Brooke Allen Archives

Lumberjanes, the Eisner Award winning comic created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen, and Noelle Stevenson continues to advance in literary prestige The comic, which is about a group of girl scouts (meaning scouts who are girls, not to be confused with potentially litigious Girl Scouts) at a Summer camp who have exciting supernatural adventures,[...]

It's brought to you by a wonderful group of creative humans including Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, Noelle Stevenson, and Grace Ellis, and follows the lives of Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley who are spending their summers at a camp While there are so many reasons I could give to motivate you to read the series, here are[...]

It’s always good news when there’s a new Lumberjanes trade paperback release on the horizon. It’s a free day at Lumberjanes camp, and the Roanoke cabin

It would be cruel of me to spoil it for you. As a huge fan girl of Lumberjanes creators Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen, I always get a little bit worried when they have issues that feature other creators However, Faith Erin Hicks and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell do a great job of being consistent with[...]

I still haven't recovered from having the opportunity to hang out with Lumberjanes creative team Shannon Watters and Brooke Allen during NYCC, and I assume I won't for a while because it was so much fun! After confessing how honored I was to be in their presence, I managed to ask some questions…  Christine Marie: How[...]

Moderated by Raina Telgemeier, the panel consisted of Brooke Allen, Shannon Watters, and Riot Media's Swapna Krishna Just in case you didn't know…Lumberjanes has racked up 2 Eisner awards, a Harvey award, and was nominated for a Glaad award Now that you know that, onto the panel news The team of bubbly humans started by[...]

The second collection of the Eisner Award-winning Lumberjanes is here! From BOOM! Box, written by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen, get excited for Lumberjanes Vol 2 TP Five girls become instant best friends when they go to camp and discover there is a lot more to the summer than learning[...]

Jones (Strange Fruit), Brooke Allen (Lumberjanes), Brian Stelfreeze (Day Men), James Tynion IV (The Woods, upcoming Cognetic), and Dafna Pleban (editor on Planet of the Apes, Sleepy Hollow, Lumberjanes, Wild's End, Lantern City) at Baltimore Comic Con Saturday afternoon. Sablik said that something "amazing is happening right now" that goes way beyond Marvel superhero movies and[...]

Written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen, this Eisner Award-winning series is a heartfelt series built on the power of friendship and positivity Now, the original eight-issue story arc is going to be available in a deluxe hardcover edition: Lumberjanes to the Max Edition Vol 1 HC. At Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin[...]

From BOOM! Studios, written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters, with art by Brooke Allen, with colors by Maarta Laiho, Lumberjanes #16 asks the question, "Which side does Jen choose, Abigail or Rosie?" With that complicated question looming, we get a character filled issue where everyone plays an important role, including the bearwoman! This beginning of[...]

From BOOM! Studios, Lumberjanes #15, written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters, with art by Brooke Allen, and colors by Maarta Laiho picks up where we left off Even though Rosie told the girls to hang back and let her handle finding Jen, they are determined to help in their own way. What's really interesting about[...]

From BOOM! Studios, Lumberjanes #14, written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters, with art by Brooke Allen, and colors by Maarta Laiho, starts a new arc Not sure how long this one will last, but after reading the issue, the suspense is already killing me The great thing about Lumberjanes is, it's not only a[...]

From BOOM! Studios, this month brings us a special stand-alone issue of Lumberjanes, written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters, with art by Brooke Allen, and colors by Maarta Laiho Ever wonder how the fun cast of characters first met? Well, Lumberjanes #13 takes us back to their first day at camp I want to[...]

Welcome to Part Two of my Lumberjanes binge read! From BOOM! Studios, written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen, and colors by Maarta Laiho, Lumberjanes takes place at an all girls summer camp, and centers in on a group of best friends and their adventures Now, that might sound plain[...]

Well, this week I stumbled upon Lumberjanes from BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen, and colors by Maarta Laiho When I glanced at the cover of the new issue I noticed that they were twelve issues in, but I was up for the[...]

This new series is written by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson, with art by Brooke Allen for Boom Box! This series was created by the talented newcomer Grace Ellis, and Senior Editor, Shannon Watters This cute but spooky series takes the bonds of friendship, summer camp, and magical creatures to create a comic that is unforgettable. At[...]

It's a great comic and I was lucky enough to meet three of the friendliest, most enthusiastic comic creators, Brooke Allen, Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, in the business, and get their signatures on my copy.  Another comic that's making an impression at ECCC is Southern Bastards Jason Aaron and Jason Latour are doing panels and[...]