I just got the books from my school library and they didn't have numbers on them (or well I didn't see them on there, it could've been covered up by the sticker thing) And I'm not entirely sure if I had to read them in order, I know it'll probably refence things that happened in previous books but I don't know if it's really that important with the plot of whats happening and I can just go with the flow. I do plan on reading it in order sometime in the future

As the title says, i got the free comicbook day issue of Lumberjanes and absolutely adored it. I've just passed issue #8(?) where the group were telling their scary stories and it rocked. I cannot wait to read more!

I’m hooked. cant wait to read the rest of the ones my school library has. Also bubbles is just, yes

So with everything happening at HBO Max, does anyone know the status of the Lumberjanes show?

Mal And Molly: Mally

Mal And April: Mapril

Mal And Jo: Joal

Mal And Ripley: Mapley

Molly And April: Mopril

Molly And Jo: Joolly

Molly And Ripley: Mopley

April And Jo: Jopril

April And Ripley: Apley

Jo And Ripley: Jopley

Jen+Rosie=jesie

Abigail+Rosie=Abisie

As I was digging to find new information about the possible show I saw something troubling. The official art for the new show ruined Mal and Rip. As a child I loved them. When I saw a boyish-girl and Chinese girl just like me in the comics, I just about exploded. I really related to them. Especially Ripley. But the new art depicts them completely differently. Ripley who’s supposed to be more of a masculine character was stripped of all that. Her looks and outfit were incredibly feminine. And Mal was redesigned to have the perfect body type like the rest of them. Neither of those really sat right with me.

There hasn’t been any updates since October of last year. Is it cancelled?

My daughter and I love the series. We buy the Graphic novel versions from our local bookstore. We've read up to the most recent volume (18, Chapter 72), plus Shape of Friendship and Infernal Compass. I'm confused that they are still more books to go BUT End of Summer is already out. Can someone help?

Beyond Vol. 6, I mean

First off, sorry for dropping off the face of the earth. Extenuating circumstances happened, that kinda thing, you know. I wanted to make this super like thought out originally, but I think I'm gonna play it a little fast and loose.

Leaving safe spaces as an abused kid

I don't think it's possible to have an in-depth conversation about Molly's character without talking about the fact that she's being abused. I latched onto Molly from the very beginning of my time reading Lumberjanes for that exact reason-- my home life is really, really similar to hers, and it meant the world to me when I started reading to see her happy and clearly beginning to grow in ways that she never had before. I've never had the luck to be able to escape to a summer camp quite as magical (or long-term) as... you know... the one (I don't wanna look up and/or have to figure out at what length to abbreviate the name sorry), but I have absolutely felt what it's like to leave somewhere where you have been so free and voluntarily get back in the car with your abuser, because it's pretty much the only choice you have.

Being an abused kid is complicated and extremely difficult to understand and navigate, even to the victim of abuse themselves. And that moment where the end that you have pushed out of your mind the whole time you've been away comes, and you have to leave somewhere that's allowed you to feel more like yourself than you have in ages, and it's genuinely crushing. And for that reason, although I wish Molly could have stayed, I loved that the rest of the Roanokes smuggled Bubbles home with her. My weeks at summer camp always ended with a car ride where, out of my parents' view, I was holding tight to a tiny rebellion that was keeping me sane.

Why did Molly have to go home?

Yes, there is crazy magic going on in Lumberjanes! Hella magic. But when I was trying to think my way around how I might have rewritten the ending, I ran into the same problem over and over: this isn't Percy Jackson. No matter how badly we want to be able to just Mist Molly's family into forgetting that she ever existed, we can't. And that's kind of devastating, and I think that's ok. I think it's ok that the end was disappointing, because honestly, I think Molly needs more time before she gets the happy ending she deserves. You can't figure yourself out in a summer, even if it's a summer at a magic camp where you can experiment in any way you want. She is beginning to find her power and no one should be abused, but for the sake of her narrative and her character arc, it makes sense to me that the writers would send her back home to learn how to hone her new power.

The fact of the matter is that although Molly is a totally different person closing out the series than she was at the beginning, she is still nowhere near becoming her own person. I think it's helpful to understand this by contrasting her to Jo; Jo is ready to go to college (her happy ending) because her home life is so open and supportive that she has already had almost all the time she needs to figure out who she is and find strength in her center.

What character development exactly it is that she needs to go through, that's up in the air, but I sure can tell you what I think it is.

Why I think that Molly is a butch lesbian (we're just in headcanon territory now, the "real" analysis is over)

Ask any butch what the definition of that word is, and you'll get a slightly different answer from each, but for the sake of making this clear and not exposing my whole shit, I'm just gonna support my evidence with one of the main tenets of butchness: clothes and confidence (I know that clothes and confidence can be considered core tenets of... gender identity as a whole in all its varied forms but shh for now).

