Lumberjanes

Almost two years ago Kari Woodrow wrote about Lumberjanes#1 here on this site. Her conclusion was that everyone needed to be reading this comic. Having read issues #1-20, I must agree. When I relaunched Comic POW!, I set a focus for the site that it would examine this story-telling medium that we love and focus on how these stories are influenced by the authors and the time and place in which they were written. Lumberjanes is, without a doubt, about being a girl in America in the 2000s. No matter what kind of girl you see yourself as, you will no doubt find a counterpart in the main characters.

I’m going to say this flat out: You should be reading Lumberjanes. I know that everyone’s got things they like to read and things that they don’t. Some people really love superhero comics; others are into the horror genre. Most people aren’t going to look at a piece like Lumberjanes, because it looks like it’s aimed at young girls. I’m here to tell you that you should pick it up anyway.