For my reading this week I read Lumberjanes, and Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Noelle Stevenson, is very much a new and popular contemporary writer. Her work contains a lot of modern humor, and writing that we typically see on television, webcomics, and other media today. She is an incredibly talented writer that really exceeds at what she does. The comic Nimona follows a young girl who desperately wants to become a super villain, so she follows around one of her idles and becomes his sidekick, only to dig up some interesting things about his past, and why he plays by the rules of a villain.
Lumberjanes involves young badass woman, who deal with the paranormal and fairy tales. The first issue really peaked my interest with the little red riding hood intro, typically for me that story has been destroyed inside and out by its overuse, but the comic found a very refreshing approach, and it stepped us, the reader, not into little reds story, but the Lumberjanes. It makes it feel like its their job, and that its essential for who they are, and why. thats a great form of storytelling, and a great way to push aside things that would typically appear as repetitive.
Overall Im very much inspired by Noelle Stevenson's work, and have absorbed a lot of her unique storytelling abilities.
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