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Lumberjanes (Single Issues) #19.5
Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf Special #1
What’s to Love: It’s our first-ever Lumberjanes special and we could not be more excited to welcome writer Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl) and newcomer artist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell to our growing Lumberteam. This self-contained story perfectly captures the spirit of what the Lumberjanes are: hardcore lady-types who can fend for themselves, but also quick to help those who are in need!
What It Is: In this special one-shot issue, a monster is terrorizing the Lumberjanes camp and the girls go to stop it. However, it turns out that the monster is being framed and now the girls have to figure out who’s doing it and to what end! Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they earn their Beyond Bay Leaf pin!
44 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 28, 2015
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About the author
Faith Erin Hicks
123 books1,643 followersBorn in the wilds of British Columbia, the young Faith frolicked among the Sasquatch native to the province before moving to Ontario at age five. There she was homeschooled with her three brothers, and developed an unnatural passion for galloping around on horseback, though never without a proper helmet (because you only get one skull). After twenty years of suffering through Ontario’s obscenely hot summers, she migrated east, and now lives beside the other ocean in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She worked in animation for a bit, and now draws comics full time. She’s not sure how that happened either.
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June 12, 2018
Summer will end. Our friendship won't.
Short and fun read. Their simple yet wacky adventure made me giggle and feel warm.
October 21, 2015
Not super crazy about the art
September 19, 2018
This special is so mundane. It looks interesting at first, but shortly it becomes a template job. Jen takes girls to some learning, and suddenly a wild adventure appears. The girls behind Lumberjanes ensures me with every single arc and special that they have nice ideas about fantasy adventures, but zero to none creativity and innovation how to compose it to the whole story. it's like pub stories, which starts and ends completely same, only the shenanigans in middle is somewhat different (but still in the similar environment). I know I shouldn't expect much from Lumberjanes, but oddly I want to. So there comes the disappointment.
May 29, 2022
Not crazy about the art in this one and while I loved seeing Ripley have her moment and get to save the day...and I mean come on, GHOST PONIES!... this was yet another issue that felt unnecessary and like filler we didn’t really need. I like when we steer from the main story line but even when doing so, I’d like the reading experience to be worth it.
January 25, 2016
Probably my favorite Lumberjanes story which emphasizes how much the girls care for each other as friends. Also I thought the magical horse was really cool.
February 11, 2016
I really liked the special. The story manages to capture the essence of our Lumberjanes and the panels help the story greatly!
January 29, 2017
Nice little stand-alone issue and Riley gets to meet a "ghost pony"! Friendship to the max, yo.
April 25, 2018
A ghost pony, a summer camp, friendship, and an evil lady. What more do we want?
Those who have been following me on Goodreads/my reviews for some time know, I did not enjoy Lumberjanes. For various reasons, like no character development, story? whut?. But when I heard about these little short specials, my curiosity rose up. Especially since, despite the terrible start Lumberjanes had, I always kept being curious about the series. Would it become better? Would later parts have an explanation? So these shorts would be perfect for me to maybe easily slide back, and maybe give the second volume another try. But first the shorts!
This one starts with our band of rowdy girls going out during the night for a fun stargazing activity. I knew immediately, and also due what I saw from the first Lumberjanes volume, that this wouldn't just be a cute and fun stargazing activity for long. And indeed. Quite soon Ripley sees something and dashes off in light speed mode (really, that girl can RUN).
And so it all begins. Our girls quickly lose Ripley, and so our group is split up. Ripley finds a ghost horse, and I was in stitches over what she named it (that poor horse is now wishing he had thought of his own name before letting her pick one). While on the other hand our group is getting slightly lost but then finds a campfire. They meet up with someone named Sola. And with Sola the stories reunite again as the ghost horse that Ripley met is of importance for this creepy lady.
I have to say I never once trusted Sola. That woman just vibrated NOPE NOPE NOPE vibes and I was just trying to get the girls to understand that (yes, I know that the story is already set, but still!).
Our ghost horse's story was very sad, the poor thing. :(
And of course there is a battle to save not only the horses, but also the girls, as Sola makes a very tempting over to Ripley (she really knows who to pick out).
This was so exciting to read, I never once was bored, there were creepy moments, hilarious moments, and I just loved the friendship between the girls. Yup. This was a hit! I just got a few more specials to read, and maybe, just maybe, I may get to reading Lumberjanes Vol.2 and further.
Ah, I forget, the art was fabulous! <3
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Those who have been following me on Goodreads/my reviews for some time know, I did not enjoy Lumberjanes. For various reasons, like no character development, story? whut?. But when I heard about these little short specials, my curiosity rose up. Especially since, despite the terrible start Lumberjanes had, I always kept being curious about the series. Would it become better? Would later parts have an explanation? So these shorts would be perfect for me to maybe easily slide back, and maybe give the second volume another try. But first the shorts!
This one starts with our band of rowdy girls going out during the night for a fun stargazing activity. I knew immediately, and also due what I saw from the first Lumberjanes volume, that this wouldn't just be a cute and fun stargazing activity for long. And indeed. Quite soon Ripley sees something and dashes off in light speed mode (really, that girl can RUN).
And so it all begins. Our girls quickly lose Ripley, and so our group is split up. Ripley finds a ghost horse, and I was in stitches over what she named it (that poor horse is now wishing he had thought of his own name before letting her pick one). While on the other hand our group is getting slightly lost but then finds a campfire. They meet up with someone named Sola. And with Sola the stories reunite again as the ghost horse that Ripley met is of importance for this creepy lady.
