i read about lumberjanes on book riot. a comic book for girls, how could the feminist in me resist?!?!
i wasn't sure what to expect, and i have to add that i was thrown off my the sci-fi element of it. the girls fight off three-eyed foxes that warn them of a kitten holy. i had anticipated a more realistic comic, but regardless this comic was great.
the comic was about five girls: jo, april, mal, molly, and ripley, they always find themselves in crazy situations at lumberjane camp. the girls are a motley crew. different but they get along and have their own special talent. also two of them are lesbian (well it was hinted at) so nice to see some diversity. oh i should add their camp director was named rosie and was very rosie the riveter-esque.
each chapter started off with a description of a lumberjane badge that relates to the adventure they find themselves in. my favorite badge was the puncheon master badge which is given for great puns:
cute, huh?
as i mentioned before, at camp the girls find themselves in crazy situations. they have to fight off a river monster, crazy foxes, statues and brain-washed boy scouts (but not the official boy scouts.) they fought off everyone, because these girls got muscle! for example, april won a arm-wrestling match with a statute and then quoted kelis, when she was asked to show the girls how she did it:
but these girls have brains too!! jo used the fibonacci sequence to help them get across a pit! and april solved anagrams to get them out of the cave! it was great to see them being super smart too!
since this was volume 1, i don't know how the story ends. all i know so far is:
-they need to be aware of the kitten holy.
-they keep on being attacked by three-eyed creatures.
-they found a sacred bow and arrow.
-and the boy scouts are weird crazy cult.
i look forward to reading the next one to find out how all of this ends.
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