#the lumberjanes

[kazbrekkerskane]

for the record: feel free to vote even if you are not a lesbian

obligatory I know it's 'wlw' or whatever but I'm calling it lesbian. shut up

if you haven't read any of these I strongly encourage you to do so!!!

rb and share for a larger sample size pls :)

[tippenfunkaport]

As Tumblr celebrates 10 years since DashCon, I thought I'd remind you all that ND Stevenson was there, had to moderate his own panel when the moderator didn't show up and ended up crashing on a sofabed in the Nightvale crew's airbnb.

(reminder that ND Stevenson has since transitioned, screenshots and articles below include his old name and pronouns)

ND has since deleted his tweets about it, but they are archived in some articles about it so here are tidbits and lore...

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this tumblr post gives the context for that and why it's funny but the gist is: nightvale star + nightvale writer + ND Stevenson all making fun of dashcon

But the real question is, did he get an extra hour in the ball pit? 🤔

[gronjon44]

So now that ND Stevenson got Nimona to finally release y'all know what that means-

[heartdoomed]

After three years of procrastination, I’ve made an oc for re 8

[littleeyesofpallas]

I have always loved Molly Knox Ostertag's work, in particular the really cute, heartwarming tact of the Witch Boy trilogy's trans allegory and the way it feels so well built to walk that fine line of appropriately nuanced but still perfectly digestible for its intended teen audience.

Well The Deep Dark is more of precisely that style of writing and it blows me away just as much now as Witch Boy did the first time I read it. It's exactly the kind of book I wish I'd had as a kid, and the sort of thing that lights a little hopeful flame in the jaded dark corners of my heart. It's the sort of thing that helps me feel optimistic about a generation of kids who will grow up with this kind of story as their formative personal mythos.

I know I don't usually do reviews or recommendation on this blog so I dunno who this is for really, and it certainly won't have any particular reach, but if you find yourself with the chance to, I really can't recommend The Deep Dark enough. And of course everything else Molly Knox Ostertag has had a hand in, even the one's she's not been the sole author on.

[cannontranscharacteroftheday]

Trans Character of the Day

Jo from Lumberjanes is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns!

[victusinveritas]

[very-much-bi]

My sheltered 11yo cishet brother (upon finding out N.D. Stevenson was trans) took all my Lumberjanes graphic novels and and my Nimona graphic novel and covered every time his deadname was in them with masking tape and wrote “N.D.” over them and if that’s not s the best thing an 11yo from the bible belt could do to show his older sister that he’s an ally idk what is

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

Jen is me here

"Oh my god a beautiful lesbian MILF monster hunter wants to share her library with me this is the best day ever"

[stonecoldaries]

happy birthday gay people!!! i wish you were real

[criminalcinnamon]

When you finally start to realise the similarities between your favourite characters

[mordenandmerry]

If I went back in time and got to tell my younger self one thing I wouldn’t give her wisdom or tell her about anything that happened to us I would tell her that Nimona got a good movie adaptation

[quantumblog]

WATCH NIMONA EVERY DAY

I was here in the before times, I was a gingerhaze fan for broship of the rings, read Nimona as it came out in episodes here on tumblr, bought several copies of the graphic novel etc. so I consider myself a hardcore fan.

We had a watch party when the Nimona movie came out, and IT'S FUCKING GREAT, we have watched it every day since and intend to keep up the streak as long as possible.

Anyway you should watch it and when you do, look out for the easter egg of the original style Nimona which appears near the end, when I saw it I was like "MY NIMONA!" which immediately became set to the tune of 'My Sharona' in my head.

I present to you the webcomic!Nimona cameo in the movie:

[professoruber]

Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi Reading List

Last Updated: 24/4/2024

A list I have decided to make for the purpose of compiling the various appearances so far of Maps Mizoguchi; since she is a character I like whom has also been receiving some focus as of late. I will also provide some brief description/thoughts for each one.

Gotham Academy (2014-2016) - All Issues

Maps of course first made her original appearance in the first run of Gotham Academy.

Gotham Academy: Endgame (2015) - #1

A one-shot comic which was one of several tie-ins made for the Endgame event which was going on at the time. Basically just shows what Maps and the GA crew were up to while Gotham was being overrun by Joker zombies.

Gotham Academy: Second Semester (2016-2017) - All Issues

The continuation of the Gotham Academy storyline, with of course has Maps in a major role.

Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy (2016-2017)

A crossover between Gotham Academy and the Lumberjanes, which I'm pretty sure is non-canon but still probably worth checking out. I have not read it, nor the Lumberjanes comics yet, although I do intend to do both as some point (due in part to ND Stevenson being one of the authors of Lumberjanes, and me really liking the She-Ra reboot and Nimona)

Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (2016) - #1

Maps, alongside other Gotham Academy students (including Olive, Kyle, Colton and Pom) have a brief cameo in this first issue of this run. Maps and Olive each get one line each.

Batgirl (2011—2016) - #51, #52, & Annual 4

Maps (along with Olive) also showed up briefly during the Batgirl of Burnside run. My assumption is this is due to them sharing an artist and being published concurrently. I do know what Burnside!Babs isn't everyone's cup of tea so keep that in mind, I suppose.

My Video Game Ate my Homework (2020) - #1

Maps and Olive show up behind the main characters in the first page as a cameo... and that's about it. The comic seems fun though, for the record. Mostly including this because I'm just going through the list of Maps' appearances on the DC wiki.

Batman: Black and White (2021) - #4

One of the stories in this issue has Maps appear as Robin. Non-canon but still a very neat and fun appearance by her.

Batman (2016-) - #119, #120, #121

Probably Maps' first major appearance since the end of the Gotham Academy: Second Semester. These give some additional exploration of her home life and relationship with her parents. Has her dressing up as Robin to investigation the disappearance of another student.

Batgirls (2022-2023) - #11

Maps shows up here and has an adventure with Cass. This also means that Maps knows Babs, Cass and Steph. Which is neat. I do know that the portrayal of the Batgirls in Batgirls isn't everyone's cup of tea (namely portraying them as younger / less mature than they have been in the past) so that that's worth keeping in mind. Interestly, Maps' big brother Kyle has a larger role; appearing in #10, #11, #17, #18, #19 and the Annual as a possible love interest for Steph.

DC's Saved by the Belle Reve (2022) - #1 

A one-shot with several stories, including one which returns to the Gotham Academy crew and gives some information on what's happened since the end of Gotham Academy: Second Semester, along with a fun adventure.

Gotham Academy: Maps of Mystery (2023) - #1

A one-shot which acts a compilation of Batman (2016-) - #119, #120, #121, as well as Maps appearances in Batman: Black and White, and DC's Saved by the Belle Reve.

Birds of Prey (2023-) - All Issues

The newest Birds of Prey run has a surprise appearance by Maps. Which I think is a neat sign of her receiving some increased focus as of late. To get into some mild-ish spoilers... the Maps who appears is a Maps from the future. I have made a few posts/reviews of this run, which you can find on this blog, and I guess personally I am not the biggest fan of her portrayal in this comic. Still is neat to see her receive more focus. Do kinda also think it could've been neat if Present!Maps had shown up instead of Future!Maps.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023-) - #10, #11, #12

Gotham Academy returns! As does Present!Maps. A fun ongoing story of Maps getting to team up with Batman once more.

[terazik-mubaloo]

I love being a fan of things that are completely different!!

[pansyfemme]

as a kid my two favorite comics ever were gotham academy and lumberjanes so imagine my reaction when they announced a crossover. and then imagine how i felt when it was kinda mid