I'm very excited to announce that the graphic novel series ‘Lumberjanes’ is being turned into an animated series for HBO Max. I have nearly all the graphic novels (18 out of 20 released so far) and have been a big fan of the series from the beginning so cannot wait for this to drop. Noelle Stevenson (Of the newly rebooted and highly successful She-Ra and the Princesses of Power fame) is leading production and that’s great as she co-created the series alongside Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis and Brooklyn A. Allen.
I love the series and have nearly all the graphic novels.
The ongoing comic series follows the misadventures of Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley, five plucky young girls as they attend the Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpets camp for hardcore lady types. The girls are trying to earn their pun-ny Lumberjane badges, like the Naval Gazing Badge, Pungeon Master Badge and the Everything Under the Sum Badge… all great stuff, but what sets this series aside from the usual ‘boys’ own adventure’ stuff, apart from the gender (obviously), is the weird supernatural element. The woods surrounding the camp feel like they're just a stones throw from Twin Peaks and just a hop, skip and jump from the island in Lost. In this land a Bear Woman, ancient Greek gods and unicorns rub shoulders with a whole plethora of colourful characters that roam free, bringing this wonderfully eclectic place to life.
The series lends itself well to a Gravity Fall / Over the Garden Wall / Adventure Time -style series where we follow the many (mis)adventures of the girls. Apparently, a 1 hour movie will be released first followed by an ongoing series. The show will be released on HBO Max, which being based in England doesn't mean much but hopefully it will find its way here on one streaming platform or another.
We really are living in a golden time of animation with many amazing animated shows being released Including Hilda, The Hollow, Carmen Sandiego and She-Ra. There are many other series I've still got to catch up on but there's just too much good stuff available but I'm sure I'll get to them eventually, in-between the video games, podcasts, Audible books, actual books and film pile of shame. Anyways, keep an eye out for this one… it’s gonna be amazing!
LINK- Lumberjanes Ongoing Comic Series Review
LINK- Hilda- Complete Series 1 Netflix Review
LINK- What Comics Have Taught Me
LINK- Disenchantment- Complete Series 1 Review
LINK- Gravity Falls Complete Series Review
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