She has a bushy, semi-prehensile tail, roughly six feet long, which enhances her sense of balance-she can also use it to cover her opponents’ eyes, or to wrap around herself for warmth or protection. Her enlarged incisors can chew through solid wood. Her right hand contains a retractable knuckle spike, larger and more durable than her claws, which can easily carve wood. Small claws on each digit enhance her gripping and climbing and are also useful to some extent as weapons in hand-to-hand fighting. A super humanly nimble acrobat gifted at climbing trees, she can perform standing high jumps of at least 30 feet. Squirrel Girl possesses enhanced strength, speed, agility, and reflexes. Idolizing Iron Man (Tony Stark), based at nearby Stark Enterprises, Doreen made herself a costume and took the name Squirrel Girl, hoping to become his partner. In between attempts to conceal her odd appearance, she escaped her peers’ taunts in the woodlands, where she bonded with the squirrels and formed a close friendship with one she named Monkey Joe. And whenever she finds herself in a bind she calls on her squirrels, and a bushy-tailed army comes to her aid.ĭeveloping strange hybrid squirrel-like features, including buck teeth and a bushy tail, in her teens, Doreen Green acquired the nickname “Rodent” from cruel fellow students. They won’t back down from a fight because they aren’t quitters. Hell, get it for yourself to reread some of the funniest and freshest takes on superhero’ing in comics.Squirrel Girl will save the day from rude ruffians with her squirrel mates Monkey Joe and Tippy-Toe at her side. Likely to reflect on the silly idea of a hero like herself needing a squirrel themed helicopter.ĭo yourself a favor and purchase this for someone who hasn’t yet found the unadulterated joy of Squirrel Girl. When Squirrel Girl charges up her squirrel copter, for instance, and realizes it’s not getting her to space to fight Galactus, you have to wonder why she even considered using it.
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By giving Squirrel Girl a bit of self-awareness similar to Deadpool’s ability to understand the lunacy of superheroes, North and Henderson give Squirrel Girl a license to have a bit of power over the nature of superhero business. There are also Kraven and Loki appearances to jazz things up as well as heroic team-ups including Captain America and Thor. To have Squirrel Girl–a hero with a moderate level of power–fight Galactus in her second issue is a bold move, but it works so well thanks to the premise of this hero having the gall to think she could take him on (and also question his use of pronouns). This book is also a great commentary on superhero comics. When you realize Galactus takes on the form of whatever species is looking at him. It’s a method of storytelling that adds so much to every page. They add a unique narration to the comic that allows North to add an extra joke, reflect on superheroes, and generally play with the reader’s expectations. Ryan North’s footnotes are so unique, clever, and funny you’re bound to find yourself anticipating them before you even get past the first panel of a page. These first eight issues are some of the most invigorating comics to kickstart a series. Their smaller hands would appreciate the format! The modern classic that is The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson can be relived right now with Powers of a Squirrel. This collection houses the first eight issues from the start of the 2015 series, making this an easy purchase for fans who want to gift this to a younger audience. Marvel likely suspected interest may have grown two acorn sizes larger and have published a new digest-sized Squirrel Girl series.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl may have just wrapped up its regular series, but it’s not too late to join in on the fun.
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