Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #3 (of 6)
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Chynna Clugston Flores
Artists: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell & Maddi Gonzalez
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Natacha Bustos
Subscription Cover: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Incentive Cover: Vivian Ng
Price: $3.99
The Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy kids split up in an attempt to outsmart the Chaperones.
Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #2 (of 6)
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Chynna Clugston Flores
Artists: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell & Maddi Gonzalez
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Natacha Bustos
Connecting Subscription Cover: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Incentive Cover: Colleen Coover
Price: $3.99
What the junk—Jen is missing?! The Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy crew regroup at camp to figure out how to find their missing friends.
Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy are two series that launched around the same time that practically go hand in hand. While the settings and tone can sometimes be drastically different, the two series excel at being adventure books that readers of all ages and genders can enjoy.
So what about the recently released first issue of the crossover then? Is it like peanut butter and chocolate?
Well, not yet. But it could be.
Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy opens with a reason to bring the two series together. At the Academy, Olive is late turning in a paper to Professor MacPherson, but finds her to be missing from her office with only an old birthday party invitation the Detective Club finds to go on. Meanwhile, something happens to Rosie, which puts Jen in the position to go and find her in the woods. Of course, where Jen goes, the Lumberjanes follow and this sets them up perfectly to find the Detective Club looking for MacPherson.
It’s very easy to tell that this series is starting off on Lumberjanes rules. The Gotham Academy kids come to them and whatever terror is in the woods, it might be more related to what the Lumberjane scouts experience at camp. Maybe. Even the art feels a bit more like the usual styles Lumberjanes readers have come accustomed to with Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s soft lines and Whitney Cogar’s bright forest-y colors. I wish there was a bit more variation on Valero-O’Connell’s interpretation of the Lumberjanes, but it’s certainly interesting to see her take on the Detective Club after Karl Kerscl and Mingjue Helen Chen’s art over at Gotham Academy. As for writer Chynna Clugston Flores, it seems like she has a bit more of a grip on the Lumberjanes so far, but time will tell once it gets rolling how her take on the Detective Club pays off.
Most of this first issue is set up, so there’s not a lot of moments between the Detective Club and Lumberjanes, which is a bit of a disappointment. However, there are great small moments like April proving why she’s the Pungeon Master, Pomeline being frightened by Bubbles, and Ripley and Maps having an instant bond, surprising exactly no one. The most intriguing part though is the set up for Jen to find out about Olive’s powers, which ends the issue. Curiouser and curiouser…
While it is mostly building the foundation for the rest of the story, Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1 is certainly an interesting set-up that leaves the reader curious as to what will happen next. A lot of the issue felt like it was playing by the rules of the Lumberjanes Scout Guide, which will hopefully get a bit of a shakeup by the next issue as the Scouts get to know the Club a bit more. Either way, this should hopefully turn out to be fun. Weird ghouls and all.
Story: Chynna Clugston Flores Art: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Maddi Gonzalez, Whitney Cogar
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1 (of 6)
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Chynna Clugston Flores
Artist: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Mingjue Helen Chen
Connecting Subscription Cover: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Unlockable Incentive Cover: Chynna Clugston Flores
Incentive Cover 1: Leila Del Duca
Incentive Cover 2: Karl Kerschl
Price: $3.99
Something sinister is happening at a mysterious building deep in the woods, drawing the Lumberjanes and the Gotham Academy kids separately to investigate. Is it a weird cabin? An abandoned asylum? The two groups band together to find out what exactly is going on. Featuring a connecting subscription cover by Kelly & Nichole Matthews (Toil and Trouble)!
Announced today, BOOM! Studios and DC Entertainment have announced a six-issue crossover series that brings together Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy.
Both series follow an ensemble cast of young characters as they grapple with normal teenage stuff (love, tragedy, identity) and the kind of stuff that most teens will never have to face, like yetis (Lumberjanes) and Batman’s nemesis Killer Croc (Gotham Academy). The limited series is being written by Chynna Clugston-Flores and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell.
Check out the main cover art by Mingjue Chen on the left.
This is BOOM!’s first-ever crossover and will launch June 2016.
