Shannon Watters Archives

Hollow time! Shannon Watters may be one of the most important figures in English language comic books in the twenty-first century Best known for co-creating Lumberjanes, her work as Senior Editor at Boom Studios at finding middle-grade and YA comic books that have the potential to stretch outside of the comic book store, into bookstores, libraries[...]

Shannon Watters, co-creator of Lumberjanes at Boom Studios, just tweeted out the big news, stating "Hello pals! As of a few weeks ago, I am no longer a senior editor at BOOM! Studios Wild! Exciting! I'm now sniffing around for new opportunities in writing and editing for the first time in a long while I'm[...]

I don't think I fall into what would be the expected demographic for Lumberjanes, lucky for me though I don't care as I have been on board with all the Janes since issue one and I was extremely excited to attend the Lumberjanes 5 year anniversary celebration panel at WonderCon 2019. Tracy Brown, writer for the[...]

The Lumberjanes enjoy an elaborate fantasy tabletop game while a trio of girls explore a series of elaborate tunnels underground. Plus, a backup story delves into some camp history. Does it make for a good read?

Pleban has also played a key role in developing new original properties including Lumberjanes and Fence for the BOOM! Box imprint. Shannon Watters has been promoted to Senior Editor Since joining BOOM! Studios in 2009 as an Editorial Assistant under Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon, Watters was promoted to Editor where she spearheaded the launch of comics inspired[...]

The Lumberjanes discover what happened to Emmy, and they, along with the mythical animals, set out to save her. Is it a good read?

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,[...]

By Joe Glass Now in its 29th years, the Prism Comics organized Gays in Comics panels are a longstanding tradition of the show. Moderated by Roger Klorese and Boom's Shannon Watters, panellists included Roger Rodi, Ed Luce, Tillie Walder, Kat Leigh, Magdalene Visaggio, Justin Hall and Dylan Edwards. The panel discussed many esoteric topics around the theme of[...]

Written by Shannon Watters Chynna Clugston Flores, and Kat Leyh, with art by Carey Pietsch, Laura Lewis, and Mad Rupert this issue has all of the things you know and love about Lumberjanes From BOOM! Box, Lumberjanes #25 brings the High Council to camp and Jen is determined to make everything perfect, even though a[...]

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[...]

With nothing to fight the girls set themselves to earning all the badges they can that don't involve monsters or the supernatural, which is surprisingly hard! From BOOM! Box, written by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, and Faith Erin Hicks, with art by Carolyn Nowak, Brooke A Allen, and more, Lumberjanes Vol 3 TP, takes us[...]

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[...]

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[...]

When the comic Lumberjanes debuted back in 2014, it was originally meant to be an 8-issue mini-series from BOOM!, created by Shannon Watters, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke A Allen that was aimed at younger female readers After the first issue, it became apparent that it was a tremendous success, capturing the attention 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[...]

I have to admit, that while I do read a few things from Boom! Studios, I am always eager to explore more of the work that they put out, so the opportunity to pick up something as reader-friendly as this Mix Tape, was perfect. Editor Shannon Watters writes in the introduction, This is an anthology for visiting[...]

But with all the Christmas cheer floating around like a blissful fog, is there something that's missing? More tinsel? A Santa hat? How about a Lumberjane's scary story-palooza? YES, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE A WINNER! In addition to the regularly brilliant writing talents of Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters with the fabulous illustrations and colors by Brittney Williams[...]

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[...]