on the edge of my seat wondering what happens next and more lounging in my seat wondering what the heck just happened.
I love the Lumberjanes and I'm really hoping the writers knock out the cohesive and satisfying conclusion they deserve.
This volume felt a little scattered to me- almost like the writers realized there was still a lot to accomplish in the final volumes and attempted to smoosh it all in but it came out haphazard and rushed.
The cliffhanger came out of nowhere and was underwhelming and left me less on the edge of my seat wondering what happens next and more lounging in my seat wondering what the heck just happened.
I love the Lumberjanes and I'm really hoping the writers knock out the cohesive and satisfying conclusion they deserve.
December 13, 2022
nii, lõpp paistab. natuke nagu täitematerjaliks on siin see liin, et igal tüdrukul on mingi viimane asi veel omaette teha, enne kui laagrisuvi läbi saab - Aprilil on veel üksainus märk (badge) täiskollektsioonist puudu, Ripley ja Jo lähevad viimast korda sinna, noh, dinosauruste paralleeldimensiooni ja Mollyl-Malil on mingid suhteasjad ajada. aga kui siis lõpus tabab suur oht ja ähvardus, pole sellel eelnenuga suurt midagi pistimist. see köide lõppeb cliffhangeriga ja eks siis järgmises osas peaks nägema, kuidas kogu lugu (ja suvi ja laager ja kõik) finaali veereb.
December 22, 2022
The Janes are almost finished with their summer at the camp. They all separate and decide to complete one more thing. April needs her last badge, but the counselor and she have a rivalry. Jo and Ripley head off to the other dimension to say goodbye to Jonesy. Mal and Molly spend the day together with Mal trying to get a secret surprise together for Molly. By the end, the evil entity that has been haunting the camp is attacking. I am very excited to finish this series. I can't wait to see how this summer ends.
June 21, 2024
Camp is finally coming to an end, but first the Roanokes want to go on some final adventures! To accomplish them all though, the Roanokes split up. One group has a dinosaurific journey. Another group plans the perfect party. And the final group has a romantic rendezvous. However, when the Roanokes come back together, they will be faced with the forest's darkest secret.
This volume is a return to form for the series. While it maintains its charm and delight, volume 19 also explores the larger story arc of just what is going on at this camp and in these woods.
This volume is a return to form for the series. While it maintains its charm and delight, volume 19 also explores the larger story arc of just what is going on at this camp and in these woods.
October 2, 2021
I believe there is only one more volume after this one and it certainly read like the first part of a two-part finale. It focused on the Lumberjanes doing those last things they wanted to do/complete before camp ends and they all go home. While some things concluded, the ending wasn't tied off which has happened for the previous volumes so you're left on a cliffhanger for the final volume.
The artwork continues to not be great and was harder to ignore this time.
The artwork continues to not be great and was harder to ignore this time.
December 22, 2021
I really can’t believe summer it’s almost over (meaning: Lumberjanes is about to be over).
April proposes to do one last thing before summer camp is over so they split Mal hangs out with Molly; Ripley and Jo look for Jonesy and April tries to get one more badge.
Favorite character: First half: April, she’s the friend I want for my birthdays. Second half: Mal and Molly… I love them!
Nice cliffhanger there!
April proposes to do one last thing before summer camp is over so they split Mal hangs out with Molly; Ripley and Jo look for Jonesy and April tries to get one more badge.
Favorite character: First half: April, she’s the friend I want for my birthdays. Second half: Mal and Molly… I love them!
Nice cliffhanger there!
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