The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 Review

Title: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 1: Squirrel Power

Author: Ryan North

Illustrator: Erica Henderson 

Publisher: Marvel

Publication Date: August 18, 2015

Description from www.goodreads.com:

Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, you asked for it, you got it, it's SQUIRREL GIRL! (She's also starting college this semester.) It's the start of a brand-new set of adventures starring the nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world!

COLLECTING: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1-4, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #8.

My Review:

Taking the opportunity today to talk about my newest Marvel hero, Squirrel Girl.

I will admit to being pretty skeptical of a girl with squirrel powers being anything I would want to read about.

She sounded pretty lame and I wasn't sure about what her powers would mean. 

Basically, she has part squirrel blood so she can do similar things to squirrel's but a little more advanced due to her size. So running quickly, talking to squirrels, walking on power lines, increased stregth and stealth, etc all fall into her list of powers.

She has basically be hiding away in the Avengers attic and decides to head off to college and forge a future for her self with her sidekick Tippy Toe in tow.

At college all she wants to do is fit in and make friends. She basically gets assigned a pretty liberal roommate who is pretty dynamic as a character on her own. She also almost instantly finds a cute crush.

The characters are diverse and energetic. The inclusion of Iron Man and Deadpool is incredibly fun and the story is lighthearted and not afraid to poke fun of itself.

It reminds me a lot of the Marvel Now run of Ms. Marvel that is still going on but that I have been following since the beginning.

If you want a genuinely fun comic with great characters and a unique concept then I would definitely give this ago. I love the portrayal of this new generation of super-girls who have their own style and geek factor to them.  

What positive role models Marvel is providing to young girls everywhere.

My Star Rating:

5 out of 5 

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