Lumberjanes #16

This split-lake cover for Lumberjanes #16 perfectly captures the series' sense of wonder: above the waterline, the scouts paddle canoes across a sunlit mountain lake, fishing lines dangling, while below the surface a whole hidden world teems with blue-skinned merfolk — a bearded merman with a net, a long-haired figure reaching toward a hook, and an alarmed mermaid adorned with coral — all rendered in Brooke Allen's warm, expressive style with colors by Maarta Laiho. The clever above-and-below composition makes it instantly clear that whatever "Out of Thyme" has in store, it involves some very unexpected neighbors lurking just beneath the canoes. A genuinely charming issue from BOOM! Box's fan-favorite series, and strong evidence of why Lumberjanes earned its devoted following in 2015.