I have to say I never once trusted Sola. That woman just vibrated NOPE NOPE NOPE vibes and I was just trying to get the girls to understand that (yes, I know that the story is already set, but still!).
Our ghost horse's story was very sad, the poor thing. :(
And of course there is a battle to save not only the horses, but also the girls, as Sola makes a very tempting over to Ripley (she really knows who to pick out).
This was so exciting to read, I never once was bored, there were creepy moments, hilarious moments, and I just loved the friendship between the girls. Yup. This was a hit! I just got a few more specials to read, and maybe, just maybe, I may get to reading Lumberjanes Vol.2 and further.
Ah, I forget, the art was fabulous! <3
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
May 11, 2017
I love this artist usually, but, seriously? This borrows too heavily from The Last Unicorn. Shiny horse beings tracked down and captured until there is only one left! It tries to escape the evil person's bull wolves but is caught! Our heroines free the unicorns shiny horse beings all at once in a rush! On a cliff! :-/ Disappointing, since I was very excited to see Hicks's name attached to it, but I was hoping for something a little more original.
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December 14, 2022
ei midagi erilist, pole nagu v22rt seda, et temast eraldiseisev lugu teha. tavaline peatykk Lumberjane'ide elus - minnakse metsa, Ripley tormab minema (sest GHOST PONY), teised j2rele, kohtutakse ja v6ideldakse yleloomuliku vaenlasega, l6puks k6ik 6nnelikult laagris tagasi. p2rast 20 osa selle sarja lugemist... null yllatust, ja kuhugi see k6ik v2lja ka ei vii.
May 28, 2023
Absolutely terrible. The redemption was Ripley with her ghost pony, but the rest was horrible. The art was wonky. The characters didn’t even seem like themselves. The story didn’t really flow and the font was incredibly hard to read. The Lumberjanes deserve better than this hot mess.
March 28, 2024
Just a quick comic to finish up my unread Lumberjanes. Ripley finds a ghost pony (EEEEE!!!!) and something evil is lurking nearby to get to it. Girl power to the rescue! As usual, great graphics and a fun quick story.
November 24, 2017
In this special issue we see the girls in a new arc.
What I liked the most: their friendship is great.
What I didn't like: I think this arc could have been longer.
What I liked the most: their friendship is great.
What I didn't like: I think this arc could have been longer.
November 27, 2017
3.5 stars
It was cute! It’s always really irritating to me when the illustrators switch, though. I️ prefer the original person instead.
It was cute! It’s always really irritating to me when the illustrators switch, though. I️ prefer the original person instead.
December 31, 2017
3.5 stars.
May 24, 2018
Still not my cup of tea, but nice. Enjoyable.
August 22, 2018
Another fun short story from the Lumberjanes universe
November 12, 2018
Realmente el arte me parecio muy feo, eso sin contar que si se sentia como una historia de relleno. Me decepciono un poco
April 14, 2019
Ripley chases after a ghost pony. The other four girls go after her and encounter Sola, who is also after the ghost pony.
A special issue of the Lumberjanes. A fun story with the Lumberjanes.
A special issue of the Lumberjanes. A fun story with the Lumberjanes.
July 18, 2019
3.90 stars ⭐
February 12, 2021
Sometimes Lumberjanes just feels kinda repetitive, and not crazy about the art in this
June 1, 2021
No, este especial no pasó la prueba. Sobre todo porque no entendí el cambio en los dibujos. Parecía estar viendo a alguien más, pero con las actitudes y nombres de las Lumberjanes.
October 19, 2021
I could've sworn that I had read this before...in fact, I know that i have. I guess I just forgot to mark it as read on here.
Anyway, I love the Lumberjanes. They're fun.
Anyway, I love the Lumberjanes. They're fun.
February 27, 2024
Ghost horses?! I'm in.
March 4, 2017
3.5
This was a cute read, but I prefer the storyline graphic novels, those have more adventures. Still nice graphics though.
This was a cute read, but I prefer the storyline graphic novels, those have more adventures. Still nice graphics though.
March 29, 2016
The only reason I'm giving this a 3 stars is because I was COMPLETELY lost. I'm new to the comic book world and when I saw this in the comic book store and saw that this was "volume 1" I automatically assumed it was the FIRST ever Lumberjanes but after reading the reviews, I now know this was a special. I might change this rating if I decide to reread this comic after I've actually read the REAL first volume. This story was still incredibly cute and there was a ghost pony in it sooo that was pretty cool. It definitely made me look forward to reading the actual series from the beginning. Also, I think the art threw me off a bit because I was expecting it to be like Nimona (which was the whole reason I even PICKED this up) but of course, the art wasn't even Noelle's (not that it was bad though! It was still pretty cute! Anyways, I dont have much else to say about it except THIS IS NOT THE FIRST VOLUME OF LUMBERJANES IF THATS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR lol.
July 24, 2016
Ripley just has such a special place in my heart. I love any stories we get where she has a chance to shine and not just be a source of ridiculous one-liners. Not the longest or most complex short, but it was cute! I wasn't fond of the art style in this one, just because it was SO different, but after a couple of pages you get used to it and just focus on the ghost pony story.
December 19, 2023
Summer will end. Our friendship won't.
I get so emotional whenever these gals are offered their greatest wish (or threatened with their greatest fear) and all they want is for summer to last forever so they never have to be separated. It's such a real, raw preteen way to love, and thinking about the Roanokes growing up and apart made me cry.
I get so emotional whenever these gals are offered their greatest wish (or threatened with their greatest fear) and all they want is for summer to last forever so they never have to be separated. It's such a real, raw preteen way to love, and thinking about the Roanokes growing up and apart made me cry.
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