Lumberjanes / Gotham Academy #3

CRITIC REVIEWS

• 8.0

  IGN - Jeff Lake

  Aug 11, 2016

  Much like its principle cast, Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy has read very much like a book working to come together. With issue #3 is appears the series may have finally done so, Chynna Clugston-Flores and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell at last pulling back the veil on their eclectic tale. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  The Batman Universe - Gerry Green

  Aug 11, 2016

  I don't think this is a bad comic and the plot itself is good but one of my pet peeves is when the art gets in the way of telling a story. I don't mind bad art, or even experimental art that fails. But interfering with the plot and the connection to the characters is a no-no in my book. I absolutely loved issue #1 and had similar problems with issue #2 as I do here. On the strength of the promise of this book I am going to hold off one more time really hammering the score. At least this mini reminds me of how much I miss the main Gotham Academy book and the real Olive, Maps, Pom, Kyle and Colton. They can't come back soon enough. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills

  Aug 13, 2016

  It pains me to say this, but the Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy crossover isn't nearly as great as it could be. We're halfway through the mini-series and we're still setting the scene. It's like they came up with a supernatural story that could, arguably, bring the two groups together, but then didn't think up anything for anybody to do. What little charm we do get is a lot of fun, but this issue is all about shuffling everybody into position and explaining a bunch of backstory. Read Full Review

• 5.7

  BGCP - Liam Pollock

  Aug 10, 2016

  There isn't too much that can really be said about this issue of Lumberjanes Gotham Academy. The whole issue is very slow-paced and exists just to give the villain a tragic back story that is not even slightly tragic. It feels like we are meant to feel pity for her then she really needs a worse life. The style of humour of this issue is an odd one. Both visually and tonally it seems to be a series aimed at children yet at the same time is filled with 80s pop-culture references. This issue seems really hard to place this issue. It adds a lot to the villain's story, but the appeal of this series is the two groups interacting. So with this issue where it expands on a villain that's new to both series, it just seems to conflict with that appeal. Read Full Review

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