| Title | : | Lumberjanes: To the Max Edition, Vol. 5 |
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| ISBN | : | 1684153123 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781684153121 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published February 26, 2019 |
In Jo’s quest to find a way to keep track of all the many ways time is weird at Miss Qiunzella Thiskin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types, she and the other Roanoke campers discover that they Yetis have a secret power source, which just might be the key Jo needs to finish her time-tracking device! But in order to do that, they’ll need to help the Yetis defeat the Sasquatches in a bout of Roller Derby. No big deal...
And during Parents’ Day at camp, the girls and their parents participate in a scavenger hunt, but there’s someone…or something out in the woods sabotaging them, and delighting in pulling mean pranks!
This New York Times bestseller and multiple Eisner Award-winning series is a story of friendship, hardcore lady-types and kicking a lot of butt. Don’t miss out on the continued adventures of the Lumberjanes written by Shannon Watters, and Kat Leyh (Super Cakes) with stories illustrated by Carolyn Nowak (Radishes) and Ayme Sotuyo. Collects Volumes 9 and 10 of the ongoing series.
Lumberjanes: To the Max Edition, Vol. 5 Reviews
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The shift in focus away from the core group was interesting. It was kind of inevitable that they would need to shake up the plot a little because the series has gone on for several issues. They kept with the idea of diversity and inclusion in their new characters and had a simple (and not heavy handed or preachy) conversation about pronouns too. I am definitely curious where they are going to take Molly and the Bear Woman's plot thread.
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The first story in this collection moves away from Roanoke cabin to Zodiac, as Barney settles in with their cabin-mates following their move to the Lumberjanes camp last volume (incidentally, there was a nice little introduction to the idea of people's pronouns here, which wasn't too thickly laid on, but a good way to show it handled well). Diane has been allowed to stay, and she takes them off on a treasure hunt for magic. After this, we're back with Roanoke, as we move into a sports-based storyline involving roller ball. I'm not a huge sports fan, but there's enough fun in this (especially given who the opposing team are) that it keeps my attention.
The second arc sees Parents' Day, where the various parents come to visit. This revisits previous hints that Molly's family life isn't happy. Seeing her watching, smiling slightly sadly, as the others make happy reunions with their families is a little heartbreaking. This seems to be something that the authors are going to leave simmering and come back to in future.
The artists change between the arcs in the volume. While I enjoyed the Carolyn Nowak's art on the first story, Ayme Sotuyo's work on the second felt "more Lumberjanes" to me. Both are very good and fit the type of storytelling going on here, but the second just spoke to me more. As always, everything to do with art is subjective, and YMMV.
The themes of friendship to the max, and found families persist in this volume, as the girls grow ever-closer, and the camp becomes ever-weirder. Lovely stuff. -
I really liked that we got to spend a little more time with the Zodiac cabin. It's nice to focus a little more on the other campers, though I definitely love my Lumberjanes! Also, Mal did her best to explain roller derby to the other Lumberjanes (and me, by proxy) but honestly, I'm still confused.
Finally, Parents' Day was definitely a little weird, but Ripley's abuela can be mine any day! -
It's still a fun series but I'm going to stop at this book and focus on the genuine wackiness and delight from the first few books.
This time, it's parent's day at the camp and there's always extra drama when you add families. -
Funny as always and mysterious as ever, I love this!
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I liked the art more for some reason and the story was really good
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In retrospect, I can't believe it took until #35 for roller derby to turn up in this comic.
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Not my favorite collection in the series so far, but still fun.
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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Another fun volume! Neat to meet the parents and some new fantastical creatures.
