#22: Noelle Stevenson et al, Lumberjanes Vol. 1 "Beware The Kitten Holy"

[kareila]

There is a great animated TV show on the Disney channel called Gravity Falls. I haven't followed it closely, but it's about a brother and sister who live in an isolated village in the wilderness and investigate supernatural mysteries. Lumberjanes seems to follow a similar setup, except with a summer camp for girls. It is unquestionably the most refreshingly positive feminist story I've read so far (as opposed to Y: The Last Man, which portrays a feminist dystopia). Five charming, diverse young women embark on a series of adventures, to the chagrin of their cabin counselor, who is a source of the most amazing expletives, such as "Holy Mae Jemison!" and "Where the Phillis Wheatley were you?" I also caught shout outs to the X-Men and Indiana Jones during the underground cave sequence. In short, this and Ms. Marvel have me nearly convinced that I need to start haunting my local comic store for individual issues as they are released.

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[whatisthegood]

The first two Ms. Marvel trade paperbacks have been released. What storyline are you up to yet? (My copy of Ms. Marvel's second collection will be back at the Jefferson County circulating section later today. Very well done.

I have yet to read Lumberjanes, but I saw some of Gravity Falls. I know about it because one of my best friends and fellow lawyers (David Scott) kept telling me to see it!

If you need individual issues of something, there's always the model of, "I can pick it up for you at Legion with my discount," provided you can pay mack up front or at the back end. :)

[kareila]

What I ended up doing was signing up for Comixology and purchasing most of the individual back issues of Lumberjanes at $2/pop. Then I took advantage of subsequent sales to get the first 11 issues of Ms. Marvel for $1 each (I think that's the first two volumes' worth) and also Vol. 1 of Captain Marvel for $5. And because they're electronic, I can download them to all the iPads and we can each read them at our own pace. Once I'm caught up, I can sign up for an ongoing subscription and have new issues delivered automatically, which appeals to my inherent laziness. :)

Before Lumberjanes, I can't even remember the last time I found a story that all four of us loved. While I was in Portland, I bought the new Noelle Stevenson collection, Nimona, just on the strength of her work with Lumberjanes. Will quickly devoured that one as well, but the rest of us haven't gotten around to it yet.

Nimona!

[whatisthegood]

I just read the first three parts of Nimona online, thanks to a recommendation from Felicia Day on her recent "Flog" post (similar to Seanan's SF Squeecast). Fun! Would like to read what happens next. :)

Have not read Lumberjanes, but have heard much about it :)

Also!

[whatisthegood]

I have heard of "Gravity Falls." My lawyer friend, David Scott, has a young nephew, and they both adore the show.

And have you seen this: Night of the Crawling Tsums | A Tsum Tsum Short | Disney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJdM_qV2OA

And... How about Disney's, "The Descendants," coming to the Disney channel? The descendants of the villians as high school kids... I would like to watch it. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zm9D1tXWVs

Mack

[kareila]

Oh dear lord that Tsum Tsum thing is disgustingly cute. Will is going to love it.

I know Alana is excited about the Descendants but I think it may be a little too High School Musical for me. I'll give it a chance and see how far I get, but the first six minutes didn't impress me.

Connor tells me that Gravity Falls ended after two seasons. I am still in disbelief because it was such an entertaining and creative show. I hope they will consider bringing it back at a later date.

I also still love Teen Titans Go. It is so over-the-top ridiculous and hilarious. Even the angst is played for laughs.

The Descendants

[whatisthegood]

The first six minutes of "The Descendants" delighted me. I have played the video several times and felt joy at every viewing. I played it for Tirsah Jade today, and she was soon drawn in and enthralled. (She loved the dancing and the song.) I wasn't swho might have mentioned this before but I ignored, but Kristin wasn't too mad. She's still very hesitant to let her watch the actual movie, though. But I have to see it!

I have been playing the other songs on YouTube tonight, and the show seems to have the good versus evil, free will choice thing going on, nature v nurture, plus lots of (basically) teenage paranormal romance. (And what else are fairy-tale kids with powers?) I happen to have a weakness for paranormal romance of any age...

[whatisthegood]

PS I will give "Teen Titans Go" a chance if you will try "Green Lantern: the Animated Series" (for you or the kids, whichever. I loved it! Seasons 1 and 2 were both at Netflix last year. If they're not still there, BPL has the 2 seasons on DVD at the kids section.