Brooke Allen (2)

Lumberjanes #17 actually wraps up the events of the last volume, reviewed here. Then the next story really starts with the mermaids. I have to admit, I'm a bit like April when it comes to mermaids. And then these mermaids were these whole other amazing creatures, especially on the heels of reading Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein. They were so AMAZING!
The story plays out well and I enjoyed the time spent with April on these issues. There are too many girls for show more each volume to show character progression for all of them, but we see different girls get their moments as the series progresses. April is definitely the one I identify with the most, and we both love mermaids, and I have to hear and learn what she does over and over all the time. That said, it has also been great to watch the others grow when the stories focus on them and remind myself of the lessons they learn as well. It's good reinforcement.
Now, on to another of my favorite things about this series: The Amazing Women in History that are mentioned in their exclamations. Collectively, this volume mentions the following women that you really must check out!

Tippi Hedren
Sylvia Earle
Joan Jett
Amphitrite
Ida B. Wells
Melpomene show less

Lumberjanes #25-28 These issues bring the next storyline of Lumberjanes to us after their run in with the awesome mermaids. This time the girls must contend with a giant bird beast that has kidnapped the High Council. As always, they are amazing.
Things I Loved:

Did you ever wonder what happened to all the kittens that Ripley gave every person when she was a deity for five seconds back in #4? Well, be prepared to find out.
The girls' problem solving skills, with every member of the team on it show more in some way.
Meeting some other members of the camp
The empathy of the girls
The adorable backup story in #25

I'd make a list of things I didn't like, but there weren't any. There rarely are. I especially loved the way they pseudo-defined what makes a "hard-core lady-type".
As usual, these issues have some wonderful ladies:

Katie Sandwina
Rosemary Grant
Agatha Christie
Valentine Tereshkova

Click on their names to get to their Wikipedia pages and learn more about them. show less

Ack! No! Hurry up, Hoopla!

5 stars for the kittens.