BOOM! Box 2015 Mix Tape
Imprint: BOOM! Box
Writers: John Allison, Jon Chad, Rob DenBleyker, Madeleine Flores, John Kovalic, Kate Leth, Dave McElfatrick, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Adam X Vass, Shannon Watters, and Kris Wilson
Artists: John Allison, Jon Chad, Matt Cummings, Rob DenBleyker, Madeleine Flores, John Kovalic, Dave McElfatrick, Carey Pietsch, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Adam X Vass, Kendra Wells, and Kris Wilson
We reached out to a bunch of our favorite creators with one mission in mind: to bring original, unconventional characters and stories to life. The Mix Tape is an eclectic collection of stories based on characters that are anything but your average lot. Narwhal Janitors and Urban Cowboys are just the tip of these stories that are best described as “off the beaten track.”
Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf Special #1
Imprint: BOOM! Box
Writer: Faith Erin Hicks
Artist: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
In this special one-shot issue, Jen takes the girls out at night to go stargazing, but Ripley wanders off when she sees a ghost pony! Now April, Jo, Molly, and Mal have to rely on the strange woman Sola to find their friend and earn their Beyond Bay Leaf pin!
Calling all Lumberjumbies! BOOM! Box, an imprint of publisher BOOM! Studios, has announced the first-ever Lumberjanes special in the October debut of Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf #1. Hardcore lady-types Faith Erin Hicks and introducing artist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell perfectly capture the Lumberjane spirit in their oversized, self-contained story featuring April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley as they try to figure out the mystery of the ghost pony and earn their Beyond Bay Leaf pin.
Lumberjanes is the New York Times best-selling, award winning series about five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake. They’re determined to have an awesome summer together…and they’re not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Winner of three Eisner Awards and nominated for a GLAAD Award, Lumberjanes has been praised for its portrayal of queer characters in an all-ages comic.
Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf #1 contains an oversized 48 pages and arrives in comic shops on October 14th with a main cover by Nick Sumida for the price of $4.99 under Diamond order code AUG151202. Also available in a limited quality is a retailer incentive cover by Eva Eskelinen.
Caught up in the craziness of San Diego Comic-Con, BOOM! Studios made a couple of announcements including new comics, and some writing changes.
MAIRGHREAD SCOTT JOINS ARCHAIA’S ‘LANTERN CITY’
Up-and-coming writer Mairghread Scott has joined Matthew Daley as co-writer of Archaia’s ongoing steampunk series, Lantern City, as of issue #3. Mairghread has her creator-owned series, The Third Witch, coming out from Archaia in September. She has also written for the Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Rescue Robots animated TV series, as well as the six-page San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic.
In Lantern City #3, Sander becomes increasingly worried he is going to be found out as an undercover agent, he’s assigned to lead a mission into the infamous and dangerous prison known as the Spiral, where a deadly riot has broken out.
NEW ‘ADVENTURE TIME: SPOOOKTACULAR’ ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER
At the Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake: Card Wars panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that a new one-shot is coming this October. Adventure Time 2015 Spoooktacular One-Shot is a self-contained issue that tells the story of what Marceline was like before she was turned into a vampire! It’s written and illustrated by Hanna K., a storyboard artist for the Adventure Time animated series. The cover image above is by Simon LeClerc.
NEW ‘LUMBERJANES’ ONE-SHOT ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER
At the Lumberjanes panel at San Diego Comic-Con panel, BOOM! announced a new one-shot, also coming this October! Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf is a self-contained story written by Faith Erin Hicks and illustrated by newcomer Rosemary Valero-O’Connell. The cover image above is by Nick Sumida.
As part of its ramp-up to San Diego Comic-Con, KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, and Cartoon Network Enterprises, the licensing and merchandising arm of the network, are pleased to announce the first Steven Universe original graphic novel Steven Universe: Too Cool for School, featuring Steven, Connie, and the Gems in an all new, full-length adventure.
The creative team of Steven Universe animated series Supervising Director Ian Jones-Quarterly and regular comic series writer Jeremy Sorese and artist Coleman Engle explore what happens when Steven joins Connie at school.
Steven Universe: Too Cool for School original graphic novel has a cover by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell and will arrive in comic shops this December.