Some of this is me projecting, and some of it is maybe more based. That's the fun thing about headcanons, I suppose. But it has always, always bugged me when guest artists drew covers with Molly looking really feminine, or especially when the writers put her in a dress (being in a dress, styled in a traditionally feminine way, was a core part of her nightmare about her mother! aaaaaaaaargh). I also recognize an unrealized butch in her hairstyle-- super low maintenance (apart from the bangs), out of the face, out of view in the mirror. It's literally just A Braid. And that part is harder for me to explain why it points to the butch thing (b/c it's mostly projecting lol), but also, I think her immediate attraction to Mal lends weight to my theory as well. Jo and Ripley definitely take on more androgynous styles, but Mal is by far the most masc-of-center of the group, and I think it's safe to say that there's a general trend of people who want to be gender nonconforming being drawn towards people who are already gender nonconforming. Of course, that's not to say that there isn't genuine attraction between the two, but I think that the sort of unvoiced recognition Molly might feel from seeing Mal was what helped her talk to her in the first place. She's shy! And cute girls only make you more shy.

I think that's all I have to say! If you're still with me, thanks for reading. I might drop back off the face of the earth again after this, but if you comment, I'll probably see it eventually, so if you have questions, shoot, I guess.

Hey! What order do I need to read the novels in?

Hi, new here, but a long time 'janes fan. After reading the finale, I have a lot of Thoughts, about Molly especially, and I could make a big post about them-- Lumberjanes is a huge hyperfixation of mine-- but I don't want to clog up the sub with a big post no one is much interested in.

I was gonna talk about her ending in relation to my perception of her, her character arc, my reading of her as a character and why I think she's a butch lesbian (unbeknownst to herself). I don't want spoilers in this post, but I also have plenty of thoughts about [redacted redacted redacted redacted], lol. My home life is also really similar to hers, and I think that gives me somewhat of a unique perspective.

So, would anyone be interested in that?

I've been reading Lumberjanes for literal years. Going all the way back to 2016, I've always loved and enjoyed this series with all of my heart. There was even a point where I tried to review every individual issues page-by-page. It had to stop, obviously, because it was driving me wild but the memories are always there. The End of Summer came out today, and I'm going to give my thoughts on it: pros and cons.

I have very few cons so let's begin with that. I think the ending was heavily rushed. The main story with the Grey takes up a majority of the issue, so the very last day of summer where everyone says goodbye is done extremely fast. The other is that Molly goes home. This was always the hardest part to deal with, though I knew it was probably gonna happen since there's no realistic way for Molly to stay in the forest permanently. I was hoping something would happen, since we know her mother is horribly abusive and her father passively lets it happen. It was kinda disappointing, but also reels back to what I said about the ending being rushed. It needed one more issue, an epilogue, to really tie everything up nice and neatly. It NEEDED it more than anything else.

Outside of those couple issues, I found the issue to be extremely well done. It ties up the Grey story pretty well, and it's good that Molly is initially the one to confront it after her previous encounter with it. I'm also glad they followed up on Molly being someone who can shift into an animal in the forest, as well as being able to shift back into a person. Let me tell you, I was living for Molly with antlers and the bow and arrow. Next, was how they actually defeated the Grey. The entire series has revolved around friendship and such, so I am glad that this was how they ended up winning against the invasion of the Grey. The Lumberjanes were afraid this entire time of the Grey, but they never needed to be. They were the only thing that the Grey couldn't assimilate due to their connections to each other and the forest. It's done very well, and done in the spirit of what Lumberjanes has always been about. The Kitten Holy makes its grand debut, as a fusion of all the magical cats that Ripley summoned all the way back at the beginning of the series. It's a good book end to have that happen and follow up on Ripley finally getting to meet her hero.

There are many questions though I feel, again, are unanswered. What happens to Molly? Is she still a animal-forest shifter? What about Rosie and Abigail? I feel like the series' ending needed just one more issue to completely tie up all its loose ends, barring the idea that there's going to eventually be more. There is, of course, the upcoming TV show. Will that be an adaptation or a complete sequel to the comic? Or will there be another comic popping up next summer? The series does end with "The End! Until Next Summer!" I feel like these loose ends, or the lack of a proper goodbye make it hard to fully appreciate the end of this wonderful series. This helped me through my gender and sexuality issues a few years ago, so I adore this comic like no other. I even somehow have every issue, plus variants and reprints. I love Lumberjanes. Even with my small problems, I still loved this finale. It encapsulated everything that Lumberjanes is, and thematically it does that extremely well. While I have my wishes for a few changes to make it more satisfying, it does end on a positive happy note. One that makes it seem less complete than it is, but it is satisfying as it is. It could just fix a few little problems and it'd be perfect. Lumberjanes is wonderful. It will always be in my heart, forever. It is the single most important comic or graphic novel I've ever read. If you can, grab the issue. It's the end of summer after all.

"A circle is round, it has no end... that's how long we'll be friends."

I have a lot of fun imagining who could play/voice the characters in an adaptation of a favorite comic/novel/etc. and this feels like a good Place for the exercise. Here is what I am thinking so far: Amy Sedaris as Rosie Zendaya as Jen Anyone have any thoughts?

also, I've read a lot of the comics, but I am not all caught up and have forgot most of what happened in the comics so imma just wait for the animated series. Also to blame for that is not knowing what comics are cannon and what comics aren't.

And yeah not the biggest fan of the redesigns.