I think I actually got this book free from Amazon. They sent me an email for some reason saying, here, pick a free book! I don’t remember why, but this was the one I picked. I potentially imagined this and actually bought the book while it was on sale, but either way, I’ve had it on my Kindle app for a while. (P.S. Reading comics on your Kindle app is surprisingly great. I still prefer hard copies so I can get as close to the […]
Where in I gush about Squirrel Girl, again
Just like my mix-up with Ms. Marvel, I accidentally skipped a book and read volume 3 of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel You Really Got Me Now before reading volume 2, Squirrel You Know it’s True. Fortunately, missing two did not affect my enjoyment of three, as both books have contained story lines. However, catching up by reading two did give me a few “ah ha” moments of now understanding references in three. All three Squirrel Girl graphic novels, that I have read so far, written by Ryan […]
I wish I had the boundless optimism of Squirrel Girl
The collaboration between writer, Ryan North, and artist, Erica Henderson, has created the current incarnation of Squirrel Girl, a favorite superhero in our household. Doreen Green, a.k.a. Squirrel Girl, is a second year computer science student and a superhero (with powers of a Girl and the powers of a Squirrel) who has teamed with the Avengers. With her cheerful demeanor, boundless optimism, and determination to talk things out with villains, she also is the perfect antidote to grim dark superheros. In the third volume of […]
Squirrel Girl, Squirrel Girl, powers of squirrel and also girl! DOUBLE CANNONBALL (finally)!
Meet Doreen Green, aka Squirrel Girl. She’s been living in the attic of the Avengers headquarters, but now she’s ready to go to move out and go to college. Accompanied by her trusty squirrel sidekick, Tippy-toe, aka Tippy, she’s ready for the challenges of higher education and keeping her super-identity secret. Her new roommate Nancy Whitehead seems mostly interested in knitting and her kitten Mew. Even before she’s had time to get properly settled, Doreen has to save the campus from Kraven the Hunter, and […]